Belle & Sebastian - Fold your hands child you walk like a peasent
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I fought in a war
(Transcribed by Michael Shaye )
1st Verse:
Em I fought in a war and I lAeft my friends behind me
To go Clooking for the enemy, and it Bwasnt very long
Em Before I would stand with Aanother boy in front of me
And a cCorpse that just fell into me, with the Bbullets flying round...
1st chorus:
And I rGeminded myself of the words you sAmaid when we were getting on
And I Cbet youre making shells back home for a sBteady boy to wear
Round his nGeck, well it wont hurt to think of yAmou as if youre waiting for
This lCetter to arrive because Ill Bbe here quite a while
2nd verse:
Em I fought in a war and I lAeft my friends behind me
To go lCooking for the enemy, and it wBasnt very long
Em Before I found out that the sAickness there ahead of me
Went beCyond the bedsit infamy of the dBecade gone before
2nd chorus:
And I reGminded myself of the words you sAmaid when we were getting on
And I Cbet youre making shells back home for a sBteady man to wear
Round his nGeck, well it wont hurt to think of Amyou as if youre waiting for
This lCetter to arrive because Ill bBe here quite a while
3rd Verse:
Em I fought in a war, and I dAidnt know where it would end
It strCetched before me infinitely, I cBouldnt really think
Em Of the day beyond now, keep your Ahead down pal
Theres trouble plenty Cin this hour, this day
I can see hBope I can see light
3rd Chorus
And I reGminded myself of the looks you gAmave when we were getting on
And I Cbet youre making shells back home for a sBteady man to wear
Round his nGeck, well it wont hurt to think of Amyou as if youre waiting for
This lCetter to arrive because Ill bBe here quite a while
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The model
(Transcribed by Pauline Mallee )
D (x4)
I will conDfess to you
Because you Amade me think about the Gtimes
You turn the pDicture on to me and I'lBml turn over
The vision was a Emasterpiece of comic Atiming
But you Gwouldn't laugh at Dall
And I Dsus4wonder what the Dsus4/C#boy was thinkingBm
The picture was an Eold collage of something Aclassical
The model Gwith a tragic Dair
Because Dsus4/Ewithout a doubt he'd D/F#given up the Gfight
The ghost of Asomebody at his DsidDe D D
I will coDnfess to you
Because IA didn't think about the Gmessage
As I walkeDd down the alleyway it Bmwas a Sunday
And all my frienEds deserted me becausAe you painted me
AGs the fraud I realDly was
And ifDsus4 you think you sDsus4/C#ee with just youBmr eyes you're mad
'Cause Lisa learEned a lot from putting onA a blindfold
When sGhe knew she haDd been bad
She Dsus4/Emet another blind kidD/F# at a fancy dGress
It was tAhe best sex she DeveDr hDad D
I'll send aD dress to you
BecausAe it's needing badly takGen in
But I waDs so embarressed when IBm missed your party
It was me tEhat paid for it eventAually
BecausGe you know how mucDh I wanted
To meetDsus4 your friend theDsus4/C# star of stage aBmnd local press
The dream of Eall the bowlie boys that Ahang around here
And I'mG no different Dfrom the rest
I'm Dsus4/Enot too proud to say D/F#that I'm okayG with
The girl nexAt door who's famDousD foDr sDhowing her breasts
You're not iDmpressed by me
But it's Aa funny way for you to tGell me
A whiDsper in a choir stall Bm
The man wasE talking about you siAmultaneously
FranklyG, I let my heavy eDyelids flutter
BecauseDsus4 I have been sleDsus4/C#eping badly lateBmly
I know youE were historical from allA the books I've read
But I tGhought you couDld be bluffing
