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Disaster Button

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Artist: Snow Patrol
Song: Disaster Button
Album: A Hundred Million Suns
A5:    577xxx
B5:    799xxx
C#5:   9(11)(11)xxx
D5:    x577xx
E5:    x799xx
E5/C#: 979xxx
B5A little after E5twelve, the function suite was A5full
With people I had never C#5seen beforeB5  
Ripped up ticket E5stubs, confetti'ed on the A5floor
It dawned on me I’d seen it C#5all beforeB5  
Cool your beans my E5son, you look a fucking A5mess
No one’s getting out of C#5here, tonightB5  
Hit that button E5there, the one that just says A5wrong
We’ll lose our lives through all our C#5favorite songsB5  
Bridge:
                           B5  E5/C#  
Go forward to later you look light on your feet
When you E5whirled in the room I was D5nailed to my seat
                          B5  E5/C#  
I‘m like a prisoner getting ready to talk
I feel the E5blood in my hands and the D5threat in your walk
Chorus:
                        B5  E5/C#  
And suddenly it lifts the roof off the place
That keeps a E5fault in my step, and a D5grin on my face
                          B5  E5/C#  
It can’t contain me but you needn't on me
Get me E5back in my box, and snap the D5branches off me
 B5A little after E5four, the function suite is A5dead
And I am just a ripped up C#5ticket stub B5  
Here’s a helping E5hand, a voice that’s far too A5close
And I am up and on my C#5broken limbsB5  
Bridge
Chorus
Solo:  B5  E5/ C#   E5   D5x2
Chorus

The story behind the song

"Disaster Button" is a song by Snow Patrol, a Northern Irish rock band that formed in 1994. The band, which includes Gary Lightbody on vocals and guitar, Nathan Connolly on guitar, and Johnny McDaid on piano, released "Disaster Button" on their 2008 album, A Hundred Million Suns. This track is part of the band's catalog that began with their formation in Dundee, Scotland.

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Disaster Button

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Lyrics & chords · Original key

Artist: Snow Patrol

Song: Disaster Button

Album: A Hundred Million Suns

: 577xxx

: 799xxx

C#5

: 9(11)(11)xxx

: x577xx

: x799xx

E5 C#

/: 979xxx

B5 E5 A5

A little after twelve, the function suite was full

C#5 B5

With people I had never seen before

E5 A5

Ripped up ticket stubs, confetti'ed on the floor

C#5 B5

It dawned on me I’d seen it all before

E5 A5

Cool your beans my son, you look a fucking mess

C#5 B5

No one’s getting out of here, tonight

E5 A5

Hit that button there, the one that just says wrong

C#5 B5

We’ll lose our lives through all our favorite songs

Bridge:

B5 E5 C#

Go forward to later you look light on your feet

E5 D5

When you whirled in the room I was nailed to my seat

B5 E5 C#

I‘m like a prisoner getting ready to talk

E5 D5

I feel the blood in my hands and the threat in your walk

Chorus:

B5 E5 C#

And suddenly it lifts the roof off the place

E5 D5

That keeps a fault in my step, and a grin on my face

B5 E5 C#

It can’t contain me but you needn't on me

E5 D5

Get me back in my box, and snap the branches off me

B5 E5 A5

A little after four, the function suite is dead

C#5 B5

And I am just a ripped up ticket stub

E5 A5

Here’s a helping hand, a voice that’s far too close

C#5 B5

And I am up and on my broken limbs

Bridge

Chorus

B5 E5 C# E5 D5

Solo: / x2

Chorus

About Disaster Button Chords by Snow Patrol

Learn how to play Disaster Button by Snow Patrol with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Disaster Button chords”, “Disaster Button guitar chords”, or “Snow Patrol Disaster Button 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 Disaster Button chords and for experienced players who want accurate Disaster Button lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A, A5, B5, C#5, D5, E5.

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