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THE SELDOM SEEN KID - ELBOW
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1) Starlings
2) The Bones Of You
3) Mirrorball
4) Grouds For Divorce
5) An Audience With The Pope
6) Weather To Fly
7) The Loneliness Of A Tower Crane Drive
8) The Fix
9) Some Riot
10) One Day Like This
11) Friends Of Ours
12) We're Away (UK Bonus Track)
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1) STARLINGS
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G (3,5,5,4,3,3)
Am (5,7,7,5,5,5)
G/D (x,x,0,4,3,3)
Bm (7,9,9,8,7,7)
C (8,10,10,9,8,8)
n.c. (no chord)
INTRO: | G| Am| G| Am|
| G| Am| G| Am|
Ah________________________________________
| G| Am| G| Am|
Ah________________________________________
| G/D| G| G| Am|
| G/D| G| G| Am|
| G| Am|
V1: GHow dare the premier ignore my invitations!?
AmHe'll have to go
So Gtoo the bunch he luncheons with
It's second on my list of things to Amdo
GAt the top I'm stopping by your place of work and acting like
I Amhaven't dreamed of you and I and marriage in an orange grove
GYou are the only thing in any room you're ever in
AmI'm stubborn, selfish, and too old
LINK: | G| Am| G| Am|
Ah________________________________________
V2: I Gsat you down and told you how the truest love that's ever found
AmIs for oneself
You Gpulled apart my theory with a weary and disinterested Amsigh
So Gyes i guess i'm asking you to back a horse that's good for glue
AmAnd nothing else
But Gfind a man that's truer than
Find a man that needs you more Amthan I
V3: GSit with me a while and let me listen to you talk about
Your Amdreams and your obsessions I'll be quite and confessional
The Bmviolets explode inside me when i meet your eyes
Then I'm Cspinning and i'm diving like a cloud of starlings.
n.C. (G/D)
Darling is this love?
OUTRO: |(G/D) | G| G| Am|
| G/D| G| G| Am|
| G/D| G| G| Am|
| G| Am| G| Am|
| G|
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2) BONES OF YOU
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G/E (x,x,3,0,3,3)
C/D# (x,x,1,0,1,3)
G (3,x,0,0,0,3)
D#/C (x,3,x,0,4,3)
C5 (x,3,x,5,x,x)
B5 (x,2,x,4,x,x)
D5 (x,5,x,7,x,x)
F5 (x,8,x,10,x,x)
G5 (x,10,x,12,x,x)
D#5 (x,6,x,8,x,x)
> (slide)
INTRO: | G/E| C/D#| G/E| C/D#|
| G/E| C/D#| G/E| C/D#|
V1: So I'm G/Ethere, C/D#charging around with a G/Ejuganaut brow
C/D#Over draft speeches and G/Edeadlines to make
C/D#Cramming commitments like G/Ecats in a sack
C/D#Telephone burning, G/Epurposeful gait
When C/D#out of a doorway the G/Etentacles stretch
Of a C/D#song that i know, and the G/Eworld moves in C/D#slow - mo
G/D C/D#(G)
Straight to my head like the first cigarette of the day
(G) D#/C G D#/C G
C1: And its you, and its me, and we're sleeping through the day
D#/C G D#/C(G/D)
And I'm five years ago and three thousand miles away
LINK: |(G/E) | C/D#| G/E| C/D#|
V2: Do i G/Ehave time? a C/D#man of my caliber G/Estood in the street
Like a C/D#sleepwalking teenager, G/Eno
And i C/D#dealt with this years ago
G/EI took a hammer to C/D#every momento
But G/Eimage on image like C/D#beads on a rosary
G/EPull through my head as the C/D#music takes hold
And the G/Esickener hits i can C/D#work till i break
G/E C/D#(G)
But i love the bones of you, that i will never escape
(G) D#/C G D#/C G
C2: And its you, and its me, and we're sleeping through the day
And I'm D#/Cfive years aGgo and three D#/Cthousand miles aGway
And i D#/Ccan't move my Garm, through D#/Cfear that you will Gwake
D#/C G D#/C(C5)
And I'm five years ago and three thousand miles away
SOLO: |(C5) | B5| D5| C5| B5| D5|
| C5 B5| D5 B5| C5 B5| D5 B5| F5| D5|
| F5| G5|
| D#5>F5 | D#5>F5 |
| D#5>F5 | G5 |
| D#5>F5 | D#5>F5 |
| D#5>F5 |
| G| D#/C| G| D#/C|
| G| D#/C| G| D#/C|
C2: GOh, and I'm D#/Cfive years aGgo and three D#/Cthousand miles aGway
And I'm D#/Cfive years aGgo and three D#/Cthousand miles aGway
And its D#/Cyou, and its Gme, and we're D#/Csleeping through the Gday
And I'm D#/Cfive years aGgo and three D#/Cthousand miles aGway
(coda)
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3) MIRRORBALL
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E(xx2454)
G(320003)
A(x02220)
E* (022100)
F#m(xx4222)
D/F#(xx4232)
(E)
INTRO: e|---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--7-|
B|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--------|
G|--------------------------------------------------| (x8)
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7------|
(This is also played throughout the verses)
V1: I plant the kind of kEiss that wouldn't wake a baby
On the self-same face that wouldn't let me sleep
And the street is singing with my feet,
And dawn gives me a shadow I know to be taller
G A E* G F#m E* (stop)
B1: All down to you, dear____, everything has changed
V2: My sorry naEme has made it to graffiti
I was looking for someone to complete me
G A E G F#m E*
B2: Not anymore, dear____, everything has changed
G A E*
C1: When we make the moon our mirror ball
G A E*
The street's an empty stage
G A E*
The city sirens, violins
G F#m E*
Everything has changed
LINK: | D/F#| A| E| E|
| D/F#| A| E| E|
(So)
(So) lift off lD/F#oveA E
Lift off lD/F#oveA E
V3: We Etook the town to town last night
We kissed like we invented it
And now I know what every step is for
To lead me to your door
G A E* G F#m E*
B3: Know that while you sleep, everything has changed
G A E*
C2: We made the moon our mirror ball
G A E*
The street's an empty stage
G A E*
The city sirens, violins
G F#m E*
Everything has changed
G F#m E*
Everything has changed
G F#m E*
Everything has changed
OUTRO: | D/F#| A| E| E|
(So)
(So) lift off lD/F#oveA E
Lift off lD/F#ove A(EDown to)
Lift off lD/F#ove A(EDown to)
(you dear)
Lift off lD/F#ove A(EDown to)
(you dear)
Lift off lD/F#ove A(EDown to)
(you dear)
Lift off lD/F#ove A(EDown to)
(you dear)
Lift off lD/F#ove A(EDown to you dear)
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4) GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE
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Dm/F (x,x,3,2,3,x)
Dm (x,x,0,2,3,x)
Dm/C (x,3,x,2,3,x)
Bb5 (6,8,8,x,x,x)
A5 (5,7,7,x,x,x)
D5 (x,5,7,7,x,x)
G5 (3,5,5,x,x,x)
C5 (x,3,5,5,x,x)
F5 (x,8,10,10,x,x)
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I've tried to do this for an acoustic guitar. It looks messy but once
you get the hang of the chord shapes it's really not that bad... honest!
the bass notes below will help with the timing of the verse chords!
(1) (2)(3)(2) (2) (2) (1) (2)(3)(2) (2) (2)
D|-3---0-----0---0---0-|-3---0-----0---0---0-|
A|--------3------------|--------3------------|
(1) Dm/F \
(2) Dm --> This sequence will refered to as 'Dm-riff'
(3) Dm/C /
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INTRO: D|-3--0---0-|-3--0---0-|
A|------3---|------3---|
(n.c.)
