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STRING BEAN JEAN
By Belle & Sebastian
>From the EP 'Dog on Wheels'
INTRO   :             Bm           G            D             A  Bm  
RIFF    :   A -2-222-4-5---222-4-5---000-4-5-7-5-4h5p4p0---|
            E ----------3---------5----------------------2-|
            A -222-4-5G---222-4-5D---000-4-5-A7-5-4h5p40----|
            E --------3---------5------------------------|
                (h = hammer-on, p = pull-off)
I Dgot my fingers dirty at the Gschool of rock
Yeah I Dgot my fingers dirty so I Atook a walk
I Dwent up to the country park and F#hung around till Bmafter dark
And the Ggirls got home
Till the Dgirls got home
Did I Dtell you 'bout the one I know, she's Gon the rag?
She Dspent the summer day inside her Asleeping bag
Yeah she Dspent the summer day inside F#until it's time to Bmgo to work
And she Dworks all night
Cause the Ggirl's all right
MIDDLE FOUR     :  D   E   G  D  
The Dgirls have got a house that's like a Gcaravan
And it's Dlike your holiday whenever Ayou go round
We Dalways have a laugh and then we aF#ll get Bmin the bath
To save on the Gleccy bill
Me and DJo and Phil
CHORUS (play INTRO):
BmI had to leave them in the Gmorning
I left the keys around the Dway
I had to go to Awork
BmI had to leave them in the Gmorning
I left the keys down in the Dcaff
I had to catch a Abus
MIDDLE EIGHT    :  D   E   G    D   D   E   G  D  
DAnd when Jo was short of cash I had to Ggive her some
But I Ddidn't really mind 'cause I was Afit for once
So we Dpaid the leccy bill, we got the F#shopping and we Bmstill had
Some for the Gcinema
So we all Dwent out
DShe asked me "Do I need to lose a Gbit of weight?"
And I Dsaid "Now don't be stupid 'cause you're Alooking great"
Now we Dcall her String Bean Jean because the F#label on her Bmjeans says
Seven to Geight years old - well that's Dpretty small
Seven to Geight years old - well that's Dpretty small
Seven to Geight years old - well that's Dpretty small
Seven to Geight years old..A.
CHORUS (play INTRO)
INTRO (instrumental)
End on D/F# i.e. a D chord with thumb on E-string, 2nd fret.

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String Bean Jean

by Belle and Sebastian

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STRING BEAN JEAN

By Belle & Sebastian

>From the EP 'Dog on Wheels'

Bm G D A Bm

INTRO :

RIFF : A -2-222-4-5---222-4-5---000-4-5-7-5-4h5p4p0---|

E ----------3---------5----------------------2-|

G D A

A -222-4-5---222-4-5---000-4-5-7-5-4h5p40----|

E --------3---------5------------------------|

(h = hammer-on, p = pull-off)

D G

I got my fingers dirty at the school of rock

D A

Yeah I got my fingers dirty so I took a walk

D F# Bm

I went up to the country park and hung around till after dark

And the girls got home

Till the girls got home

D G

Did I tell you 'bout the one I know, she's on the rag?

D A

She spent the summer day inside her sleeping bag

D F# Bm

Yeah she spent the summer day inside until it's time to go to work

And she works all night

Cause the girl's all right

D E G D

MIDDLE FOUR :

D G

The girls have got a house that's like a caravan

D A

And it's like your holiday whenever you go round

D F# Bm

We always have a laugh and then we all get in the bath

To save on the leccy bill

Me and Jo and Phil

CHORUS (play INTRO):

Bm G

I had to leave them in the morning

I left the keys around the way

I had to go to work

Bm G

I had to leave them in the morning

I left the keys down in the caff

I had to catch a bus

D E G D D E G D

MIDDLE EIGHT :

D G

And when Jo was short of cash I had to give her some

D A

But I didn't really mind 'cause I was fit for once

D F# Bm

So we paid the leccy bill, we got the shopping and we still had

Some for the cinema

So we all went out

D G

She asked me "Do I need to lose a bit of weight?"

D A

And I said "Now don't be stupid 'cause you're looking great"

D F# Bm

Now we call her String Bean Jean because the label on her jeans says

G D

Seven to eight years old - well that's pretty small

G D

Seven to eight years old - well that's pretty small

G D

Seven to eight years old - well that's pretty small

G A

Seven to eight years old...

CHORUS (play INTRO)

INTRO (instrumental)

End on D/F# i.e. a D chord with thumb on E-string, 2nd fret.

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