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Song For Dan Treacy

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[Verse 1]
DHe spends his Bmtime, or maybe Gmhalf of his time, or Gm/Bbpart of the time F#m/Awandering 'round
The D/Acreeks and cobble Bmstones of hackney Emlanes
Dwith a tear in his Bmeye, as the Gmchildren walk by, he's Bbdim7thinking of a song
Then D/Astops, to paint a Bmpicture of a Emfrown, F#walking F#dimaround
[Riff]
 Em   Cm/Eb   Gm   F#m   Fx2
And the fast guitar that's right after that part goes like this:
e|-------------------------|
B|-5--5--4--4--3--3--2--2--|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------| x2
[Verse 2]
DDan Treacy's Bmsmile, leaves you Gmtrying to decide who's the Gm/Bbvictim, what's the F#m/Acrime?
No D/Arest for the mind, that's Bmseen it all beEmfore
DAnd I don't know where he Bmlives, but he's a Gmmyth of a man, and Bbdim7Texas Bob the cameraman
Is D/Aoff to fix his Bmsuit before the Emshow, yeah but F#where did he F#dimgo?
[Riff]
 Em   Cm/Eb   Gm   F#m   Fx2
[Bridge 1]
To C#mknow when your Atime's up  
You Bflip the glass and Ewatch the hours G#mquickeningBm  
Oh Aoh oh Amoh
In the C#mback of the Astation
FluoBrescent lights aEbout to quit their G#mflickeringBm  
Well he Aspeaks his mind, he says "F#what is crime?"
Dan F#dimTreacy's eyes
[Verse 3]
DIn the middle of the Bmpark, when the Gmunderground is dark
He's a Gm/Bbpoet he's a F#m/Alark
He starts Dthinking about a Bmplace that no one Emknows
DAnd when the creeks run Bmdry, he stays Gmfrozen in time
Strange Bbdim7lights in the sky
Start D/Ablinking, I can see the Bmcar outside but he's Emlistening
Oh oh oh oh, he's G#mlistening, oh oh oh, he's Bmlistening, ah ah ah
And he's Amaking up his Ammind
[Bridge 2]
C#mHe made his Amind up, to Bget things done and EovercomeG#m  Bm  A  Am  
C#mHe made his Amind up, Byeah he's gonna Elet it goG#m  Bm  A  Am  
C#mHe made his Amind up, Bin the park and Eat the stationG#m  Bm  A  Am  
C#mHe made his Amind up, Byeah, he's gonna Eget it doneG#m  Bm  A  Am  
C#mHe made his Amind up, Booh yeah he's gonna Eget it doneG#m  Bm  A  Am  
C#mHe made his Amind upB  E  G#m  Bm  
[Outro]
AYeah, he's gonna let it go, oh Boh
No matter the F#mtime, oh Boh
When the F#mcreeps run by, oh Bno
He's making his F#mmind up, oh Boh oh oh
F#mYeah he's gonna get it done whoa Boh
F#mYeah, when the creeks run dry whoa ohB  
F#mYeah, he's gonna listen to his Bsoul
F#mYeah, when the creeps walk by and say, "F#dim7come here boy, look me in the eye"
Bow to the heart, back to the beat of Dan ETreacy 

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Song For Dan Treacy

by MGMT

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gm/Bb

F#m/A

D/A

Bbdim7

F#dim

Cm/Eb

F#m

C#m

G#m

F#dim7

[Verse 1]

D Bm Gm Gm/Bb F#m/A

He spends his time, or maybe half of his time, or part of the time wandering 'round

D/A Bm Em

The creeks and cobble stones of hackney lanes

D Bm Gm Bbdim7

with a tear in his eye, as the children walk by, he's thinking of a song

D/A Bm Em F# F#dim

Then stops, to paint a picture of a frown, walking around

[Riff]

Em Cm/Eb Gm F#m F

And the fast guitar that's right after that part goes like this:

e|-------------------------|

B|-5--5--4--4--3--3--2--2--|

G|-------------------------|

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

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

E|-------------------------| x2

[Verse 2]

D Bm Gm Gm/Bb F#m/A

Dan Treacy's smile, leaves you trying to decide who's the victim, what's the crime?

D/A Bm Em

No rest for the mind, that's seen it all before

D Bm Gm Bbdim7

And I don't know where he lives, but he's a myth of a man, and Texas Bob the cameraman

D/A Bm Em F# F#dim

Is off to fix his suit before the show, yeah but where did he go?

[Riff]

Em Cm/Eb Gm F#m F

[Bridge 1]

C#m A

To know when your time's up

B E G#m Bm

You flip the glass and watch the hours quickening

A Am

Oh oh oh oh

C#m A

In the back of the station

B E G#m Bm

Fluorescent lights about to quit their flickering

A F#

Well he speaks his mind, he says "what is crime?"

F#dim

Dan Treacy's eyes

[Verse 3]

D Bm Gm

In the middle of the park, when the underground is dark

Gm/Bb F#m/A

He's a poet he's a lark

D Bm Em

He starts thinking about a place that no one knows

D Bm Gm

And when the creeks run dry, he stays frozen in time

Bbdim7

Strange lights in the sky

D/A Bm Em

Start blinking, I can see the car outside but he's listening

G#m Bm

Oh oh oh oh, he's listening, oh oh oh, he's listening, ah ah ah

A Am

And he's making up his mind

[Bridge 2]

C#m A B E G#m Bm A Am

He made his mind up, to get things done and overcome

C#m A B E G#m Bm A Am

He made his mind up, yeah he's gonna let it go

C#m A B E G#m Bm A Am

He made his mind up, in the park and at the station

C#m A B E G#m Bm A Am

He made his mind up, yeah, he's gonna get it done

C#m A B E G#m Bm A Am

He made his mind up, ooh yeah he's gonna get it done

C#m A B E G#m Bm

He made his mind up

[Outro]

A B

Yeah, he's gonna let it go, oh oh

F#m B

No matter the time, oh oh

F#m B

When the creeps run by, oh no

F#m B

He's making his mind up, oh oh oh oh

F#m B

Yeah he's gonna get it done whoa oh

F#m B

Yeah, when the creeks run dry whoa oh

F#m B

Yeah, he's gonna listen to his soul

F#m F#dim7

Yeah, when the creeps walk by and say, "come here boy, look me in the eye"

Bow to the heart, back to the beat of Dan Treacy

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