Take that look off your face (1980)
D C
G
1. You must be mistaken, it couldn't have been,
Gm D C
G
you couldn't have seen him
yesterday.
A Bm A
He's doing some deal up in
G A D
I hate it when he's away.
D
C G
2. You must be mistaken, I'm sure that you are,
Gm D C G
there's more than one car with
stickers on.
A
Bm
A
And lots of young guys wear
corduroy pants,
G A D
and I'd know if he hadn't gone.
D
Take that look off your face (take that look off your face),
A
I can see thru' your smile (I can see thru' your smile),
D
you would love to be right, I bet you didn't
A
sleep good last night, couldn't wait to bring
G Bm
all of that bad news to my door.
G - - - - -
- - D
Well, I've got news for you, I knew before.
D C
G
3. If I'm not mistaken, it started last year,
Gm D
C G
I'm not very clear how it began.
A Bm A
I noticed a change, but I just
closed my eyes,
G A
D
as only a woman can.
D
No I didn't dig deep (no I
didn't dig deep),
A
I did not want to know (I did
not want to know).
D
Well, you don't interfere when
you're scared of the
A
things you might hear when
he's back, you think
G Bm
I will end it right there and then.
G - - - - - - - - - - - D - G
Well, my fair weather friend,
you’re wrong again.
A D
Take that look off your face (take that look off your face),
A
I can see thru' your smile (I can see thru' your smile),
D
you would love to be right, I bet you didn't
A
sleep good last night, couldn't wait to bring
G Bm
all of that bad news to my door.
G - - - - -
- - D
Well, I've got news for you, I knew before.
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(Marti Webb)