Alexander Graham Bell chords by Richard Thompson
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Verse 1
(A flatdim) Al exander Graham Bell
Note the name and note it well
(Ddim) Father (A flatdim) of the mod (G major) ern age
His (A major) in vention (D major) s are all the rage
Of course (A flatdim) there was the telephone
He'd be famous for that (G major) alone
But (A flatdim) there's 50 other things as well
(G major) From Al (A major) exander (D major) Graham Bell
Edis (F sharp major) on had cylinders
Verse 2
(B major) But Bell made records flat
(A flat minor) Which we (A flatdim) re member (E major) gratefully
When (A major) we play our floppy or CD
(D major) Of course there was (G major) the telephone
(D major) He'd be famous (G major) for that alone
But (D major) there's 50 other things
(G major) as well
(A major) From Alexander (D major) Graham Bell (G major)
(C major) (A minor) (D major) (G major) (A major) (D major)
(A major) (D major) (G major) (A major)
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Verse 3
(D major) Born in Scot (G major) land, moved away
(Ddim) To (D major) Canada (Ddim) and the (G major) USA (Ddim)
(D major) Studied (Ddim) speech, (G major) took a (C sharp major) wife
(A major) Helped the deaf (D major) all his life
Came up (A flatdim) with a thresh (G major) ing ma (E major) chine
Be (G major) fore he (A flatdim) made it (G major) to a (A flatdim) teen
After years of (G major) sweat and toil
(A major) He invented the (D major) hydrofoil
The (F sharp major) res pirator
Verse 4
was his chance
To (A flat minor) save his baby's life
(A flatdim) And just like the (E major) Brothers (D major) Wright
(A major) He got heavily into flight
Of (D major) course there (Ddim) was the (G major) telephone
(A flatdim) (D major) He'd be fam (A flatdim) ous for
(G major) that alone
(D major) But there's 50 other (G major) things as well
From (A major) Alexander (D major) Graham Bell
(A major)
Interlude 1
(D major) (G major) (A major) (D major)
(G major) (D major) (G major) (A major)
(D major)
Graham (C sharp major) Bell, (G major) Alexan (A flatdim) der
Verse 5
(A major)
It is tantamount to slander
To call him just a scientist
Why his inventions (D major) top the list
Edison, (Ddim) he (G major) was a thief
(Ddim) And (D major) Tesla (Ddim) nut s bey (G major) ond belief
(Ddim) But (D major) Alexan (A flatdim) der (G major) was a gent
(A major) So philanthrop (D major) ic, so well meant
Founded (F sharp major) Science Magazine
Verse 6
(G major) Wrote a book (B major) for kids
(A flat minor) Because (A flatdim) he was a caring fellow
(G major) Gave (D major) a hand to Helen Keller
Of course there was (G major) the telephone
(D major) He'd be famous (A flatdim) for that (Ddim) alone
But (D major) there's 50 other things
(G major) as well
(A major) From Alexander Graham (D major) Bell
Interlude 2
(A major) (D major)
(G major) (A major) (D major) (G major) (A major)
(D major) (G major) (A major) (D major)
Alexander (G major) Bell, Graham (A flatdim) Modern
Verse 7
(Ddim)
life (G major) would sure be mayhem
(D major) Without (G major) tetrahedral (A major) cells
X- rays, (D major) faxes, decibels
I think I'd say, (G major) and it's no fiction
(D major) Without fear (A flatdim) of contra (G major) diction
(D major) He (A flatdim) improved our lot a (G major) smidgeon
(A major) From the age (D major) of carrier pigeon
Tele (F sharp major) vision was
Verse 8
a thing
(A flat minor) That he had all prepared
(B major) But (E major) he left that to his pupil
(A major) John Logie Baird
Of (D major) course (A flatdim) there was the tele (G major) phone
(A flatdim) He'd be famous for that alone
But (D major) there's 50 other things (G major) as well
(A major) From (D major) (G major) (A major) Alexander (D major) Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell
Richard Thompson
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