And Dsus4/Ewith this chance I'veD/F# missed I feeGl remiss
It's days anAd months before DI sDee DyouD again
G D
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Beyond The Sunrise
(Transcribed by Honey)
Bong! Bong! (the bell goes)
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Waiting for the moon to rise
(Transcribed by Pauline Mallee )
F G Am E
F G Am Am
AmAll the way back Ehome
I'm telling Cyou I caught the Esun
Creeping Amup behind my Dshoulder
And aBmnother day's beEgun
AmI was following a Etrail
I'd never Cbeen along beEfore
Chasing Amdarkened skies Dabove meBm
ELooking like the Cspring
LiAmke the winter
AFnd the mDmorning
G E Am Am
If there's a Fplace I want to Ego
Then I'll be Cthere with youAm
'Cos in my Fdreams the things
I'm Gwishing for
Keep coFming true E F E
AmNow a new day Ecomes
Clears the Cdarkness out of Esight
And the Amshadows that were Dsleeping
Come and Bmdance beneath the Elight
And I'm Amtrying hard to Ehide
Keeping the Csun out of my Eeyes
Close them Amtight
And now I'm Dwaiting for the Bmmoon to Erise
Am Am
F E C Am
F G F E
F E
Don't Amtry to say to Eme
That this was Cnever meant to Ebe
'Cos the Amdays are long where DI come from
The Bmnext few days I'm Efree
There's a Amtrain I want to Ecatch
But it won't Cleave here for a Ewhile
Till Amdarkness fills the Deastern sky
And Bmstreetlights stretch for Emiles
Through the Cspring
And the Amwinter and the Fmorning Dm
C Am F Dm (x3)
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Don't leave the light on baby
Ebm G# Ebm G#
Ebm G# F# Fm - E
EbmIt's been a G#bloody stupid day
EbmMy baby G#called me up to say
EbmDon't call me love, don't G#call me
It's not F#all she FmsaidE
EbmI truly loveG# her but I know
EbmI'm bad G#for her, I'm bad and so
EbmAt least she may forgive mG#e for my honesty
EbmMy frienG#d came back from being abroad
EbmHe was rG#ich and I was overawed
EbmHis ship caG#me in
I'm standF#ing on tFmhe hEarbour wall
Ebm G# Ebm G#
Ebm G# F# Fm E
EbmAnother frieG#nd, the one I love
EbmTurns toG# me "Have you seen enough?"
Ebm"Let'sG# hang about
There's F#nothing FmlikeE a sunset"
EbmIt's been a G#bloody stupid day
F#Don't leave the Blight on baby
EbmMy baby G#called me up to say
F#Don't leave the Blight on baby
F#I'll see you Bsometime maybe
F#Don't leave the Blight on baby
EbmIt finally G#dawned on me tonight
EbmBest to go G#down without a fight
I F#know you will forgive me for my F#honesG#ty
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The wrong girl
(Capo 3rd fret; all chords relative to capo)
(h = hammer on; p = pull off)
Riff 1
Part A
E Esus4 E E G A B
e--0-0-0---0-0---0--||--00-33-55-77----------
B--0-0-0---0-0---0--||--00-33-55-77----------
G--1-1-1-h-2-2-p-1--||--11-44-66-88----------
D--2-2-2---2-2---2--||--22-55-77-99----------
A--2-2-2---2-2---2--||--22-55-77-99----------
E--0-0-0---0-0---0--||--00-33-55-77----------
(In the introduction only, repeat part A twice. The final
4 chords may be played open [except B, of course].)
VERSE
(E* = Riff 1, Part A. The slight hammer onto Esus4
is played often during the verse, and this is the
easiest way to show it. For simplicity, a simple E
may be played instead.)
I went Elooking for my Adarling
D E*
I went looking for a sign
E* A
And I found her in the morning
D E*
Somewhere in the back of my mind
DI'm not what EI could be G#m
I need a Atrue love
DI went looking and I Efound one
CHORUS
AThe wrong girl
DThe wrong kind
AThe wrong hand to be Dholding
AThe wrong eyes to be Dsearching behind
C G Riff 1 (full riff, then back to verse)
The wrong dreams to have in mind
OUTRO
(Modified Riff 1 several times to fade.)
