Chords with lyrics
Tuning: soprano C
a rough translation of the guitar arpeggio for the ukulele (seems to work, though)
Verse: / Intro: = first two bars
D(add11) Cadd9 D(add11) Cadd9
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A|----------------------------2---|----------------------------2---|
E|----2---------------0-----------|----2---------------0-----------|
C|2-------2-------0-----2---------|2-------2-------0-----2---------|
g|------------0-------------0-----|------------0-------------0-----|
D(add11) Cadd9 G* D7sus4/A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A|----------------------------2---|2-------------------------------|
E|----2---------------0-----------|----------------------------3---|
C|2-------2-------0-----2---------|----2---2-----------0---2-------|
g|------------0-------------0-----|------------0---2---------------|
Chorus:
First six bars of Chorus 1 and 2)
G Am11 G* Cadd9 G* Am11
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A|------5-------5-|------5-------5-|------5-------5-|
E|----3-------3---|----3-------3---|----3-------3---|
C|--2-------0-----|--2-------4-----|--2-------0-----|
g|0-------2-------|4-------5-------|4-------2-------|
G Am11 G* Cadd9 G* Am11
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A|------5-------5-|------5-------5-|------5-------5-|
E|----3-------3---|----3-------3---|----3-------3---|
C|--2-------0-----|--2-------4-----|--2-------0-----|
g|0-------2-------|4-------5-------|4-------2-------|
last two bars of Chorus 1 (= link to Chorus 2)
G Am11 G* Am11
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A|------5-------5-|------5-------5-|
E|----3-------3---|----3-------3---|
C|--2-------0-----|--2-------0-----|
g|0-------2-------|4-------2-------|
last two bars of Chorus 2 (= link to Verse)
G Am11 G* Cadd9
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A|------5-------5-|------5-------5-|
E|----3-------3---|----3-------3---|
C|--2-------0-----|--2-------4-----|
g|0-------2-------|4-------5-------|
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Suggestions for strumming chords
g-C-E-A
D(add11) 0-2-2-0
Cadd9 0-2-0-3
D7sus4/A 2-0-3-0
G 0-2-3-5
Am11 2-0-3-5
G* 4-2-3-5
Cadd9 5-4-3-5
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Intro:
| D(add11) Cadd9 | % |
Verse:
D(add11) Cadd9
Look into my lens
D(add11) Cadd9
Give me all you got
D(add11) Cadd9
Work it for me, baby
G* D7sus4/A
Let me take my best shot
Chorus 1:
G Am11
Meet the pretty boys
G* Cadd9 G*
A line of bicycles for hire
Am11 G :
Objects of desire
| G Am11 | G* Cadd9 | G* Am11 |
Working for the squire
G Am11 | G* Am11 |
You can look, but you'd better not touch
Chorus 2:
G Am11
Cause here come the pretty boys
G* Cadd9 G*
They're gonna set your world on fire
Am11 G :
Objects of desire
| G Am11 | G* Cadd9 | G* Am11 |
Preaching to the choir
G Am11 | G* Cadd9 |
They can talk, but they never say much
Verse:
D(add11) Cadd9
Strike another pose
D(add11) Cadd9
Try to feel the light
D(add11) Cadd9
Hey, the camera loves you
G* D7sus4
Don’t put up a fight
Chorus 1:
| G Am11 | G* Cadd9 | G* Am11 |
(scat vocals)
| G Am11 | G* Cadd9 | G* Am11 |
(scat vocals)
| G Am11 | G* Am11 |
Chorus 2:
G Am11
There go the pretty boys
G* Cadd9 G*
A row of cottages for rent
Am11 G :
For your main event
| G Am11 | G* Cadd9 | G* Am11 |
They’re what the angels sent
G Am11 | G* Cadd9 |
You can look, but you'd better not touch
Verse:
D(add11) Cadd9
Look into my lens
D(add11) Cadd9
Try to feel the light
D(add11) Cadd9
Hey, the camera loves you
G* D7sus4/A
It’s gonna be alright
Chorus 1:
G Am11
Oh, here come the pretty boys
G* Cadd9 G*
A line of bicycles for hire
Am11 G :
Objects of desire
| G Am11 | G* Cadd9 | G* Am11 |
Working for the squire
G Am11 | G* Am11 |
You can look, but you'd better not touch
Outro:
G Am11 | G* Am11 |
The pretty boys (you'd better not touch)
G Am11 | G* Am11 |
The pretty boys (you'd better not touch)
| G Am11 | G* Am11 | G
The pretty boys ...