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Intro: B Abm  B Abm  B Abm  B Abm

Verse:
B         Abm             B       Abm
Down in Jamaica they got lots of pretty women
B          Abm              Dbm7        Gb7
Steal your money then they break your heart
B         Abm            B             Abm
 Lonesome Sue, she's in love with ol' Sam
    Dbm7               Gb7            B      Abm
She take him from the fire into the fryin' pan

Chorus:
       Dbm7
On and on
         Gb
She just keeps on trying
B                        Ab7         Ab7    Ab7
 And she smiles when she feels like cry - ing
Dbm7               Gb7         B Abm B Abm
On and on, on and on, on and on

Verse:
B        Abm          B           Abm
Poor ol' Jimmy sits alone in the moonlight
B       Abm          Dbm7    Gb7
Saw his woman kiss another man
      B        Abm                 B              Abm
So he, takes a ladder, steals the stars from the sky
Dbm7       Gb7        B         Abm
Puts on Sinatra and starts to cry

Chorus:
       Dbm7
On and on
        Gb
He just keeps on trying
B                      Ab7         Ab7    Ab7
 And he smiles when he feels like cry - ing
       Dbm7        Gb7         B Abm B Abm
On and on, on and on, on and on

Bridge:
         Dbm7               Ebm7
When the first time is the last time
       Dbm7      E        B
It can make you feel so bad
           Dbm7      Ebm7
But if you know it, show it
Abm7     Db7           Dbm7                  B   Abm  B  Abm
Hold on tight, don't let her say Goodnight

Verse:
          B         Abm               B           Abm
I got the sun on my shoulders and my toes in the sand
B          Abm               Dbm7   Gb7
My woman's left me for some other man
        B        Abm             B              Abm
Ah, but, I don't care I'll just dream and stay tanned
Dbm7        Gb7        B            Abm
Toss up my heart and see where it lands.

Chorus:
       Dbm7
On and on
       Gb
I just keep on trying
B                   Ab7        Ab7    Ab7
 And I smile when I feel like dy -  ing
Dbm7               Gb7         B Abm B Abm
On and on, on and on, on and on
       Dbm7        Gb7         B Abm B Abm
On and on, on and on, on and on
       Dbm7        Gb7         B Abm B Abm
On and on, on and on, on and on

Outro: B Abm  B Abm  B
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Biography

Stephen Bishop (born 14 November 1951 in San Diego, California) is an American singer and guitarist. He had a major hit in 1977 with the song “On and On”; his other hits include “Save It for a Rainy Day,” “Everybody Needs Love,” and “It Might Be You,” the theme from the movie Tootsie. He has also performed many movie themes, including the theme from National Lampoon’s Animal House, which he sang in a falsetto voice. He also has a cameo role in that

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