On and On Chords
On and On by Stephen Bishop is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords Cmaj7, Am7, Dm7, Dm7/G, A7+, A7, Am, Em7 and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Cmaj7 Am7 Cmaj7 Am7
Down in Jamaica they got lots of pretty women
Cmaj7 Am7 Dm7 Dm7/G
Steal your money then they break your heart
Cmaj7 Am7 Cmaj7 Am7
Lonesome Sue, she's in love with ol' Sam
Dm7 Dm7/G Cmaj7 A7+ A7
She take him from the fire into the fryin' pan
Dm7
On and on
Dm7/G
She just keeps on trying
Cmaj7 A7+ A7
And she smiles when she feels like crying
Dm7 Dm7/G Cmaj7 Am7 Cmaj7 Am
On and on, on and on, on and on
Cmaj7 Am7 Cmaj7 Am7
Poor ol' Jimmy sits alone in the moonlight
Cmaj7 Am7 Dm7 Dm7/G
Saw his woman kiss another man
Cmaj7 Am7 Cmaj7 Am7
So he takes a ladder, steals the stars from the sky
Dm7 Dm7/G Cmaj7 A7+ A7
Puts on Sinatra and starts to cry
{repeat Chorus}
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Am7 Em7
When the first time is the last time
Dm7 Dm7/G Cmaj7
It can make you feel so bad
Am7 Em7
But if you know it, show it
Am7 D7 Dm7 Dm7/G Cmaj7 Am7 Cmaj7 Am7
Hold on tight, don't let her say "Goodnight."
Cmaj7 Am7 Cmaj7 Am7
I got the sun on my shoulders and my toes in the sand
Cmaj7 Am7 Dm7 Dm7/G
My woman's left me for some other man
Cmaj7 Am7 Cmaj7 Am7
Ah, but I don't care -- I'll just dream and stay tanned
Dm7 Dm7/G Cmaj7 A7+ A7
Toss up my heart and see where it lands.