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Umbilical Town

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Umbilical Town - Gary Jules
Capo 4
Useful Chords
Em*      020000
 Dsus2/F#200230
       A#113331
Intro (can be tabbed on demand if you can't figure by ear)
C  032013is used for the intro.
                   CEm*            Am  
I hear you've got a pocket full of words
That you keep in the Dsus2/F#garage
Together with the Ffeather and the fireworks
          CEm*               Am  
A surftown hero who's got one foot in the garden
Dsus2/F#Where the neon-lighted cocktail glasses Fbloom
                    CEm*   Am  
And they built you a model airplane
Like the Dsus2/F#one that brought you back to Lindbergh Ffield
                        CEm*           Am  
Now you're counting your change by the streetlights on India
Dsus2/F#"Hey, it's me again, I'm Ffaded...could I please come over?"
F C G
GYou can do what you want
F C G
GIn umbilical town
F C G
GIn a waterfront bar
                 C (strum gently)
e|—5—3-1—3—1—0—3——|
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G|————————————————|
D|—————————————2——|
A|—————————————3——|
E|————————————————|
Verse 2
               CEm*         Am  
Old gap-toothed Annie was a friend of mine
Dsus2/F#The third time around she was Fborn again
             CEm*               Am  
She must have burned at least a half-a-million dollars
Dsus2/F#In the little rooms next door to wash-Fand-fold
                  CEm*       Am  
And there ain't no consolation prize
Dsus2/F#There is no backdoor to Finnocence
                  CEm*       Am  
Just the wild-eyed faces and names that you've forgotten
Dsus2/F#"Hey, the money's gone, FI'm broken, could I please come over?"
F C G
GYou can do what you want
F C G
GIn umbilical town
F C G
GIn a waterfront bar
                 C (strum gently)
e|—5—3—1—3—1—0—3——|
B|—————————————1——|
G|————————————————|
D|—————————————2——|
A|—————————————3——|
E|————————————————|
Bridge
CI've been A#dreaming Cwe were A#born together
CI've been A#thinking Cabout itA#  
C'Been lurking A#backstreets-Ckicking A#down alleyways
CI've been A#thinking aFbout it
FHow it's always worse than it appears
ERaskolnikov's out E7on the stairs
AmHowling at the Am7man in the Dsus2/F#moon
FThey said he lost control
EBetween the suburbs and the E7barrio
AmTired from Am7too much too Dsus2/F#soon
Now the Fair is thick with EcompromisE7es
AmWe're always Am7on the Dsus2/F#way
So I take Fcomfort in the Eonly E7life FI knowC  G  
GWell you can do what you want
F C G
GIn umbilical town
F C G
GIn a waterfront bar
F C G
GIn umbilical town
F C G
GYou can do what you want
F C G
GYou can do what you want
F C G
GYou can do what you want
e|—5—3—1—3—1—0———C3—|
B|——————————————0——|
G|—————————————0———|
D|—————————————————|
A|—————————————————|
E|—————————————————|

The story behind the song

Gary Jules is an American singer-songwriter. He is known for his cover version of "Mad World" by Tears for Fears, which he recorded with Michael Andrews for the film Donnie Darko. "Umbilical Town" appears on his release Trading Snakeoil for Wolftickets.

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Umbilical Town

by Gary Jules

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Umbilical Town - Gary Jules

Capo 4

Useful Chords

Em* 020000

Dsus2/F#

200230

113331

Intro (can be tabbed on demand if you can't figure by ear)

032013

C is used for the intro.

C Am

Em*

I hear you've got a pocket full of words

Dsus2/F#

That you keep in the garage

Together with the feather and the fireworks

C Am

Em*

A surftown hero who's got one foot in the garden

Dsus2/F# F

Where the neon-lighted cocktail glasses bloom

C Am

Em*

And they built you a model airplane

Dsus2/F# F

Like the one that brought you back to Lindbergh field

C Am

Em*

Now you're counting your change by the streetlights on India

Dsus2/F# F

"Hey, it's me again, I'm faded...could I please come over?"

F C G

You can do what you want

F C G

In umbilical town

F C G

In a waterfront bar

C (strum gently)

e|—5—3-1—3—1—0—3——|

B|—————————————1——|

|————————————————|

D|—————————————2——|

A|—————————————3——|

|————————————————|

Verse 2

C Am

Em*

Old gap-toothed Annie was a friend of mine

Dsus2/F# F

The third time around she was born again

C Am

Em*

She must have burned at least a half-a-million dollars

Dsus2/F# F

In the little rooms next door to wash-and-fold

C Am

Em*

And there ain't no consolation prize

Dsus2/F# F

There is no backdoor to innocence

C Am

Em*

Just the wild-eyed faces and names that you've forgotten

Dsus2/F# F

"Hey, the money's gone, I'm broken, could I please come over?"

F C G

You can do what you want

F C G

In umbilical town

F C G

In a waterfront bar

C (strum gently)

e|—5—3—1—3—1—0—3——|

B|—————————————1——|

|————————————————|

D|—————————————2——|

A|—————————————3——|

|————————————————|

Bridge

C A# C A#

I've been dreaming we were born together

C A# C A#

I've been thinking about it

C A# C A#

'Been lurking backstreets-kicking down alleyways

C A# F

I've been thinking about it

How it's always worse than it appears

E E7

Raskolnikov's out on the stairs

Am Am7 Dsus2/F#

Howling at the man in the moon

They said he lost control

E E7

Between the suburbs and the barrio

Am Am7 Dsus2/F#

Tired from too much too soon

F E E7

Now the air is thick with compromises

Am Am7 Dsus2/F#

We're always on the way

F E E7 F C G

So I take comfort in the only life I know

Well you can do what you want

F C G

In umbilical town

F C G

In a waterfront bar

F C G

In umbilical town

F C G

You can do what you want

F C G

You can do what you want

F C G

You can do what you want

e|—5—3—1—3—1—0———3—|

B|——————————————0——|

G|—————————————0———|

|—————————————————|

About Umbilical Town Chords by Gary Jules

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