D|*3--0---0-|-3--0---0-|-3--0---0-|-3--0---0-|-3--0---0-|
A|------3---|------3---|------3---|------3---|------3---|
*Mondays is for drinking to the seldom seen kid
(n.C.) Dm-riff Dm-riff
V1: I've been work-ing on a cocktail called grounds for divorce
Dm-riff Dm-riff
Whoah__________
Dm-riff Dm-riff
Polishing a compass that I hold in my sleeve
Dm-riff Dm-riff
Whoah__________
Dm-riff Dm-riff
Doubt comes in on sticks but then he kicks like a horse
Dm-riff Dm-riff
Whoah__________
Dm-riff Dm-riff
There's a Chinese cigarette case and the rest you can keep
Dm-riff Dm-riff
And the rest you can keep, and the rest you can keep
B1: There's a Bb5hole in my neighborA5hood down which of D5late I cannot G5help but fall
Bb5 A5 D5n.C.
There's a hole in my neighborhood down which of late I cannot help but fall____
(D5) ( D5 C5)
SOLO 1: G|-------------7--------------7--5-|
D|-7--5--3--0--7--7--5--3--0--7--5-|
A|-------------5--------------5--3-|
E|-------------x--------------x--x-|
(D5) ( D5 C5)
G|-------------7--------------7--5-|
D|-7--5--3--0--7--7--5--3--0--7--5-|
A|-------------5--------------5--3-|
E|-------------x--------------x--x-|
( D5 F5 D5) ( D5 C5)
G|-------------7--10--7--------------7--5-|
D|-7--5--3--0--7--10--7--7--5--3--0--7--3-|
A|-------------5---8--5--------------5--3-|
E|-------------x---x--x--------------x--x-|
( D5 F5 D5) (*D5 C5)
G|-------------7--10--7--------------7--5-|
D|-7--5--3--0--7--10--7--7--5--3--0--7--3-|
A|-------------5---8--5--------------5--3-|
E|-------------x---x--x--------------x--x-|
*D5 C5
Mon-days is for drinking to the seldom seen kid
( Dm/F Dm Dm Dm)( Dm/F Dm Dm Dm)( Dm/F Dm Dm Dm)( Dm Dm Dm)
B|-3-----3--3--3-|-3-----3--3--3-|-3-----3--3--3-|-3--3--3-|
G|-2-----2--2--2-|-2-----2--2--2-|-2-----2--2--2-|-2--2--2-|
D|-3-----0--0--0-|-3-----0--0--0-|-3-----0--0--0-|-0--0--0-|
A|-x-----x--x--x-|-x-----x--x--x-|-x-----x--x--x-|-x--x--x-|
Oooo___________________
( Dm/F Dm Dm Dm)( Dm/F Dm Dm Dm)( Dm/F Dm Dm Dm)( Dm Dm Dm)
B|-3-----3--3--3-|-3-----3--3--3-|-3-----3--3--3-|-3--3--3-|
G|-2-----2--2--2-|-2-----2--2--2-|-2-----2--2--2-|-2--2--2-|
D|-3-----0--0--0-|-3-----0--0--0-|-3-----0--0--0-|-0--0--0-|
A|-x-----x--x--x-|-x-----x--x--x-|-x-----x--x--x-|-x--x--x-|
Oooo___________________
G|---------------0--2-----------------------------|
D|-0--0--0--0--3------3--0--0--0--0---------------|
A|-----------------------------------*5>4>3>2>1>0-|
* n.C. Dm-riff Dm-riff
V2: There's this whispering of jokers doing flesh by the pound
Dm-riff Dm-riff
To a chorus of supposes from the little town whores
Dm-riff Dm-riff
There'll be twisted karaoke at the Aniseed lounge
Dm-riff Dm-riff
And I'll bring you further roses but it does you no good
Dm-riff Dm-riff
And it does me no good, and it does you no good
B2: There's a Bb5hole in my neighborA5hood down which of D5late I cannot G5help but fall
There's a Bb5hole in my neighborA5hood down which of D5late I cannot G5help but fall
Bb5 A5 D5n.C.
There's a hole in my neighborhood down which of late I cannot help but fall____
(D5) ( D5 C5)
SOLO 2: G|-------------7--------------7--5-|
D|-7--5--3--0--7--7--5--3--0--7--5-|
A|-------------5--------------5--3-|
E|-------------x--------------x--x-|
(D5) ( D5 C5)
G|-------------7--------------7--5-|
D|-7--5--3--0--7--7--5--3--0--7--5-|
A|-------------5--------------5--3-|
E|-------------x--------------x--x-|
( D5 F5 D5) ( D5 C5)
G|-------------7--10--7--------------7--5-|
D|-7--5--3--0--7--10--7--7--5--3--0--7--3-|
A|-------------5---8--5--------------5--3-|
E|-------------x---x--x--------------x--x-|
( D5 F5 D5) (*D5 C5)
G|-------------7--10--7--------------7--5-|
D|-7--5--3--0--7--10--7--7--5--3--0--7--3-|
A|-------------5---8--5--------------5--3-|
E|-------------x---x--x--------------x--x-|
*D5 C5
OUTRO: Some-day we'll be drinking with the seldom seen kid
( Dm/F Dm Dm Dm)( Dm/F Dm Dm Dm)( Dm/F Dm Dm Dm)( Dm Dm Dm)
B|-3-----3--3--3-|-3-----3--3--3-|-3-----3--3--3-|-3--3--3-|
G|-2-----2--2--2-|-2-----2--2--2-|-2-----2--2--2-|-2--2--2-|
D|-3-----0--0--0-|-3-----0--0--0-|-3-----0--0--0-|-0--0--0-|
A|-x-----x--x--x-|-x-----x--x--x-|-x-----x--x--x-|-x--x--x-|
Oooo___________________
( Dm/F Dm Dm Dm)( Dm/F Dm Dm Dm)( Dm/F Dm Dm Dm)( Dm Dm Dm)
B|-3-----3--3--3-|-3-----3--3--3-|-3-----3--3--3-|-3--3--3-|
G|-2-----2--2--2-|-2-----2--2--2-|-2-----2--2--2-|-2--2--2-|
D|-3-----0--0--0-|-3-----0--0--0-|-3-----0--0--0-|-0--0--0-|
A|-x-----x--x--x-|-x-----x--x--x-|-x-----x--x--x-|-x--x--x-|
Oooo___________________
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5) AN AUDIENCE WITH THE POPE
=========================
Gm(355333)
Dm(x5776x)
D(x5777x)
Cm(x35543)
INTRO: | Gm| Dm|
| Gm| Gm| D| D|
| Gm| Gm| D| D|
V1: Sweet GmJesus I'm on fire, she has the Dsweetest, darkest eyes
And when it Gmcomes into her eyes i know Diron and steel couldn't hold me
Good GmGod i'm easy bruised, but so Doften a moth to her flame
And the Gmthings that she's asked me to do
Will see a Dcity of saints forgetting his name
C1: I have an Cmaudience with the pGmope and I'm Dsaving the world at eGmight
But if Cmshe says she needs me, Gmshe says she needs me
D(Gm)
Everybody's gonna have to wait, uh-huh
LINK: |(Gm) | Gm| D| D|
| Gm| Gm| D| D|
V2: (GmWhere could she be?) Was that a minute or an hour?
(DWhere could she be?) She turns the hours into days
GmKill the phone, cover the cage and Dwait for the doorbell to ring
(GmWhere could she be?) No she won't come running
(DWhere could she be?) The world is turning at her pace
Gonna Gmkill the phone, cover the cage and Dwait for the doorbell to ring
C2: I have an Cmaudience with the pGmope and I'm Dsaving the world at eGmight
But if Cmshe says she needs me, Gmshe says she needs me
DEverybody's gonna have to wait
C3: I have an Cmaudience with the pGmope and I'm Dsaving the world at eGmight
But if Cmshe says she needs me, Gmshe says she needs me
D(Gm)
Everybody's gonna have to wait, uh-huh
SOLO: |(Gm) | Gm| D| D|
| Gm| Gm| D| D|
| Cm| Gm| D| Gm|
| Cm| Gm| D| D|
C4: I have an Cmaudience with the pGmope and I'm Dsaving the world at eGmight
But if Cmshe says she needs me, Gmshe says she needs me
DEverybody's gonna have to wait
D(Gm)
Everybody's gonna have to wait, uh-huh
OUTRO: |(Gm) | Dm| Gm| Dm|
| Gm|
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6) WEATHER TO FLY
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C(x32013)
G/B(x20003)
Bb(x13333)
Fadd9(1x3213)
C* (x3201x)
G/B* (x2000x)
Bb* (x1333x)
F(133211)
(C) * (G/B)
INTRO: e|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|------------1-----------------|------------1-----------------|
G|---2--0---0---0---2--0---0--0-|---2--0---0---0---2--0---0--0-|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-3------3-------3------3------|-2------2-------2------2------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
(Bb) (F)
e|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|------------1-----------------|------------1------------------------|
G|---2--0---0---0---2--0---0--0-|---2--0---0---0---2--0---------------|
D|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-1------1-------1------1------|-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|-1------1-------1------1--1--1--1--1-|
(C) (G/B)
e|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|------------1-----------------|------------1-----------------|
G|---2--0---0---0---2--0---0--0-|---2--0---0---0---2--0---0--0-|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-3------3-------3------3------|-2------2-------2------2------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
(Bb) (F) **
e|------------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
B|------------1-----------------|------------1-------1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|
G|---2--0---0---0---2--0---0--0-|---2--0---0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
D|------------------------------|-----------------3----------------------|
A|-1------1-------1------1------|----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|-1------1-------------------------------|
*Are we having the time of our lives? Are we having the time of our lives?
Are we coming across clear? Are we coming across fine?
Are we part of the plan here? Are we having the time of our lives?
**Are we coming across cleCar? Are we coming G/Bacross fine?
Bb Fadd9(C)
Are we having the time of our lives? Are we part of the plan here?
(C)
V1: We have the drive and time on our hands
G/BOne little room and the biggest of plans
BbThe days were shaping up frosty and bright
Perfect Fadd9weather to fly, perfect weather to fly
V2: CPoundin' the streets where my fathers feet still
G/BRing from the walls we'd sing in the doorways
Or bBbicker and row just figuring how
We were Fadd9wired inside, perfect weather to fly
V3: CSo in looking to stray from the line
We deG/Bcided instead we should pull out the thread that was
BbStitching us into this tapestry vial
And why Fadd9wouldn't you try? Perfect weather to fly
V4: (As V1)
V5: (As V2)
V6: (As V3)
OUTRO: | C| G/B|
| Bb| Fadd9|
| C| G/B|
| Bb| Fadd9|
| C| G/B|
| Bb| Fadd9|
| C* | G/B* |
| Bb* | F|
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7) The Loneliness of a Tower Crane Driver
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C(x32010) or C/G(3x2010)
E(022100)
A(x02220) or A/E(00222x)
C6(x32210) or C6/G(332210)
C#m(x46654)
G#(466544)
INTRO: | C| E| A| A|
| C| E| A| A|
V1: C EGotta get out of TAV
Just Cpick a Epoint and Ago
CThe Eticker-tape tangles my Afeet
As I Csearch for a Eface that I Aknow
Come Con, Etower crane Adriver
There's Cnot so Efar to Ago
LINK: e|---------2--0------|
B|-0--1--3------3--0-|
G|-------------------|
(C6) (C) (C6)(C) (C6)(C) (C6)(C)
e|-x--------------------------------|
B|-x--------------------------------|
G|-2----0---2---0---2---0---2---0---|
D|-2--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
A|-3--------------------------------|
E|-x--------------------------------|
e|---------0--2--3-|
B|-3--1--0---------|
G|-----------------|
| C| E| A| A|
| C| E| A| A|
V2: CI Emust have been working the Aropes
When your Chand Eslipped from Amine
CNow I Elive off the mirrors and Asmoke
It's a Cjoke, a Efix, a Alie
Come Con, Etower crane Adriver
COh so Efar to Afall
C ESend up a prayer in my C#mna - G#ame
Just the Esame, they C#msay I'm on top of my Aga - G#ame
EGentle, gentle lAove
e|----------------|
B|---0--2--0------|
G|-2---------2--0-|
C E(A)
Send up a prayer in my name
OUTRO: |(A) | A| A| A|
| A| A|
e|---------2--0------|
B|-0--1--3------3--0-|
G|-------------------|
| C|
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8) The Fix
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Cm(x35543)
G(355433)
Fm(133111)
G/D(x55433)
INTRO: | Drums | Drums | Drums | Drums |
G|----5-----------------------------------------|
D|------5--3------------------------------------|
A|-*3--------6--3--5--6--5--3--5--6--3--5--6--3-| (x2)
E|----------------------------------------------|
|*Cm | Cm| G| Cm|
| Cm| Cm| G| Cm|
V1: The Cmfix is in, there's a Gnag gonna dance home at CmEpsom
The fix is in, can't Gwait to see how it upCmsets 'em
C1: FmToo many times we've been Cmpostally pipped
We've Fmloaded the saddles, the Cmmickeys are slipped
We're Fmswapping the turf for the Cmsand and the surf and the G/Dsin
G(Cm)
Cause the fix, the fix is in
LINK 1: |(Cm) | G| Cm| G|
V2: The Cmfix is in, the Godds that I got were deCmlicious
The fix is in, the Gjockey is cocky and Cmvicious
C2: The reFmdoubtable beast has had Cmpegasus pills
We'll Fmbuy him the patch in the CmTuscany hills
And the FmVino di Vici will Cmflow like a river in G/Dspring
G(Cm)
Now the fix, the fix is in
LINK 2: |(Cm) | G| Cm| G|
| Cm| G| Cm| G| Cm(1) |
SOLO: | Fm| Cm| Fm| Cm|
| Fm| Cm| G/D| G/D|
| G | G | n.C. |
V3: The Cmfix is in, the Gsnaps of the steward so Cmcandid
The fix is in, yes our Gpigeons have finally Cmlanded
C3: The FmDonahue sisters will Cmmeet us in France
In Fmpenguins and pearls, we'll Cmdrink and we'll dance
'Til the Fmend of our days, cause it Cmain't left to chance that we G/Dwin
G(Cm)
Cause the fix, the fix is in
LINK 3: |(Cm) | G| Cm| G|
| Cm| G| Cm| G|
| Cm| G| Cm| G|
| Cm| G| Cm| G| Cm(1) |
OUTRO: | Fm| Cm| Fm| Cm|
| Fm| Cm| G/D| G/D|
| G | G | n.C. |
| Cm|
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9) SOME RIOT
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F(xx3211)
Cm/G(xx5543)
Gm(xx5333)
Gm/D(x55333)
Bb/F(x88766)
Dm/A(xx7765)
F#/C#(x44322)
INTRO: | F| Cm/G| F| Cm/G|
| F| Gm Gm/D| F| Gm|
| F| Cm/G| F| Cm/G|
| F| Gm Gm/D| F| Gm|
| Gm/D| Bb/F| Gm/D|
| Bb/F| Gm/D|
V1: Bb/FA friend of mine grows his very own Gm/Dbrambles
Bb/FThey twist all around him till he can't Gm/Dmove
Bb/FBeautiful, F#/C#quivering, chivalrous Bb/Fshambles
What is my F#/C#friend trying to Bb/Fprove?
LINK: | Bb/F| Dm/A| Gm/D|
| Bb/F| Dm/A| Gm/D|
V2: The Bb/Fbooze turns a tall, gentle boy to a terrible Gm/Dtotem
Bb/FAnd the kids gather round trying to see what's inGm/Dside
Bb/FI think when he's F#/C#drinking he's drowning some Bb/Friot.
What is my F#/C#friend trying to Bb/Fhide?
V3: Bb/FCause it's breaking my heart, it's breaking my Gm/Dheart.
Bb/FAnd it's breaking my heart to pull at the Gm/Dreign.
Bb/FBrother of F#/C#mine don't run with those Bb/Ffuckers.
When will my F#/C#friends start singing aBb/Fgain?
