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A Heady Tale

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Chords:
  G53-5-5-X-X-X               G3-2-0-0-0-3
  C5X-3-5-5-X-X               CX-3-2-0-1-0
  D5X-5-7-7-X-X               DX-X-0-2-3-2
  CmX-3-5-5-4-3              D7X-X-0-2-1-2
  A55-7-7-X-X-X           Cadd9X-3-2-0-3-X
 A#56-8-8-X-X-X               BX-X-4-4-4-2
  B57-9-9-X-X-X               AX-0-2-2-2-0
D7*  10-12-10-11-10*-10    
10* - slide on B between 12/13 occasionally
      B|--13-12-10---13-12-13-12-10--|
Intro:
(Piano only)
G C G C
G C G C
Verse 1:
(Piano only)
PGull me Cup a cGhair
And Ckeep your GmoneyC  
There's Gno gCuaranteesG  C  G  C  G  C  G  C  
WDon't you please forgive me?
But you kD7now cold-blooded women make me sGneezeC  G  C  G  C  G  C  
And I'll Ckick you out the door
If for jCmust one minute you liGeC  G  C  G  C  G  C  
They'll come cDrashing tCadd9hrough the Bwall
And lAeave you crD7awling Cadd9'til the mBinute yAou diGeC  G  C  G  C  G  C  
Verse 2:
PGour yourCself a dGrink or tChree
And mGaybe wCe'll think cGlearer fCor a whilGeC  G  C  G  C  G  C  
YDou may be an embarassment
But I D7love the way your clothes are never in stGyleC  G  C  G  C  G  C  
LiCving's much too easy
And dCmying will be some kind of boGreC  G  C  G  C  G  C  
Well you Dswear that Cadd9you're orBiginAal
But I kD7now I've Cadd9seen those jBealous eAyes beGforeC  G  C  G  C  G  C  
Chorus 1:
So steal a C5watch right off my wrist
Oh and G5shake me by the hand
We could D5disappear for days
And they wG5ouldn't uA5nderstA#5and
GyB5psy bC5lood will get you far
                                  G5  D7*
And we will not miss you when you go
Bridge 1:
D7*...
G C G C
G C G C
Verse 3:
TGear aCnother Ghole in Cmy brown Gshoes
And Cwe can Gall sleep Cfor a GwhileC  G  C  G  C  G  C  
Well I Dtold you once before
I lD7ove your braces and your hesitant sGmileC  G  C  G  C  G  C  
PClease don't get me wrong
It's only rCmight that you can stamp on my heart
Well I Dsee you Cadd9and your fBriends someAplace
You D7know I Cadd9just can't tBell you AapartG  C  G  C  G  C  G  C  
Chorus 2:
And though they'll hC5unt you like a dog
But they G5won't take you alive
Cause you D5made big piles of money
Stacked up tG5wenty sA5toreys hA#5igh
WB5ell the bC5oys in every bar
                                 G5  D7*
They will not miss you when you go
Bridge 2:
D7*...
C C  C C  G C
C C  C C  G C
D7*...
C C  C C  G C
C C  C C  G C
C5 D5
D5 (hard to explain, but strum quickly, then pull off and strum open, and mute almost instantly)
(Piano only)
G5  G5  G5  G5  C5
G5  G5  G5  C5  G5  C5
G5  G5  G5  G5  C5
G5  G5  G5  C5  G5  C5
G5  G5  G5  G5  C5
G5  G5  G5  C5  G5  C5
G5  G5  G5  G5  C5
G5  G5  G5  G5
Chorus 3:
So steal the C5watch right off my wrist
Oh and G5shake me by the hand
We could D5disappear for days
And they G5wouldn't understand
Gypsy bC5lood will get you far
Though it's G5far away from me
Look me D5up when you get home
And G5maybe then we'll see
Well they'll hC5unt you like a dog
But they G5won't take you alive
Cause you D5made big piles of money
TG5wenty A5storeys hA#5igh
  B5The bCoys in every bar
Well they'll mG5iss you when you're gone
You can D5tell a Heady Tale
And we'll G5both keep A5screaming A#5on
B5La   C5la...  la  G5la...  la  D5la...  la  G5la
La C5la... la G5la... la D5la... la la lG5aA5  A#5  
B5La   C5la...  la  G5la...  la  D5la...  la  G5la
La C5la... la G5la... la D5la... la la lG5aA5  A#5  
C5  G5  D5  G5  A5  A#5  B5
  C5    G5    D5    G5    A5    A#5  B5...
Play to fade
(Optional Live Outro):
C5  C5  C5
G5  G5  G5
D5  D5  D5
G5  G5  G5
C5  C5  C5
G5  G5  G5  G5  G5  G5   G5 G5
D5  D5  D5
G5  G5  G5

