Belle and Sebastian – White Collar Boy (Guitar)

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[Intro] D D/G D/A (x8) [Verse 1]
         D
You’re a white collar boy and you gave into the law

      G         D/F#          Em         D
(Give in to the pressure, the cops gonna getcha)
You were a thieving dog at work until they caught your little paw
      G          D/F#       Dm/F       E7
(Your wage won’t stretch to picking up checks)

     A                   D
A custodial sentence you narrowly avoided

   B7                 Em         Em7
Community service you had to go along with

       A                        A7
You’re banging the rocks at the old city docks

     D        C        G        A
Poor boy poor boy poor boy poor boy

D        C        G        A
Boy poor boy poor boy poor boy
[Verse 2]
         D
You were chained to a girl that would kill you with a look

       G           D/F#         Em          D
It’s a nice way to die she’s so easy on the eye
She said let’s get away, but you played it by the book
         G        D/F#         Dm/F      E7
You’re a warden’s pet, she’s a screaming suffragette

A                               D
“We ain’t in prison, we’ll just finish up and go home”

    B7                          Em              Em7
She said, “Not for me, I’ve got plans for later on”

       A                     A7
So she belted the sarge, she jumped on a barge

        D         C         G         A
And you fell, you fell, you fell, you fell

D         C         G         A
Fell, you fell, you fell, you fell
[Bridge]
G                 F
White collar, got dirt in your pants

        C
You got egg in your hair

        Eb
You got spit in your chin
[Chorus]
G             F            C
White collar, scared to be bored

G                  F       C
Blue collar, she’s opening doors

G            F           C            D
White collar boy, on the run from the law
[Instrumental] D G C F Bb Eb
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[Verse 3] N.C. She said “You ain’t ugly, you can kiss me if you like”
 G            D/F#          Em                     D
(Go ahead and kiss her, you don’t know what you’re missing)
“Now baby, you’re special, but there’s something not quite right”
         G        D/F#           Dm/F        E7
(She’s a Venus in flares and you wanna split hairs?)

A                   D
“Oh, I am innocent, you were the rocket

B7                        Em           Em7
Things were okay till you took out the copper

    A                   A7
Now Leave me alone, get used to the chains

         D              C              G              A
You’re a pain, you're a pain, you're a pain, you're a pain

D              C              G              A
Pain, you're a pain, you're a pain, you're a pain
[Bridge]
G                 F
White collar, got dirt in your pants

        C
You got egg in your hair

        Eb
You got spit in your chin

G                 F
White collar, got dirt in your pants

        C
You got egg in your hair

        Eb
You got spit in your chin
[Chorus]
G             F            C
White collar, scared to be bored

G                  F       C
Blue Collar, she’s opening doors

G            F           C            D
White collar boy, on the run from the law
The law, the law, the law Get on your bike Get on your horse