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Song title:       Making Plans For Nigel
Original Album:   Drums And Wires

Words and Music by Colin Moulding
Copyright © 1979 Virgin Records Limited
Published by Virgin Music Publishing

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


INTRO:
Notes:
Drums play for 4 bars.

Electric guitar1:
                                    G
|---------------------------------|-3---3-------3---3---------------|
|---------------------------------|-3---3-------3---3---------------|
|-----------D-R-U-M-S-------------|-4---4-------4---4---------------|
|---------------------------------|-5---5-------5---5---------------|
|---------------------------------|-5---5-------5---5---------------|
|---------------------------------|-3---3-------3---3---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



[play: Guitar Figure 1]  [x2]

Guitar Figure 1

Notes:
The Bm7 should probably be called Gadd9 in this tonal context.

The Bm7 notes are B, D, F# and A (although here, there is no 5th (F#)).
The Gadd9 notes are G, B, D and A (although here, there is no root (G)).
I thought I couldn't really name a chord (Gadd9) from its root-note
when there is no root-note (G).


Electric guitar1:
          Bm7         G                    Esus4        Em
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------10------10--8-----------|---------10------10--8-----------|
|---------7-------7---7-----------|---------9-------9---9-----------|
|---------9-------9---9-----------|---------9-------9---9-----------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
Acoustic guitar:                                                    |
| G                                 Em                          A   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------|
|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---7---/-9---9---9---9---9---9---9-------|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---7---/-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---7---/
|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---/-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---/
|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3-------|-----------------------------5---/
|                                 |                                 |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5-------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------5---/-7---7---7---7---7---7---7-------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------5---/

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



Electric guitar1:
          D5          D                     D5          D
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------10------10--7-----------|---------10------10--7-----------|
|---------7-------7---7-----------|---------7-------7---7-----------|
|---------7-------7---7-----------|---------7-------7---7-----------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
Acoustic guitar:                                                    |
| Bm                                                                |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
/-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|
/-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|
/-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
/-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---5---|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



VERSE1:

Electric guitar1:
          Bm7         G                    Esus4        Em
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------10------10--8-----------|---------10------10--8-----------|
|---------7-------7---7-----------|---------9-------9---9-----------|
|---------9-------9---9-----------|---------9-------9---9-----------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
Acoustic guitar:                                                    |
| G                                 Em                              |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------|
|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---7---/-9---9---9---9---9---9---9-------|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---7---/-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---7---/
|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---/-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---/
|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3-------|-----------------------------5---/
|                                 |                                 |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5-------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------5---/-7---7---7---7---7---7---7-------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------5---/

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

          We're on____ly            making          plans       for



Electric guitar1:
          D5          D                     D5          D
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------10------10--7-----------|---------10------10--7-----------|
|---------7-------7---7-----------|---------7-------7---7-----------|
|---------7-------7---7-----------|---------7-------7---7-----------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
Acoustic guitar:                                                    |
| Bm                                                                |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
/-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|
/-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|
/-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
/-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---5---|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  Bm
  Nigel


Notes:
Play as for first line of verse above.

[Guitar Figure 1]
| G       | Em                 | Bm | % |
    We only want what's best for him

[Guitar Figure 1]
| G          | Em             | Bm | % |
    We're only making plans for Nigel

[Guitar Figure 1]
| G          | Em               | Bm | % |
    Nigel just needs that helping hand



CHORUS:

Electric guitar1:
  G                                Em
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-12-----------------------------|-12-----------------------------|
|---------12--10------12------12-|---------12--10------12-----12--|
|-------------------------12-----|-------------------------12-----|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|                                                                 |
Acoustic guitar:                                                  |
| Am                                                              |
|-------------0-------0----------|-------------0-------0----------|
|-1-------1---1-------1---1------|-1-------1---1-------1---1------|
|-2-------2---2-------2---2------|-2-------2---2-------2---2------|
|-2-------2---2-------2---2------|-2-------2---2-------2---2------|
|-0-------0---0-------0---0------|-0-------0---0-------0---0------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|                                |                                |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-5---5---5---5-------5---5---5--|-5---5---5---5-------5---5---5--|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
  Am
          And if      young   Ni   -   gel     says        he's



