The Age Of The Understatement Chords by The Last Shadow Puppets
Tempo:
147.45 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
A
F#
D
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B]
[Bm]
[N]
[F#]
[B] [C#]
[D] [E] [F#]
[Bm] [C#m]
[D] [Em] [F#]
[Bm]
[A]
[Bm]
Decided to [A] sneak up away from your stomach And try your pulse [Bm] to [A] capture
[Bm] What seemed [A] all [Bm] unknowing and [E] candid But [D] they suspected [F#] it was false
[Bm] [A]
She's [Bm] [A]
[Bm] [A] [Bm] [A] playful, [Bm] but boring, was warned you be [A] careful
Of her brigade [Bm] In order to tame this relentless [F#m] marauder
[D] Move away from [F#] the parade [A] She's walking [G] on the tables in the [Bm] glass house
[A] Inherently [G]
betrothed [Bm] in the wind [A] Subtle [G] in her method [Bm] of seduction
[D] As twenty little [F#] tragedies begin [B]
And [D]
[C#m] [A] [Bm]
[A] [Bm]
[F#m] [A] she would throw a [G] feather blower in the
[Bm] road [A] If she thought that [G] it would set the [Bm] scene
[A] [G] Unfittingly dipped into [Bm] your companions [D] Enlightened them to make you [F#] see
And [Bm] as a fashion [C#] to [D] rent [E] The age [F#] of the understatement
Before [Bm] this attraction [C#m]
[D] ferments [Em] [F#] Kiss me promptly and pull me [Bm] apart
Affection [F#m] to [D] rent [Em] The age of [F#] the understatement
Before this [Bm] attraction [F#m]
[D] ferments [Em] [F#] Kiss me promptly and pull me apart
[G]
[F#m] [F#]
[Bm] [G]
[F#m] [F#]
[Bm] And [G] my fingers scratch at [F#m] my hair Before [F#] my mind can get [Bm] too reckless
The [G] idea of seeing [F#m] you here [F#] Is enough to make the sweat [Bm] go cold
[G] [F#m] [F#]
[Bm] [G]
[F#m] [F#]
[Bm]
[C#] [A] [Bm]
[B] [Dm] [B]
[A] [Bm]
[C#m] [D] [Em] [F#]
[N]
[Bm]
[N]
[F#]
[B] [C#]
[D] [E] [F#]
[Bm] [C#m]
[D] [Em] [F#]
[Bm]
[A]
[Bm]
Decided to [A] sneak up away from your stomach And try your pulse [Bm] to [A] capture
[Bm] What seemed [A] all [Bm] unknowing and [E] candid But [D] they suspected [F#] it was false
[Bm] [A]
She's [Bm] [A]
[Bm] [A] [Bm] [A] playful, [Bm] but boring, was warned you be [A] careful
Of her brigade [Bm] In order to tame this relentless [F#m] marauder
[D] Move away from [F#] the parade [A] She's walking [G] on the tables in the [Bm] glass house
[A] Inherently [G]
betrothed [Bm] in the wind [A] Subtle [G] in her method [Bm] of seduction
[D] As twenty little [F#] tragedies begin [B]
And [D]
[C#m] [A] [Bm]
[A] [Bm]
[F#m] [A] she would throw a [G] feather blower in the
[Bm] road [A] If she thought that [G] it would set the [Bm] scene
[A] [G] Unfittingly dipped into [Bm] your companions [D] Enlightened them to make you [F#] see
And [Bm] as a fashion [C#] to [D] rent [E] The age [F#] of the understatement
Before [Bm] this attraction [C#m]
[D] ferments [Em] [F#] Kiss me promptly and pull me [Bm] apart
Affection [F#m] to [D] rent [Em] The age of [F#] the understatement
Before this [Bm] attraction [F#m]
[D] ferments [Em] [F#] Kiss me promptly and pull me apart
[G]
[F#m] [F#]
[Bm] [G]
[F#m] [F#]
[Bm] And [G] my fingers scratch at [F#m] my hair Before [F#] my mind can get [Bm] too reckless
The [G] idea of seeing [F#m] you here [F#] Is enough to make the sweat [Bm] go cold
[G] [F#m] [F#]
[Bm] [G]
[F#m] [F#]
[Bm]
[C#] [A] [Bm]
[B] [Dm] [B]
[A] [Bm]
[C#m] [D] [Em] [F#]
[N]
Key:
Bm
A
F#
D
G
Bm
A
F#
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C#m] _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
Decided to [A] sneak up away from your stomach And try your pulse [Bm] to [A] capture
