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The tuning's half-step down.
G:  320033
D9: xx0230
A:  x00220
A7: x02020
Em: 022000
A3: x05050
G D9 A
GWhen you're D9high on diesel nighAtly
GAnd the traD9ffic starts to Aroll
GYou smoke a cigareD9tte and watch the blacAk girls
In a white boys wA7orld
EmAnything is posA7sibleA3  A7  Em  A7  A3  
For the Bentswood boGys
Where the kaD9rma comes with the kids aAnd the cat food
GYou see TiD9na push the pAram
G'Cos she was on her D9back in his estate car
AAnd in the back of his A7van
EmAnything is posA7sibleA3  A7  Em  A7  A3  
                     G   D9   A(2x) [riff]
For the Bentswood boys
 A7   Em   A7   A3(2x)
GFor the BentD9swood boAys (things are happening)
GFor the BentD9swood boAys (mmm...tell it like it is!)
GDon't take me down, D9don't take me down
ADon't take me down south    [x4]
 A7   Em   A7   A3(2x)
 G   D9   A(2x) [riff]
---3-3-3h5p3-2h3p2p0------------------------|
---3----------------3h5p3-2h3p2-------------|
---0---------------------------2-x------2h4-| (hard to transcribe it     )
---0---------------------------2-x-2-2h4----| (but once you try it you'll)
--x-----------------------------------------| (understand                )
-3------------------------------------------|

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Bentswood Boys

by Suede

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

The tuning's half-step down.

: 320033

: xx0230

: x00220

: x02020

: 022000

: x05050

G D9 A

When you're high on diesel nightly

G D9 A

And the traffic starts to roll

G D9 A

You smoke a cigarette and watch the black girls

In a white boys world

Em A7 A3 A7 Em A7 A3

Anything is possible

For the Bentswood boys

D9 A

Where the karma comes with the kids and the cat food

G D9 A

You see Tina push the pram

G D9

'Cos she was on her back in his estate car

A A7

And in the back of his van

Em A7 A3 A7 Em A7 A3

Anything is possible

G D9 A

(2x) [riff]

For the Bentswood boys

A7 Em A7 A3

(2x)

G D9 A

For the Bentswood boys (things are happening)

G D9 A

For the Bentswood boys (mmm...tell it like it is!)

G D9

Don't take me down, don't take me down

Don't take me down south [x4]

A7 Em A7 A3

(2x)

G D9 A

(2x) [riff]

---3-3-3h5p3-2h3p2p0------------------------|

---3----------------3h5p3-2h3p2-------------|

---0---------------------------2-x------2h4-| (hard to transcribe it )

---0---------------------------2-x-2-2h4----| (but once you try it you'll)

--x-----------------------------------------| (understand )

-3------------------------------------------|

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