Submarine
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Intro: E A F#mx2
I'm Enot the kind of fool
Who's going to sit and sing to Ayou
F#mAbout stars girl
Well Elast night I looked up into
The dark half of the Ablue
F#mAnd they'd gone backwards
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Tomorrow I'll bCe quicker
DmBut I'm quite aFmlright hiding toCday
ToFmorrow I'll be Cfaster
DmBut I'm quite aFmlright hiding toCday
FAnd I will play the coconut shy
CAnd win a prize even if it's rigged
I won't C7know when to stop
And you can leave off my lid, and I Fwon't even lose my fizz
I'll be the Fmpolka dots type
I'll know the Cway Emback, if you Amknow the way
DmBut if you are, I am quite aGlright, hiFmding toCday
C F Fm C
ToFmorrow I'll be Cstronger, running colorful
DmAnd I'm quite aFmlright hiding toCnight
And I will have a game Fon the coconut shy
CAnd win a prize even if it's rigged
I won't C7know when to stop
And you can leave off my lid, and I Fwon't even lose my fizz
I'll be the Fmpolka dots type
CI'll probably Emswim through a Amfew lagoons
I'll have a Dmspring in my step
To Gsing you a happy G7tune, toCmorrow
And you better bring a Gchange of Fclothes
So we can Amsail our laughing Fpianos Calong a beam of Amlight
FBut I'm quite alGright
Hiding toCnight
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Intro: D
There's Dglass in the park
Darling, I Emcan't help but kAeep making
ApGpointments to Asweep
Beneath the clDimbing frame
If the Dsun's in your eyes,
I'll tighten your Emblindfold, baAby
Don't worry your Gfoot won't get Acut strut
DCarelesslyDmaj7
EmAnd when you say that you nAeed me tonight
I Dcan't Dmaj7keep my G7feelings in disguise
The Gwhite F#mpart Emof Gmy F#eye-F#7balls Bmil-Emlumi-F#augnates
GAnd I'll wait for Dyou
As if I'm Gwaiting for a stone to sDtopDmaj7
EmI've heard them talking
About how I'm Agonna put you A7off
There's Dglass in the park
And now that I'm Emup off my Aknees
I've Gpicked up the sApeed
To jump your Dpalaces
And I Dshoot through the night
And suddenly Emall those once Alost
Gconcoctions fAroth
And chase the Dday awayDmaj7
EmAnd when you say that you nAeed me tonight
I Dcan't Dmaj7keep my G7feelings in disguise
The Gwhite F#mpart Emof Gmy F#eye-F#7balls Bmil-Emlumi-F#augnates
GAnd I'll wait for Dyou
As if I'm Gwaiting for a stone to sDtopDmaj7
EmI've heard them talking
About how I'm Agonna put you A7off
GYou tell me, how can I put you off when you're a mF#7atter of urgency?
I've got a Bmmillion things that I need to do, but they're D7all secondary
GMake sure you're not folAlowed
DMeet me by the Death BalBmloon
EmParaselene woman, I'm your Aman in the MoonA7
And like a Ggrain F#mof EmdiamGond F#dust, you float
And mGy devotion's Aouter crust Dcracks
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Intro: C
CIts like you're trying to get to heaven in a hurry
And Dmdoorman says you Gneed to get a Cwristband
CYou gotta lift between the pitfalls
Did you Dmget out and walk to Ginsure you'd miss the Cquicksand
FLooking for a new place to beCgin
DmFeeling like its hard to undersGtand
But Cas long as you still keep peC7ppering the pill
You'll Ffind a way, to spit it out aD7gain
And Ceven when you kGnow the Amway it's gonna blowAm/G
FIt's harGd to get around the wind
C Dm G Cx2
CStretching out the neck on your evening
But its Dmsabre-toothed Gmulti-ball conCfusion
CAnd you can shriek until you're hollow
Trying to Dmsave the youth, withGout putting your shoes Con
FLooking for a new place to beCgin
DmFeeling like its hard to underGstand
But Cas long as you still keep peC7ppering the pill
You'll Ffind a way, to spit it out aD7gain
And Ceven when you Gknow the Amway it's gonna blowAm/G
FIt's harGd to get around the wind
C G Am F G C
C G Am F E Am
C F D7 C G Am F G
CI can hear you through my window
But they Dmwant the world Gon a deCsert spoon
CIt always sounds like they're fighting
It might Dmnot hurt nowG, but it's gonna Churt soon
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I'm Enot the kind of G#fool who's gonna Asit and sing to F#myou, about stars girl
But Elast night I look G#up into the Adark half of the F#mblue, and they've gone backwards
ASomething in your Bmagnetism Emust have pissed them G#off
AForcing them to Bget an early EnightG#
AI have been Bsearching from the Ebottom to the G#top for such a Asight
As the Amone I caught when I saw your
EFingers Bdimming the F#mlights
Like your Eused to being Btold that your F#mtrouble
And I Espent Ball F#mnight, stuck on the EpuzzleB F#m
ENobody I G#asked knew how he Acame to be the F#mone to who you surrendered
