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Two To Birkenhead

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1/7

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 7Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Chords]
e|--Ax---D5--D#m-6---Bm2--F#m-2---E4--C#m-4---|
B|--5---7---7---3---2---5---5---|
G|--6---7---8---4---2---4---6---|
D|--7---7---8---4---4---6---6---|
A|--7---5---6---2---4---7---4---|
E|--5---5---x---2---2---4---4---|
[Intro]
A D D#m Bm D F#m E  A
[Verse]
ATake me C#msomewhDere I'm not liC#mkely to forDget
Two sAingles to BirkenheadD  
To tC#mhimbles in need of threadD  
Where do you go when you C#mdon't knAow you've done wrDong?
Slipping on, rBmunning from, wAakin' alDone.
Ohh
[Chorus]
AI'm coming round
The words you C#mgave me only fell to the groDund
I like fun, whD#mere's the fun in beiAng alDone?A  
And counting scars 
You only hC#mate the things that you Dare
I never get the things you D#msay
Though I'll smBmile anywDay.F#m  D  
[Bridge]
A D D#m Bm D F#m E D
[Post-Chorus]
And turning on your sAide
You sC#maid, "Don't be too lDong."
I said I'll be right bAack
Though I kEept my fingers cDrossed
And sitting on your hAands
Well it kC#mind of broke my hDeart
It wasn't in the plAan
When we wEent to Conway pDark
And as I'm slAipping out
You wC#mhispered, "Desperate tDimes"
[Outro]
You say that desperate timesE  
Call for dEesperate pleasuresD  
They say that desperate timeAs
Call for dEesperate pleasuresD  
They say that desperate timeAs
Call for dEesperate pleasuresD  
They say that desperate timeAs
Call for dEesperate pleasuresD  
They say that desperate timeAs
 E   D   A   E   D   C#m   D   A   E   D   A   E   D(let ring)

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Two To Birkenhead

by Bill Ryder-Jones

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D#m

F#m

C#m

[Chords]

A D D#m Bm F#m E C#m

e|--x---5---6---2---2---4---4---|

B|--5---7---7---3---2---5---5---|

G|--6---7---8---4---2---4---6---|

D|--7---7---8---4---4---6---6---|

A|--7---5---6---2---4---7---4---|

E|--5---5---x---2---2---4---4---|

[Intro]

A D D#m Bm D F#m E A

[Verse]

A C#m D C#m D

Take me somewhere I'm not likely to forget

A D

Two singles to Birkenhead

C#m D

To thimbles in need of thread

C#m A D

Where do you go when you don't know you've done wrong?

Bm A D

Slipping on, running from, wakin' alone.

Ohh

[Chorus]

I'm coming round

C#m D

The words you gave me only fell to the ground

D#m A D A

I like fun, where's the fun in being alone?

And counting scars

C#m D

You only hate the things that you are

D#m

I never get the things you say

Bm D F#m D

Though I'll smile anyway.

[Bridge]

A D D#m Bm D F#m E D

[Post-Chorus]

And turning on your side

C#m D

You said, "Don't be too long."

I said I'll be right back

E D

Though I kept my fingers crossed

And sitting on your hands

C#m D

Well it kind of broke my heart

It wasn't in the plan

E D

When we went to Conway park

And as I'm slipping out

C#m D

You whispered, "Desperate times"

[Outro]

You say that desperate times

E D

Call for desperate pleasures

They say that desperate times

E D

Call for desperate pleasures

They say that desperate times

E D

Call for desperate pleasures

They say that desperate times

E D

Call for desperate pleasures

They say that desperate times

E D A E D C#m D A E D A E D

(let ring)

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