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Fake Tales Of San Francisco

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[Intro]
Bm A Bm A Bm A Bm A
[Verse]
BmFake Tales of ASan FranBmcisco
AEcho Bmthrough the roomA  Bm  A  
More Bmpoint to a Awedding Bmdisco
WithAout a Bmbride or groAomBm  A  
There's a Bmsuper cool Aband yeah
With their Bmtrilbies and their Aglasses of whBmite winAeBm  A  
And all the Bmweekend rocAk stars in the Bmtoilets
APracticing theiBmr lineAsBm  A  
[Chorus]
BmI don't want to hear you
N.C.
(Kick me out, kick me out)
BmI don't want to hear you, no
N.C.
(Kick me out, kick me out)
BmI don't want to hear you 
N.C.
(Kick me out, kick me out)
BmI don't want to hear you
N.C.
I don't want to hear you
[Verse]
BmFake Tales of ASan FranciBmsco
AEcho thrBmough the aiArBm  A  
And there's a Bmfew bored Afaces in the Bmback
All Awishing theBmy weren't AthereBm  A  
And as the Bmmicrophone squeaAks
A young girl's Bmtelephone beeAps
Yeah, she's Bmdashing for the exAit
Oh, she's Bmrunning to the Astreets outBmside
"Oh, you've Asaved me," she Bmscreams down the lAine
"The Bmband were fucking Awank
And I'm not Bmhaving a niAce time"
[Chorus]
BmI don't want to hear you
N.C.
(Kick me out, kick me out)
BmI don't want to hear you, no
N.C.
(Kick me out, kick me out)
BmYeah, but his bird said it's amazing, though
N.C.
So all that's left
N.C.
Is the proof that love's not only blind but deaf
[Bridge]
B G E B D5 D#5 E5
[C-Part]
  BHe talks of San Francisco, he's from GHunter's Bar
I don't quite know the distance, but I'm Esure that's far
Yeah, I'm sure it's preBtty farD5  D#5  E5  
   BAnd yeah, I'd love to tell you all Gmy problem
You're not from New York City, you're Efrom Rotherham
So get off the bandwagon, and Bput down the handbook
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
BGet off the bandwagon and put down the handbook
GGet off the bandwagon and put down the handbook
EGet off the bandwagon and put down the handbook
GGet off the bandwagon and put down the handbook, yeah
[Outro]
Bm A Bm A Bm A Bm A
Bm A Bm A Bm A Bm A Bm

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Fake Tales Of San Francisco

by Arctic Monkeys

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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D#5

[Intro]

Bm A Bm A Bm A Bm A

[Verse]

Bm A Bm

Fake Tales of San Francisco

A Bm A Bm A

Echo through the room

Bm A Bm

More point to a wedding disco

A Bm A Bm A

Without a bride or groom

Bm A

There's a super cool band yeah

Bm A Bm A Bm A

With their trilbies and their glasses of white wine

Bm A Bm

And all the weekend rock stars in the toilets

A Bm A Bm A

Practicing their lines

[Chorus]

I don't want to hear you

N.C.

(Kick me out, kick me out)

I don't want to hear you, no

N.C.

(Kick me out, kick me out)

I don't want to hear you

N.C.

(Kick me out, kick me out)

I don't want to hear you

N.C.

I don't want to hear you

[Verse]

Bm A Bm

Fake Tales of San Francisco

A Bm A Bm A

Echo through the air

Bm A Bm

And there's a few bored faces in the back

A Bm A Bm A

All wishing they weren't there

Bm A

And as the microphone squeaks

Bm A

A young girl's telephone beeps

Bm A

Yeah, she's dashing for the exit

Bm A Bm

Oh, she's running to the streets outside

A Bm A

"Oh, you've saved me," she screams down the line

Bm A

"The band were fucking wank

Bm A

And I'm not having a nice time"

[Chorus]

I don't want to hear you

N.C.

(Kick me out, kick me out)

I don't want to hear you, no

N.C.

(Kick me out, kick me out)

Yeah, but his bird said it's amazing, though

N.C.

So all that's left

N.C.

Is the proof that love's not only blind but deaf

[Bridge]

B G E B D5 D#5 E5

[C-Part]

B G

He talks of San Francisco, he's from Hunter's Bar

I don't quite know the distance, but I'm sure that's far

B D5 D#5 E5

Yeah, I'm sure it's pretty far

B G

And yeah, I'd love to tell you all my problem

You're not from New York City, you're from Rotherham

So get off the bandwagon, and put down the handbook

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Get off the bandwagon and put down the handbook

Get off the bandwagon and put down the handbook, yeah

[Outro]

Bm A Bm A Bm A Bm A

Bm A Bm A Bm A Bm A Bm

About Fake Tales Of San Francisco Chords by Arctic Monkeys

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Is "Fake Tales Of San Francisco" easy to play on guitar?

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What key is "Fake Tales Of San Francisco" in?

The chords for "Fake Tales Of San Francisco" show the original chord names (including Bm, A, C, B, G, E). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.