Chords with lyrics
Portions for Foxes Rilo Kiley From the Album "More Adventurous" (2004) Tabbed by Matthew Taylor ([email protected] or [email protected]) Please email me if you have any comments or suggestions...
I heard this song on the radio earlier today and had it stuck in my head all day. It's three seperate guitar parts I think, so I've tried to simplify it to one so you can play and sing along on an acoustic. STANDARD TUNING CHORDS - I don't know what you actually call some of these chords, so I made up names where appropriate...D5D5
A5A5
G5G5
D MajorD
A augmentedA
G+G
B5B5
Db5Db5
E5E5 F#5* G5* A5* e 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
BB 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
G+G 7 0 0 2 2 0 4 6 9 11 12 14
D MajorD 7 7 5 0 2 0 4 6 9 11 12 14
A augmentedA 5 7 5 0 0 2 2 4 7 9 10 12
E MajorE 0 5 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 INTRO e---2-------------2----------- B-----3---3---3-----3---3---3- G-------2---2---------2---2--- D-0-------------0------------- A----------------------------- E----------------------------- e---2-----2h3--2------2----2------------3---------------(2)------ B-----3----------3------2----2------3-----3---------3----3---3--- G-------2-----------------2----2------0-----0---------2----2---2- D-0----------------0--------------------------0------------------ A-------------------------------------------------0-------------- E---------------------------------3------------------------------ second guitar comes in... e--5555-7777----------5555-7777---------- B------------77777777-----------55555555- G---------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------- e-5555-7777-10101010-121212-14-1010101010101010-------------------------- B------------------------------------------------------------------------ G------------------------------------------------7777-9999-11111111-9999- D------------------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------
VERSED5D5
A5A5 There's blood in my mouth 'cause I've been biting my tongue all week
G5G5
D5D5 I keep on talkin' trash but I never say anything And the talkin' leads to touchin'
A5A5 and the touchin' leads to sex
G5G5
D5D5 and then there is no mystery left CHORUS
D MajorD And it's bad news
A augmentedA Baby I'm bad news
G+G
D MajorD I'm just bad news, bad news, bad news THEN THIS AGAIN e--5555-7777----------5555-7777---------- B------------77777777-----------55555555- G---------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------- e-5555-7777-10101010-121212-14-1010101010101010- B----------------------------------------------- G----------------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------------- A----------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------- VERSE
D5D5
A5A5 I know I'm alone if I'm with or without you
G5G5
D5D5 but just bein' around you offers me another form of relief When the lonliness leads to bad dreams
A5A5 and the bad dreams lead me to callin' you
G5G5
D5D5 and I call you and say "C'MERE!" CHORUS
D MajorD And it's bad news
A augmentedA Baby I'm bad news
G+G
D MajorD I'm just bad news, bad news, bad news And it's bad news
A augmentedA Baby it's bad news
G+G
D MajorD It's just bad news, bad news, bad news BRIDGE
B5B5
Db5Db5
D5D5
A5A5 'Cause you're just damage con-trol (Palm mute this part)
B5B5
Db5Db5
D5D5
A5A5
D5D5 for a walking corpse like me - like you INTERLUDE
D5D5
E5E5
D5D5
Db5Db5
B5B5
Db5Db5
D5D5
E5E5 BACK TO BRIDGE
A5A5
Db5Db5
D5D5 'Cause we'll all be
E5E5 F#5*
E5E5
D5D5 Portions for foxes
D5D5
Db5Db5 Yeah we'll all be G5* F#5*
E5E5 A5* F#5*
E5E5
Db5Db5 Portions for foxes BACK To 1ST PART OF INTRO e---2-------------2-------------- B-----3---3---3-----3---3---3---- G-------2---2---------2---2------ D-0-------------0---------------- A-------------------------------- E-------------------------------- VERSE
D5D5 There's a pretty young thing in front of you (Play this part softly)
A5A5 and she's real pretty and she's real into you
G5G5
D5D5 and then she's sleepin' inside of you and the talkin' leads to touchin'
A5A5 and the touchin' leads to sex
G5G5
D5D5 and then there is no mystery left CHORUS
D MajorD And it's bad news
A augmentedA I don't blame you
G+G
D MajorD I do the same thing I get lonely too And you're bad news
A augmentedA My friends tell me to leave you
G+G
D MajorD That you're bad news, bad news, bad news OUTRO You're bad news
G+G Baby you're bad news
D MajorD and you're bad news
G+G Baby you're bad news
D MajorD and you're bad news
G+G I don't care I like you
D MajorD and you're bad news
G+G I don't care I like you
A augmentedA
D MajorD I like you
ⓘ Guitar chords for 'Portions For Foxes' by Rilo Kiley, an indie band formed in 1998