[Bm] What seemed [A] all [Bm] unknowing and [E] candid But [D] they suspected [F#] it was false
[Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ _ She's _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ [A] playful, [Bm] but boring, was warned you be [A] careful
Of her brigade [Bm] In order to tame this relentless _ [F#m] marauder
[D] Move away from [F#] the parade [A] She's walking [G] on the tables in the [Bm] glass house
[A] Inherently [G]
betrothed [Bm] in the wind _ [A] Subtle [G] in her method [Bm] of seduction
_ [D] As twenty little [F#] tragedies begin _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ And _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [C#m] _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ [A] she would throw a [G] feather blower in the
[Bm] road _ [A] If she thought that [G] it would set the [Bm] scene
_ [A] _ [G] Unfittingly dipped into [Bm] your companions _ [D] Enlightened them to make you [F#] see
And [Bm] as a fashion [C#] to [D] rent [E] The age [F#] of the _ _ understatement
Before [Bm] this attraction [C#m] _
[D] ferments _ [Em] _ _ [F#] Kiss me promptly and pull me [Bm] apart
Affection [F#m] to [D] rent [Em] The age of [F#] the _ _ understatement
Before this [Bm] attraction [F#m] _
[D] ferments _ [Em] _ _ [F#] Kiss me promptly and pull me apart
[G] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ And [G] my fingers scratch at [F#m] my hair Before [F#] my mind can get [Bm] too reckless
The [G] idea of seeing [F#m] you _ here [F#] Is enough to make the sweat [Bm] go _ cold
[G] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _
[C#m] _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C#m] _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
Decided to [A] sneak up away from your stomach And try your pulse [Bm] to [A] capture
[Bm] What seemed [A] all [Bm] unknowing and [E] candid But [D] they suspected [F#] it was false
[Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ _ She's _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ [A] playful, [Bm] but boring, was warned you be [A] careful
Of her brigade [Bm] In order to tame this relentless _ [F#m] marauder
[D] Move away from [F#] the parade [A] She's walking [G] on the tables in the [Bm] glass house
[A] Inherently [G]
betrothed [Bm] in the wind _ [A] Subtle [G] in her method [Bm] of seduction
_ [D] As twenty little [F#] tragedies begin _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ And _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [C#m] _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ [A] she would throw a [G] feather blower in the
[Bm] road _ [A] If she thought that [G] it would set the [Bm] scene
_ [A] _ [G] Unfittingly dipped into [Bm] your companions _ [D] Enlightened them to make you [F#] see
And [Bm] as a fashion [C#] to [D] rent [E] The age [F#] of the _ _ understatement
Before [Bm] this attraction [C#m] _
[D] ferments _ [Em] _ _ [F#] Kiss me promptly and pull me [Bm] apart
Affection [F#m] to [D] rent [Em] The age of [F#] the _ _ understatement
Before this [Bm] attraction [F#m] _
[D] ferments _ [Em] _ _ [F#] Kiss me promptly and pull me apart
[G] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ And [G] my fingers scratch at [F#m] my hair Before [F#] my mind can get [Bm] too reckless
The [G] idea of seeing [F#m] you _ here [F#] Is enough to make the sweat [Bm] go _ cold
[G] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _
[C#m] _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _