The Last Shadow Puppets – Calm Like You (Guitar Tab)

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Here’s a tab for the 2016 live version of Calm like you. Only slight changes compared to the 2008 version(different solo). [verse 1] [0.32-0.57] kicks in after orchestra and drum build up, played with sharp up strokes

  BM  F#M  A  C#7
e|-7-|-2-|-5-|-4-|
B|-7-|-2-|-5-|-6-|
G|-7-|-2-|-6-|-4-|   
D|-9-|-4-|-7-|-6-|   
A|-x-|-x-|-x-|-4-|     
E|-x-|-x-|-x-|-x-|

Bm F#m Bm F#m I can still remember when your city smelt exciting. Bm A C#7 C#7 I still get a whiff of that aroma now and then. Bm F#m Bm F#m Burglary and fireworks, the skies they were alighting. Bm A C#7 C#7 Accidents and toffee drops and thinking on the train. [Chorus 1] [0.58-1.19] All played with single down strokes using the vibrato bar. Listen to song for timings or look other user chord uploads.

  BM  F#M C#M
e|-2-|-2-|-4-|
B|-3-|-2-|-5-|
G|-4-|-2-|-6-|   
D|-4-|-4-|-6-|   
A|-x-|-4-|-4-|     
E|-x-|-x-|-x-|

Bm F#m Oh he was young in the frost, C#m F#m Bm No regard for the cost of saying his feelings F#m C#m F#m in the moments they were felt. Bm F#m And if he was calm like you, C#m F#m locked up inside of your loops them he'd know full well that all he had to say was, all he had to say was goodbye.

Post chorus solo, [1.19-1.40]
e|-------|---------|
B|-------|---------|
G|--2/7--|--4/6/7--|
D|-------|---------|
A|-------|---------|
E|-------|---------|

Fuzz pedal kicks in (miles uses a fuzz factory p.s big muff is a good alternative)
e|----------|----------|--------------------|--------------------------|
B|----------|----------|--------------------|--------------------------|
G|----------|----------|--------------------|-----------------------6~-|
D|----------|----------|--------------------|--------------------------|
A|----------|----------|---------5----------|---------5----------5~----|
E|-2---5-7~-|-7-5---2~-|-2---5-7---7-5--2~--|-2---5-7---7--5/7/5-------|

[Verse 2] [1.42-2.08] played same as verse 1 Bm F#m Bm F#m Summertime made promises it knew it couldnt keep. Bm A C#7 C#7 The fairytale was climbing up a mountain far too steep. Bm F#m Bm F#m Color in the pictures with your royal hands. Bm A C#7 C#7 Now I am craving heartbreak while youre making your demands. [2.09-2.50] played same as chorus 1 Bm F#m Oh I was young in the frost, C#m F#m Bm No regard for the cost of saying my feelings F#m C#m F#m in the moments they were felt. Bm F#m And if I was calm like you, C#m F#m locked up inside of my loops then I'd know full well that all I had to say was, all I had to say was goodbye.

Mid chorus solo 
e|-------|---------|
B|-------|---------|
G|--2/7--|--4/6/7--|
D|-------|---------|
A|-------|---------|
E|-------|---------|

Bm F#m And if I was calm like you, C#m F#m locked up inside of my loops then I'd know full well that all I had to say was, goodbye. *************************************************************************** / - slide down ~ - vibrato bar ***************************************************************************