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BUTTONS ON MY CLOTHES   -       Del Amitri
Intro:
e|6---5p3---3-/------------/------------/-------------/
B|--------6---/3-6---3---1-/------------/-------------/
G|------------/----5---3---/0-3---0-----/-------------/
D|------------/------------/----3---0-3-/--0----------/
A|------------/------------/------------/3---1-3---1--/
E|------------/------------/------------/--------3---1/
 Ebmaj7-  Gm-       F2x 
I've been     Bbdrinking all through       F/Asummer
                F6sus2/                GF6sus2/                        G  
I guess I've             had a laugh 
I've had      Bbevery kind of       F/Afun I could have 
F6sus2/       GF6sus2/                                               G  
          had 
Looking at my          Ebmaj7crowd tonight F  
                   Bb              F/AF6sus2/                           G  
There's a     sober       kind of           sparkle 
   Fin their          Ebmaj7eyes Ebmaj7  
That I don't     Flike F  
Chorus:
'Cause everybody          Ebmaj7knows 
   Gmshe ain't coming     Fback
The buttons on my          Ebmaj7clothes 
are as      Gmplain to see as     Fthat F  
I'm a      Bbman of repu -        F/Atation 
          F6sus2/                 GF6sus2/                            G  
in this            rocker's town 
I have     Bblived it up so        F/Along 
             F6sus2/                GF6sus2/                          G  
I'll never            live it down 
Every back room          Ebmaj7bed I've made F  
                   Bb                   F/AF6sus2/                     G  
Every      allnight       thrill room -           service 
   Fbill I've          Ebmaj7paid Ebmaj7  
Looks cheap to -     Fday F  
Chorus:
'Cause everybody          Ebmaj7knows 
   Gmshe ain't coming     Fback
The buttons on my          Ebmaj7clothes 
are as      Gmplain to see as     Fthat F  
Chorus:
Yet everybody          Ebmaj7knows 
   Gmshe ain't coming      Fback
The buttons on my           Ebmaj7clothes 
are as      Gmplain to see as     Fthat F  
Break:
I took a     Cmchemical va -      Cmcation 
in my       Gmhead Eb  
But now I'm      G#back here at the      Ebstation 
with a      Gmtrunk of re -      G7gre -           Ebmaj7t
Solo:
(Ebmaj7) -  Gm-       F2x 
Thought I      Bbfound myself a       F/Afrequency 
       F6sus2/                  GF6sus2/                              G  
be -            yond her voice 
But the      Bbmemories keep       F/Abreaking through the 
F6sus2/         GF6sus2/                                             G  
          noise 
So brother, send a          Ebmaj7ship for me F  
before I      Bbwash u -       F/Apon 
      F6sus2/           G              F        Ebmaj7                          Ebmaj7  
the            shore of     clari -          ty 
And I can     Fsee F  
Chorus:
That everybody         Ebmaj7knows 
   Gmshe ain't coming     Fback
The buttons on my          Ebmaj7clothes 
are as      Gmplain to see as     Fthat F  
Outro:
Yeah, everwhere I          Ebmaj7go, 
there are      Gmghosts of what I     Fhad
Like the buttons on my          Ebmaj7clothes, 
they are      Gmeverywhere I'm     Fat
Yeah everybody          Ebmaj7knows
(she      Gmain't        Fcoming back)
everybody          Ebmaj7knows
(she      Gmain't       Fcoming back)
START FADING 
everybody           Ebmaj7knows
(she      Gmain't       Fcoming back)
                    Ebmaj7   Gm-                                    F  
everwhere I          go 
   Ebmaj7xx1333
       Gm355333
        F133211
       Bbx13331
      F/Ax03211
F6sus2/ G3x0031
       Cmx35543
       G#466544
       Ebx68886
       G7353463

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Buttons On My Clothes

by Del Amitri

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ebmaj7

F/A

BUTTONS ON MY CLOTHES - Del Amitri

Intro:

e|6---5p3---3-/------------/------------/-------------/

B|--------6---/3-6---3---1-/------------/-------------/

G|------------/----5---3---/0-3---0-----/-------------/

D|------------/------------/----3---0-3-/--0----------/

A|------------/------------/------------/3---1-3---1--/

E|------------/------------/------------/--------3---1/

Ebmaj7 Gm F

- - 2x

Bb F/A

I've been drinking all through summer

G G

F6sus2/ F6sus2/

I guess I've had a laugh

Bb F/A

I've had every kind of fun I could have

G G

F6sus2/ F6sus2/

had

Ebmaj7 F

Looking at my crowd tonight

Bb F/A G

F6sus2/

There's a sober kind of sparkle

F Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7

in their eyes

F F

That I don't like

Chorus:

Ebmaj7

'Cause everybody knows

Gm F

she ain't coming back

Ebmaj7

The buttons on my clothes

Gm F F

are as plain to see as that

Bb F/A

I'm a man of repu - tation

G G

F6sus2/ F6sus2/

in this rocker's town

Bb F/A

I have lived it up so long

G G

F6sus2/ F6sus2/

I'll never live it down

Ebmaj7 F

Every back room bed I've made

Bb F/A G

F6sus2/

Every allnight thrill room - service

F Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7

bill I've paid

F F

Looks cheap to - day

Chorus:

Ebmaj7

'Cause everybody knows

Gm F

she ain't coming back

Ebmaj7

The buttons on my clothes

Gm F F

are as plain to see as that

Chorus:

Ebmaj7

Yet everybody knows

Gm F

she ain't coming back

Ebmaj7

The buttons on my clothes

Gm F F

are as plain to see as that

Break:

Cm Cm

I took a chemical va - cation

Gm Eb

in my head

G# Eb

But now I'm back here at the station

Gm G7 Ebmaj7

with a trunk of re - gre - t

Solo:

Ebmaj7 Gm F

() - - 2x

Bb F/A

Thought I found myself a frequency

G G

F6sus2/ F6sus2/

be - yond her voice

Bb F/A

But the memories keep breaking through the

G G

F6sus2/ F6sus2/

noise

Ebmaj7 F

So brother, send a ship for me

Bb F/A

before I wash u - pon

G F Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7

F6sus2/

the shore of clari - ty

F F

And I can see

Chorus:

Ebmaj7

That everybody knows

Gm F

she ain't coming back

Ebmaj7

The buttons on my clothes

Gm F F

are as plain to see as that

Outro:

Ebmaj7

Yeah, everwhere I go,

Gm F

there are ghosts of what I had

Ebmaj7

Like the buttons on my clothes,

Gm F

they are everywhere I'm at

Ebmaj7

Yeah everybody knows

Gm F

(she ain't coming back)

Ebmaj7

everybody knows

Gm F

(she ain't coming back)

START FADING

Ebmaj7

everybody knows

Gm F

(she ain't coming back)

Ebmaj7 Gm F

everwhere I go

Ebmaj7

xx1333

355333

133211

x13331

F/A

x03211

F6sus2/ 3x0031

x35543

466544

x68886

353463

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