CARDIACS - IN A CITY LINING CHORDS

Tuning: E A D G B E

Warning: the key changes multiple times during the song. [Intro] F C Ab Db F C Ab Db F C Ab Db F C Ab Db [Verse]

^FOh what a plain ne^Ccessity to ^Abbe alive Al^Dbways too soon to ^Fcritic^Cise ^Ab ^Db ^FI have had un^Cder my ^Abeyes and nose My m^Dbouth singing me ^Flullab^Cies ^Ab ^Db ^FI have no right to c^Complain that ^AbI am alone And ^Dbhave no-one per^Fmanent^Cly ^Ab ^Db ^FBut if one "takes it b^Cy the hand" the "^Abfunny man" laughs For^Dbever lan^Fding them o^Cn ^Abme ^Db

[Intro] F C Ab Db F C Ab Db F C Ab Db F C Ab Db [Verse]

[Pre-Chorus]

^F#Biting while I'm ^C#cutting deep Makes me ^Aend up with a ^Dclean sweep Making ^F#all my fe^C#ars ^A ^E ^F#completely dis^C#solve away The ^Asaving up for the ^Dhope day ^F#disapp^C#ears ^A (Get off!) ^E It's ^Gfunny how when you ^Dbreathe in Your ^Bbmouth opens, ^Ebair goes in ^G ^D ^Bb ^Eb She ^Gwon't boil using ^DTeflon on her Should ^BbI go and put the ^Ebkettle on her? ^G ^D ^Bb ^Eb

[Chorus]

^G#Michael's ^D#got himself a ^G#girlfriend, ^Bhe's a lucky ^Efellow ^D# ^G#Katy's top ^D#was as white as ^G#ever, but ^Bnow it's gone all ^Eyellow ^D# ^G#Malcolm's a ^D#bastard and keeps ^G#acting ^Blike Emperor ^ENero ^D# ^G#Peter is ^D#constantly pre^G#tending to ^Bbe a super^Ehero ^D#

[Verse]

^FWhat's in a name, la^Cla lala ^AbWhat's in a name, la^Dbla lala ^F ^C ^Ab ^Db ^FWhat's in a name, la^Cla lala ^AbWhat's in a name, la^Dbla lala ^F ^C ^Ab ^Db

[Pre-Chorus]

^F#Biting while I'm ^C#cutting deep Makes me ^Aend up with a ^Dclean sweep Making ^F#all my fe^C#ars (la^Ala lala la^Ela) ^F#completely ^C#dissolve away The ^Asaving up for the ^Dhope day ^F#disapp^C#ears ^A ^E The ^Gfunny man hiding ^Dsomething Hands me ^Bbone thing, try^Ebing not to laugh ^G ^D ^Bb ^Eb Then he ^Ggives me news of an ^Depitaph For the ^Bbcreatures dy^Ebing in my bath ^G ^D ^Bb ^Eb

[Chorus]

^G#Tracy is ^D#turning and re^G#volving ^Bin a city ^Elining ^D# ^G#Martin ^D#keeps his new Lam^G#bretta gl^Beaming and ^Eshining ^D# ^G#All news ^D#has its way then ^G#leaves me ^Bstaring at my ^Epillow ^D# ^G#All clouds ^D#have a silver ^G#lining gl^Beaming and ^Eshining

[Post-Chorus]

^F#All of the ^Etime ^D#On the ^ESiegfried ^BLine ^C# ^D# ^G#All news ^D#has its way then ^G#leaves me ^Bstaring at my ^Epillow ^D# ^G#All clouds ^D#have a silver ^G#lining gl^Beaming and ^Eshining ^D#

[Instrumental] G# D# G# D# Cm D# G# D# G# D# Cm D# G# D# G# D# Cm D# G# D# G# D# Cm D# [Speeding up] G# D# G# B E D# G# D# G# B E D# G# D# G# B E D# G# D# G# B E D# G# D# G# B E D# G# D# G# B E D# G# D# G# B E D# G# D# G# B E D# G# D# G# B E D# G# D# G# B E D# G# D# G# B E D# G# D# G# [Slowing down] B E D# G#

Cardiacs - In a city lining