Wallis Bird - Measuring cities
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Important: play fingerstyle (Riff A and B); always like this (first two chords of Riff A
all chords of Riff B):
Bm Em7
e----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b---3----3----3--------3----3----3------3----3----3------3----3----3---|
g---4----4----4--------4----4----4------4----4----4------4----4----4---|
d---4----4----4--------4----4----4------5----5----5------5----5----5---|.
a-2------------------2-------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------0----------------0----------------|
play the high notes with i, m, a (index finger, middle finger and pinky) and the low
with p (thumb of your right hand)
Riff A
Bm Em7* G Dadd6** A F#
e----- | e----- | e--------- | e--2--2---- | e--------- | e---5--2--|
b--3-- | b--3-- | b---0h2p0- | b--0------- | b---0h2p0- | b---5--2--|
g--4-- | g--4-- | g---0h2p0- | g--2------2 | g---0h2p0- | g---6--3--|
d--4-- | d--5-- | d--------- | d--0-0--0-- | d--------- | d---7--4--|
a--2-- | a----- | a--2------ | a---------- | a--0------ | a-0-------|
E----- | E--0-- | E-3------- | E--2------- | E-2------- | E---------|
*Fill 1 **Fill 2
e-2p0----------- e-2p0--------|
b-----3--2-0---- b-----0------|
g-------------0- g-------2----|
d--------------- d------------|
Riff B 3x
|| A(9) Bm G || Em Emsus4 Em <--not
|| e------ | e------ | e-----|| e-----------------| quite
|| b--(0)- | b------ | b--0--|| b--0---0------0---| sure
||. g---9-- | g--11-- | g--0-.|| g--4---4------4---| about
||. d---7-- | d--9--- | d----.|| d--2---2------2---| that
|| a------ | a------ | a-----|| a-----------------|
|| E-5/9-- | E--10-- | E--3--|| E--3---5------3---|
Riff C 3x
G || G Bm Em7 || G Bm ...
e-------||----------------------------------------||--------------|
b-------||-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-----------||-3---3-3-3-3--|
g-------||.0---0-0-0-4---4-4-4-4--4-4-4----------.||-0---0-0-0-4--| ...
d-------||.0---0-0-0-4---4-4-4-5--5-5-5----------.||-0---0-0-0-4--|
a--2-2-2||-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-----2---2-||-2---2-2-2-2--|
E--3-3-3||-3---3-3-3-----------0--0-0-0-3-2-0---0-||-3---3-3-3----|
(She always leaves the fingertip on the d (third fret of the b string), but you can also
it as usual)
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Intro 1 x Riff A, 1 x Riff A (with Fill 1 & 2)
Verse 1 (2 x Riff A)
Bmdo you remember ManEm7nheim in September?
Gwe were in Dadd6love, and we didn't Aknow F#it
Bmdo you rememberEm7 sleeping like gloves?
Gwe finDadd6ally kisseAd, F#the world exploded
Pre-Chorus (Riff B)
Aour pocBmkets were lGined with each other
Awe knew eBmvery last drGop of our souls
Abut you were worriBmed I wanted Gsomebody frEmom Emsus4old Em
Chorus (Riff C)
Gbut my hearGt is maBmrried to Em7somebody else
Emmy heartG is marriedBm to sEm7omebody else
Emmy lips Gare marriedBm to sEm7omebody else
Emmy heart is Gmarried to only yoBmu
Riff A (started at G), Riff A (with Fill 1 & 2)
Verse 2 (Riff A, Riff A (with Fill 2))
do you remember Paris in October?
we were in love, and we were ecstatic
do you remember feeling growing old?
we changed the world, the world changed us
Pre-Chorus (Riff B)
our pockets were lined with each other
we knew every last drop of our souls
and I was never untrue when the cat was away...no way
Chorus (Riff C)
'cos my heart is married to somebody else
my heart is married to somebody else
my lips are married to somebody else
my love is married to only you
Riff A (started at G, with Fill 2), Riff A (with Fill 1 & 2)
Verse 3 (2 x Riff A)
do you remember Brixton in July
you were unsure and I didn't know it
you couldn't even look me in the eye
and I felt the world crashing around me
Pre-Chorus (Riff B)
I went home to family meek
you changed your clothes and your hair in one week
I don't think I'll be moving on any time soon
Chorus (Riff C)
'cos my heart is married to somebody else
my heart / my lips / my love / my skin / my words / my soul...
my soul is married to only you
Riff A (up to Dadd6)