EAny man who G#wasn't led away iAnto the other F#mroom stood pretending
AThat something in your Bmagnetism Ehadn't just made him G#drop
AWhoever's hand it Bwas that he was EholdingG#
AI have been Bsearching from the Ebottom to the G#top for such a Asight
As the Amone I caught when I saw your
EFingers Bdimming the F#mlights
Like your Eused to being Btold that your F#mtrouble
And I Espent Ball F#mnight, stuck on the pEuzzleB F#m
I Etried to Bswim to the F#mside
But my Efeet got Bcaught in the F#mmiddle
And I Ethought I'd G#seen the AlightF#m
But oh no B A
G#I was just F#mstuck on the EpuzzleB F#m
Stuck on the puEzzleB F#m
E B F#mx2
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Capo 1
Intro: C
CI etched the face of a stopwatch
AmOn the back of a raindrop
EAnd did a swap for the sand in an Fhourglass
CI heard the unhappy ending
AmIt sort of sounds like you leaving
EI heard the piledriver waltz, Fit woke me up this morninCg
You look like you've Fbeen for breakfast at the Dmheartbreak hoAmtel
And sat in a back booth by the Fpamphlets and the DmliteraAmture on how to lose
Your Fwaitress was Gmiserable and Amso was your Efood
If you’re gonna Ftry and walk on water make sure you wear your Gcomfortable shoes
CMysteries flashing amber
AmGo green when you answer
But the Ered on the rest of the questionnairFe never changes
CI heard the news that you're planning
AmTo shoot me out of a cannon
EI heard the piledriver waltz, Fit woke me up this moCrning
You look like you've Fbeen for breakfast at the Dmheartbreak hoAmtel
And sat in a back booth by the Fpamphlets and the DmliteraAmture on how to lose
Your Fwaitress was Gmiserable and Amso was your Efood
If you're gonna Ftry and walk on water make sure you wear your Gcomfortable shoes
GOohh CPiledriverAm E F
C Am E Fx2
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Submarine
by Alex Turner
Chords in this song · guitar
E
A
F#m
C
Dm
Fm
F
C7
Em
Am
G
G7
D
Dmaj7
F#
F#7
Bm
F#aug
A7
D7
Am/G
G#
B
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E A F#m
Intro: x2
E
I'm not the kind of fool
A
Who's going to sit and sing to you
F#m
About stars girl
E
Well last night I looked up into
A
The dark half of the blue
F#m
And they'd gone backwards
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C
Tomorrow I'll be quicker
Dm Fm C
But I'm quite alright hiding today
F C
Tomorrow I'll be faster
Dm Fm C
But I'm quite alright hiding today
F
And I will play the coconut shy
C
And win a prize even if it's rigged
C7
I won't know when to stop
F
And you can leave off my lid, and I won't even lose my fizz
Fm
I'll be the polka dots type
C Em Am
I'll know the way back, if you know the way
Dm G Fm C
But if you are, I am quite alright, hiding today
C F Fm C
F C
Tomorrow I'll be stronger, running colorful
Dm Fm C
And I'm quite alright hiding tonight
F
And I will have a game on the coconut shy
C
And win a prize even if it's rigged
C7
I won't know when to stop
F
And you can leave off my lid, and I won't even lose my fizz
Fm
I'll be the polka dots type
C Em Am
I'll probably swim through a few lagoons
Dm
I'll have a spring in my step
G G7 C
To sing you a happy tune, tomorrow
G F
And you better bring a change of clothes
Am F C Am
So we can sail our laughing pianos along a beam of light
F G
But I'm quite alright
C
Hiding tonight
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D
Intro:
D
There's glass in the park
Em A
Darling, I can't help but keep making
G A
Appointments to sweep
D
Beneath the climbing frame
D
If the sun's in your eyes,
Em A
I'll tighten your blindfold, baby
G A
Don't worry your foot won't get cut strut
D Dmaj7
Carelessly
Em A
And when you say that you need me tonight
D Dmaj7 G7
I can't keep my feelings in disguise
G F#m Em G F# F#7 Bm Em F#aug
The white part of my eye-balls il-lumi-nates
G D
And I'll wait for you
G D Dmaj7
As if I'm waiting for a stone to stop
Em
I've heard them talking
A A7
About how I'm gonna put you off
D
There's glass in the park
Em A
And now that I'm up off my knees
G A
I've picked up the speed
D
To jump your palaces
D
And I shoot through the night
Em A
And suddenly all those once lost
G A
concoctions froth
D Dmaj7
And chase the day away
Em A
And when you say that you need me tonight
D Dmaj7 G7
I can't keep my feelings in disguise
G F#m Em G F# F#7 Bm Em F#aug
The white part of my eye-balls il-lumi-nates
G D
And I'll wait for you
G D Dmaj7
As if I'm waiting for a stone to stop
Em
I've heard them talking
A A7
About how I'm gonna put you off
G F#7
You tell me, how can I put you off when you're a matter of urgency?
