In Quintessence chords by Squeeze

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: C majorC

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
C majorC FF G+G  C majorC FF G+G

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

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

Bridge:
E MajorE        E6E6
A augmentedA 15-year-old's browse through life,
  E7E7        E6E6        E MajorE       E6E6
is fine with his quintessence safe and sound in mind,
E7E7      E6E6      G+G
Life's an adolescence from time to time
G/C#     E MajorE        G+G  A#A# C#C#
With us all, in quintessence

C majorC FF G+G  C majorC FF G+G

Solo:
D MajorD G+G A augmentedA B minorBm E minorEm A augmentedA  D MajorD G+G A augmentedA B minorBm E minorEm A augmentedA

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

C majorC FF G+G  C majorC FF G+G

  C majorC      FF G+G
In quintessence
  C majorC      FF G+G
In quintessence
  C majorC      FF G+G
In quintessence
  C majorC      FF G+G
In quintessence
  C majorC      FF G+G
In quintessence
  C majorC      FF G+G E MajorE A minorAm C majorC
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
  E6E6 E7E7 G/C#