Abop chords by Tunng

Intro:

N.C.
(Oh, it felt so marvellous)

F#m E C#m F#m
(It was lovely, what a turn-on)

F#m E C#m F#m
F#m E C#m F#m


Verse 1:

N.C.
I'm home alone in your flat, bed sheets around my head

N.C.
The hum of daytime TV moans like the Walking Dead


Chorus:

N.C.
(Dive into the darkness) and it is thick and black

N.C.
(Blooms of phosphorescence) cover my throat and back


Verse 2:

F#m      E       C#m    F#m
  A bloom of phosphorescence ignites around my form

F#m       E      C#m     F#m
  Like chalk around a body, like light inside a storm


Chorus:

F#m   E        C#m    F#m
(Dive into the darkness) and it is thick and black

F#m    E         C#m     F#m
(Coats my tongue and tendons) covers my throat and back

F#m E C#m F#m
F#m E C#m F#m


Verse 3:


F#m     E        C#m        F#m
  I wade in brackish water, eelgrass around my feet

F#m       E         C#m     F#m
  My jeans are wet and dirty, my body craving sleep


Hook:

F#m   E        C#m    F#m
(Dive into the darkness) and it is thick and black

F#m    E       C#m     F#m
(Blooms of phosphorescence) cover my throat and back


Verse 4:

F#m      E       C#m          F#m
  I paint the walls with treacle, pour honey on my phone

F#m     E       C#m     F#m
  I put my best T-shirt on, wait for you to come home


Chorus:

F#m   E        C#m    F#m
(Rise into the darkness) and it is thick and black

F#m    E       C#m    F#m
(Dreams of phosphorescence) cover my throat and back

F#m   E        C#m    F#m
(Rise into the darkness) and it is thick and black

F#m    E       C#m    F#m
(Dreams of phosphorescence) cover my throat and back


Outro:

N.C.
I want to sound like a magical sound

N.C.
I want to be like a magical beast

N.C.
I want to shop in a magical shop

N.C.
I want to swim in a magical cave (Oh, yes)


F#m          E
I want to buzz like a magical bee

C#m           F#m
(I want to sound like a magical sound)

F#m        E
I want to die in a magical dream

C#m         F#m
(I want to be like a magical beast)


F#m         E
I want to climb in a magical tree

C#m         F#m
(I want to shop in a magical shop)

F#m          E
I want to dance with a magical boy

C#m         F#m
(I want to swim in a magical cave)


F#m         E
I want a kiss from a magical girl

C#m           E
(I want to sound like a magical sound)

F#m          E
I want to sing with a magical band

C#m         F#m
(I want to swim in a magical cave)

F#m
(Oh, yes)



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Notes:

Here's the riff for the vocals in the chorus:

 4/4


  Q. Q.  Q  +E Q.  Q.  E  +W      W
e|-4-----------|-----------------|------------|------|
B|-----5-------|-----------------|------------|------|
G|----------6--|-(6)-------------|------------|------|
D|-------------|-----6-----------|------------|------|
A|-------------|----------7----4-|-(4)--------|------|
E|-------------|-----------------|------------|------|
 Dive in- to   the dark- ness    ...and it is thick and black


  Q. Q.  Q  +E Q.  Q.  E  +W      W
e|-4-----------|-----------------|------------|------|
B|-----5-------|-----------------|------------|------|
G|----------6--|-(6)-------------|------------|------|
D|-------------|-----6-----------|------------|------|
A|-------------|----------7----4-|-(4)--------|------|
E|-------------|-----------------|------------|------|
 Blooms of     phosphorescence    ...cover my throat and back


and here's the piano lick in the outro:


   |------6-------|   |------6-------|

   Q Q Q Q Q Q   Q Q Q Q Q Q
e||-----------------2--|--4------------------||
B||o----------2--5-----|-----5--------------o||
G||-----1--2-----------|--------6------------||
D||--4-----------------|-----------6---------||
A||o-------------------|--------------7--4--o||
E||--------------------|---------------------||


🏷Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.

 | - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end