Cornerstone Chords by Arctic Monkeys
Tempo:
84.45 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
F#m
Bm
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[D] [A]
I thought I saw you in the [D] battleship, but it was [Bm] only a lookalike
[A] She was nothing but a vision [D] trip, under the warning [F#m] light
She was close, [A] close enough to be [F#m] your ghost
[A] But my chances turned to toast [D] when I asked her if I could call her [A] your name
[F#m] [A] [F#m]
[A] I thought I saw you in the rusty hook, [D] huddled up in a wicker chair
[A] I wandered over for a closer [D] look, and kissed whoever was sitting there
She [F#m] was close, [A] did she hold me very [F#m] tightly?
Till [A] I asked awfully politely, [D] please, can I call you [A] her [F#m] name?
[A] [D] And I elongated my lift [Bm] home, [F#m] yeah I let him go the long [D] way round
I [Bm] smelt your scent on the seatbelt, and [E] kept my shortcuts [A] to myself
[D] [B]
[A] I thought I saw you in the parrot's [D] beak, messing [Bm] with the smoke [A] alarm
It was too loud for me to hear her [D] speak, and she [Bm] had a broken arm
[F#m] It was close, [A] so close that the [F#m] walls were wet
[A] And she wrote these out in [D] letters, said, [Bm] no you can't call [C#m] me her name
[A] Tell me [C#m] where's your hiding place?
[A] I'm worried [C#m] I'll forget your face
[F#m] And I've asked everyone, [Bm] I'm beginning to think I [E] imagined you all along
[D] I elongated my [Bm] lift home, [F#m] yeah I let him go the long way [D] round
[Bm] I smelt your scent on the seatbelt, [Dm] and kept my shortcuts to myself
[A]
[D] [A]
[D] [Bm] [F#m]
[Bm] [D] [E]
[A] I saw your sister in the [D] cornerstone, on the phone [Bm] to the middleman
[A] When I saw that she was on her [D] own, I thought she [Bm] might understand
[F#m] She was close, [A] well you couldn't get much [F#m] closer
She said [A] I'm really not supposed [D] to, but yes, you can call me anything
[D] Anything you [A] want
[A]
I thought I saw you in the [D] battleship, but it was [Bm] only a lookalike
[A] She was nothing but a vision [D] trip, under the warning [F#m] light
She was close, [A] close enough to be [F#m] your ghost
[A] But my chances turned to toast [D] when I asked her if I could call her [A] your name
[F#m] [A] [F#m]
[A] I thought I saw you in the rusty hook, [D] huddled up in a wicker chair
[A] I wandered over for a closer [D] look, and kissed whoever was sitting there
She [F#m] was close, [A] did she hold me very [F#m] tightly?
Till [A] I asked awfully politely, [D] please, can I call you [A] her [F#m] name?
[A] [D] And I elongated my lift [Bm] home, [F#m] yeah I let him go the long [D] way round
I [Bm] smelt your scent on the seatbelt, and [E] kept my shortcuts [A] to myself
[D] [B]
[A] I thought I saw you in the parrot's [D] beak, messing [Bm] with the smoke [A] alarm
It was too loud for me to hear her [D] speak, and she [Bm] had a broken arm
[F#m] It was close, [A] so close that the [F#m] walls were wet
[A] And she wrote these out in [D] letters, said, [Bm] no you can't call [C#m] me her name
[A] Tell me [C#m] where's your hiding place?
[A] I'm worried [C#m] I'll forget your face
[F#m] And I've asked everyone, [Bm] I'm beginning to think I [E] imagined you all along
[D] I elongated my [Bm] lift home, [F#m] yeah I let him go the long way [D] round
[Bm] I smelt your scent on the seatbelt, [Dm] and kept my shortcuts to myself
[A]
[D] [A]
[D] [Bm] [F#m]
[Bm] [D] [E]
[A] I saw your sister in the [D] cornerstone, on the phone [Bm] to the middleman
[A] When I saw that she was on her [D] own, I thought she [Bm] might understand
[F#m] She was close, [A] well you couldn't get much [F#m] closer
She said [A] I'm really not supposed [D] to, but yes, you can call me anything
[D] Anything you [A] want
[A]
Key:
A
D
F#m
Bm
E
A
D
F#m
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I thought I saw you in the [D] battleship, but it was [Bm] only a lookalike
[A] She was nothing but a vision [D] trip, under the warning [F#m] light
She was close, [A] close enough to be [F#m] your ghost
[A] But my chances turned to toast [D] when I asked her if I could call her [A] your name
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _
[A] I thought I saw you in the rusty hook, [D] huddled up in a wicker chair
[A] I wandered over for a closer [D] look, and kissed whoever was sitting there
She [F#m] was close, [A] did she hold me very [F#m] tightly?
Till [A] I asked awfully politely, [D] please, can I call you [A] her [F#m] name? _
[A] _ _ _ [D] And I elongated my lift [Bm] home, [F#m] yeah I let him go the long [D] way round
I [Bm] smelt your scent on the seatbelt, and [E] kept my shortcuts [A] to myself
_ [D] _ _ [B] _ _
[A] I thought I saw you in the parrot's [D] beak, messing [Bm] with the smoke [A] alarm
It was too loud for me to hear her [D] speak, and she [Bm] had a broken arm
[F#m] It was close, [A] so close that the [F#m] walls were wet
[A] And she wrote these out in [D] letters, said, [Bm] no you can't call [C#m] me her name _ _
[A] _ _ Tell me [C#m] where's your hiding place?
[A] _ I'm worried [C#m] I'll forget your face
[F#m] And I've asked everyone, [Bm] I'm beginning to think I [E] imagined you all along
[D] I elongated my [Bm] lift home, [F#m] yeah I let him go the long way [D] round
_ [Bm] I smelt your scent on the seatbelt, [Dm] and kept my shortcuts to myself
_ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] I saw your sister in the [D] cornerstone, on the phone [Bm] to the middleman
[A] When I saw that she was on her [D] own, I thought she [Bm] might understand
[F#m] She was close, [A] well you couldn't get much [F#m] closer
She said [A] I'm really not supposed [D] to, but yes, you can call me anything
[D] Anything you [A] want
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I thought I saw you in the [D] battleship, but it was [Bm] only a lookalike
[A] She was nothing but a vision [D] trip, under the warning [F#m] light
She was close, [A] close enough to be [F#m] your ghost
[A] But my chances turned to toast [D] when I asked her if I could call her [A] your name
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _
[A] I thought I saw you in the rusty hook, [D] huddled up in a wicker chair
[A] I wandered over for a closer [D] look, and kissed whoever was sitting there
She [F#m] was close, [A] did she hold me very [F#m] tightly?
Till [A] I asked awfully politely, [D] please, can I call you [A] her [F#m] name? _
[A] _ _ _ [D] And I elongated my lift [Bm] home, [F#m] yeah I let him go the long [D] way round
I [Bm] smelt your scent on the seatbelt, and [E] kept my shortcuts [A] to myself
_ [D] _ _ [B] _ _
[A] I thought I saw you in the parrot's [D] beak, messing [Bm] with the smoke [A] alarm
It was too loud for me to hear her [D] speak, and she [Bm] had a broken arm
[F#m] It was close, [A] so close that the [F#m] walls were wet
[A] And she wrote these out in [D] letters, said, [Bm] no you can't call [C#m] me her name _ _
[A] _ _ Tell me [C#m] where's your hiding place?
[A] _ I'm worried [C#m] I'll forget your face
[F#m] And I've asked everyone, [Bm] I'm beginning to think I [E] imagined you all along
[D] I elongated my [Bm] lift home, [F#m] yeah I let him go the long way [D] round
_ [Bm] I smelt your scent on the seatbelt, [Dm] and kept my shortcuts to myself
_ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] I saw your sister in the [D] cornerstone, on the phone [Bm] to the middleman
[A] When I saw that she was on her [D] own, I thought she [Bm] might understand
[F#m] She was close, [A] well you couldn't get much [F#m] closer
She said [A] I'm really not supposed [D] to, but yes, you can call me anything
[D] Anything you [A] want
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _