The Fratellis – A Heady Tale (Ukulele)
Key
-
Versions
(3)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Chords:
F5 3-5-5-X-X-X F 3-2-0-0-0-3
F5 X-3-5-5-X-X F X-3-2-0-1-0
G5 X-5-7-7-X-X G X-X-0-2-3-2
Fm X-3-5-5-4-3 G7 X-X-0-2-1-2
D5 5-7-7-X-X-X Fadd9 X-3-2-0-3-X
D#5 6-8-8-X-X-X E X-X-4-4-4-2
E5 7-9-9-X-X-X D 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)
F F F F
F F F F
Verse 1:
(Piano only)
F F F Pull me up a chair F F F And keep your money F F F F F F F F F F There's no guarantees G Won't you please forgive me? G7 F F F F F F F F But you know cold-blooded women make me sneeze F And I'll kick you out the door Fm F F F F F F F F If for just one minute you lie G Fadd9 E They'll come crashing through the wall D G7 Fadd9 E D F F F F F F F F And leave you crawling 'til the minute you die
Verse 2:
F F F F Pour yourself a drink or three F F F F F F F F F F F F And maybe we'll think clearer for a while G You may be an embarassment G7 F F F F F F F F But I love the way your clothes are never in style F Living's much too easy Fm F F F F F F F F And dying will be some kind of bore G Fadd9 E D Well you swear that you're original G7 Fadd9 E D F F F F F F F F But I know I've seen those jealous eyes before
Chorus 1:
F5 So steal a watch right off my wrist F5 Oh and shake me by the hand G5 We could disappear for days F5 D5 D#5 And they wouldn't understand E5 F5 Gypsy blood will get you far F5 G7* And we will not miss you when you go
Bridge 1:
G7*...
F F F F
F F F F
Verse 3:
F F F F F Tear another hole in my brown shoes F F F F F F F F F F F And we can all sleep for a while G Well I told you once before G7 F F F F F F F F I love your braces and your hesitant smile F Please don't get me wrong Fm It's only right that you can stamp on my heart G Fadd9 E D Well I see you and your friends someplace G7 Fadd9 E D F F F F F F F F You know I just can't tell you apart
Chorus 2:
F5 And though they'll hunt you like a dog F5 But they won't take you alive G5 Cause you made big piles of money F5 D5 D#5 Stacked up twenty storeys high E5 F5 Well the boys in every bar F5 G7* They will not miss you when you go
Bridge 2:
G7*...
F F F F F F
F F F F F F
G7*...
F F F F F F
F F F F F F
F5 G5
D5 (hard to explain, but strum quickly, then pull off and strum open, and mute almost instantly)
(Piano only)
F5 F5 F5 F5 F5
F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5
F5 F5 F5 F5 F5
F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5
F5 F5 F5 F5 F5
F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5
F5 F5 F5 F5 F5
F5 F5 F5 F5
Chorus 3:
F5 So steal the watch right off my wrist F5 Oh and shake me by the hand G5 We could disappear for days F5 And they wouldn't understand F5 Gypsy blood will get you far F5 Though it's far away from me G5 Look me up when you get home F5 And maybe then we'll see F5 Well they'll hunt you like a dog F5 But they won't take you alive G5 Cause you made big piles of money F5 D5 D#5 Twenty storeys high E5 F The boys in every bar F5 Well they'll miss you when you're gone G5 You can tell a Heady Tale F5 D5 D#5 And we'll both keep screaming on E5 F5 F5 G5 F5 La la... la la... la la... la la F5 F5 G5 F5 D5 D#5 La la... la la... la la... la la la E5 F5 F5 G5 F5 La la... la la... la la... la la F5 F5 G5 F5 D5 D#5 La la... la la... la la... la la la
F5 F5 G5 F5 D5 D#5 E5
F5 F5 G5 F5 D5 D#5 E5...
Play to fade
(Optional Live Outro):
F5 F5 F5
F5 F5 F5
G5 G5 G5
F5 F5 F5
F5 F5 F5
F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5
G5 G5 G5
F5 F5 F5