Cardiacs – Mares Nest (Guitar)

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Chords

Warning: this is a dumbed down version, useful for strumming along. [Intro]
E
. . . .

B
. . . . . . . . . . . .
[slow down]
C
. . . .
[Main Theme]
E     B     D     C
.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

E     B     D     C
.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
[Verse]
E  B  D    C      E    B         D           C
In my home my dad T.V. brings in all mo-ther world

        E     B  D
And she sings so fine

C       E        B     D          C
Springs hope and fears all on the world
[Main Theme]
E     B     D     C
.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

E     B     D     C
.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
[Verse]
E       B      D          C          E         B        D         C
We must with a tomb-stone brave shut the shark out from his grave

E        B          D          C
Wash him blood-less smooth him fair

        E          B         D  C
Stretch his limbs, sleek his ha-air
[Post-Verse]
A             C#     F#     A             F#m          E
Home, this my own re-cep-ta-cle which has seen bet-ter days

      D           B           D         F#m
And a cap full of wind for as-sis-tance moves my sea

A              C#   F#    A                 F#m      E
  When pace is easy under sail, though it's taking a while

       D            B             D
Better watch better watch I don't blink and...
[Verse]
E              B            D             C
Blink! I-so-la-tion goes on hap-py as the day is long

    E                 B             D   C
And it drag it's slow length a-long

E              B            D             C
Blink! I-so-la-tion goes on hap-py as the day is long

    E                 B             D   C
And it drag it's slow length a-long
[Post-Verse]
A           C#      F#   A
Blink! I-so-la-tion goes  on

     F#m     E               D       B         D      F#m
Happy as the day is long and it drag it's slow length a-long
[sax]
A       C#  F#  A   F#m E       Bm      D       C#  F#
.   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
[Part A]
A        C#       F#  A     F#m  E
Pain. Pe-nal-ties his gain (he's dead)

        D            B          D
Lay-ing stiff in the arms of as-sis-tance
[Part B]
F#          D#m       C#    A#m
Bringing_in life from all a-round

      D#m  A#m       G#m         B
daddy T.V. brings in all mo-ther world!
[Part C]
E      E/D             E/B
  I-so-la-tion comes a-gain

       E/C        E/F#          E
In the shape of a child made of plas-tic

    E/D          E/B
Put tears on its stu-pid face

E      E/D             E/B
  I-so-la-tion comes a-gain

       E/C        E/F#          E
In the shape of a child made of plas-tic

    E/D          E/B
Put tears on its stu-pid face
[Part D]
D#m       C#   A#m     C#      D#m    C#     A#m    G#
Blink and i-so-la-tion goes on hap-py as the_day is long
[Part B]
F#          D#m       C#    A#m
Bringing_in life from all a-round

       D#m  A#m       G#m         B      D#
Dad-dy T.V. brings in all mo-ther world
[Epic Slow Part]
D#          G      C      D#            Cm           A#
   Home, my own re-cep-ta-cle which has seen bet-ter days

      G#          F           G# A#     Cm
And a cap full of wind for as-si-stance moves my sea

D#              G     C      D#                Cm        A#
   When pace is ea-sy un-der sail, though it's ta-king a while

        G#            F             G#    A#  A
Bet-ter watch bet-ter watch I don't blink and   (I)
[sax]
A       C#m F#  A       F#m E       D   B   D
.   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
[speeding up]
F#m      C#       G#m      D#       Bm       F#m      C#m
.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
[Part C]
E     E/D   E/B   E/C   E/F#  E     E/D   E/B
.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

E     E/D   E/B   E/C   E/F#  E     E/D   E/B
.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
[Main Theme]
E     B     D     C     E     B     D     C
.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

E     B     D     C     E     B     D     C
.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
[slowing down]
E     B     D     C     E
.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
[Verse]
E    B  D    C          E        B         D           C
From my coun-try spring hope and fears for all mo-ther world saying

E       B      D          C          E         B        D          C
We must with a tomb-stone brave shut the shark out from this grave

E        B          D          C
Wash him blood-less smooth him fair

        E          B         D  C
Stretch his limbs, sleek his ha-air

E              B            D             C
Blink! I-so-la-tion goes on hap-py as the day is long

    E                B                D        C
And it drag its slow length along_all over the world
[End]
        E
And she sings so fine

        E
Springs hope and fears