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ARCTIC MONKEYS - SCUMMY
CHORDS IN ORDER FOR THE FIRST PART
   B  D#7  Emaj7  Bmaj7  Emaj7
 C#m  F#  E  D#m  C#m  D#m
e--7--6----7------2------7------2------4----X---X--6----4----6----|
B--7--8----9------4------9------4------5----11--9--7----5----7----|
G--8--6----8------3------8------3------6----11--9--8----6----8----|
D--9--8----9------4------9------4------6----11--9--8----6----8----|
A--9--6----7------2------7------2------4----9---7--6----4----6----|
E--7--x----x------X------X------X------X----X---X--X----X----X----|
SCUMMY
    BI said whose that girl D#7there?
I Emaj7wonder what went wrong so that she Bmaj7had to roam the streets
Emaj7dunt do major credit cards, I Bmaj7doubt she does receipts
            C#m                 F#  E  D#m
iD#mts all not quite legitimate.
SAME CHORD PATTERN FOR THE NEXT BIT
And what a scummy man
Just give him half a chance I bet he'll rob you if he can
Can see it in his eyes, yeah That he's got a driving ban
Amongst some other offences
CHORDS FOR THE NEXT BIT
    G#m  D#m    C#m  D#m  E7  F#
    Bm
e---11---6------4----6----7---x---------2---|
B---12---7------5----7----9---11--------3---|
G---13---8------6----8----7---11--------4---|
D---13---8------6----8----9---11--------4---|
A---11---6------4----6----7---9---------2---|
E---x----x------x----x----x---x---------x---|
     G#mAnd I've seen him with D#mgirls of the night
And G#mhe told Roxanne to put D#mon her red light
     G#mThey're all infected but D#mhe'll be alright
Cause he's a C#mscumbag, D#mdon't you knowE7  F#  
I said he's a scumbag, don't you Bmknow.
    Bm  G  F#
e---2---3--2---|
B---3---3--2---|
G---4---4--3---|
D---4---5--4---|
A---2---5--4---|
E---x---3--2---|
 Bm   G    F#x 4
e---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G---------------------------|
D--------------------0-2-4--|
A---------------2-2--- -----|
E----3-3-2-2--2-------------|
VERSE: This riff plays through the verse
Chorus:  Em   F#m   Bmx4 then  A  F#  
    E  F#m  Bm      A  F#
e---0--2----2-------0--2---|
B---0--2----3-------2--2---|
G---0--2----4-------2--3---|
D---2--4----4-------2--4---|
A---2--4----2-------0--4---|
E---0--2----x-------x--2---|
Verse
Chorus: x2
    BWhat a scummy D#7man
Just Emaj7give him half a chance, I bet he'll Bmaj7rob you if he can
Can Emaj7see it in his eyes, yeah that he's Bmaj7got a nasty plan
              C#m        D#m       E7   F#7
I hopBbdime you'rBe not involved at all
    Bdim  Bbdim
e---10----9----------|
B---9-----8----------|
G---10----9----------|
D---9-----8----------|
A---x-----x----------|
E---x-----x----------|

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Scummy

by Arctic Monkeys

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D#7

Emaj7

Bmaj7

C#m

D#m

G#m

F#m

F#7

Bbdim

Bdim

ARCTIC MONKEYS - SCUMMY

CHORDS IN ORDER FOR THE FIRST PART

B D#7 Emaj7 Bmaj7 Emaj7

C#m F# E D#m C#m D#m

e--7--6----7------2------7------2------4----X---X--6----4----6----|

B--7--8----9------4------9------4------5----11--9--7----5----7----|

G--8--6----8------3------8------3------6----11--9--8----6----8----|

D--9--8----9------4------9------4------6----11--9--8----6----8----|

A--9--6----7------2------7------2------4----9---7--6----4----6----|

E--7--x----x------X------X------X------X----X---X--X----X----X----|

SCUMMY

B D#7

I said whose that girl there?

Emaj7 Bmaj7

I wonder what went wrong so that she had to roam the streets

Emaj7 Bmaj7

dunt do major credit cards, I doubt she does receipts

C#m F# E D#m

D#m

its all not quite legitimate.

SAME CHORD PATTERN FOR THE NEXT BIT

And what a scummy man

Just give him half a chance I bet he'll rob you if he can

Can see it in his eyes, yeah That he's got a driving ban

Amongst some other offences

CHORDS FOR THE NEXT BIT

G#m D#m C#m D#m E7 F#

e---11---6------4----6----7---x---------2---|

B---12---7------5----7----9---11--------3---|

G---13---8------6----8----7---11--------4---|

D---13---8------6----8----9---11--------4---|

A---11---6------4----6----7---9---------2---|

E---x----x------x----x----x---x---------x---|

G#m D#m

And I've seen him with girls of the night

G#m D#m

And he told Roxanne to put on her red light

G#m D#m

They're all infected but he'll be alright

C#m D#m E7 F#

Cause he's a scumbag, don't you know

I said he's a scumbag, don't you know.

Bm G F#

e---2---3--2---|

B---3---3--2---|

G---4---4--3---|

D---4---5--4---|

A---2---5--4---|

E---x---3--2---|

Bm G F#

x 4

e---------------------------|

B---------------------------|

G---------------------------|

D--------------------0-2-4--|

A---------------2-2--- -----|

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

VERSE: This riff plays through the verse

Em F#m Bm A F#

Chorus: x4 then

E F#m Bm A F#

e---0--2----2-------0--2---|

B---0--2----3-------2--2---|

G---0--2----4-------2--3---|

D---2--4----4-------2--4---|

A---2--4----2-------0--4---|

E---0--2----x-------x--2---|

Verse

Chorus: x2

B D#7

What a scummy man

Emaj7 Bmaj7

Just give him half a chance, I bet he'll rob you if he can

Emaj7 Bmaj7

Can see it in his eyes, yeah that he's got a nasty plan

C#m D#m E7 F#7

Bbdim B

I hope you're not involved at all

Bdim Bbdim

e---10----9----------|

B---9-----8----------|

G---10----9----------|

D---9-----8----------|

A---x-----x----------|

E---x-----x----------|

About Scummy Chords by Arctic Monkeys

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