Chords for elkke -"Bicycles" [NPR's Tiny Desk Contest]
Tempo:
97.2 bpm
Chords used:
D
E
A
F#m
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
![elkke -"Bicycles" [NPR's Tiny Desk Contest] chords](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/koprjBE2oUQ/mqdefault.jpg)
Start Jamming...
[F#m]
[D]
[E]
[A] Bicycles with playing cards and [F#m] bicycles hanging from [D] buildings with statues that [E] gather like
squirrels for the cold, cold, cold [F#m] winter.
[D] And yarn on every [E] card, making sweaters, no, no.
[A] And happy I'll turn to something [C#m] sour, candies then unfilm and [D] reach my arms up, [E] hold my
organs with my hands in the tongue, tongue.
[F#m]
[D]
[F#m] Hold my hands and [D] I realize it [A] was cold, it was [E] cold.
But [F#m] I told them not [D] to worry.
[A] They will come, they [E] will come.
[F#m] And it's blue [D] in this fresh sugar.
[Am] My eyes smoke, [E] my eyes smoke.
[F#m] And the horses talk [D] to each other.
They [A] are a moan, they [E] are a moan.
[A]
[D] [A]
[E] [A]
[D] [A]
[E] [F#m]
[A]
[E] [F#m]
[D] [A]
[E]
[A] And I have lanterns burning so bright, [C#m] burning so bright.
Get us out.
[D] It was rain that took us home, [E] took us home.
And I,
[A] I, I, [F#m] I, I,
[D] I, I, I, [D] I, I, I, I,
[E] I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I,
I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, [A] I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I
[C#m]
[D]
[E]
[A]
[F]
[D]
[E]
[A] Bicycles with playing cards and [F#m] bicycles hanging from [D] buildings with statues that [E] gather like
squirrels for the cold, cold, cold [F#m] winter.
[D] And yarn on every [E] card, making sweaters, no, no.
[A] And happy I'll turn to something [C#m] sour, candies then unfilm and [D] reach my arms up, [E] hold my
organs with my hands in the tongue, tongue.
[F#m]
[D]
[F#m] Hold my hands and [D] I realize it [A] was cold, it was [E] cold.
But [F#m] I told them not [D] to worry.
[A] They will come, they [E] will come.
[F#m] And it's blue [D] in this fresh sugar.
[Am] My eyes smoke, [E] my eyes smoke.
[F#m] And the horses talk [D] to each other.
They [A] are a moan, they [E] are a moan.
[A]
[D] [A]
[E] [A]
[D] [A]
[E] [F#m]
[A]
[E] [F#m]
[D] [A]
[E]
[A] And I have lanterns burning so bright, [C#m] burning so bright.
Get us out.
[D] It was rain that took us home, [E] took us home.
And I,
[A] I, I, [F#m] I, I,
[D] I, I, I, [D] I, I, I, I,
[E] I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I,
I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, [A] I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I
[C#m]
[D]
[E]
[A]
[F]
Key:
D
E
A
F#m
C#m
D
E
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ Bicycles with playing _ cards and [F#m] bicycles _ hanging from _ [D] buildings with statues that [E] gather like
_ squirrels for the cold, cold, _ cold _ [F#m] _ _ winter.
_ _ _ _ [D] And yarn on every [E] card, making sweaters, no, _ no.
[A] And happy I'll turn to something [C#m] sour, _ candies then unfilm and [D] reach my arms up, _ _ _ [E] hold my
organs with my hands in the tongue, _ _ tongue.
_ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ Hold my hands and [D] I realize it [A] was cold, it was [E] cold.
But [F#m] I told them not [D] to worry.
[A] They will come, they [E] will come.
[F#m] And it's blue _ [D] in this fresh sugar.
[Am] My eyes smoke, _ [E] my eyes smoke.
_ [F#m] And the horses talk [D] to each other.
They [A] are a moan, they [E] are a moan.
_ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] And I have lanterns burning so bright, [C#m] burning so bright.
Get us out.
[D] It was rain that took us home, [E] took us home.
And I, _ _
[A] _ I, _ I, _ [F#m] I, I, _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] I, I, I, [D] I, I, I, I, _
[E] I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I,
I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, [A] I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ Bicycles with playing _ cards and [F#m] bicycles _ hanging from _ [D] buildings with statues that [E] gather like
_ squirrels for the cold, cold, _ cold _ [F#m] _ _ winter.
_ _ _ _ [D] And yarn on every [E] card, making sweaters, no, _ no.
[A] And happy I'll turn to something [C#m] sour, _ candies then unfilm and [D] reach my arms up, _ _ _ [E] hold my
organs with my hands in the tongue, _ _ tongue.
_ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ Hold my hands and [D] I realize it [A] was cold, it was [E] cold.
But [F#m] I told them not [D] to worry.
[A] They will come, they [E] will come.
[F#m] And it's blue _ [D] in this fresh sugar.
[Am] My eyes smoke, _ [E] my eyes smoke.
_ [F#m] And the horses talk [D] to each other.
They [A] are a moan, they [E] are a moan.
_ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] And I have lanterns burning so bright, [C#m] burning so bright.
Get us out.
[D] It was rain that took us home, [E] took us home.
And I, _ _
[A] _ I, _ I, _ [F#m] I, I, _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] I, I, I, [D] I, I, I, I, _
[E] I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I,
I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, [A] I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _