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The Vaccines - Handsome
Pretty sure this is right.
They play the barre chords live but yeah, do whatever
   B   E   F#  C#          B   E   F#  C#
e:-2---0---2---4-----------7---7---9---9---
b:-4---0---2---6-----------7---9---11--9---
g:-4---1---3---6-----OR----8---9---11--10--
d:-4---2---4---6-----------9---9---11--11--
a:-2---2---4---4-----------9---7---9---11--
e:-x---0---2---x-----------7---x---x---9---
Oh BGod, oh God, oh God, 
Oh God, oh God, oh God, 
Oh God, oh God
Oh eEat me up for F#breakfast
YBou think you look good in whatever they
SEugar coat you F#in
And my boBdy is a temple, you can worship at my feet
But I might kEick you in the tF#eeth so
So eBven when you're spitting blood
You would sEavor that for F#me
Cause BI got so down I held the world for EransomF#  
LBonely, bored and bad, thEank God I'm handsome, so handF#some
I knowC#, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I know I should be piBckin' up the pF#ieces
But it Bdoesn't really matter, it's what you [?]
When you Egot nothin' to F#lose
EvBerybody else I know, it sucks to be in misery
As Eif it was coF#ntagious
So cBome to me and promise me you'll
CaEtch me if you cF#an
Cause BI got so down I held the world for EransomF#  
LBonely, bored and bad, thEank God I'm handsome, so handF#some
I'm as Bawful as they come, oh, what a pEityF#  
So Bthank the Lord above that I am Epretty, so prF#etty
     ESo F#pretty
     ESo F#pretty
B      E      F#
Well, I gBot so down I held the world for rEansomF#  
LoBnely, bored and bad, thank God I'm haEndsomeF#  
ArBresting, repossessing and disaErmingF#  
Oh, wBhat a stroke of luck that I am chEarmingF#  
WellB, I heard that I am wanted by comEmitteeF#  
I just tBhank the Lord above that I am prEetty, so pF#rettyB  

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Handsome

by The Vaccines

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The Vaccines - Handsome

Pretty sure this is right.

They play the barre chords live but yeah, do whatever

B E F# C# B E F# C#

e:-2---0---2---4-----------7---7---9---9---

b:-4---0---2---6-----------7---9---11--9---

g:-4---1---3---6-----OR----8---9---11--10--

d:-4---2---4---6-----------9---9---11--11--

a:-2---2---4---4-----------9---7---9---11--

e:-x---0---2---x-----------7---x---x---9---

Oh God, oh God, oh God,

Oh God, oh God

E F#

Oh eat me up for breakfast

You think you look good in whatever they

E F#

Sugar coat you in

And my body is a temple, you can worship at my feet

E F#

But I might kick you in the teeth so

So even when you're spitting blood

E F#

You would savor that for me

B E F#

Cause I got so down I held the world for ransom

B E F#

Lonely, bored and bad, thank God I'm handsome, so handsome

I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know

B F#

I know I should be pickin' up the pieces

But it doesn't really matter, it's what you [?]

E F#

When you got nothin' to lose

Everybody else I know, it sucks to be in misery

E F#

As if it was contagious

So come to me and promise me you'll

E F#

Catch me if you can

B E F#

Cause I got so down I held the world for ransom

B E F#

Lonely, bored and bad, thank God I'm handsome, so handsome

B E F#

I'm as awful as they come, oh, what a pity

B E F#

So thank the Lord above that I am pretty, so pretty

E F#

So pretty

E F#

So pretty

B E F#

Well, I got so down I held the world for ransom

B E F#

Lonely, bored and bad, thank God I'm handsome

B E F#

Arresting, repossessing and disarming

B E F#

Oh, what a stroke of luck that I am charming

B E F#

Well, I heard that I am wanted by committee

B E F# B

I just thank the Lord above that I am pretty, so pretty

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