Outdoor Type chords by The Lemonheads

Chords with lyrics

The Outdoor Type by The Lemonheads written by Tom Morgan
>From the album Car, Button, Cloth. All of These Things Sank.

I noticed this one was missing from the archive (at least in the album version), and it's one of my favourite Lemonheads songs and great to play, so I thought I'd share my interpretation, in repayment for all the times I've found 'that elusive chord in the middle 8' with help from this site.

The song is in the key of D, but I reckon the best way to play it is by capoing the guitar at fret #2 and playing in C.

Intro (and main chord pattern)
C majorC / C(b) / A minorAm / A minorAm (x2 on lead guitar and bass only)

Verse 1 (lead and bass)

C majorC      C(b)      A minorAm       A minorAm
Always    roof      always     rent.
C majorC   C(b)   A minorAm      A minorAm
And  never  foot     tent.
FF       G+G    C majorC  C(b) A minorAm
Can't     fire  save my  life.
 FF     G+G     FF    C majorC
I lied   being  outdoor type.

Repeat intro chords (with rhythm guitar and drums)

Verse 2 (same chords as V1)

I never slept out...

Solo over intro chords

Bridge

E minorEm       A minorAm
Too      let...
  FF         G+G
You knew       looking
  E minorEm     A minorAm
I lied     fit
  FF        G+G
God bless      indoors.
 FF     G+G     C majorC C(b) A minorAm
I lied   being   outdoor type
FF
Never ...
           G+G
         ... bike.

Solo over intro chords

Verse 3 (rhythm change (break down) on first two lines)

FF        G+G         C majorC    C(b) A minorAm
Never      swim       beard  even fight
 FF     G+G     FF    C majorC
I lied about being the outdoor type.

This tab is all my own work.

Now all we need is someone more patient than me to tab out the lead lines...

Mikey Reid
Glasgow, Scotland