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The Bakery

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 [Verse 1]
I Awish you would have C#msmiled in the F#mbakery
or sat on a tatty Bmsettee
at some Dmmutual friend's gathering
and the Amore you keep on C#mlooking
the more it's F#mhard to take
love, we're in sBmtalemate
to Dmnever meet is surely where we're C#mbound
there's one in every Bmtown
just there to grind you down
e|-1-5-10-13-|
B|-3-6-10-15-|
G|-2-7-10-14-|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|
[Verse 2]
I Awish I would have C#mseen you in the F#mpost office
well, maybe I did and BmI missed it
too Dmbusy with a mind on clever lines
Awhy not the C#mrounders pitch or F#mthe canteen
you're slacking love, where have Bmyou been?
Just Dmhad to go and wait until toC#mnight
so give me the inBmvite
don't worry it's alright
e|-1-5-10-13-|
B|-3-6-10-15-|
G|-2-7-10-14-|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|
[Verse 3]
I Awish I would have C#mseen you down in F#mthe arcade
sipping on a lemoBmnade in the Dmpaper cup and chewing on the sAtraw
and I wish I'd C#mseen you in the F#mbakery
but if I'd seen you in the Bmbakery    Dmyou probably wouldn't have seen me
A F#m Dm F A

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The Bakery

by Arctic Monkeys

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C#m

F#m

[Verse 1]

A C#m F#m

I wish you would have smiled in the bakery

or sat on a tatty settee

at some mutual friend's gathering

A C#m

and the more you keep on looking

F#m

the more it's hard to take

love, we're in stalemate

Dm C#m

to never meet is surely where we're bound

there's one in every town

just there to grind you down

e|-1-5-10-13-|

B|-3-6-10-15-|

G|-2-7-10-14-|

D|-----------|

A|-----------|

E|-----------|

[Verse 2]

A C#m F#m

I wish I would have seen you in the post office

well, maybe I did and I missed it

too busy with a mind on clever lines

A C#m F#m

why not the rounders pitch or the canteen

you're slacking love, where have you been?

Dm C#m

Just had to go and wait until tonight

so give me the invite

don't worry it's alright

e|-1-5-10-13-|

B|-3-6-10-15-|

G|-2-7-10-14-|

D|-----------|

A|-----------|

E|-----------|

[Verse 3]

A C#m F#m

I wish I would have seen you down in the arcade

Bm Dm A

sipping on a lemonade in the paper cup and chewing on the straw

C#m F#m

and I wish I'd seen you in the bakery

Bm Dm

but if I'd seen you in the bakery you probably wouldn't have seen me

A F#m Dm F A

About The Bakery Chords by Arctic Monkeys

Learn how to play The Bakery by Arctic Monkeys with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “The Bakery chords”, “The Bakery guitar chords”, or “Arctic Monkeys The Bakery chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy The Bakery chords and for experienced players who want accurate The Bakery lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A, C#m, F#m, Bm, Dm, B.

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What key is "The Bakery" in?

The chords for "The Bakery" show the original chord names (including A, C#m, F#m, Bm, Dm, B). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.