F#/C#(Bb/F)
When will my friends____ start singing again?
SOLO: |(Bb/F) | F|
| Cm/G| F| Cm/G|
Oooo___________________________
| F| Gm Gm/D| F| Gm|
____________________
| F| Cm/G| F| Cm/G|
Oooo__________________________________
| F| Gm Gm/D| F| Gm|
____________________
| F| Cm/G| F| Cm/G|
Oooo__________________________________
| F| Gm Gm/D| F| Gm|
____________________
| F| Cm/G| F| Cm/G|
Oooo__________________________________
| F| Gm Gm/D| F| Gm|(Gm/D)|
____________________
OUTRO: |(Gm/D)| Bb/F| Gm/D|
| Bb/F| Gm/D|
(repeat to fade)
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10) ONE DAY LIKE THIS
=================
(Capo 1st Fret)
E(022100)
A(577655)
B(799877)
A* (x02220)
B* (x2444x)
Dsus2/A(x00230)
INTRO: e|-0-|-0--0-------------|-0--0--------------|
B|-0-|-0----4--0--2---0-|-0----4--0--2------|
G|-1-|-1------------1---|-1------------1--1-|
D|-2-|-2----------------|-2-----------------|
A|-2-|-2----------------|-2-----------------|
E|-0-|-2----------------|-0-----------------|
*
e|-0--0-------------|-0--0--------------|-------0-|
B|-0----4--0--2---0-|-0----4--0--2------|-------0-|
G|-1------------1---|-1------------1--1-|-1--2--1-|
D|-2----------------|-2-----------------|-------2-|
A|-2----------------|-2-----------------|-------2-|
E|-2----------------|-0-----------------|-------0-|
V1: EDrinking in the morning sun, Ablinking in the morning sun
BShaking off the heavy one, yeah Aheavy like a loaded gun
EWhat made me behave that way? AUsing words i never say
I can Bonly think it must be love
A E(stop) E(stop)
Oh anyway, it's looking like a beautiful day_________
V2: ESomeone tell me how I feel, it's Asilly wrong but vivid right
Oh, Bkiss me like a final meal, yeah Akiss me like we die tonight
Cause Eholy cow i love you eyes and Aonly now i see the light
Yeah Blying with you half awake
A E(stop) E(stop) E(stop)
Oh anyway it's looking like a beautiful day_________
MID: e|-0--0-----------|
B|-0----4--0--2---|
G|-1------------1-|
D|-2--------------|
A|-2--------------|
E|-0--------------|
E (once) (D|-2-2-|, E|-0-0-|, D|-2-2-|, E|-0-|)
When my face is chamois creased
A* (once) (D|-2-2-|, E|-0-0-|, D|-2-2-|, E|-0-|)
If you think i winked I did
B* (once) (D|-2-2-|, B|-4-4-|, D|-2-2-|, B|-4-|)
laugh politely at repeats
A* (once) (D|-2-2-|, B|-2-2-|, D|-2-2-|, B|-2-|)
Yeah kiss me when my lips are thin
Cause Eholy cow i love your eyes and Aonly now i see the light
Yeah Blying with you half awake, stumbling over what to say
A E(stop) E(stop) E(stop) E(stop)
Well anyway, it's looking like a beautiful day_________
C1: So Ethrow those curtains wDsus2/Aide
A* E
One day like this a year, it'd see me right
EThrow those curtains wDsus2/Aide
A* E
One day like this a year, it'd see me right
EThrow those curtains wDsus2/Aide
A* E
One day like this a year, it'd see me right, for life
EThrow those curtains wDsus2/Aide
A* E
One day like this a year, it'd see me right, for life
E Dsus2/A A* E
Holy cow i love your eyes____ and only now i see the light____
E Dsus2/A A* E
Holy cow i love your eyes____ and only now i see the light____
EThrow those curtains wDsus2/Aide
A* E
One day like this a year, it'd see me right
EThrow those curtains wDsus2/Aide
A* E
One day like this a year, it'd see me right
E Dsus2/A A* E
Throw____________________
E Dsus2/A A* E
Throw____________________
E Dsus2/A A* E
Throw___________ one day like this a year, it'd see me right
E Dsus2/A A* E
Throw___________ one day like this a year, it'd see me right
OUTRO: E Dsus2/A
Throw those curtains wide
A* E
One day like this a year, it'd see me right
So Ethrow those curtains wDsus2/Aide
A* E
One day like this a year, it'd see me right
EThrow those curtains wDsus2/Aide
A* E
One day like this a year, it'd see me right
(fade out)
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11) FRIENDS OF OURS
===============
E5 (0,2,2,x,x,x)
C5 (x,3,5,5,x,x)
D5 (x,5,7,7,x,x)
G5 (3,5,5,x,x,x)
G5/F# (2,5,5,x,x,x)
B5 (x,2,4,4,x,x)
Em (0,2,2,0,0,0)
C (x,3,2,0,1,0)
Cadd9 (x,3,2,0,3,0)
Cmaj7 (x,3,2,0,0,0)
D (x,x,0,2,3,5)
D/C (x,3,0,2,x,x)
C* (x,3,2,0,0,3)
G (x,10,12,12,12,10)
(E5)
INTRO: |-4--4--4>5>4--4--2--2----|
|-----------------------2-|
|-----------------------2-|
|----------------------*0-|
|*E5 | E5| C5| D5|
| G5| G5 G5/F#| E5| B5|
| E5| C5| C5| D5|
| G5| G5 G5/F#|
| Em| C Cadd9 C Cmaj7 D(stop) | (the Cadd9 C Cmaj7are played quickly)
| Em| C Cadd9 C Cmaj7 D(stop) |
V1: Before E5leaving B5get to the baE5r
C5No one round D5here makes you G5payG5/F#
E5Never very B5good at goodE5byesC5
So gentle D5shoulder charge, G5love you madeG5/F#
LINK: | Em| C Cadd9 C Cmaj7 D(stop) |
love you made
| Em| C Cadd9 C Cmaj7 D(stop) |
| Em| C Cadd9 C Cmaj7 D(stop) |
| Em| C Cadd9 C Cmaj7 D/C(C*)|
| C* | C* D| C* | C* D|
| C* | C* D| C* | C* D|
C* D C* D C* D C*
C1: Salford skyline blue, always you, could fly 'round any corner
'till you Ddo.
OUTRO: | E5| B5| E5| E5|
Love you made.
| C5| D5| G5| G5 G5/F#|
| E5| B5| E5| E5|
| C5| D5| G5| G5 G5/F#|
| E5| B5| E5| E5|
| C5| D5| G5| G5 G5/F#|
| E5| B5| E5| E5|
| C5| D5| G|
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WE'RE AWAY (UK BONUS TRACK)
===========================
Dm(xx0231)
F(xx3211)
G(xx5433)
G/F(xx3433)
G/E(xx2433)
G/D(xx0433)
C(x32010)
Am(x02210)
Em(x22000)
Fmaj7(xx3210)
F* (xx4565)
Em/D(xx0000)
Fmaj7/C(x33210)
F/C(x33211)
C* (x3201x)
INTRO: The Dmheadlines drip with Fhorror, beGware, beware beware
The Dmnews says no toFmorrow but Ghow can G/Fi be G/EscaredG/D G
C Am Em F F Fmaj7 F F*
V1: in her arms_______? World do your worst
She and I have closed our CeyesAm____Em
and lifted every EmcurseEm/D Fmaj7/C Am G
C1: We're aCway_Am____Em__ in-caving cocrete military lF/Cight
is merely Crain against the Fglass
OUTRO: | C| F| C| F| G|
C*
for lovers in the night
=============================================================================================
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Chords in this song · guitar
G
Am
G/D
Bm
C
G/E
C/D#
D#/C
C5
B5
D5
F5
G5
E
A
F#m
D/F#
Bb5
A5
Dm/F
Dm
Gm
D
Cm
THE SELDOM SEEN KID - ELBOW
===========================
1) Starlings
2) The Bones Of You
3) Mirrorball
4) Grouds For Divorce
5) An Audience With The Pope
6) Weather To Fly
7) The Loneliness Of A Tower Crane Drive
8) The Fix
9) Some Riot
10) One Day Like This
11) Friends Of Ours
12) We're Away (UK Bonus Track)
=============================================================================================
1) STARLINGS
=========
G (3,5,5,4,3,3)
Am (5,7,7,5,5,5)
G/D (x,x,0,4,3,3)
Bm (7,9,9,8,7,7)
C (8,10,10,9,8,8)
n.c. (no chord)
G Am G Am
INTRO: | | | | |
G Am G Am
| | | | |
Ah________________________________________
G Am G Am
| | | | |
Ah________________________________________
G/D G G Am
| | | | |
G/D G G Am
| | | | |
G Am
| | |
G
V1: How dare the premier ignore my invitations!?
