Franz Ferdinand – Brief Encounters (Guitar)

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Chords

Intro synth: Bm F#m Am Em 2x Intro guitar: G Bm 2x
G
We are bored
We are married
Bm
We are young

G
On the edge of the city

               Bm
The edge of Ambrosia

        G
Rolls upon rolls upon

        Em
Rolls upon the tongue

Bm           F#m
  A certain party

Am           Em
  A certain cul-de-sac

Bm           F#m
  A certain outcome

Am           Em
  A certain piece of me

    G
Car keys choose your keys

    Bm
Car keys choose your keys

G
Outside alone

           Bm
Crossing a perfect lawn

G
Could it be you

            Bm
Could it be you
Could it be you Or could it be
G              Em
This is what freedom is?

Bm       F#m              Am
We are brief encounters

        Em
We all lose our keys

Bm       F#m                Am
We all choose our partners

         Em
We all choose our keys

     G
Car keys choose your keys

     Bm
Car keys choose your keys
A-A-A-ah (solo) G Bm G Bm
G
Pull back
Pull back
   Bm
Into the drive

G                         Bm
Rigid in the matrimonial superking bed

G
Pretend to sleep

             Em
Pretend to sleep
Come on pretend Yeah, lets pretend Bm F#m Am Em 2x (Yeah, let's pretend)
Bm       F#m              Am
We are brief encounters

        Em
We all lose our keys

Bm       F#m                Am
We all choose our partners

         Em
We all choose our keys

     G
Car keys choose your keys

     Bm
Car keys choose your keys

     Em
Car keys choose your keys

     G
Car keys choose your keys

     Bm (until the end)
Car keys choose your keys