Electric Guitar1:
          G
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------8---10----------8------|---------8---10----------8------|
|---------7---------------7------|---------7---------------7------|
|---------9---------------9------|---------9---------------9------|
|-10-----------------------------|-9------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|                                                                 |
Acoustic guitar:                                                  |
| G                                G/F#                           |
|---------3---3-------3---3------|---------3---3-------3---3------|
|---------3---3-------3---3------|---------3---3-------3---3------|
|---------0---0-------0---0------|---------0---0-------0---0------|
|---------0---0-------0---0------|---------0---0-------0---0------|
|---------2---2-------2---2------|--------------------------------|
|-3------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
|                                |                                |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3---3---3---3-------3---3---3--|-2---2---2---2-------2---2---2--|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
  G                                G/F#
  happy,              he  must be  happy,              he  must be



Electric guitar1:
          Em
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------8---10----------8------|---------8----10---------8------|
|---------9---------------9------|---------9---------------9------|
|---------9---------------9------|---------9---------------9------|
|-7------------------------------|-7------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|                                                                 |
Acoustic guitar:                                                  |
| Em7                                                             |
|---------3---3-------3---3------|---------3---3-------3---3------|
|---------3---3-------3---3------|---------3---3-------3---3------|
|---------0---0-------0---0------|---------0---0-------0---0------|
|---------2---2-------2---2------|---------2---2-------2---2------|
|---------2---2-------2---2------|---------2---2-------2---2------|
|-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
|                                |                                |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------2---2---2---0----------|-2---2---2---2---2---0----------|
|-------------------------2---0--|-------------------------2---0--|
|-0---0--------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
  Em7
  happy               He must be   hap-py      in      his



Electric guitar1:
  D                  Dsus4                     D5
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-7---7---7---7-------8----------|-9---9---9---10___--------------|
|-7---7---7---7-------7----------|-7---7---7---7____--------------|
|-7---7---7---7-------7----------|-7---7---7---7____--------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|                                                                 |
Acoustic guitar:                                                  |
| D                                                        D5     |
|-2-------2---2-------2---2------|-2-------2---4-------4---5------|
|-3-------3---3-------3---3------|-3-------3---3-------3---3------|
|-2-------2---2-------2---2------|-2-------2---------------2------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|                                |                                |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
  D
  work



INSTRUMENTAL:

Electric Guitar1:
  G                                 Em
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-12------------------------------|-12------------------------------|
|---------12--10------12------12--|---------12--10------12-----12---|
|-------------------------12------|-------------------------12------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Acoustic guitar:                                                    |
| G                           D     Em                          A   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------|
|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---7---/-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---6---/
|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---7---/-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---7---/
|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---/-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---/
|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3-------|-----------------------------5---/
|                                 |                                 |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5-------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------5---/-7---7---7---7---7---7---7-------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------5---/

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



Electric Guitar1:
  Bm
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-9-11----9-11--9-11--9-------9---|-9-11----9-11--9-11--9-------9---|
|-------------------------12------|-------------------------12------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
Acoustic guitar:                                                    |
| Bm                                                                |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
/-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
/-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|
/-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|
/-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
/-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---5---|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



VERSE2:
Notes:
Play as for VERSE1.

Chords:
G  3554xx or 3x0003
Em x7998x or 022000
Bm 7997xx or xx4432

[Guitar Figure 1]
| G          | Em             | Bm | % |
    We're only making plans for Nigel

[Guitar Figure 1]
| G          | Em              | Bm | % |
    He has his future in British Steel

[Guitar Figure 1]
| G          | Em             | Bm | % |
    We're only making plans for Nigel

[Guitar Figure 1]
| G             | Em                 | Bm | % |
    Nigel's whole future is as good as sealed

Yeah...


[repeat CHORUS]


BRIDGE:

Electric guitar1:
  E5
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|
|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|
|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
Acoustic guitar:                                                    |
|         E                                                         |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------1-----------1---1-------|---------1-----------1---1-------|
|---------2-----------2---2-------|---------2-----------2---2-------|
|---------2-----------2---2-------|---------2-----------2---2-------|
|-0-------0-----------0---0-------|-0-------0-----------0---0-------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  E5
          Ni -gel         isn't     out_________spok____en  but he



Electric guitar1:
  F5                                C5
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|---------------------------------|
|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|
|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|
|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|
|                                                                   |
Acoustic guitar:                                                    |
| F                       F5                C                       |
|---------------------------------|---------3-----------3---3-------|
|---------1-----------1-----------|---------1-----------1---1-------|
|-2-------2-----------2-----------|---------0-----------0---0-------|
|-3-------3-----------3---3-------|---------2-----------2---2-------|
|-3-------3-----------3---3-------|-3-------3-----------3---3-------|
|-1-------1-----------1---1-------|-3-------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3-------|
|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-----------------------------1---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  F5                                C5
  likes   to speak        and he    loves   to  be          spo-ken