Am
He'll have to go
G
So too the bunch he luncheons with
Am
It's second on my list of things to do
G
At the top I'm stopping by your place of work and acting like
Am
I haven't dreamed of you and I and marriage in an orange grove
G
You are the only thing in any room you're ever in
Am
I'm stubborn, selfish, and too old
G Am G Am
LINK: | | | | |
Ah________________________________________
G
V2: I sat you down and told you how the truest love that's ever found
Am
Is for oneself
G Am
You pulled apart my theory with a weary and disinterested sigh
G
So yes i guess i'm asking you to back a horse that's good for glue
Am
And nothing else
G
But find a man that's truer than
Am
Find a man that needs you more than I
G
V3: Sit with me a while and let me listen to you talk about
Am
Your dreams and your obsessions I'll be quite and confessional
Bm
The violets explode inside me when i meet your eyes
C
Then I'm spinning and i'm diving like a cloud of starlings.
n.C. (G/D)
Darling is this love?
G/D G G Am
OUTRO: |() | | | |
G/D G G Am
| | | | |
G/D G G Am
| | | | |
G Am G Am
| | | | |
G
| |
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2) BONES OF YOU
============
G/E (x,x,3,0,3,3)
C/D# (x,x,1,0,1,3)
G (3,x,0,0,0,3)
D#/C (x,3,x,0,4,3)
C5 (x,3,x,5,x,x)
B5 (x,2,x,4,x,x)
D5 (x,5,x,7,x,x)
F5 (x,8,x,10,x,x)
G5 (x,10,x,12,x,x)
D#5 (x,6,x,8,x,x)
> (slide)
G/E C/D# G/E C/D#
INTRO: | | | | |
G/E C/D# G/E C/D#
| | | | |
G/E C/D# G/E
V1: So I'm there, charging around with a juganaut brow
C/D# G/E
Over draft speeches and deadlines to make
C/D# G/E
Cramming commitments like cats in a sack
C/D# G/E
Telephone burning, purposeful gait
C/D# G/E
When out of a doorway the tentacles stretch
C/D# G/E C/D#
Of a song that i know, and the world moves in slow - mo
G/D C/D# G
()
Straight to my head like the first cigarette of the day
G D#/C G D#/C G
()
C1: And its you, and its me, and we're sleeping through the day
D#/C G D#/C G/D
()
And I'm five years ago and three thousand miles away
G/E C/D# G/E C/D#
LINK: |() | | | |
G/E C/D# G/E
V2: Do i have time? a man of my caliber stood in the street
C/D# G/E
Like a sleepwalking teenager, no
C/D#
And i dealt with this years ago
G/E C/D#
I took a hammer to every momento
G/E C/D#
But image on image like beads on a rosary
G/E C/D#
Pull through my head as the music takes hold
G/E C/D#
And the sickener hits i can work till i break
G/E C/D# G
()
But i love the bones of you, that i will never escape
G D#/C G D#/C G
()
C2: And its you, and its me, and we're sleeping through the day
D#/C G D#/C G
And I'm five years ago and three thousand miles away
D#/C G D#/C G
And i can't move my arm, through fear that you will wake
D#/C G D#/C C5
()
And I'm five years ago and three thousand miles away
C5 B5 D5 C5 B5 D5
SOLO: |() | | | | | |
C5 B5 D5 B5 C5 B5 D5 B5 F5 D5
| | | | | | |
F5 G5
| | |
| D#5>F5 | D#5>F5 |
| D#5>F5 | G5 |
| D#5>F5 | D#5>F5 |
| D#5>F5 |
G D#/C G D#/C
| | | | |
G D#/C G D#/C
| | | | |
G D#/C G D#/C G
C2: Oh, and I'm five years ago and three thousand miles away
D#/C G D#/C G
And I'm five years ago and three thousand miles away
D#/C G D#/C G
And its you, and its me, and we're sleeping through the day
D#/C G D#/C G
And I'm five years ago and three thousand miles away
(coda)
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3) MIRRORBALL
==========
E
(xx2454)
G
(320003)
A
(x02220)
E
* (022100)
F#m
(xx4222)
D/F#
(xx4232)
E
()
INTRO: e|---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--7-|
B|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--------|
G|--------------------------------------------------| (x8)
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7------|
(This is also played throughout the verses)
E
V1: I plant the kind of kiss that wouldn't wake a baby
On the self-same face that wouldn't let me sleep
And the street is singing with my feet,
And dawn gives me a shadow I know to be taller
G A E G F#m E
* * (stop)
B1: All down to you, dear____, everything has changed
E
V2: My sorry name has made it to graffiti
I was looking for someone to complete me
G A E G F#m E
*
B2: Not anymore, dear____, everything has changed
G A E
*
C1: When we make the moon our mirror ball
G A E
*
The street's an empty stage
G A E
*
The city sirens, violins
G F#m E
*
Everything has changed
D/F# A E E
LINK: | | | | |
D/F# A E E
| | | | |
(So)
D/F# A E
(So) lift off love
D/F# A E
Lift off love
E
V3: We took the town to town last night
We kissed like we invented it
And now I know what every step is for
To lead me to your door
G A E G F#m E
* *
B3: Know that while you sleep, everything has changed
G A E
*
C2: We made the moon our mirror ball
G A E
*
The street's an empty stage
G A E
*
The city sirens, violins
G F#m E
*
Everything has changed
G F#m E
*
Everything has changed
G F#m E
*
Everything has changed
D/F# A E E
OUTRO: | | | | |
(So)
D/F# A E
(So) lift off love
D/F# A E
Lift off love (Down to)
D/F# A E
Lift off love (Down to)
(you dear)
D/F# A E
Lift off love (Down to)
(you dear)
D/F# A E
Lift off love (Down to)
(you dear)
D/F# A E
Lift off love (Down to)
(you dear)
D/F# A E
Lift off love (Down to you dear)
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4) GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE
===================
Dm/F (x,x,3,2,3,x)
Dm (x,x,0,2,3,x)
Dm/C (x,3,x,2,3,x)
Bb5 (6,8,8,x,x,x)
A5 (5,7,7,x,x,x)
D5 (x,5,7,7,x,x)
G5 (3,5,5,x,x,x)
C5 (x,3,5,5,x,x)
F5 (x,8,10,10,x,x)
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I've tried to do this for an acoustic guitar. It looks messy but once
you get the hang of the chord shapes it's really not that bad... honest!
the bass notes below will help with the timing of the verse chords!
(1) (2)(3)(2) (2) (2) (1) (2)(3)(2) (2) (2)
D|-3---0-----0---0---0-|-3---0-----0---0---0-|
A|--------3------------|--------3------------|
(1) Dm/F \
(2) Dm --> This sequence will refered to as 'Dm-riff'
(3) Dm/C /
---------------------------------------------------------------------
INTRO: D|-3--0---0-|-3--0---0-|
A|------3---|------3---|
(n.c.)
