Chords for The Neurotics(aka Newtown Neurotics) - "This Fragile Life" (1985)
Tempo:
85.025 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
E
Bm
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] [D] [A]
[E]
[A] [E] [D] [C#] [D] [E]
[A] [G] [E] [A] As winter gnaws [B] through dampened walls
[A] I can see her sitting there on her own
[Bm] With the curtains [A] drawn
Huddled up for her, still [D] feeling the cold
[E] She could sell a hundred [A] sparrows to lay for some coal for the fire
But [D] I know that she won't
[E] She'd rather have the memories
[F#m] Of the arms that [D] once held her
The lips that said he loved her
And the laughter that cascaded [Bm]
[C#m] down through those years
When [D] the world would spit [E] back
This fragile [A] life
[D] Really worries me
[E] [D] This [E]
[A] fragile life
I [D] know one day could be [E] me and you
Me and you
Me and you
[A] Me and [Dm] [Em] you
[Bm] [A] Woah-oh-oh [D]-oh
[B]
[A] Do you like the new [D] coat?
[C#] [D] [A]
[D] [E] [A] This [B] disgusting poverty
[C#m] Is it war-oh-oh [A]-unnecessary?
There's little [B] care for the [A] old
Who's broke their backs like somebody [D] else's wealthy
[E] Year after year
It's [A] always, always the same
The [D] flowing of crumbs
[E] To the hunger it eats
And [F#m] the arms that get stronger
[D] The lips that said he loved her
And the only [Bm] garter
They'll [C#m] ever know
[D] Has an L [E] after the O
[B] But she [F#] don't [D] go outside anymore
There's so many blood on her front door
She loved the [D] gold but
What the hell for?
[A] As winter gnaws through [Bm] dampened [A] walls
I can see her sitting there all alone
[Bm] With the curtains [A] drawn
Huddled up but still [D] feeling cold
[E] She could sell her [A] son's medal
To pay for some coal for the bar
But [D] I know that she won't
[E] She'd rather have the [D] memories
Of the arms that once held her
The lips that said he loved her
And her laughter and [Bm] happiness That [C#m] disappeared
[D] In that South [E] Atlantic year
This [A] fragile life
[D] Really worries [E] me Hey!
[D] [E]
[D] This [A] fragile life
I [Dm] know one day it could be [F#] me and [D] you
Me [E] and you
[A] This fragile life
[D] Really worries [E] me
[D] [E] This [D] [A] fragile life
I [D] know one day it could be [E] me and you
Me and you
[D] Me [E] and you
[A] Me and [D] you
[E]
[A] Whoa-oh-oh-oh
[D] [A] [E] [A]
[D] [A]
[N]
[E]
[A] [E] [D] [C#] [D] [E]
[A] [G] [E] [A] As winter gnaws [B] through dampened walls
[A] I can see her sitting there on her own
[Bm] With the curtains [A] drawn
Huddled up for her, still [D] feeling the cold
[E] She could sell a hundred [A] sparrows to lay for some coal for the fire
But [D] I know that she won't
[E] She'd rather have the memories
[F#m] Of the arms that [D] once held her
The lips that said he loved her
And the laughter that cascaded [Bm]
[C#m] down through those years
When [D] the world would spit [E] back
This fragile [A] life
[D] Really worries me
[E] [D] This [E]
[A] fragile life
I [D] know one day could be [E] me and you
Me and you
Me and you
[A] Me and [Dm] [Em] you
[Bm] [A] Woah-oh-oh [D]-oh
[B]
[A] Do you like the new [D] coat?
[C#] [D] [A]
[D] [E] [A] This [B] disgusting poverty
[C#m] Is it war-oh-oh [A]-unnecessary?
There's little [B] care for the [A] old
Who's broke their backs like somebody [D] else's wealthy
[E] Year after year
It's [A] always, always the same
The [D] flowing of crumbs
[E] To the hunger it eats
And [F#m] the arms that get stronger
[D] The lips that said he loved her
And the only [Bm] garter
They'll [C#m] ever know
[D] Has an L [E] after the O
[B] But she [F#] don't [D] go outside anymore
There's so many blood on her front door
She loved the [D] gold but
What the hell for?
[A] As winter gnaws through [Bm] dampened [A] walls
I can see her sitting there all alone
[Bm] With the curtains [A] drawn
Huddled up but still [D] feeling cold
[E] She could sell her [A] son's medal
To pay for some coal for the bar
But [D] I know that she won't
[E] She'd rather have the [D] memories
Of the arms that once held her
The lips that said he loved her
And her laughter and [Bm] happiness That [C#m] disappeared
[D] In that South [E] Atlantic year
This [A] fragile life
[D] Really worries [E] me Hey!