Electric guitar1:
  G                                 G5              F#5
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----12----------12--------------|---------------------------------|
|-----12----------12--------------|---------------------------------|
|-----12----------12--------------|-5---5---5---5---4---4---4---4---|
|-10--10------10--10--------------|-5---5---5---5---4---4---4---4---|
|---------------------------------|-3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---|
|                                                                   |
Acoustic guitar:                                                    |
| G                                 G6              F#6             |
|---------------------------------|-3---------------2---------------|
|---------------------------------|-5---------------4---------------|
|-----12----------12--------------|-4---------------3---------------|
|-----12----------12--------------|-5---------------4---------------|
|-10--10------10--10--------------|-5---------------4---------------|
|---------------------------------|-3---------------2---------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---1---|-3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  G                                 G6              F6
  to                               (In              his...



Electric guitar1:
  F5                                E5
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
|                                                                   |
Acoustic guitar:                                                    |
| F6/9                              Em                              |
|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
|-1-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-7---7---7---7---7---5-----------|
|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-------------------------7---5---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  F6/9                              Em
  work)   Ni -gel     is            happy           in  his



Electric guitar1:
  G                                 G5              F#5
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----12----------12--------------|---------------------------------|
|-----12----------12--------------|---------------------------------|
|-----12----------12--------------|-5---5---5---5---4---4---4---4---|
|-10--10------10--10--------------|-5---5---5---5---4---4---4---4---|
|---------------------------------|-3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---|
|                                                                   |
Acoustic guitar:                                                    |
| G5                                G6              F#6             |
|---------------------------------|-3---------------2---------------|
|---------------------------------|-5---------------4---------------|
|-----12----------12--------------|-4---------------3---------------|
|-----12----------12--------------|-5---------------4---------------|
|-10--10------10--10--------------|-5---------------4---------------|
|---------------------------------|-3---------------2---------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---1---|-3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  G5                                G6              F#6
  work.                            (In              his



Electric guitar1:
  F5                                E5
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
|                                                                   |
Acoustic guitar:                                                    |
| F6/9                              Em                              |
|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
|-1-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-7---7---7---7---7---5-----------|
|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-------------------------7---5---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  F6/9                              Em
  work)   Ni -gel     is            happy           in      his



Electric guitar1:
  G                                 G5              F#5
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----12----------12--------------|---------------------------------|
|-----12----------12--------------|---------------------------------|
|-----12----------12--------------|-5---5---5---5---4---4---4---4---|
|-10--10------10--10--------------|-5---5---5---5---4---4---4---4---|
|---------------------------------|-3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---|
|                                                                   |
Acoustic guitar:                                                    |
| G5                                G6              F#6             |
|---------------------------------|-3---------------2---------------|
|---------------------------------|-5---------------4---------------|
|-----12----------12--------------|-4---------------3---------------|
|-----12----------12--------------|-5---------------4---------------|
|-10--10------10--10--------------|-5---------------4---------------|
|---------------------------------|-3---------------2---------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---1---|-3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  G                                 G5              F#5
  work)   Ni -gel     is            happy           in      his


  world.



VERSE3:
Notes:
Play as for VERSE1.

Chords:
G  3554xx or 3x0003
Em x7998x or 022000
Bm 7997xx or xx4432

[Guitar Figure 1]
| G          | Em             | Bm | % |
    We're only making plans for Nigel

[Guitar Figure 1]
| G       | Em                 | Bm | % |
    We only want what's best for him


[Guitar Figure 1]
| G          | Em             | Bm | % |
    We're only making plans for Nigel

[Guitar Figure 1]
| G          | Em               | Bm | % |
    Nigel just needs this helping hand


[repeat CHORUS]

[repeat INSTRUMENTAL]  [x2]

[repeat VERSE3]


VERSE4:
Notes:
Play as for VERSE1.

Chords:
G  3554xx or 3x0003
Em x7998x or 022000
Bm 7997xx or xx4432

[Guitar Figure 1]
| G          | Em             | Bm | % |
    We're only making plans for Nigel

[Guitar Figure 1]
| G          | Em              | Bm | % |
    He has his future in British Steel


N.C.
Steel... Steel... Steel... Steel...

[Guitar Figure 1]
| G          | Em             | Bm | % |
    We're only making plans for Nigel


[play out over Guitar Figure 1]

Nigel... Nigel... Nigel... Nigel...