D|*3--0---0-|-3--0---0-|-3--0---0-|-3--0---0-|-3--0---0-|
A|------3---|------3---|------3---|------3---|------3---|
*Mondays is for drinking to the seldom seen kid
(n.C.) Dm-riff Dm-riff
V1: I've been work-ing on a cocktail called grounds for divorce
Dm-riff Dm-riff
Whoah__________
Dm-riff Dm-riff
Polishing a compass that I hold in my sleeve
Dm-riff Dm-riff
Whoah__________
Dm-riff Dm-riff
Doubt comes in on sticks but then he kicks like a horse
Dm-riff Dm-riff
Whoah__________
Dm-riff Dm-riff
There's a Chinese cigarette case and the rest you can keep
Dm-riff Dm-riff
And the rest you can keep, and the rest you can keep
Bb5 A5 D5 G5
B1: There's a hole in my neighborhood down which of late I cannot help but fall
Bb5 A5 D5
n.C.
There's a hole in my neighborhood down which of late I cannot help but fall____
D5 D5 C5
() ( )
SOLO 1: G|-------------7--------------7--5-|
D|-7--5--3--0--7--7--5--3--0--7--5-|
A|-------------5--------------5--3-|
E|-------------x--------------x--x-|
D5 D5 C5
() ( )
G|-------------7--------------7--5-|
D|-7--5--3--0--7--7--5--3--0--7--5-|
A|-------------5--------------5--3-|
E|-------------x--------------x--x-|
D5 F5 D5 D5 C5
( ) ( )
G|-------------7--10--7--------------7--5-|
D|-7--5--3--0--7--10--7--7--5--3--0--7--3-|
A|-------------5---8--5--------------5--3-|
E|-------------x---x--x--------------x--x-|
D5 F5 D5 C5
( ) (*D5 )
G|-------------7--10--7--------------7--5-|
D|-7--5--3--0--7--10--7--7--5--3--0--7--3-|
A|-------------5---8--5--------------5--3-|
E|-------------x---x--x--------------x--x-|
*D5 C5
Mon-days is for drinking to the seldom seen kid
Dm/F Dm Dm Dm Dm/F Dm Dm Dm Dm/F Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm
( )( )( )( )
B|-3-----3--3--3-|-3-----3--3--3-|-3-----3--3--3-|-3--3--3-|
G|-2-----2--2--2-|-2-----2--2--2-|-2-----2--2--2-|-2--2--2-|
D|-3-----0--0--0-|-3-----0--0--0-|-3-----0--0--0-|-0--0--0-|
A|-x-----x--x--x-|-x-----x--x--x-|-x-----x--x--x-|-x--x--x-|
Oooo___________________
Dm/F Dm Dm Dm Dm/F Dm Dm Dm Dm/F Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm
( )( )( )( )
B|-3-----3--3--3-|-3-----3--3--3-|-3-----3--3--3-|-3--3--3-|
G|-2-----2--2--2-|-2-----2--2--2-|-2-----2--2--2-|-2--2--2-|
D|-3-----0--0--0-|-3-----0--0--0-|-3-----0--0--0-|-0--0--0-|
A|-x-----x--x--x-|-x-----x--x--x-|-x-----x--x--x-|-x--x--x-|
Oooo___________________
G|---------------0--2-----------------------------|
D|-0--0--0--0--3------3--0--0--0--0---------------|
A|-----------------------------------*5>4>3>2>1>0-|
* n.C. Dm-riff Dm-riff
V2: There's this whispering of jokers doing flesh by the pound
Dm-riff Dm-riff
To a chorus of supposes from the little town whores
Dm-riff Dm-riff
There'll be twisted karaoke at the Aniseed lounge
Dm-riff Dm-riff
And I'll bring you further roses but it does you no good
Dm-riff Dm-riff
And it does me no good, and it does you no good
Bb5 A5 D5 G5
B2: There's a hole in my neighborhood down which of late I cannot help but fall
Bb5 A5 D5 G5
There's a hole in my neighborhood down which of late I cannot help but fall
Bb5 A5 D5
n.C.
There's a hole in my neighborhood down which of late I cannot help but fall____
D5 D5 C5
() ( )
SOLO 2: G|-------------7--------------7--5-|
D|-7--5--3--0--7--7--5--3--0--7--5-|
A|-------------5--------------5--3-|
E|-------------x--------------x--x-|
D5 D5 C5
() ( )
G|-------------7--------------7--5-|
D|-7--5--3--0--7--7--5--3--0--7--5-|
A|-------------5--------------5--3-|
E|-------------x--------------x--x-|
D5 F5 D5 D5 C5
( ) ( )
G|-------------7--10--7--------------7--5-|
D|-7--5--3--0--7--10--7--7--5--3--0--7--3-|
A|-------------5---8--5--------------5--3-|
E|-------------x---x--x--------------x--x-|
D5 F5 D5 C5
( ) (*D5 )
G|-------------7--10--7--------------7--5-|
D|-7--5--3--0--7--10--7--7--5--3--0--7--3-|
A|-------------5---8--5--------------5--3-|
E|-------------x---x--x--------------x--x-|
*D5 C5
OUTRO: Some-day we'll be drinking with the seldom seen kid
Dm/F Dm Dm Dm Dm/F Dm Dm Dm Dm/F Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm
( )( )( )( )
B|-3-----3--3--3-|-3-----3--3--3-|-3-----3--3--3-|-3--3--3-|
G|-2-----2--2--2-|-2-----2--2--2-|-2-----2--2--2-|-2--2--2-|
D|-3-----0--0--0-|-3-----0--0--0-|-3-----0--0--0-|-0--0--0-|
A|-x-----x--x--x-|-x-----x--x--x-|-x-----x--x--x-|-x--x--x-|
Oooo___________________
Dm/F Dm Dm Dm Dm/F Dm Dm Dm Dm/F Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm
( )( )( )( )
B|-3-----3--3--3-|-3-----3--3--3-|-3-----3--3--3-|-3--3--3-|
G|-2-----2--2--2-|-2-----2--2--2-|-2-----2--2--2-|-2--2--2-|
D|-3-----0--0--0-|-3-----0--0--0-|-3-----0--0--0-|-0--0--0-|
A|-x-----x--x--x-|-x-----x--x--x-|-x-----x--x--x-|-x--x--x-|
Oooo___________________
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5) AN AUDIENCE WITH THE POPE
=========================
Gm
(355333)
Dm
(x5776x)
D
(x5777x)
Cm
(x35543)
Gm Dm
INTRO: | | |
Gm Gm D D
| | | | |
Gm Gm D D
| | | | |
Gm D
V1: Sweet Jesus I'm on fire, she has the sweetest, darkest eyes
Gm D
And when it comes into her eyes i know iron and steel couldn't hold me
Gm D
Good God i'm easy bruised, but so often a moth to her flame
Gm
And the things that she's asked me to do
D
Will see a city of saints forgetting his name
Cm Gm D Gm
C1: I have an audience with the pope and I'm saving the world at eight
Cm Gm
But if she says she needs me, she says she needs me
D Gm
()
Everybody's gonna have to wait, uh-huh
Gm Gm D D
LINK: |() | | | |
Gm Gm D D
| | | | |
Gm
V2: (Where could she be?) Was that a minute or an hour?
