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Capo 2
Key: F#m
A lot of this song is just a bass line, so some of the chords sound a bit funny when you play the
whole thing.
It's best to try to play just the low strings for the most part.
EmI want to find this girl I know
I need to take her out
I Dset a snare in evening air
Made of Emfaith and hope and doubt
I want to spend some time with her
Learn the secrets of her trade
I Dwouldn't mean to cross the line
And Clook into the other side
BForbidden to my kind
AForbidden to my kind
EmI need to hang out with my love
The raven-headed sprite
I Dknow I'll never dance like her
Or Emkeep her up at nine
I need to hang around with her
I need to let her know
Her cDause is mine
I'm but a slave
I Clook into her wondrous gaze
And Btaste the strangest core
And Amake the purest noise
EmWhat I would Ddo to make the girl stand out Emin the rain
I serve my Dwindow watching close, she will Emappear again
Still polishGing her crazy hair
Still whispering Fcurlies, drunk on song
If I could Emonly right my wrongs and take her Dto her favorite place
And steal a Emmelody
'Cause I need Donly see her face
A thousand Cworries fall away
And music Grushes in
EmListen to the sound of life
Drink deep of the day
DWait for her, but don't obsess
She cEmalled beyond the way
Winds will blow and stones will rage
The music's always sad
DMoney tends to disappear
CBeauty crumbles with the years
But Bmmusic is for us
AmMusic is for us
EmWhat I would Ddo to make the girl stand out Emin the rain
I serve my Dwindow watching close, she will Emappear again
Still polisGhing her crazy hair
Still whispering Fcurlies, drunk on song
If I could Emonly right my wrongs and take her Dto her favorite place
And steal a Emmelody
'Cause I need Donly see her face
A thousand Cworries fall away
And music Grushes in
EmIf I could Donly see her face and know that Emshe was close
There is a Ddeeper logic here, the everEmlasting muse
I left the Gdanger for a night
I left the Fsadness for a day
And know that EmI am in safe hands
She'll peel the Dfilth and old cigar
An everlEmasting song
She waves her Dmoney straight with zeal
I know she'll Cstart without delay
A tapestry of Gwords
A subtle Dgift to modern rock
She says, be Cpopular, play pop
And you will Gwin my love
A subtle Dgift to modern rock
She says, be Cpopular, play pop
And you will Gwin my love

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The Everlasting Muse

by Belle and Sebastian

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 2

Key: F#m

A lot of this song is just a bass line, so some of the chords sound a bit funny when you play the

whole thing.

It's best to try to play just the low strings for the most part.

I want to find this girl I know

I need to take her out

I set a snare in evening air

Made of faith and hope and doubt

I want to spend some time with her

Learn the secrets of her trade

I wouldn't mean to cross the line

And look into the other side

Forbidden to my kind

I need to hang out with my love

The raven-headed sprite

I know I'll never dance like her

Or keep her up at nine

I need to hang around with her

I need to let her know

Her cause is mine

I'm but a slave

I look into her wondrous gaze

And taste the strangest core

And make the purest noise

Em D Em

What I would do to make the girl stand out in the rain

D Em

I serve my window watching close, she will appear again

Still polishing her crazy hair

Still whispering curlies, drunk on song

Em D

If I could only right my wrongs and take her to her favorite place

And steal a melody

'Cause I need only see her face

A thousand worries fall away

And music rushes in

Listen to the sound of life

Drink deep of the day

Wait for her, but don't obsess

She called beyond the way

Winds will blow and stones will rage

The music's always sad

Money tends to disappear

Beauty crumbles with the years

But music is for us

Music is for us

Em D Em

What I would do to make the girl stand out in the rain

D Em

I serve my window watching close, she will appear again

Still polishing her crazy hair

Still whispering curlies, drunk on song

Em D

If I could only right my wrongs and take her to her favorite place

And steal a melody

'Cause I need only see her face

A thousand worries fall away

And music rushes in

Em D Em

If I could only see her face and know that she was close

D Em

There is a deeper logic here, the everlasting muse

I left the danger for a night

I left the sadness for a day

And know that I am in safe hands

She'll peel the filth and old cigar

An everlasting song

She waves her money straight with zeal

I know she'll start without delay

A tapestry of words

A subtle gift to modern rock

She says, be popular, play pop

And you will win my love

A subtle gift to modern rock

She says, be popular, play pop

And you will win my love

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