Tuning: E A D G B E

Not 100% about the A6 in the chorus, and some of the chords may be more complicated. Also uncertain about the intro, instrumental and outro so please come with suggestions! Intro Verse Chorus Instrumental & Outro Gm: 355333 D: x00232 D: x00232 D: x00232 F#m: x4422x G: 320003 G: 320003 G: 320033 (power) Gm': 3103xx or 3x03xx D7: x00212 A6: x04220 A7sus2 : x02003 F#m' 2x02xx Bb: x13331 Bm: 224432 (last chorus) A: x02220 D: 054000 or x00232 Bm: 224432 *The "sad strings" in some of the verses can be played like D going to a Dsus2/A: x00320 (amount of stars indicate every shift from D to Dsus2/A) --------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] (I prefer picking all the strings simultaneously instead of strumming)

^GmGm' ^F#mF#m' ^GmGm' ^F#mF#m' Gm' F#m' D Gm' F#m' D

D (hold) [Verse 1]

^DA muffled battle cry acro^Gss the kitchen table ^D ^DA baffling contretemps that sh^Gakes the day unsta^Dble ^DConfessions from the cab a h^Gabit that I got from dad The fl^D7urry of departure in a cy^Gclone of cologne Would often d^Bbevastate the gate and hedge

And s^Det our tiny teeth on edge I s^Bbee it in me now and pledge To k^Dnock it on the head that's what I'll do

D (hold) [Verse 2] D G D * * * * A muffled battle cry across the kitchen table D G D * * * * Bridges up portcullis down and round the Tower of Babel

^DI'm babbling in my dreams of ^Gblue berserkers coming at me ^D7Eyes and tongues and rusty knives And G^God almighty laughing at me ^BbFrom a fat boy fishing chair I wa^Dke to find you laughing there It's ni^Bbce to know how much you care ^DDecided I should spend my life with you^D ^D ^D ^D

[Chorus]

We prote^Dct^D our little fictions ^G ^G ^A6 ^A6 Like it's all we are ^D ^D Little w^Dil^Dderness mementos ^G ^G ^A6 ^A6 But there'^Ds ^Donly you and me here ^GFi^Gre ^A6bre^A6athin^Dg ^D ^GHo^Gld ^A6tig^A6ht ^DWa^Diting for the ori^A6gin^A6al m^Bmira^Bmcle ^A6 ^A6 ^D ^D

D (hold)* * * * * * * * [Verse 3] D G D * * * * I'm trying to focus on the issues of the day please D G D * * * * Your paper's upside down The radio's in Chinese

^DThese little tremors that are r^Gipping through our rituals ^D7That friction up the interaction ^GEmanate from quite the greatest ^BbThing that ever happened to A pa^Dir of boozy bowerbirds Like ^Bbme and you In other words The a^Dlligator pear inside of you ^D ^D ^D ^D

[Chorus]

We prote^Dct^D our little fictions ^G ^G ^A6 ^A6 When we bow to fear^D ^D Little w^Dil^Dderness mementos ^G ^G ^A6 ^A6 But there'^Ds ^Donly you and me here

^GFi^Gre ^A6bre^A6athi^Dng^D ^GHo^Gld ^A6tig^A6ht ^DWa^Diting for the ori^A6gin^A6al m^Bmira^Bmcle ^A6 ^A6 ^D ^D ^GFi^Gre ^A6bre^A6athi^Dng^D ^GHo^Gld ^A6tig^A6ht ^DLi^Dfe is the ori^A6gin^A6al m^Bmira^Bmcle ^A6 ^A6 ^D ^D

A6 A6 Bm Bm A6 A6 D D (only electric guitar & drums) [Instrumental] D G D D G D A7sus2 G A D (A7sus2 : x02003) A7sus2 G A D A Bm A D [Outro]

^DLet's^G get ^Dold ^DDare ^Gyou n^Dow ^A7sus2Mix blo^God with^A me ^D ^A7sus2All in ^G

L^Dove is the origi^Anal mirac^Bmle ^A ^D ^DLet's ^Gget ^Dold ^DDare ^Gyou n^Dow ^A7sus2Mix blo^God wi^Ath me^D

^A7sus2All in ^G L^Dove is the orig^Ainal mi^Bmracle ^A ^D Love is the orig^Ainal mi^Bmracle ^A ^D

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Elbow - Little fictions