D
(Where could she be?) She turns the hours into days
Gm D
Kill the phone, cover the cage and wait for the doorbell to ring
Gm
(Where could she be?) No she won't come running
D
(Where could she be?) The world is turning at her pace
Gm D
Gonna kill the phone, cover the cage and wait for the doorbell to ring
Cm Gm D Gm
C2: I have an audience with the pope and I'm saving the world at eight
Cm Gm
But if she says she needs me, she says she needs me
D
Everybody's gonna have to wait
Cm Gm D Gm
C3: I have an audience with the pope and I'm saving the world at eight
Cm Gm
But if she says she needs me, she says she needs me
D Gm
()
Everybody's gonna have to wait, uh-huh
Gm Gm D D
SOLO: |() | | | |
Gm Gm D D
| | | | |
Cm Gm D Gm
| | | | |
Cm Gm D D
| | | | |
Cm Gm D Gm
C4: I have an audience with the pope and I'm saving the world at eight
Cm Gm
But if she says she needs me, she says she needs me
D
Everybody's gonna have to wait
D Gm
()
Everybody's gonna have to wait, uh-huh
Gm Dm Gm Dm
OUTRO: |() | | | |
Gm
| |
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6) WEATHER TO FLY
==============
C
(x32013)
G/B
(x20003)
Bb
(x13333)
Fadd9
(1x3213)
C
* (x3201x)
G/B
* (x2000x)
Bb
* (x1333x)
F
(133211)
C G/B
() * ()
INTRO: e|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|------------1-----------------|------------1-----------------|
G|---2--0---0---0---2--0---0--0-|---2--0---0---0---2--0---0--0-|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-3------3-------3------3------|-2------2-------2------2------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb F
() ()
e|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|------------1-----------------|------------1------------------------|
G|---2--0---0---0---2--0---0--0-|---2--0---0---0---2--0---------------|
D|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-1------1-------1------1------|-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|-1------1-------1------1--1--1--1--1-|
C G/B
() ()
e|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|------------1-----------------|------------1-----------------|
G|---2--0---0---0---2--0---0--0-|---2--0---0---0---2--0---0--0-|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-3------3-------3------3------|-2------2-------2------2------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb F
() () **
e|------------------------------|--------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
B|------------1-----------------|------------1-------1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|
G|---2--0---0---0---2--0---0--0-|---2--0---0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
D|------------------------------|-----------------3----------------------|
A|-1------1-------1------1------|----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|-1------1-------------------------------|
*Are we having the time of our lives? Are we having the time of our lives?
Are we coming across clear? Are we coming across fine?
Are we part of the plan here? Are we having the time of our lives?
C G/B
**Are we coming across clear? Are we coming across fine?
Bb Fadd9 C
()
Are we having the time of our lives? Are we part of the plan here?
C
()
V1: We have the drive and time on our hands
G/B
One little room and the biggest of plans
Bb
The days were shaping up frosty and bright
Fadd9
Perfect weather to fly, perfect weather to fly
C
V2: Poundin' the streets where my fathers feet still
G/B
Ring from the walls we'd sing in the doorways
Bb
Or bicker and row just figuring how
Fadd9
We were wired inside, perfect weather to fly
C
V3: So in looking to stray from the line
G/B
We decided instead we should pull out the thread that was
Bb
Stitching us into this tapestry vial
Fadd9
And why wouldn't you try? Perfect weather to fly
V4: (As V1)
V5: (As V2)
V6: (As V3)
C G/B
OUTRO: | | |
Bb Fadd9
| | |
C G/B
| | |
Bb Fadd9
| | |
C G/B
| | |
Bb Fadd9
| | |
C G/B
| * | * |
Bb F
| * | |
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7) The Loneliness of a Tower Crane Driver
======================================
C C/G
(x32010) or (3x2010)
E
(022100)
A A/E
(x02220) or (00222x)
C6 C6/G
(x32210) or (332210)
C#m
(x46654)
G#
(466544)
C E A A
INTRO: | | | | |
C E A A
| | | | |
C E A
V1: Gotta get out of TV
C E A
Just pick a point and go
C E A
The ticker-tape tangles my feet
C E A
As I search for a face that I know
C E A
Come on, tower crane driver
C E A
There's not so far to go
LINK: e|---------2--0------|
B|-0--1--3------3--0-|
G|-------------------|
C6 C C6 C C6 C C6 C
() () ()() ()() ()()
e|-x--------------------------------|
B|-x--------------------------------|
G|-2----0---2---0---2---0---2---0---|
D|-2--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
A|-3--------------------------------|
E|-x--------------------------------|
e|---------0--2--3-|
B|-3--1--0---------|
G|-----------------|
C E A A
| | | | |
C E A A
| | | | |
C E A
V2: I must have been working the ropes
C E A
When your hand slipped from mine
C E A
Now I live off the mirrors and smoke
C E A
It's a joke, a fix, a lie
C E A
Come on, tower crane driver
C E A
Oh so far to fall
C E C#m G#
Send up a prayer in my na - ame
E C#m A G#
Just the same, they say I'm on top of my ga - ame
E A
Gentle, gentle love
e|----------------|
B|---0--2--0------|
G|-2---------2--0-|
C E A
()
Send up a prayer in my name
A A A A
OUTRO: |() | | | |
A A
| | |
e|---------2--0------|
B|-0--1--3------3--0-|
G|-------------------|
C
| |
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8) The Fix
=======
Cm
(x35543)
G
(355433)
Fm
(133111)
G/D
(x55433)
INTRO: | Drums | Drums | Drums | Drums |
G|----5-----------------------------------------|
D|------5--3------------------------------------|
A|-*3--------6--3--5--6--5--3--5--6--3--5--6--3-| (x2)
E|----------------------------------------------|
Cm G Cm
|*Cm | | | |
Cm Cm G Cm
| | | | |
Cm G Cm
V1: The fix is in, there's a nag gonna dance home at Epsom
G Cm
The fix is in, can't wait to see how it upsets 'em
Fm Cm
C1: Too many times we've been postally pipped
Fm Cm
We've loaded the saddles, the mickeys are slipped
Fm Cm G/D
We're swapping the turf for the sand and the surf and the sin
G Cm
()
Cause the fix, the fix is in
Cm G Cm G
LINK 1: |() | | | |
Cm G Cm
V2: The fix is in, the odds that I got were delicious
G Cm
The fix is in, the jockey is cocky and vicious
Fm Cm
C2: The redoubtable beast has had pegasus pills
Fm Cm
We'll buy him the patch in the Tuscany hills
Fm Cm G/D
And the Vino di Vici will flow like a river in spring
G Cm
()
Now the fix, the fix is in
Cm G Cm G
LINK 2: |() | | | |
Cm G Cm G Cm
| | | | | (1) |
Fm Cm Fm Cm
SOLO: | | | | |
Fm Cm G/D G/D
| | | | |
| G | G | n.C. |
Cm G Cm
V3: The fix is in, the snaps of the steward so candid
G Cm
The fix is in, yes our pigeons have finally landed
Fm Cm
C3: The Donahue sisters will meet us in France
Fm Cm
In penguins and pearls, we'll drink and we'll dance
Fm Cm G/D
'Til the end of our days, cause it ain't left to chance that we win
G Cm
()
Cause the fix, the fix is in
Cm G Cm G
LINK 3: |() | | | |
Cm G Cm G
| | | | |
Cm G Cm G
| | | | |
Cm G Cm G Cm
| | | | | (1) |
Fm Cm Fm Cm
OUTRO: | | | | |
Fm Cm G/D G/D
| | | | |
| G | G | n.C. |
Cm
| |
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9) SOME RIOT
=========
F
(xx3211)
Cm/G
(xx5543)
Gm
(xx5333)
Gm/D
(x55333)
Bb/F
(x88766)
Dm/A
(xx7765)
F#/C#
(x44322)
F Cm/G F Cm/G
INTRO: | | | | |
F Gm Gm/D F Gm
| | | | |
F Cm/G F Cm/G
| | | | |
F Gm Gm/D F Gm
| | | | |
Gm/D Bb/F Gm/D
| | | |
Bb/F Gm/D
| | |
Bb/F Gm/D
V1: A friend of mine grows his very own brambles
Bb/F Gm/D
They twist all around him till he can't move
Bb/F F#/C# Bb/F
Beautiful, quivering, chivalrous shambles
F#/C# Bb/F
What is my friend trying to prove?
Bb/F Dm/A Gm/D
LINK: | | | |
Bb/F Dm/A Gm/D
| | | |
Bb/F Gm/D
V2: The booze turns a tall, gentle boy to a terrible totem
Bb/F Gm/D
And the kids gather round trying to see what's inside
Bb/F F#/C# Bb/F
I think when he's drinking he's drowning some riot.
F#/C# Bb/F
What is my friend trying to hide?
Bb/F Gm/D
V3: Cause it's breaking my heart, it's breaking my heart.
Bb/F Gm/D
And it's breaking my heart to pull at the reign.
Bb/F F#/C# Bb/F
Brother of mine don't run with those fuckers.
