Chords for Belle and Sebastian - It Could Have Been a Brilliant Career
Tempo:
134.15 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
B
C#m
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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He [E] had a stroke at the age of [A] 24, it could have been a [D] brilliant [Em] career
Painting [C#m] lines in [G#m] a school that [A] was too well known
[C#m] Painting lines with [G#m] a [D#] friend who had [E] gone before
She challenged everyone [B] to a fight [A] but the [E] people all [B] backed down
And [A] they [E] ran her [B] out of town, [A] cause she [E] drank and [B] swore and swore
[A] Out of town [E] she was [F#] the village joe
She had [E] a stroke at the age of [A] 24, it could have been a [E] brilliant career
Getting [C#m] clients [G#m] to finance her [A] strategy
She's filling [C#m] time in [G#m] a safe way [A] inside the day
[F#] She wears the clothes of [B] an emperor [A] but her paintings [E] [B] are a sham
[A] And they're going [E] for [B] her crown
[A] When the dealers [E] come [B] to view, will [A] they ever [E] see [F#] the real you?
[B] [F#]
He [E] had a stroke at the [F#m] age of 24, it [A] could have been a brilliant [E]
career
[C#m] Selling lies to the [G#m] boys with the [A] old on side
[C#m] Pulling the wool, playing [G#] the fool, [D#] it's [A] no wonder that
[F#] He is [B] dribbling spit tonight
[A] The one [E] who sent [B] the way, was [A] the only [E] [B] one who stayed
With [A] a spoon [E] and a decent [B] book, [A] you can [E] tell by the way [B] she looks
[A] She is sorry [E] and [B] resigned, [A] as he wets [E] himself for the [F#] final time
[F#m] [N]
Painting [C#m] lines in [G#m] a school that [A] was too well known
[C#m] Painting lines with [G#m] a [D#] friend who had [E] gone before
She challenged everyone [B] to a fight [A] but the [E] people all [B] backed down
And [A] they [E] ran her [B] out of town, [A] cause she [E] drank and [B] swore and swore
[A] Out of town [E] she was [F#] the village joe
She had [E] a stroke at the age of [A] 24, it could have been a [E] brilliant career
Getting [C#m] clients [G#m] to finance her [A] strategy
She's filling [C#m] time in [G#m] a safe way [A] inside the day
[F#] She wears the clothes of [B] an emperor [A] but her paintings [E] [B] are a sham
[A] And they're going [E] for [B] her crown
[A] When the dealers [E] come [B] to view, will [A] they ever [E] see [F#] the real you?
[B] [F#]
He [E] had a stroke at the [F#m] age of 24, it [A] could have been a brilliant [E]
career
[C#m] Selling lies to the [G#m] boys with the [A] old on side
[C#m] Pulling the wool, playing [G#] the fool, [D#] it's [A] no wonder that
[F#] He is [B] dribbling spit tonight
[A] The one [E] who sent [B] the way, was [A] the only [E] [B] one who stayed
With [A] a spoon [E] and a decent [B] book, [A] you can [E] tell by the way [B] she looks
[A] She is sorry [E] and [B] resigned, [A] as he wets [E] himself for the [F#] final time
[F#m] [N]
Key:
A
E
B
C#m
F#
A
E
B
He [E] had a stroke at the age of [A] 24, _ it could have been a [D] brilliant [Em] career
_ Painting [C#m] _ lines in [G#m] a school that [A] was too well known
_ _ _ [C#m] Painting lines with [G#m] a [D#] friend who had [E] gone before
She challenged everyone [B] to a fight [A] but the [E] people all [B] backed down
And [A] they [E] ran her [B] out of town, [A] cause she [E] drank and [B] swore and _ swore
[A] Out of town [E] she was [F#] the village joe _
_ She _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ had [E] a stroke at the age of [A] 24, it could have been a [E] brilliant career
Getting [C#m] _ _ clients [G#m] to _ finance her [A] strategy _ _
_ She's filling [C#m] _ time in [G#m] a safe way [A] inside the day
[F#] She wears the clothes of [B] an emperor [A] but her paintings [E] [B] are a sham
[A] And they're going [E] for [B] her crown
[A] When the dealers [E] come [B] to view, will [A] they ever [E] see [F#] the real you? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
He [E] had a stroke at the [F#m] age of 24, it [A] could have been a brilliant [E]
career
_ [C#m] Selling _ lies to the [G#m] boys with the [A] old on side
_ _ [C#m] Pulling the wool, playing [G#] the fool, [D#] it's [A] no wonder that
[F#] He is [B] dribbling spit tonight
[A] The one [E] who sent [B] the way, was [A] the only [E] [B] one who stayed
With [A] a spoon [E] and a decent [B] book, [A] you can [E] tell by the way [B] she looks
[A] She is sorry [E] and [B] resigned, _ [A] as he wets [E] himself for the [F#] final time _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ Painting [C#m] _ lines in [G#m] a school that [A] was too well known
_ _ _ [C#m] Painting lines with [G#m] a [D#] friend who had [E] gone before
She challenged everyone [B] to a fight [A] but the [E] people all [B] backed down
And [A] they [E] ran her [B] out of town, [A] cause she [E] drank and [B] swore and _ swore
[A] Out of town [E] she was [F#] the village joe _
_ She _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ had [E] a stroke at the age of [A] 24, it could have been a [E] brilliant career
Getting [C#m] _ _ clients [G#m] to _ finance her [A] strategy _ _
_ She's filling [C#m] _ time in [G#m] a safe way [A] inside the day
[F#] She wears the clothes of [B] an emperor [A] but her paintings [E] [B] are a sham
[A] And they're going [E] for [B] her crown
[A] When the dealers [E] come [B] to view, will [A] they ever [E] see [F#] the real you? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
He [E] had a stroke at the [F#m] age of 24, it [A] could have been a brilliant [E]
career
_ [C#m] Selling _ lies to the [G#m] boys with the [A] old on side
_ _ [C#m] Pulling the wool, playing [G#] the fool, [D#] it's [A] no wonder that
[F#] He is [B] dribbling spit tonight
[A] The one [E] who sent [B] the way, was [A] the only [E] [B] one who stayed
With [A] a spoon [E] and a decent [B] book, [A] you can [E] tell by the way [B] she looks
[A] She is sorry [E] and [B] resigned, _ [A] as he wets [E] himself for the [F#] final time _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _