Chords for Howe Gelb "Saint Conformity"
Tempo:
111 bpm
Chords used:
A
C#
F#
D
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] He's got a mean streak [C#] that's two [F#] miles
[G#] [D] Wicked [A] widow's peak that [C#] is lost at
[F#]
[Em] Got [A] family living round here [C#] while I was [F#] leathery
[Em] [D] Up and down [A] by the racetrack
[C#] So he always [F#] knows the inside
[F#m]
[Em] [D]
[A] It's not a bad joke
[C#m] Just talk [C#] to the girl [F#] you used to know
[Em] [D] She used to [A] be a waitress for a [C#] while
Till the clubhouse [F#m] changed her style
[D] She went [A] from a small town [C#m] looker
To dressing [C#] like a [F#] myopic optimistic [Em] hooker
[D] Well [A] adorned with accessory
[C#] Like the backhand of [F#] Benny the Booker
[G#m] [B]
[F#m] Saint conformity, [F#] conformity
[B] Would you come down here
[G#m] And [B] clutter [F#] up her form [F#m] for me
If I live my life in [B] routine
[B] Would you [F#m] make the mean time a little less [B] mean
[E] It's a
[G] watermark
[B] This
[F#m] thing you've settled [C#m] for
[G] Corrosive [B] material
All [F#m] this thing you've settled [C#] for
It's [G] an endless [B] ache
[F#] Heart attack in an [C#m] earthquake
[Gm] All of this and [B] more or less
[F#] This thing you've settled [B] for
[G#m]
[D] [Em]
[A] [C#]
[F#] [C#m] [D]
[A] [B] [C#m]
[F#] [C#m] [D]
[A] His tongue has the bite
[C#] Till he [A#] pickles [F#m] it just right
[D]
Rain [A] took the train
Which [C#] left his heart [F#] out in the rain
[D] His manner [A] is neglect
[C#] Any of your help [F#m] is only suspect
[D] His
[A] memory is stuck in slow [C#]-mo rewind
[G#] Of [F#] how [F#m] it used to [G#m] shine
[F#m]
[B] [G#m]
[F#m] Saint conformity, conformity
Would [G#m] you come down here
[B] And clutter up her form for me
[D] She's got a [A] mean streak that's [C#] two [F#] miles wide
[F#m] [Em] [D]
[A] Wicked [C#] widow's peak
His hat [F#m] won't hide
[Em] Got friends and [A] family around here
[C#] While aware of his leathery [F#m] pride
[E] [D] He's down [A] by the racetrack so [C#m] he knows
[F#]
[G#] [D] Wicked [A] widow's peak that [C#] is lost at
[F#]
[Em] Got [A] family living round here [C#] while I was [F#] leathery
[Em] [D] Up and down [A] by the racetrack
[C#] So he always [F#] knows the inside
[F#m]
[Em] [D]
[A] It's not a bad joke
[C#m] Just talk [C#] to the girl [F#] you used to know
[Em] [D] She used to [A] be a waitress for a [C#] while
Till the clubhouse [F#m] changed her style
[D] She went [A] from a small town [C#m] looker
To dressing [C#] like a [F#] myopic optimistic [Em] hooker
[D] Well [A] adorned with accessory
[C#] Like the backhand of [F#] Benny the Booker
[G#m] [B]
[F#m] Saint conformity, [F#] conformity
[B] Would you come down here
[G#m] And [B] clutter [F#] up her form [F#m] for me
If I live my life in [B] routine
[B] Would you [F#m] make the mean time a little less [B] mean
[E] It's a
[G] watermark
[B] This
[F#m] thing you've settled [C#m] for
[G] Corrosive [B] material
All [F#m] this thing you've settled [C#] for
It's [G] an endless [B] ache
[F#] Heart attack in an [C#m] earthquake
[Gm] All of this and [B] more or less
[F#] This thing you've settled [B] for
[G#m]
[D] [Em]
[A] [C#]
[F#] [C#m] [D]
[A] [B] [C#m]
[F#] [C#m] [D]
[A] His tongue has the bite
[C#] Till he [A#] pickles [F#m] it just right
[D]
Rain [A] took the train
Which [C#] left his heart [F#] out in the rain
[D] His manner [A] is neglect
[C#] Any of your help [F#m] is only suspect
[D] His
[A] memory is stuck in slow [C#]-mo rewind
[G#] Of [F#] how [F#m] it used to [G#m] shine
[F#m]
[B] [G#m]
[F#m] Saint conformity, conformity
Would [G#m] you come down here
[B] And clutter up her form for me
[D] She's got a [A] mean streak that's [C#] two [F#] miles wide
[F#m] [Em] [D]
[A] Wicked [C#] widow's peak
His hat [F#m] won't hide
[Em] Got friends and [A] family around here
[C#] While aware of his leathery [F#m] pride
[E] [D] He's down [A] by the racetrack so [C#m] he knows
[F#]
Key:
A
C#
F#
D
F#m
A
C#
F#
_ _ _ [A] He's got a mean streak _ [C#] that's two [F#] miles _ _ _
[G#] _ _ [D] _ Wicked [A] _ widow's peak that [C#] is lost at
[F#] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ Got [A] family living round here [C#] while I was [F#] leathery _ _ _
[Em] _ [D] Up and down [A] by the racetrack
[C#] So he always [F#] knows the inside