F#/C# Bb/F
When will my friends start singing again?
F#/C# Bb/F
()
When will my friends____ start singing again?
Bb/F F
SOLO: |() | |
Cm/G F Cm/G
| | | |
Oooo___________________________
F Gm Gm/D F Gm
| | | | |
____________________
F Cm/G F Cm/G
| | | | |
Oooo__________________________________
F Gm Gm/D F Gm
| | | | |
____________________
F Cm/G F Cm/G
| | | | |
Oooo__________________________________
F Gm Gm/D F Gm
| | | | |
____________________
F Cm/G F Cm/G
| | | | |
Oooo__________________________________
F Gm Gm/D F Gm Gm/D
| | | | |()|
____________________
Gm/D Bb/F Gm/D
OUTRO: |()| | |
Bb/F Gm/D
| | |
(repeat to fade)
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10) ONE DAY LIKE THIS
=================
(Capo 1st Fret)
E
(022100)
A
(577655)
B
(799877)
A
* (x02220)
B
* (x2444x)
Dsus2/A
(x00230)
INTRO: e|-0-|-0--0-------------|-0--0--------------|
B|-0-|-0----4--0--2---0-|-0----4--0--2------|
G|-1-|-1------------1---|-1------------1--1-|
D|-2-|-2----------------|-2-----------------|
A|-2-|-2----------------|-2-----------------|
E|-0-|-2----------------|-0-----------------|
*
e|-0--0-------------|-0--0--------------|-------0-|
B|-0----4--0--2---0-|-0----4--0--2------|-------0-|
G|-1------------1---|-1------------1--1-|-1--2--1-|
D|-2----------------|-2-----------------|-------2-|
A|-2----------------|-2-----------------|-------2-|
E|-2----------------|-0-----------------|-------0-|
E A
V1: Drinking in the morning sun, blinking in the morning sun
B A
Shaking off the heavy one, yeah heavy like a loaded gun
E A
What made me behave that way? Using words i never say
B
I can only think it must be love
A E E
(stop) (stop)
Oh anyway, it's looking like a beautiful day_________
E A
V2: Someone tell me how I feel, it's silly wrong but vivid right
B A
Oh, kiss me like a final meal, yeah kiss me like we die tonight
E A
Cause holy cow i love you eyes and only now i see the light
B
Yeah lying with you half awake
A E E E
(stop) (stop) (stop)
Oh anyway it's looking like a beautiful day_________
MID: e|-0--0-----------|
B|-0----4--0--2---|
G|-1------------1-|
D|-2--------------|
A|-2--------------|
E|-0--------------|
E (once) (D|-2-2-|, E|-0-0-|, D|-2-2-|, E|-0-|)
When my face is chamois creased
A* (once) (D|-2-2-|, E|-0-0-|, D|-2-2-|, E|-0-|)
If you think i winked I did
B* (once) (D|-2-2-|, B|-4-4-|, D|-2-2-|, B|-4-|)
laugh politely at repeats
A* (once) (D|-2-2-|, B|-2-2-|, D|-2-2-|, B|-2-|)
Yeah kiss me when my lips are thin
E A
Cause holy cow i love your eyes and only now i see the light
B
Yeah lying with you half awake, stumbling over what to say
A E E E E
(stop) (stop) (stop) (stop)
Well anyway, it's looking like a beautiful day_________
E Dsus2/A
C1: So throw those curtains wide
A E
*
One day like this a year, it'd see me right
E Dsus2/A
Throw those curtains wide
A E
*
One day like this a year, it'd see me right
E Dsus2/A
Throw those curtains wide
A E
*
One day like this a year, it'd see me right, for life
E Dsus2/A
Throw those curtains wide
A E
*
One day like this a year, it'd see me right, for life
E Dsus2/A A E
*
Holy cow i love your eyes____ and only now i see the light____
E Dsus2/A A E
*
Holy cow i love your eyes____ and only now i see the light____
E Dsus2/A
Throw those curtains wide
A E
*
One day like this a year, it'd see me right
E Dsus2/A
Throw those curtains wide
A E
*
One day like this a year, it'd see me right
E Dsus2/A A E
*
Throw____________________
E Dsus2/A A E
*
Throw____________________
E Dsus2/A A E
*
Throw___________ one day like this a year, it'd see me right
E Dsus2/A A E
*
Throw___________ one day like this a year, it'd see me right
E Dsus2/A
OUTRO:
Throw those curtains wide
A E
*
One day like this a year, it'd see me right
E Dsus2/A
So throw those curtains wide
A E
*
One day like this a year, it'd see me right
E Dsus2/A
Throw those curtains wide
A E
*
One day like this a year, it'd see me right
(fade out)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11) FRIENDS OF OURS
===============
E5 (0,2,2,x,x,x)
C5 (x,3,5,5,x,x)
D5 (x,5,7,7,x,x)
G5 (3,5,5,x,x,x)
G5/F# (2,5,5,x,x,x)
B5 (x,2,4,4,x,x)
Em (0,2,2,0,0,0)
C (x,3,2,0,1,0)
Cadd9 (x,3,2,0,3,0)
Cmaj7 (x,3,2,0,0,0)
D (x,x,0,2,3,5)
D/C (x,3,0,2,x,x)
C* (x,3,2,0,0,3)
G (x,10,12,12,12,10)
E5
()
INTRO: |-4--4--4>5>4--4--2--2----|
|-----------------------2-|
|-----------------------2-|
|----------------------*0-|
E5 C5 D5
|*E5 | | | |
G5 G5 G5/F# E5 B5
| | | | |
E5 C5 C5 D5
| | | | |
G5 G5 G5/F#
| | |
Em C Cadd9 C Cmaj7 D Cadd9 C Cmaj7
| | (stop) | (the are played quickly)
Em C Cadd9 C Cmaj7 D
| | (stop) |
E5 B5 E5
V1: Before leaving get to the bar
C5 D5 G5 G5/F#
No one round here makes you pay
E5 B5 E5 C5
Never very good at goodbyes
D5 G5 G5/F#
So gentle shoulder charge, love you made
Em C Cadd9 C Cmaj7 D
LINK: | | (stop) |
love you made
Em C Cadd9 C Cmaj7 D
| | (stop) |
Em C Cadd9 C Cmaj7 D
| | (stop) |
Em C Cadd9 C Cmaj7 D/C C
| | (*)|
C C D C C D
| * | * | * | * |
C C D C C D
| * | * | * | * |
C D C D C D C
* * * *
C1: Salford skyline blue, always you, could fly 'round any corner
D
'till you do.
E5 B5 E5 E5
OUTRO: | | | | |
Love you made.
C5 D5 G5 G5 G5/F#
| | | | |
E5 B5 E5 E5
| | | | |
C5 D5 G5 G5 G5/F#
| | | | |
E5 B5 E5 E5
| | | | |
C5 D5 G5 G5 G5/F#
| | | | |
E5 B5 E5 E5
| | | | |
C5 D5 G
| | | |
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WE'RE AWAY (UK BONUS TRACK)
===========================
Dm
(xx0231)
F
(xx3211)
G
(xx5433)
G/F
(xx3433)
G/E
(xx2433)
G/D
(xx0433)
C
(x32010)
Am
(x02210)
Em
(x22000)
Fmaj7
(xx3210)
F
* (xx4565)
Em/D
(xx0000)
Fmaj7/C
(x33210)
F/C
(x33211)
C
* (x3201x)
Dm F G
INTRO: The headlines drip with horror, beware, beware beware
Dm F G G/F G/E G/D G
The news says no tomorrow but how can i be scared
C Am Em F F Fmaj7 F F
*
V1: in her arms_______? World do your worst
C Am Em
She and I have closed our eyes____
Em Em/D Fmaj7/C Am G
and lifted every curse
C Am Em F/C
C1: We're away_______ in-caving cocrete military light
C F
is merely rain against the glass
C F C F G
OUTRO: | | | | | |
C
*
for lovers in the night
=============================================================================================
-rigs-
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