MGMT - Song for Dan Treacy Chords
by Ryan McGrath
100% transcribed by me. Please inform me of any mistakes, however I don't think
there are any, if at all.
Lyrics taken from -
http://artists.letssingit.com/mgmt-lyrics-song-for-dan-treacy-lbb1ddp -
and slightly edited for grammar and corrections.
Chords are listed as regular or flat, never sharp, for ease of playing. This is
regardless of key.
Examples of chords and their notations:
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D = D major
Gb = G flat major
Em = E minor
Gbm = G flat minor
Cdim. = C diminished
Bbdim. = B flat diminished
Part A (0:00 - 0:22)
DGbm
He spends his time
G
or maybe half of his time
Bbdim.
or part of the time wandering
DGbmEm
'round the creeks and cobble stones of hackney lanes
DGbm
with a tear in his eye
GBbdim.
as the children walk by, he's thinking of a song
DGbmEm
then stops to paint a picture of a frown
GbF
walking around
Part B (0:23 - 0:40)
EmCmGmGbFEmCmGmGbFEm
Part A (0:41 - 1:02)
DGbm
Dan Treacy's smile
GBbdim.
leaves you trying to decide who's the victim, what's the crime?
D
no rest for the mind
GbmEm
that's seen it all before
DGbm
and I don't know where he lives
G
but he's a myth of a man
Bbdim.
and Texas Bob the cameraman
DGbmEm
is off to fix his seat before the show
GbF
yeah, but where did he go?
Part B (1:03 - 1:14)
EmCmGmGbFEmCmGmGbF
Part C (1:15 - 1:32)
DbmA
To know when your time's up
BEAbmBm
you flip the glass and watch the hours quickening
AAm
oh oh oh oh oh
DbmA
In the back of the station
BEAbmBm
fluorescent lights about to quit their flickering
Part D (1:33 - 1:42)
A
Well he speaks his mind
B
he says "What is crime?"
Bm
Dan Treacy's eyes
Part A (1:43 - 2:01)
Note:
The chords from "In the middle..." to "...lark" are not actually played in the song, but
for things like acoustic covers I thought it might be helpful to include them, so I did.
DGbm
In the middle of the park
G
when the underground is dark,
Bbdim.
he's a poet he's a lark
DGbmEm
He starts thinking about a place that no one knows
DGbm
And when the creeks run dry
G
he stays frozen in time
Bbdim.
strange lights in the sky
D
start blinking
Gbm
I can see the car outside
Part E (2:02 - 2:11)
Em
But he's listening, ooh ooh ooh ooh
Abm
he's listening, ooh ooh ooh
Bm
he's listening, ahh ahh ahh
A
and he's making up his mind
Part C (2:12 - 3:09)
Note:
The lyrics and instrumentation of this second Part C are different,
however the chords remain the same.
DbmA
He made his mind up
BEAbmBmAAm
to get things done and overcome
DbmA
He made his mind up
BEAbmBmAAm
yeah he's gonna let it go
DbmA
He made his mind up
BEAbmBmAAm
in the park and at the station
DbmA
He made his mind up
BEAbmBmAAm
yeah, he's gonna get it done
DbmA
He made his mind up
BEAbmBmAAm
ooh yeah he's gonna get it done
DbmA
He made his mind up
BEAbmBm
Part F (3:10 - 4:09)
AB
yeah, he's gonna let it go, uh oh
Gbm
no matter the time
B
oh oh
Gbm
when the creeps run by
B
oh no
Gbm
he's making his mind up
B
oh oh oh oh
GbmB
yeah he's gonna get it done whoa oh
GbmB
oh yeah, when the creeks run dry whoa oh
GbmB
yeah, he's gonna listen to his soul,
Gbm
yeah, when the creeps walk by and say
Cdim.
"Come here boy, look me in the eye"
bow to the heart, back to the beat of
E
Dan Treacy
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