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Belle And Sebastian — Slow Graffiti Chords

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This is from Belle and Sebastian's 'This Is Just a Modern Rock Song' EP.
Having a very limited vocal range means I usually start getting complaints
from the neighbours about the 3rd or 4th lines...

Anyway, to make it easier you can play this with the capo on the first fret—
just play all the # chords as normal ones (C instead of C#, Am istead of 
A#m, etc), and play the B as A#. It means you have to do less bar chords, 
which if you're a beginner (or just a bad guitar player like me) you may 
find helpful— it's probably not the way B&S play it though...



          C#
There's a portrait
     G#
In a back room
           F#
Which I'll keep for days upon
          C#
Which I relent 
              B
And gaze for hours on
    A#m                  F#
The muscle, skin and bone
         G#
Of some imaginary friend

F# G# F#

        C#
So how about it 
        G#
Show me please 
           F#
How I will look in twenty years
           C#
And let me please 
          B
Interpret history 
       A#m        F#
In every line and scar 
               G#                  
That's painted there in front of me

F# G# F# G# F# G#

           C#
It doesn't matter
         G#
What I'm thinking
       F#
What I tell myself to do
         C#      F#
I end up calling

       C#
I stay in to
                   G#
Defrost the fridge
        F#
Now the kid has gone to bed
             C#
A feeling of dread
              B         
At least when she's around
    A#m
The trouble's there
     F#                        G#
It's worse to wake up with her falling 'round the room

F# G# F# G# F# G#

       C#
Listen Johnny
              F#
You're like a mother
       C#                     F#
To the girl you've fallen for
                 C#
And you're still falling

       C#
Listen Johnny
              G#
You're like a mother
       F#
To the girl you've fallen for
                 C#
And you're still falling

            B
And if they come tonight
       A#m
You'll roll up tight
     F#             G#
And take whatever's coming to you next (oh, oh oh oh)

 F# G# to end.