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A Heady Tale

by The Fratellis

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

A#5

Chords:

G5 G

3-5-5-X-X-X 3-2-0-0-0-3

C5 C

X-3-5-5-X-X X-3-2-0-1-0

D5 D

X-5-7-7-X-X X-X-0-2-3-2

Cm D7

X-3-5-5-4-3 X-X-0-2-1-2

A5 Cadd9

5-7-7-X-X-X X-3-2-0-3-X

A#5 B

6-8-8-X-X-X X-X-4-4-4-2

B5 A

7-9-9-X-X-X X-0-2-2-2-0

D7* 10-12-10-11-10*-10

10* - slide on B between 12/13 occasionally

B|--13-12-10---13-12-13-12-10--|

Intro:

(Piano only)

G C G C

Verse 1:

(Piano only)

G C G

Pull me up a chair

C G C

And keep your money

G C G C G C G C G C

There's no guarantees

Won't you please forgive me?

D7 G C G C G C G C

But you know cold-blooded women make me sneeze

And I'll kick you out the door

Cm G C G C G C G C

If for just one minute you lie

D Cadd9 B

They'll come crashing through the wall

A D7 Cadd9 B A G C G C G C G C

And leave you crawling 'til the minute you die

Verse 2:

G C G C

Pour yourself a drink or three

G C G C G C G C G C G C

And maybe we'll think clearer for a while

You may be an embarassment

D7 G C G C G C G C

But I love the way your clothes are never in style

Living's much too easy

Cm G C G C G C G C

And dying will be some kind of bore

D Cadd9 B A

Well you swear that you're original

D7 Cadd9 B A G C G C G C G C

But I know I've seen those jealous eyes before

Chorus 1:

So steal a watch right off my wrist

Oh and shake me by the hand

We could disappear for days

G5 A5 A#5

And they wouldn't understand

B5 C5

Gypsy blood will get you far

G5 D7

And we will not miss you when you go

Bridge 1:

*...

G C G C

Verse 3:

G C G C G

Tear another hole in my brown shoes

C G C G C G C G C G C

And we can all sleep for a while

Well I told you once before

D7 G C G C G C G C

I love your braces and your hesitant smile

Please don't get me wrong

It's only right that you can stamp on my heart

D Cadd9 B A

Well I see you and your friends someplace

D7 Cadd9 B A G C G C G C G C

You know I just can't tell you apart

Chorus 2:

And though they'll hunt you like a dog

But they won't take you alive

Cause you made big piles of money

G5 A5 A#5

Stacked up twenty storeys high

B5 C5

Well the boys in every bar

G5 D7

They will not miss you when you go

Bridge 2:

*...

C C C C G C

*...

C C C C G C

C5 D5

D5 (hard to explain, but strum quickly, then pull off and strum open, and mute almost instantly)

(Piano only)

G5 G5 G5 G5 C5

G5 G5 G5 C5 G5 C5

G5 G5 G5 G5 C5

G5 G5 G5 C5 G5 C5

G5 G5 G5 G5 C5

G5 G5 G5 C5 G5 C5

G5 G5 G5 G5 C5

G5 G5 G5 G5

Chorus 3:

So steal the watch right off my wrist

Oh and shake me by the hand

We could disappear for days

And they wouldn't understand

Gypsy blood will get you far

Though it's far away from me

Look me up when you get home

And maybe then we'll see

Well they'll hunt you like a dog

But they won't take you alive

Cause you made big piles of money

G5 A5 A#5

Twenty storeys high

B5 C

The boys in every bar

Well they'll miss you when you're gone

You can tell a Heady Tale

G5 A5 A#5

And we'll both keep screaming on

B5 C5 G5 D5 G5

La la... la la... la la... la la

C5 G5 D5 G5 A5 A#5

La la... la la... la la... la la la

B5 C5 G5 D5 G5

La la... la la... la la... la la

C5 G5 D5 G5 A5 A#5

La la... la la... la la... la la la

C5 G5 D5 G5 A5 A#5 B5

...

Play to fade

(Optional Live Outro):

C5 C5 C5

G5 G5 G5

D5 D5 D5

G5 G5 G5

C5 C5 C5

G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5

D5 D5 D5

G5 G5 G5

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