[F#m] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
[A] It's not a bad joke
[C#m] Just talk [C#] to the girl [F#] you used to know
_ _ [Em] _ [D] She used to [A] be a waitress for a [C#] while
Till the clubhouse _ [F#m] changed her style
[D] She went [A] from a small town [C#m] looker
To dressing [C#] like a [F#] myopic optimistic _ [Em] hooker
[D] Well [A] adorned with accessory
[C#] Like the backhand of [F#] Benny the Booker _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[F#m] Saint conformity, _ [F#] _ _ conformity
[B] Would you come down here
[G#m] And [B] clutter [F#] up her form [F#m] for me
If I live my life in [B] routine
_ [B] Would _ you [F#m] make the mean time a little less [B] mean
_ _ _ [E] _ It's a _
[G] watermark
_ _ [B] _ This _
[F#m] thing you've settled [C#m] for _ _ _
[G] _ _ Corrosive [B] material
All [F#m] this thing you've settled [C#] for
It's [G] an _ endless [B] _ ache
[F#] Heart attack in an [C#m] earthquake _
[Gm] All of this and [B] more or less
[F#] This thing you've settled [B] for
[G#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [D] _
[A] His tongue has the bite
_ [C#] Till he [A#] pickles [F#m] it just right
[D] _ _
Rain [A] took the train
Which [C#] left his heart [F#] out in the rain
[D] _ His manner [A] is neglect
[C#] Any of your help [F#m] is only suspect
[D] His _ _ _
[A] memory is stuck in slow [C#]-mo _ rewind
[G#] Of [F#] how [F#m] it _ used to [G#m] shine _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] Saint conformity, _ _ conformity
Would [G#m] you come down here
_ [B] _ And clutter up her form for me _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ She's got a [A] mean streak that's [C#] two [F#] miles wide
[F#m] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
[A] Wicked _ [C#] widow's peak
His hat [F#m] won't hide
_ [Em] _ Got friends and [A] family around here
[C#] While aware of his leathery [F#m] pride _
_ [E] _ _ [D] He's down [A] by the racetrack so [C#m] he knows
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ [D] _ Wicked [A] _ widow's peak that [C#] is lost at
[F#] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ Got [A] family living round here [C#] while I was [F#] leathery _ _ _
[Em] _ [D] Up and down [A] by the racetrack
[C#] So he always [F#] knows the inside
[F#m] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
[A] It's not a bad joke
[C#m] Just talk [C#] to the girl [F#] you used to know
_ _ [Em] _ [D] She used to [A] be a waitress for a [C#] while
Till the clubhouse _ [F#m] changed her style
[D] She went [A] from a small town [C#m] looker
To dressing [C#] like a [F#] myopic optimistic _ [Em] hooker
[D] Well [A] adorned with accessory
[C#] Like the backhand of [F#] Benny the Booker _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[F#m] Saint conformity, _ [F#] _ _ conformity
[B] Would you come down here
[G#m] And [B] clutter [F#] up her form [F#m] for me
If I live my life in [B] routine
_ [B] Would _ you [F#m] make the mean time a little less [B] mean
_ _ _ [E] _ It's a _
[G] watermark
_ _ [B] _ This _
[F#m] thing you've settled [C#m] for _ _ _
[G] _ _ Corrosive [B] material
All [F#m] this thing you've settled [C#] for
It's [G] an _ endless [B] _ ache
[F#] Heart attack in an [C#m] earthquake _
[Gm] All of this and [B] more or less
[F#] This thing you've settled [B] for
[G#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [D] _
[A] His tongue has the bite
_ [C#] Till he [A#] pickles [F#m] it just right
[D] _ _
Rain [A] took the train
Which [C#] left his heart [F#] out in the rain
[D] _ His manner [A] is neglect
[C#] Any of your help [F#m] is only suspect
[D] His _ _ _
[A] memory is stuck in slow [C#]-mo _ rewind
[G#] Of [F#] how [F#m] it _ used to [G#m] shine _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] Saint conformity, _ _ conformity
Would [G#m] you come down here
_ [B] _ And clutter up her form for me _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ She's got a [A] mean streak that's [C#] two [F#] miles wide
[F#m] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
[A] Wicked _ [C#] widow's peak
His hat [F#m] won't hide
_ [Em] _ Got friends and [A] family around here
[C#] While aware of his leathery [F#m] pride _
_ [E] _ _ [D] He's down [A] by the racetrack so [C#m] he knows
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _