In Quintessence chords by Squeeze

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: C

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
C F G  C F G

Verse:
  C          F   G
He smokes himself into double vision
Am          Dm  G
Leaves his mind on an indecision,
C           F  G
Thinks he's invented imagination
D/F#       Dm/F  E
Says that God is some relation.
Am            F
 He leaves his cigarette burning on the desk
  C           F
His clothes and magazines make up such a mess,
Dm          G       E
Sitting up in bed transistor on his chest
  Fm      C  Fm      C
in quintessence  in quintessence

Verse:
C            F     G
He and his friends sit around all evening
Am           Dm   G
Leaving their laughter upon the ceiling,
C           F     G
Seems so funny yet it leaves me yawning
D/F#         Dm/F   E
Then I find it's the following morning.
Am            F
 He says his girlfriend lives too far away
C             F
Always at a friend's house or on holiday,
  Dm            G   E
His bible of romance hides itself away
  Fm      C  Fm      C
in quintessence  in quintessence
  Fm      C  Fm      C E
in quintessence  in quintessence

Bridge:
E        E6
A 15-year-old's browse through life,
  E7        E6        E       E6
is fine with his quintessence safe and sound in mind,
E7      E6      G
Life's an adolescence from time to time
G/C#     E        G  A# C#
With us all, in quintessence

C F G  C F G

Solo:
D G A Bm Em A  D G A Bm Em A

Verse:
C           F    G
In the corner with his book and tissue
Am         Dm   G
All he can do is pretend to miss you,
C         F      G
Closes his eyes as he sees her body
D/F#         Dm/F    E
Pulls funny faces and that's his hobby
Am         F
 On the other hand love ain't a happy word
C           F
On the other hand love ain't a piece of skirt,
Dm                 G    E
Makes for something special in your football shirt
  Fm      C  Fm      C
in quintessence  in quintessence
  Fm      C  Fm      C
in quintessence  in quintessence

C F G  C F G

  C      F G
In quintessence
  C      F G
In quintessence
  C      F G
In quintessence
  C      F G
In quintessence
  C      F G
In quintessence
  C      F G E Am C
In quintessence

e--0--0--3
B--2--3--2
G--1--1--0
D--2--2--0
A--2--2--2
E--0--0--3
  E6 E7 G/C#