Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy - Icing On the Cake Chords

Tempo:
122.4 bpm
Chords used:

D

C

Am

A

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy - Icing On the Cake chords
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[G] [C]
[G#] [C]
[D]
[C] [D] [A]
[G] Let me [C] make you a [G]
statue [F#m] [Am] Stand [C] outside the council [D] house
[C] Stand as a reminder Of [A] what you are
[D] And [Am] what you want to [A] be [Am] [G] I want to live [D] with you
I want to sleep [Dm] with you In a house, [E] in a peaceful world
[Am] They want to take [C] you They want to break [D] you
So let me make [Dm] you
[E] [A] Unhappy
[C#] I'll put [C#m] icing on the [Bm] cake [E] The party on [A] the street
[C#m] Love can affect [Bm] The [E] truth you [Am] cannot cheat
[C] [D] [G]
[D] [Am] [C] You [D] [Em]
were left [C] on the doorstep Of the [A]
social [F#] [Am] [D] [C] security
[A]
You were hoping [C] for a [D] [C] future [E] As [A] someone not [D] just a [Am] leisure refugee
I always thought you was a [C] fighter [D] And a [G] winner
[Am] Not content to [C] own and write [D] your [C] name The right way is the wrong way
[D] For what [A] you are [Am] And what you were [C] born [D] to be
[G] Born to be young [F#m] and free To be young [Dm] and wise
Not to listen [E] to all their [Am] lies Don't let them break [G]
[D] you
Don't let them break [Dm] you
[Am] [A] Unhappy
I'll [C#m] put icing on the [Bm] cake [E] The party on [A] the street
[C#m]
Love can [Bm] affect The [Em] truth [F#] you [Am] cannot cheat
[D]
[C] [D]
[C] [D]
[C] [D] [Am]
[D] I'll put icing [G] on the cake [Am] The [D] party on the street
[Am] Love [D] can [C] affect [D] [Am] The truth [D] you cannot cheat
[G] We come all [D] clinging on By the moon [Dm] so bright
By the sea, by [E] the harbor [Am] They want to take [G] you
They want to break [F#] you Shape you and make [F] you [E] [A] Unhappy
I'll [C#m] put icing on the [Bm] cake [E] The party on [A] the street
[C#m] The love you cannot fake [Bm] The [E] truth you [A] cannot cheat
[C#m] The icing on the [Bm] cake [E] The party on [A] the street
The love you [C#m] cannot [Bm] fake [E] The truth you [A] cannot cheat
The [C#m]
icing on the [Bm] cake [E] The [Bm] party on [A] the street
[C#m] [G]
Key:  
D
1321
C
3211
Am
2311
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
C
3211
Am
2311
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To learn Stephen Duffy - (Edit) Icing On The Cake chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Bm, A, C#m, Bm, E, C, D and Am. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 61 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 122. With an eye on the song's key A# Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
[G] _ Let me [C] make you a _ [G]
statue [F#m] _ [Am] Stand [C] outside the council [D] house
[C] Stand as a reminder _ Of [A] what you are
[D] And [Am] what you want to [A] be [Am] _ _ [G] I want to live [D] with you
I want to sleep [Dm] with you In a house, [E] in a peaceful world
[Am] They want to take [C] you They want to break [D] you
So let me make [Dm] you _
[E] _ [A] Unhappy
_ _ [C#] I'll put [C#m] icing on the [Bm] cake _ [E] The party on [A] the street
_ _ [C#m] Love can affect [Bm] _ The [E] truth you [Am] cannot cheat
[C] _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ [D] _ [Am] _ _ [C] You [D] _ [Em]
were left [C] on the doorstep Of the [A]
social [F#] _ [Am] _ [D] _ [C] _ security
[A]
You were hoping [C] for a [D] [C] future _ [E] As [A] someone not [D] just a [Am] leisure refugee
I always thought you was a [C] fighter [D] And a [G] winner
[Am] Not content to [C] own and write [D] your [C] name The right way is the wrong way
[D] For what [A] you are [Am] And what you were [C] born [D] to _ be
[G] Born to be young [F#m] and free To be young [Dm] and wise
Not to listen [E] to all their [Am] lies Don't let them break [G] _ _
_ [D] you
Don't let them break [Dm] you _
[Am] _ [A] Unhappy
I'll [C#m] put icing on the [Bm] cake _ [E] The party on [A] the street
_ _ [C#m] _
Love can [Bm] affect _ The [Em] truth [F#] you [Am] cannot cheat
_ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] I'll put icing [G] on the cake _ [Am] _ The [D] party on the street
[Am] _ _ Love [D] can [C] affect [D] _ [Am] The truth [D] you cannot cheat
_ [G] We come all [D] clinging on By the moon [Dm] so bright
By the sea, by [E] the harbor _ _ [Am] They want to take [G] you
They want to break [F#] you Shape you and make [F] you _ [E] _ [A] Unhappy
_ I'll [C#m] put icing on the [Bm] cake _ _ [E] The party on [A] the street
_ [C#m] The love you cannot fake [Bm] _ The [E] truth you [A] cannot cheat
_ [C#m] The icing on the [Bm] cake _ [E] The party on [A] the street
_ The love you [C#m] cannot [Bm] fake _ [E] The truth you [A] cannot cheat
The [C#m] _
icing on the [Bm] cake _ _ [E] The [Bm] party on [A] the street
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Stephen Duffy.

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