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Making Plans For Nigel Chords

(ver. 1)
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Tuning: Standard



This is a fantastic song by XTC from their 1979 album “Drums And Wires”. Just a note
I did not write this tab in essence but I fixed it up, added information on the chords that
not commonly known on guitar and fixed up the song form and placement of the chords. 
I am told that the original tab for this was not written for guitar but for piano, so
explains the complicated chords.

Anyway, enjoy!

Chords:

Am:       002210
Bm:       x24432
Bm6:      x20102
Bm7:      x20202
Bdim:     120100
C:        032010
D:        000232
D/F:      1x0232
Em:       022000
Em7:      02x030
Emadd4:   002003
F:        133211
G:        320003
Gadd2:    320203
G6:       320000
G/F (G7): 320001


Verse progression:

Gadd2-G  Emadd4-Em  Bm7-Bm6  Bm7-Bm6

We're only making plans for Nigel
We only want what's best for him
We're only making plans for Nigel
Nigel just needs that helping hand

Chorus:

Am                           G
And if young Nigel says he's happy

           G/F
He must be happy

           Em7
He must be happy

                        D
He must be happy in his work

Solo:

G  Em  Bdim-Bm Bdim-Bm

Verse:

We're only making plans for Nigel
He has this future in a British steel
We're only making plans for Nigel
Nigel's whole future is as good as sealed

Chorus:

And if young Nigel says he's happy
He must be happy
He must be happy
He must be happy in his work

Bridge:

E
Nigel isn't outspoken

       C
But he likes to speak

       G6                D/G  G
And he loves to be spoken to

F       C            G
Nigel is happy in his work

Verse:

We're only making plans for Nigel
We only want what's best for him
We're only making plans for Nigel
Nigel just needs that helping hand

Chorus:

And if young Nigel says he's happy
He must be happy
He must be happy
He must be happy in his work

Solo 2x

Verse / Outro:

We're only making plans for Nigel
We only want what's best for him
We're only making plans for Nigel
Nigel just needs this helping hand

We're only making plans for Nigel
He has this future in a British steel

                 (NO CHORDS OVER THIS BIT)
(steel, stea-steal, stea-steal, stea-steal, stea-steal)

We're only making plans for Nigel

            (REPEAT VERSE CHORDS UNTIL FADE OUT)
Nigel, Nigel, Nigel, Nigel, Nigel, Nigel, Nigel, Nigel, Nigel, Nigel, Nigel, Nigel,
            
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