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Cherry-Coloured Funk

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A version for acoustic guitar without all the Guthrie-enhanced shoegazer effects
As nobody knows exactly what Liz is singing, I took generic lyrics from a Cocteau Twins Wiki
[Intro]
A E D
[Verse]
ABeetles and eggs and bElues and pour a little Deverything else
AYou steam a lens stable Eeyes and glass 
Not get pissed Doff through my bird lips as good F#mnews
[Chorus]  
Still wC#me can find our Dlove down from behindF#m  
Down far C#mbehind this fabulouDs, my turn rules
[Verse]
ABeetles and eggs and Eblues and bells and Deggs and then blued
ABeetles and eggs and Eblues and pour a little Deverything else
AYou steam a lens stable Eeyes and glass
Not get Dpissed off through my bird lips as good F#mnews
[Chorus]
You'll C#mhang the hearts black and Ddull as the nightF#m  
We hanged your C#mpass and start being aDs you in ecstasyF#m  
                                        (Still being cried and laughed at before)
[Bridge]
Should I be sewC#mn in hugged I can by Dnot saying
                                        (Still being cried and laughed at from light to blue)
   Bm     EAnd should I be hAugged and tugged down Dthrough this tiger's maBmsqueE  
And should I be Asung and unbroken Dby not sayinBmgF#m  
[Chorus]                                              (You mind not saying)
He'll hanC#mg that heart's black and Ddull as the night
(Still being cried and laughed at from behind me, from gains)
F#mWe hanged C#myour pass and star being aDs you in ecstasy
(Still being cried and laughed at from behind me, from gains)
F#mShould I C#mbe sung and unbroken by Dnot saying
(Still being cried and laughed at from behind me, from gains)
F#mHugged and C#mtugged down through this Dtiger's masque for keyE  

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The story behind the song

"Cherry-Coloured Funk" opens Cocteau Twins' 1990 album, Heaven or Las Vegas, immediately immersing the listener in a bright, richly layered sound. The song, written by Elizabeth Fraser, Robin Guthrie, and Simon Raymonde, blends melodic accessibility with the band's signature atmospheric and ethereal style. Its "melty guitar chords" and Fraser's often impressionistic vocals create a vivid, almost dreamlike journey, where disparate elements like "beetles and eggs and blues" somehow lead to finding love. It plays like an invitation to a world where ecstasy and mystery intertwine, hidden behind a "tiger's masque."

AI-written from these sources:Cherry-Coloured Funk — Wikipedia ↗Cocteau Twins — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Cherry-Coloured Funk

Cherry-Coloured Funk

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Cherry-Coloured Funk

by Cocteau Twins

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F#m

C#m

A version for acoustic guitar without all the Guthrie-enhanced shoegazer effects

As nobody knows exactly what Liz is singing, I took generic lyrics from a Cocteau Twins Wiki

[Intro]

A E D

[Verse]

A E D

Beetles and eggs and blues and pour a little everything else

A E

You steam a lens stable eyes and glass

D F#m

Not get pissed off through my bird lips as good news

[Chorus]

C#m D F#m

Still we can find our love down from behind

C#m D

Down far behind this fabulous, my turn rules

[Verse]

A E D

Beetles and eggs and blues and bells and eggs and then blued

A E D

Beetles and eggs and blues and pour a little everything else

A E

You steam a lens stable eyes and glass

D F#m

Not get pissed off through my bird lips as good news

[Chorus]

C#m D F#m

You'll hang the hearts black and dull as the night

C#m D F#m

We hanged your pass and start being as you in ecstasy

(Still being cried and laughed at before)

[Bridge]

C#m D

Should I be sewn in hugged I can by not saying

(Still being cried and laughed at from light to blue)

Bm E A D Bm E

And should I be hugged and tugged down through this tiger's masque

A D Bm F#m

And should I be sung and unbroken by not saying

[Chorus] (You mind not saying)

C#m D

He'll hang that heart's black and dull as the night

(Still being cried and laughed at from behind me, from gains)

F#m C#m D

We hanged your pass and star being as you in ecstasy

(Still being cried and laughed at from behind me, from gains)

F#m C#m D

Should I be sung and unbroken by not saying

(Still being cried and laughed at from behind me, from gains)

F#m C#m D E

Hugged and tugged down through this tiger's masque for key

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