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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Em 
 
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