Chords for Belle and Sebastian - This Is Just a Modern Rock Song
Tempo:
96.6 bpm
Chords used:
A
G
D
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Can you try to run away?
[A] I followed her across the city She [G] went out to the east of house
Could she [D] like a sound?
She didn't have a face She [A] stuck her finger in the air
She [G] tried to fly down on her face As the birds were howling
[D] Put my arm around her waist She [A] put me on the ground with two toes
[E]
Getting it [G] in my face She wasn't even
[D] Laura's feeling just ideal [A] Her horoscope is nearly perfect
She's [G] making up something to do Cause she is a bad day girl
She walked right to the edge of town She [A] saw me lying in the park
They got a lot [D] in common I'll leave them to do what they want
I'll [G] go and play with words and pictures I'll [D] admit I'm feeling strange
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I'm
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not as sad as Dostoevsky I'm [A] not as clever as Mark Twain
[G] I'll only buy a book for the way it looks [D] And I'll stick it on the shelf again
Now I could tell you what I'm thinking [A] But it never seems to hit [G] me
What a girl can see I'm [D] only listed when I'm right
This is just a mother and rock song [A] This is just a sorry lament
[G] We're four boys in a corduroys We're [D] not terrific but we're competent
Steve is full of good intention [A] Richard's into rock and roll
[G] Stuart's standing and he thinks it's a sin [D] That he has to leave the house at all
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This is just a mother and rock song [A] This is just a tender affair
[G] I can't sleep or rest on this floor Because [D] this song has got to stop soon
[N]
[A] I followed her across the city She [G] went out to the east of house
Could she [D] like a sound?
She didn't have a face She [A] stuck her finger in the air
She [G] tried to fly down on her face As the birds were howling
[D] Put my arm around her waist She [A] put me on the ground with two toes
[E]
Getting it [G] in my face She wasn't even
[D] Laura's feeling just ideal [A] Her horoscope is nearly perfect
She's [G] making up something to do Cause she is a bad day girl
She walked right to the edge of town She [A] saw me lying in the park
They got a lot [D] in common I'll leave them to do what they want
I'll [G] go and play with words and pictures I'll [D] admit I'm feeling strange
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[G]
[D]
[A]
[G]
[G] [D]
[A]
[A] [G]
[D]
[A]
[G]
[D]
I'm
[A]
[G]
[D]
not as sad as Dostoevsky I'm [A] not as clever as Mark Twain
[G] I'll only buy a book for the way it looks [D] And I'll stick it on the shelf again
Now I could tell you what I'm thinking [A] But it never seems to hit [G] me
What a girl can see I'm [D] only listed when I'm right
This is just a mother and rock song [A] This is just a sorry lament
[G] We're four boys in a corduroys We're [D] not terrific but we're competent
Steve is full of good intention [A] Richard's into rock and roll
[G] Stuart's standing and he thinks it's a sin [D] That he has to leave the house at all
[A]
[G]
[D]
[A]
[G]
[D]
[A]
[G]
[D]
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[G]
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This is just a mother and rock song [A] This is just a tender affair
[G] I can't sleep or rest on this floor Because [D] this song has got to stop soon
[N]
Key:
A
G
D
E
A
G
D
E
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_ _ _ Can you try to run away?
_ _ [A] I followed her across the city She [G] went out to the east of house
Could she [D] like a sound? _ _
_ _ _ She didn't have a face She _ _ _ [A] stuck her finger in the air
She _ [G] tried to fly down _ on her face As the birds were _ howling
_ [D] Put my arm around her waist _ She [A] put me on the ground with two toes
_ _ [E]
Getting it [G] in my face She wasn't even
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Laura's feeling just ideal _ _ [A] Her horoscope is nearly perfect
She's [G] making up something to do Cause she is a bad day girl
She _ _ _ walked right to the edge of town _ She [A] saw me lying in the _ park
_ _ _ _ _ _ They got a lot [D] in common _ _ I'll _ leave them to do what they want
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'll [G] go and play with words and pictures I'll [D] admit I'm feeling strange _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
I'm _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ not as sad as _ Dostoevsky I'm [A] not as clever as Mark Twain
_ [G] I'll only buy a book for the way it looks [D] And I'll stick it on the shelf again
Now I could tell you what I'm thinking _ [A] But it never seems to hit _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ me
What a girl can see I'm [D] only listed when I'm right
This _ _ _ is just a mother and rock song _ [A] This is just a sorry lament
_ _ _ [G] We're four boys in a _ corduroys We're [D] not terrific but we're competent
_ _ _ Steve is full of good intention _ _ [A] _ Richard's into rock and roll
_ [G] Stuart's standing and he thinks it's a sin [D] That he has to leave the house at all _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ This is just a mother and rock song [A] This is just a tender affair _
[G] I can't sleep or rest on this floor Because [D] this song has got to stop soon _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Can you try to run away?
_ _ [A] I followed her across the city She [G] went out to the east of house
Could she [D] like a sound? _ _
_ _ _ She didn't have a face She _ _ _ [A] stuck her finger in the air
She _ [G] tried to fly down _ on her face As the birds were _ howling
_ [D] Put my arm around her waist _ She [A] put me on the ground with two toes
_ _ [E]
Getting it [G] in my face She wasn't even
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Laura's feeling just ideal _ _ [A] Her horoscope is nearly perfect
She's [G] making up something to do Cause she is a bad day girl
She _ _ _ walked right to the edge of town _ She [A] saw me lying in the _ park
_ _ _ _ _ _ They got a lot [D] in common _ _ I'll _ leave them to do what they want
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'll [G] go and play with words and pictures I'll [D] admit I'm feeling strange _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
I'm _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ not as sad as _ Dostoevsky I'm [A] not as clever as Mark Twain
_ [G] I'll only buy a book for the way it looks [D] And I'll stick it on the shelf again
Now I could tell you what I'm thinking _ [A] But it never seems to hit _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ me
What a girl can see I'm [D] only listed when I'm right
This _ _ _ is just a mother and rock song _ [A] This is just a sorry lament
_ _ _ [G] We're four boys in a _ corduroys We're [D] not terrific but we're competent
_ _ _ Steve is full of good intention _ _ [A] _ Richard's into rock and roll
_ [G] Stuart's standing and he thinks it's a sin [D] That he has to leave the house at all _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ This is just a mother and rock song [A] This is just a tender affair _
[G] I can't sleep or rest on this floor Because [D] this song has got to stop soon _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _