The Fratellis – A Heady Tale (Guitar)
Key
-
Versions
(3)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Chords:
G5 3-5-5-X-X-X G 3-2-0-0-0-3
C5 X-3-5-5-X-X C X-3-2-0-1-0
D5 X-5-7-7-X-X D X-X-0-2-3-2
Cm X-3-5-5-4-3 D7 X-X-0-2-1-2
A5 5-7-7-X-X-X Cadd9 X-3-2-0-3-X
A#5 6-8-8-X-X-X B X-X-4-4-4-2
B5 7-9-9-X-X-X A X-0-2-2-2-0
D7* 10-12-10-11-10*-10
10* - slide on B between 12/13 occasionally
B|--13-12-10---13-12-13-12-10--|Intro:
(Piano only)
G C G C
G C G C
Verse 1:
(Piano only)
G C G Pull me up a chair C G C And keep your money G C G C G C G C G C There's no guarantees D Won't you please forgive me? D7 G C G C G C G C But you know cold-blooded women make me sneeze C And I'll kick you out the door Cm G C G C G C G C If for just one minute you lie D Cadd9 B They'll come crashing through the wall A D7 Cadd9 B A G C G C G C G C And leave you crawling 'til the minute you die
Verse 2:
G C G C Pour yourself a drink or three G C G C G C G C G C G C And maybe we'll think clearer for a while D You may be an embarassment D7 G C G C G C G C But I love the way your clothes are never in style C Living's much too easy Cm G C G C G C G C And dying will be some kind of bore D Cadd9 B A Well you swear that you're original D7 Cadd9 B A G C G C G C G C But I know I've seen those jealous eyes before
Chorus 1:
C5 So steal a watch right off my wrist G5 Oh and shake me by the hand D5 We could disappear for days G5 A5 A#5 And they wouldn't understand B5 C5 Gypsy blood will get you far G5 D7* And we will not miss you when you go
Bridge 1:
D7*...
G C G C
G C G C
Verse 3:
G C G C G Tear another hole in my brown shoes C G C G C G C G C G C And we can all sleep for a while D Well I told you once before D7 G C G C G C G C I love your braces and your hesitant smile C Please don't get me wrong Cm It's only right that you can stamp on my heart D Cadd9 B A Well I see you and your friends someplace D7 Cadd9 B A G C G C G C G C You know I just can't tell you apart
Chorus 2:
C5 And though they'll hunt you like a dog G5 But they won't take you alive D5 Cause you made big piles of money G5 A5 A#5 Stacked up twenty storeys high B5 C5 Well the boys in every bar G5 D7* They will not miss you when you go
Bridge 2:
D7*...
C C C C G C
C C C C G C
D7*...
C C C C G C
C C C C G C
C5 D5
D5 (hard to explain, but strum quickly, then pull off and strum open, and mute almost instantly)
(Piano only)
G5 G5 G5 G5 C5
G5 G5 G5 C5 G5 C5
G5 G5 G5 G5 C5
G5 G5 G5 C5 G5 C5
G5 G5 G5 G5 C5
G5 G5 G5 C5 G5 C5
G5 G5 G5 G5 C5
G5 G5 G5 G5
Chorus 3:
C5 So steal the watch right off my wrist G5 Oh and shake me by the hand D5 We could disappear for days G5 And they wouldn't understand C5 Gypsy blood will get you far G5 Though it's far away from me D5 Look me up when you get home G5 And maybe then we'll see C5 Well they'll hunt you like a dog G5 But they won't take you alive D5 Cause you made big piles of money G5 A5 A#5 Twenty storeys high B5 C The boys in every bar G5 Well they'll miss you when you're gone D5 You can tell a Heady Tale G5 A5 A#5 And we'll both keep screaming on B5 C5 G5 D5 G5 La la... la la... la la... la la C5 G5 D5 G5 A5 A#5 La la... la la... la la... la la la B5 C5 G5 D5 G5 La la... la la... la la... la la C5 G5 D5 G5 A5 A#5 La la... la la... la la... la la la
C5 G5 D5 G5 A5 A#5 B5
C5 G5 D5 G5 A5 A#5 B5...
Play to fade
(Optional Live Outro):
C5 C5 C5
G5 G5 G5
D5 D5 D5
G5 G5 G5
C5 C5 C5
G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5
D5 D5 D5
G5 G5 G5