[D] [E]
[D] This [A] fragile life
I [Dm] know one day it could be [F#] me and [D] you
Me [E] and you
[A] This fragile life
[D] Really worries [E] me
[D] [E] This [D] [A] fragile life
I [D] know one day it could be [E] me and you
Me and you
[D] Me [E] and you
[A] Me and [D] you
[E]
[A] Whoa-oh-oh-oh
[D] [A] [E] [A]
[D] [A]
[N]
Key:
D
A
E
Bm
B
D
A
E
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ [D] _ [C#] _ [D] _ [E] _
[A] _ [G] _ [E] _ [A] As winter gnaws [B] through dampened walls
[A] I can see her sitting there on her own
[Bm] With the curtains [A] drawn
Huddled up for her, still [D] feeling the cold
[E] She could sell a hundred [A] sparrows to lay for some coal for the fire
But [D] I know that she won't
[E] She'd rather have the memories
[F#m] Of the arms that [D] once held her
The lips that said he loved her
And the laughter that cascaded [Bm]
[C#m] down through those years
When [D] the world would spit [E] back
This fragile [A] life
[D] Really worries me
[E] [D] This [E] _
[A] fragile life
I [D] know one day could be [E] me and you
Me and you
Me and you
[A] Me and [Dm] _ [Em] you
[Bm] _ [A] Woah-oh-oh _ [D]-oh
[B] _
_ [A] Do you like the new [D] coat?
[C#] _ [D] _ [A] _
[D] _ [E] _ _ [A] This [B] disgusting poverty
[C#m] Is it war-oh-oh [A]-unnecessary?
There's little [B] care for the [A] old
Who's broke their backs like somebody [D] else's wealthy
[E] Year after year
It's [A] always, always the same
The [D] flowing of crumbs
[E] To the hunger it eats
And [F#m] the arms that get stronger
[D] The lips that said he loved her
And the only [Bm] garter
They'll [C#m] ever know
[D] Has an L [E] after the O
[B] But she [F#] don't [D] go outside anymore
There's so many blood on her front door
She loved the [D] gold but
What the hell for?
[A] As winter gnaws through [Bm] dampened [A] walls
I can see her sitting there all alone
[Bm] With the curtains [A] drawn
Huddled up but still [D] feeling cold
[E] She could sell her [A] son's medal
To pay for some coal for the bar
But [D] I know that she won't
[E] She'd rather have the [D] memories
Of the arms that once held her
The lips that said he loved her
And her laughter and [Bm] happiness That [C#m] disappeared
[D] In that South [E] Atlantic year
This [A] fragile life
[D] Really worries [E] me Hey!
[D] _ [E]
[D] This [A] fragile life
I [Dm] know one day it could be [F#] me and [D] you
Me [E] and you
[A] This fragile life
[D] Really worries [E] me
[D] [E] This [D] [A] fragile life
I [D] know one day it could be [E] me and you
Me and you
[D] Me [E] and you
[A] Me and [D] you
[E] _
[A] Whoa-oh-oh-oh
[D] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ [D] _ [C#] _ [D] _ [E] _
[A] _ [G] _ [E] _ [A] As winter gnaws [B] through dampened walls
[A] I can see her sitting there on her own
[Bm] With the curtains [A] drawn
Huddled up for her, still [D] feeling the cold
[E] She could sell a hundred [A] sparrows to lay for some coal for the fire
But [D] I know that she won't
[E] She'd rather have the memories
[F#m] Of the arms that [D] once held her
The lips that said he loved her
And the laughter that cascaded [Bm]
[C#m] down through those years
When [D] the world would spit [E] back
This fragile [A] life
[D] Really worries me
[E] [D] This [E] _
[A] fragile life
I [D] know one day could be [E] me and you
Me and you
Me and you
[A] Me and [Dm] _ [Em] you
[Bm] _ [A] Woah-oh-oh _ [D]-oh
[B] _
_ [A] Do you like the new [D] coat?
[C#] _ [D] _ [A] _
[D] _ [E] _ _ [A] This [B] disgusting poverty
[C#m] Is it war-oh-oh [A]-unnecessary?
There's little [B] care for the [A] old
Who's broke their backs like somebody [D] else's wealthy
[E] Year after year
It's [A] always, always the same
The [D] flowing of crumbs
[E] To the hunger it eats
And [F#m] the arms that get stronger
[D] The lips that said he loved her
And the only [Bm] garter
They'll [C#m] ever know
[D] Has an L [E] after the O
[B] But she [F#] don't [D] go outside anymore
There's so many blood on her front door
She loved the [D] gold but
What the hell for?
[A] As winter gnaws through [Bm] dampened [A] walls
I can see her sitting there all alone
[Bm] With the curtains [A] drawn
Huddled up but still [D] feeling cold
[E] She could sell her [A] son's medal
To pay for some coal for the bar
But [D] I know that she won't
[E] She'd rather have the [D] memories
Of the arms that once held her
The lips that said he loved her
And her laughter and [Bm] happiness That [C#m] disappeared
[D] In that South [E] Atlantic year
This [A] fragile life
[D] Really worries [E] me Hey!
[D] _ [E]
[D] This [A] fragile life
I [Dm] know one day it could be [F#] me and [D] you
Me [E] and you
[A] This fragile life
[D] Really worries [E] me
[D] [E] This [D] [A] fragile life
I [D] know one day it could be [E] me and you
Me and you
[D] Me [E] and you
[A] Me and [D] you
[E] _
[A] Whoa-oh-oh-oh
[D] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
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