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The chalet lines
(Transcribed by Pauline Mallee )
He Fraped me in the Fchalet lines
The A7girl I shared with was aDmway for the night
I Ccouldn't Bbget up for my Fshift today
I'll have to Bbleave the camp nowF7 anyway
I'll go to BbLondon there's a Dmmate of Cmine I Bbknow
she'll give me a F7place
Full of Bbwoe and further to F7go
He Fraped me in the Fchalet lines
I A7had just said no for the Dmfinal time
AlCthough it's Bblast month it's likeF7 yesterday
I missed my Bbtime, I don't think CI could stand
To take the Bbtest, I'm feeling Dmsick
Fuck Cthis, I've Gmfelt like this for a Amweek
I'd put a Bbknife right into his Dmeyes
My Cfriend can't Bbsee
She asks me F7why I don't
Tell the Bblaw
Oh what's the Dmfucking Cpoint at Bball Bb
He Fraped me in the Fchalet lines
A7It was a party, it was Dmgoing fine
CWith the Bbboys from the aF7musement park
A few were Bbidiots, they were a Freally good laugh
They had the Bbshows on till way Dmafter Cdark
I Bbhope she'll give me a F7place
Full of Bbwoe and further to Dmgo
She Ccaught the Bbbus
"Oh I'F7ll go anywhere"
She caught the Bbbus
Her face was Fjust a Csmear on the Bbpane
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Nice day for a sulk
(Transcribed by IndiaRubb )
(Capo 1st fret; all chords relative to capo)
Chords used: A7 (x02120)
E7 (021100)
C#m (x46654)
Gb (244322)
A (x02220)
(The Gb in the chorus may be a Gb7 (242322))
INTRODUCTION
A7 - E7
VERSE/CHORUS
A7Nice day for a E7sulk
A7The girl smells of E7milk
A7Her horsey C#mteeth explode aGbround us
And we Arun for cover she Gbfound us
A A7 E7 A7 (until next verse)
In the cheapo bar with a bag of chips
REPEAT VERSE/CHORUS
BRIDGE (x3)
e--------------------0------
B--------------------2---4--
G--------------------2---4--
D------------1-2-5---2---4--
A------0-2-4---------0---2--
E--2-4----------------------
REPEAT VERSE/CHORUS
OUTRO
A7 - E7
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Women's realm
(Transcribed by IndiaRubb )
(Capo 1st fret; all chords relative to capo)
INTRODUCTION
D - G (x3)
then 2 measures of D before the verse
VERSE
D - D - G - D - G - G* - D - G (x4)
(The G* chord is played either as another measure of the
G chord or as G* 320030 to mimic the piano [as opposed
to G = 320033].)
CHORUS
Bm - G - E - A
SOLO
|- 1st time played -|
e-----------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------0-2-3-333-3-2-0------
G----------0-------------2-4-2-------1-----------------2-2--
D------0-4---4-0---0-2-4---------2-4------------------------
A--2-4------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------
|- remaining instances -|
e--------------------------------------------------------3-2-0----
B--------------------------------------0-2-3-333-3-2-0---------3--
G----------0-------------2-4-2-------1-----------------2----------
D------0-4---4-0---0-2-4---------2-4------------------------------
A--2-4------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
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Family tree
(Transcribed by Michael Cronshaw )
AI've been feeling down
I've been Elooking round the town
For someGbody just like me
But the Donly ones I see
Are the Adummies in the window
They Espend their money on clothes
It Gsaddens me to think
That the Bmonly ones I Esee are manneF#quins
Looking Bmstupid, being Eused and being F#thin
And I Bmdon't know why I Ehang around with Athem
The way they Emact, I'd rather be Gfat than be conDfused A
The way they Emact, I'd rather be Gfat than be conDfused
Than be Ame in a cage
With a F#mbottle of rage
And a Efamily like the mafia A Bm C#m D A Bm C#m D
AI've been feeling blue
And I Edon't know what to do
And I Gnever get a thrill
And they Dthrew me out of school
'Cause I Aswore at all the teachers
BeEcause they never teach us
A Gthing I want to know
We do BmChemistry, BiEology and F#Maths
I want BmPoetry and EMusic and some F#laughs
And I Bmdon't think it's an Eawful lot to Aask
So won't you Emplease get up off your Gknees, and let me Dgo A
So won't you Emplease get up off your Gknees, and let me Dgo
Cause I'm Ahere in a cage
With a F#mbottle of rage
And a Efamily like the mafia A Bm C#m D A Bm C#m D
AIf my family Bmtree goes back to the C#mRomans
Then I will Dchange my name to AJones
If my family Bmtree goes back to C#mNapolean
Then I will Dchange my name to ASmith
If my family Bmtree goes back to the C#mRomans
Then I will Dchange my name to AJones
If you're looking at Bmme to be an acC#mcountant
Then you will Dlook but you will never see
AIf you're looking at Bmme to start having C#mbabies
Then you can Dwish because I'm C#not here to F#fool around Bm A
You can Dwish because I'm C#not here to F#fool around Bm A
You can Dwish because I'm C#not here to F#fool around Bm A
You can Dwish because I'm C#not here to F#fool around Bm A
You can Dwish because I'm C#not here to F#fool around
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There's too much love
(Transcribed by IndiaRubb )
(Standard tuning)
INTRODUCTION
A - E - F#m - E - A - E - B
Small intro riff:
e--9h12p9----------------------------------------------------
B---------10h12p12-------------------------------------------
G------------------9h11--------------------------------------
D-----------------------------2-4-2-4/6--6p4-2------2-4-2-4--
A-------------------------2h4-------------------2h4----------
E------------------------------------------------------------
VERSE
(I'm quite sure the piano does that G#7 (464544) in there, but you can
just keep on the G# if you want. The quick C# - B - A progression
could be played as chords or notes, I suppose.)
EI could hang about and burn my fingers
G# (G#7) A (C# - B - A)
I've been hanging out here waiting for something to start
1ST CHORUS
AYou think I'm Efaultless to a 't'
AMy manner Eset impeccably
ABut underEneath I am the same as Byou
REPEAT VERSE
2ND CHORUS
AAnd when I Ecome to blows
F#mWhen I am Enumbering my foes
AJust hope that Eyou are on my side my Bdear
BRIDGE
(Intro riff is repeated during the bridge, only it's a bit simplified.)
REPEAT VERSE
3RD CHORUS AND REPEATS
AYou say I've Egot another face
AThat's not a F#mfault of mine these days
AI'm brutal, Ehonest and afraid of Byou
AIt's safer Enot to look around
AThere's no hiding my Efeelings from you now
Athere's too much Elove to go around these Bdays
(For the rest of the vocal parts and the outro...)
A - E - F#m - E - A - E - B
A - E - A - E - A - E - B....
(...and just keep alternating between the F#m and A versions till the end.)
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There's too much love
(Transcribed by Ken the Juggler )
INTRO
A E
E ----------------------8h12p8---------
B ----------------------------12p8-----
G --------------------------------11p8-
D -------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------
F#m E
E -------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------
G ------------------------------9-11-9-
D -------------------------9-11--------
A -------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------
F#m E B
E -----------------------------------------
B 9------------9---------------------------
G ---------------11-9---------9-11-9-11----
D -----------------------9-11--------------
A -----------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------
EI could hang about and burn my fingers
AbI've been hanging out here waiting for someAthing to start
Cm B AYou think I'm Efaultless to a 't'
AMy manner's Eset impaccably
ABut underEneath I am the same as Byou
EI could dance all night like I'm a soul boy
AbBut I know I'd rather drag myself aAcross the dance floor
Cm B AI feel like Edancing on my own
AWhere no one Eknows me and where I
ACan cause offEence just by the way I Blook
AAnd when it Ecomes to blows
AWhen I am nuEmbering my foes
F#mJust hope that Eyou'd be on my side my Bdear
EBut it's best to finish as it started
AbWith my face head down just staring at the Abrown formica
Cm B AIt's safer Enot to look around
F#mI can't hide my Efeelings from you now
AThere's too much Elove to go around these Bdays
AYou say I've Egot another face
AThat's not a Efault of mine these days
AI'm brutal, EHonest and afraid of Byou
OUTRO (to fade)
A E
F#m E
A E B
A E
A E
A E B