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Great cover, but I couldn't find a set of chords that fitted properly.
These are the chords that Hugh (lead guitarist) plays, or as close as I can get to them.
The solo and rhythm are played by bass guitar and synth, so I've not tabbed them out.
The E chord can be played as either *x76454* as Hugh plays it, or *022100* as an open chord
Likewise with the F chord, *x65343* or *133211*
The Am and Dm are played as barre chords on the 5th fret.
Key:
* - single strum
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F* Dm* Am* E  
F Dm Am E E
FYou're up, and you'll get down
DmYou're never running from this town
AmAnd to think you said
EYou'll never get anything better than this F  
And you're running Dmround in circlesAm  
And everyone Eknows you're troubleE  
'Cause you read it in a Fbig bookDm  
And now you giving me that Amlook lookE  
Just remember how we shooFk shookDm  
And all the things we Amtook tookE  
EThis town's the oldest friend of mine
(muted) 
F    Dm    Am    E    E
FWe're up, and we'll get downDm  
We're never running from this townAm  
Yet to think I saidE  
We'd never get anything better than thisF  
And we're always Dmin small circlesAm  
And everyone sEays we're troubleE  
We didn't read it in a Fbig bookDm  
And now we're giving you that Amlook lookE  
Just remember how we Fshook shookDm  
And all the things we Amtook tookE  
EThis town is the oldest friend of mine
(muted)
F    Dm    Am    E
F    Dm    Am    E   E
(strum normally)
F    Dm    Am    E
F    Dm    Am    E   E
We didn't read it in a Fbig bookDm  
And now we're giving you that Amlook lookE  
Just remember how we Fshook shookDm  
And all the things we Amtook tookE  
EThis town is the oldest friend of mine
F* Dm* Am*

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The Look

by The Kooks

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Great cover, but I couldn't find a set of chords that fitted properly.

These are the chords that Hugh (lead guitarist) plays, or as close as I can get to them.

The solo and rhythm are played by bass guitar and synth, so I've not tabbed them out.

The E chord can be played as either *x76454* as Hugh plays it, or *022100* as an open chord

Likewise with the F chord, *x65343* or *133211*

The Am and Dm are played as barre chords on the 5th fret.

Key:

* - single strum

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F Dm Am E

* * *

F Dm Am E E

You're up, and you'll get down

You're never running from this town

And to think you said

E F

You'll never get anything better than this

Dm Am

And you're running round in circles

E E

And everyone knows you're trouble

F Dm

'Cause you read it in a big book

Am E

And now you giving me that look look

F Dm

Just remember how we shook shook

Am E

And all the things we took took

This town's the oldest friend of mine

(muted)

F Dm Am E E

F Dm

We're up, and we'll get down

We're never running from this town

Yet to think I said

We'd never get anything better than this

Dm Am

And we're always in small circles

E E

And everyone says we're trouble

F Dm

We didn't read it in a big book

Am E

And now we're giving you that look look

F Dm

Just remember how we shook shook

Am E

And all the things we took took

This town is the oldest friend of mine

(muted)

F Dm Am E

F Dm Am E E

(strum normally)

F Dm Am E

F Dm Am E E

F Dm

We didn't read it in a big book

Am E

And now we're giving you that look look

F Dm

Just remember how we shook shook

Am E

And all the things we took took

This town is the oldest friend of mine

F Dm Am

* * *

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