Bm D7
I've got a million things that I need to do, but they're all secondary
G A
Make sure you're not followed
D Bm
Meet me by the Death Balloon
Em A A7
Paraselene woman, I'm your man in the Moon
G F#m Em G F#
And like a grain of diamond dust, you float
G A D
And my devotion's outer crust cracks
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C
Intro:
C
Its like you're trying to get to heaven in a hurry
Dm G C
And doorman says you need to get a wristband
C
You gotta lift between the pitfalls
Dm G C
Did you get out and walk to insure you'd miss the quicksand
F C
Looking for a new place to begin
Dm G
Feeling like its hard to understand
C C7
But as long as you still keep peppering the pill
F D7
You'll find a way, to spit it out again
C G Am Am/G
And even when you know the way it's gonna blow
F G
It's hard to get around the wind
C Dm G C
x2
C
Stretching out the neck on your evening
Dm G C
But its sabre-toothed multi-ball confusion
C
And you can shriek until you're hollow
Dm G C
Trying to save the youth, without putting your shoes on
F C
Looking for a new place to begin
Dm G
Feeling like its hard to understand
C C7
But as long as you still keep peppering the pill
F D7
You'll find a way, to spit it out again
C G Am Am/G
And even when you know the way it's gonna blow
F G
It's hard to get around the wind
C G Am F G C
C G Am F E Am
C F D7 C G Am F G
C
I can hear you through my window
Dm G C
But they want the world on a desert spoon
C
It always sounds like they're fighting
Dm G C
It might not hurt now, but it's gonna hurt soon
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E G# A F#m
I'm not the kind of fool who's gonna sit and sing to you, about stars girl
E G# A F#m
But last night I look up into the dark half of the blue, and they've gone backwards
A B E G#
Something in your magnetism must have pissed them off
A B E G#
Forcing them to get an early night
A B E G# A
I have been searching from the bottom to the top for such a sight
Am
As the one I caught when I saw your
E B F#m
Fingers dimming the lights
E B F#m
Like your used to being told that your trouble
E B F#m E B F#m
And I spent all night, stuck on the puzzle
E G# A F#m
Nobody I asked knew how he came to be the one to who you surrendered
E G# A F#m
Any man who wasn't led away into the other room stood pretending
A B E G#
That something in your magnetism hadn't just made him drop
A B E G#
Whoever's hand it was that he was holding
A B E G# A
I have been searching from the bottom to the top for such a sight
Am
As the one I caught when I saw your
E B F#m
Fingers dimming the lights
E B F#m
Like your used to being told that your trouble
E B F#m E B F#m
And I spent all night, stuck on the puzzle
E B F#m
I tried to swim to the side
E B F#m
But my feet got caught in the middle
E G# A F#m
And I thought I'd seen the light
B A
But oh no
G# F#m E B F#m
I was just stuck on the puzzle
E B F#m
Stuck on the puzzle
E B F#m
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F#m
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Capo 1
C
Intro:
C
I etched the face of a stopwatch
Am
On the back of a raindrop
E F
And did a swap for the sand in an hourglass
C
I heard the unhappy ending
Am
It sort of sounds like you leaving
E F C
I heard the piledriver waltz, it woke me up this morning
F Dm Am
You look like you've been for breakfast at the heartbreak hotel
F Dm Am
And sat in a back booth by the pamphlets and the literature on how to lose
F G Am E
Your waitress was miserable and so was your food
F G
If you’re gonna try and walk on water make sure you wear your comfortable shoes
C
Mysteries flashing amber
Am
Go green when you answer
E F
But the red on the rest of the questionnaire never changes
C
I heard the news that you're planning
Am
To shoot me out of a cannon
E F C
I heard the piledriver waltz, it woke me up this morning
F Dm Am
You look like you've been for breakfast at the heartbreak hotel
F Dm Am
And sat in a back booth by the pamphlets and the literature on how to lose
F G Am E
Your waitress was miserable and so was your food
F G
If you're gonna try and walk on water make sure you wear your comfortable shoes
G C Am E F
Oohh Piledriver
C Am E F
x2
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