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The Model

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Capo 2
CI will confess to you
because you maGde me think about the tiFmes
you turn the picture oCn to me and I'll turn oAmver
the vision was a masterDpiece of comic timGing
but you wFouldn't laugh at aCll
and I woCsus4nder what the Csus4/Bboy was thinkingAm  
the picture was an oDld collage of something classGical
the model wFith a tragic aCir
because Csus4/Dwithout a doubt he'd C/Egiven up the Ffight
the ghost of sGomebody at his sCide
I will conCfess to you
Because I diGdn't think about the mesFsage
As I walked down the aClleyway, it was a SAmunday
All my friends dDeserted me because you paGinted me
As the frFaud I really wCas
And if you tCsus4hink you see with Csus4/Bjust your eyes you're Ammad
Lisa learned a lDot from putting on a blGindfold
When she knFew she had been bCad
She met anCsus4/Dother blind kid C/Eat a fancy dFress
It was the beGst sex that shCe ever had
I'll send a dreCss to you
Because it's nGeeding badly taken iFn
I was so embarCrassed that I missed your pAmarty
It was me that pDaid for it eventuGally
Because you kFnow how much I wCanted
To meet your Csus4friend the sCsus4/Btar of stage and local Ampress
The dream of all the bDowlie kids that hang arGound here
I'm no difFferent from the rCest
I'm not too Csus4proud to say that IC/E'm okay
With the gFirl next door who's faGmous for showing her cChest
You're not imprCessed by me
But it's a fuGnny way for you to tFell me
A whisper in a chCoir stall
The man was taAmlking about you DsimultaneousGly
Frankly, I let my heFavy eyelids fluCtter
Because I Csus4have been sleepinCsus4/Bg badly latelyAm  
I know you were histDorical from all the bGooks I've read
I thFought you could be bluCffing
And with this Csus4/Dchance I've C/Emissed, I feel remiss
It's dFays and months befGore I'll see you agCain

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The Model

by Belle and Sebastian

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Csus4

Csus4/B

Csus4/D

C/E

Capo 2

I will confess to you

G F

because you made me think about the times

C Am

you turn the picture on to me and I'll turn over

D G

the vision was a masterpiece of comic timing

F C

but you wouldn't laugh at all

Csus4 Csus4/B Am

and I wonder what the boy was thinking

D G

the picture was an old collage of something classical

F C

the model with a tragic air

Csus4/D C/E F

because without a doubt he'd given up the fight

G C

the ghost of somebody at his side

I will confess to you

G F

Because I didn't think about the message

C Am

As I walked down the alleyway, it was a Sunday

D G

All my friends deserted me because you painted me

F C

As the fraud I really was

Csus4 Csus4/B Am

And if you think you see with just your eyes you're mad

D G

Lisa learned a lot from putting on a blindfold

F C

When she knew she had been bad

Csus4/D C/E F

She met another blind kid at a fancy dress

G C

It was the best sex that she ever had

I'll send a dress to you

G F

Because it's needing badly taken in

C Am

I was so embarrassed that I missed your party

D G

It was me that paid for it eventually

F C

Because you know how much I wanted

Csus4 Csus4/B Am

To meet your friend the star of stage and local press

D G

The dream of all the bowlie kids that hang around here

F C

I'm no different from the rest

Csus4 C/E

I'm not too proud to say that I'm okay

F G C

With the girl next door who's famous for showing her chest

You're not impressed by me

G F

But it's a funny way for you to tell me

A whisper in a choir stall

Am D G

The man was talking about you simultaneously

F C

Frankly, I let my heavy eyelids flutter

Csus4 Csus4/B Am

Because I have been sleeping badly lately

D G

I know you were historical from all the books I've read

F C

I thought you could be bluffing

Csus4/D C/E

And with this chance I've missed, I feel remiss

F G C

It's days and months before I'll see you again

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