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Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Crying Lightning Acoustic Chords - Arctic Monkeys
These are the acoustic chords for Crying Lightning as performed by Alex Turner on 
[Intro]
Am    F    Am    E
Am    G    C    E
[Verse]
OAmutside the cFafe by the crAmacker factorEy
You were praAmcticing a mGagic trCickE  
And my thAmoughts got rFude, as you tAmalked and chEewed
On the lAmast of your pGick and mCixE  
Said you-re mistaken if you're thAminking that I hFaven't been caught
Amcold beforeE  
As you Ambit into your stGrawberry laCceE  
And then offer me your atteAmntion in the foFrm of a goAmbstopperE  
Is all you had lAmeft and it was gGoing to waCsteE  
[Chorus 1]
AmYour past-times, consisted of the strange
AmCrying lightning
 Am(Strum Once)
[Verse]
The next time that I cAmaught my own reflFection
It was Amon it's way to mEeet you
AmThinking of excGuses to pCostponeE  
You never look like yAmourself from the sFide
But your pAmrofile could not hEide
The fact you Amknew I was apprGoaching yoCur throneE  
With folded Amarms you occupFied the bench like tAmoothache
EStood and puffed your cAmhest out like you nGever lost a CwarE  
And though I tAmried so not to sFuffer the inAmdignity of a reEaction
There Amwas no cracks to grGasp or gaps to CclawE  
[Chorus 2]
And your Fpast-times, conDmsisted of the strange
And tAmwisted and deranged
And I Amhate that little game you had calledF  
Crying lDmightning
And how you like to Amaggravate the icky man on rainy afternoonsF  
UninDmviting
But Amnot half as impossible as everyone assumes
You are Fcrying Dmlightning
[Instrumental]
Am
[Bridge]
Oh you were rAmeading a book about Dmsome idiot
And tFelling me about anoEther
I was Amso severely Dmunderwhelmed
I thought I mFight never reEcover
Straighten the rAmudder girl
And sDmail me up stairs
And Fgo and find somebody
Who caEres
Well we Ammight not be the pDmerfect partners
But tonFight we make a pEair
AmYour past-times, consAmisted of the strange
And twAmisted and deranged         
And I hAmate that little game you had calledF  
[Interlude]
Crying lDmightningAm  
Crying lAmightningF  
Crying lDmightningAm  
Crying lAmightning
[Chorus]
Your Fpast-times, consDmisted of the strange
And tAmwisted and deranged
And I hAmate that little game you had calledF  
Cryi--------Dmng

All chords in this song (6)

The story behind the song

"Crying Lightning" is a song by the English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys, released as the first single from their third album, Humbug. The band became known for coming to public attention early on via the internet, marking a shift in how new bands were promoted. This song, with its imagery of a band performing on a boat on a rough sea and a giant figure rising from the water, evokes a sense of epic, almost mythical drama. It plays like a journey through turbulent and powerful forces.

AI-written from these sources:Crying Lightning — Wikipedia ↗Arctic Monkeys — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Crying Lightning

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Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)

Crying Lightning Acoustic Chords - Arctic Monkeys

These are the acoustic chords for Crying Lightning as performed by Alex Turner on

[Intro]

Am F Am E

Am G C E

[Verse]

Am F Am E

Outside the cafe by the cracker factory

Am G C E

You were practicing a magic trick

Am F Am E

And my thoughts got rude, as you talked and chewed

Am G C E

On the last of your pick and mix

Am F

Said you-re mistaken if you're thinking that I haven't been caught

Am E

cold before

Am G C E

As you bit into your strawberry lace

Am F Am E

And then offer me your attention in the form of a gobstopper

Am G C E

Is all you had left and it was going to waste

[Chorus 1]

Your past-times, consisted of the strange

Crying lightning

(Strum Once)

[Verse]

Am F

The next time that I caught my own reflection

Am E

It was on it's way to meet you

Am G C E

Thinking of excuses to postpone

Am F

You never look like yourself from the side

Am E

But your profile could not hide

Am G C E

The fact you knew I was approaching your throne

Am F Am

With folded arms you occupied the bench like toothache

E Am G C E

Stood and puffed your chest out like you never lost a war

Am F Am E

And though I tried so not to suffer the indignity of a reaction

Am G C E

There was no cracks to grasp or gaps to claw

[Chorus 2]

F Dm

And your past-times, consisted of the strange

And twisted and deranged

Am F

And I hate that little game you had called

Crying lightning

Am F

And how you like to aggravate the icky man on rainy afternoons

Uninviting

But not half as impossible as everyone assumes

F Dm

You are crying lightning

[Instrumental]

[Bridge]

Am Dm

Oh you were reading a book about some idiot

F E

And telling me about another

Am Dm

I was so severely underwhelmed

F E

I thought I might never recover

Straighten the rudder girl

And sail me up stairs

And go and find somebody

Who cares

Am Dm

Well we might not be the perfect partners

F E

But tonight we make a pair

Am Am

Your past-times, consisted of the strange

And twisted and deranged

Am F

And I hate that little game you had called

[Interlude]

Dm Am

Crying lightning

Am F

Crying lightning

Dm Am

Crying lightning

[Chorus]

F Dm

Your past-times, consisted of the strange

And twisted and deranged

Am F

And I hate that little game you had called

Cryi--------ng

About Crying Lightning Chords by Arctic Monkeys

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