MUSIC TO HOLD HANDS TO Transcribed by Owen Marriott [me@owenm.co.uk] A/F# - [2x0220] F#m/E - [044222] Intro: A A/F# Bm C#m D A A/F# Bm You can't keep a secret A A/F# Bm But you keep a diary anyway A A/F# Bm And you get away with murder C#m Dmaj7 Because you've got a way with words A A/F# Bm Yeah, and I know where you keep it: A A/F# Bm A Under where your underwear is meant to be A/F# Bm C#m Dmaj7 But usually it's all over the floor E A I can't see the carpet anymore C#7 Dmaj7 If you arose by any other name F#m F#m/E You'd smell as sweet E A And you'd look just the same [verse chords] A A/F# Bm I could never understand you A A/F# Bm Hating music to hold hands to A A/F# Bm Sometimes something you can dance to C#m Dmaj7 Is the last thing that you need A A/F# Bm Yeah, and squandering a Sunday A A/F# Bm A On a 499-piece jigsaw puzzle A/F# Bm C#m Dmaj7 Doesn't trouble me one little bit E One little bit! F#m F#m/E Bm D I feel like going visiting this evening F#m F#m/E Across the rooftops of North Carlton Bm D While the suburb is asleep A C#7 Dmaj7 My friends live in renovators' dreams F#m F#m/E E Bm7 It's as euphemistic as it seems Outro: Bm7 Amaj7 Bm7 A
SYNCHRONISED SINKING Transcribed by Owen Marriott [me@owenm.co.uk] Asus2/F# - [202200] Intro: E Asus/F# E Asus/F# E You don't need to ask me twice Asus/F# A I'm not averse to giving advice F#m F On a barstool basis E Asus/F# E Four o'clock sounds fine to me Asus/F# A I'll meet you at the library F#m F There's privacy in public places E Asus/F# E Oh, but, reader, heal thyself Asus/F# B F#m E Put the book back on the shelf E Asus/F# E Something's obviously wrong Asus/F# A Your face is all day long F#m F It was lovely when you laughed E Asus/F# E Come on - please get it off your chest Asus/F# A It's a commonplace but I'd suggest F#m F A problem shared is a problem halved E Asus/F# E Kick a stone across the road Asus/F# B Explain or you'll explode A Here we are B Silhouetted in the smoke A From the shipwrecks at the bar C#m Of the Anchor and Hope B A E And I haven't seen you smile in quite a while C#m E C#m Why don't you let go of your boy and see A C#m E You've lost none of your buoyancy? C#m So sobersided A C#m Overboard and undecided E C#m Have you come to the conclusion A C#m That you've come to the conclusion? E C#m Have you come to the conclusion A B That you've come to the conclusion? A You're unsure B But at least you're thinking A This looks more and more C#m Like synchronised sinking B A E And I haven't seen you smile in quite a while B A E B And I haven't seen you anywhere in ages A E B Knowing how you must be hating this A E Going down with the relationship
GREAT DIVIDING RANGE Transcribed by Jeremy Tweddle [jeremy@byways.com.au] [Capo on 3] Intro: chord pattern below (C A7 based) e|--0---0-0---0-0--| b|--1---1-1---3-1--| g|--0---0-0---0-0--| d|--2---2-2---2-2--| a|--3---3-0---0-0--| E|-----------------| C G F Dm7 There's a blanket on a mattress on my sister's floor C G F C There's a bookmark in the atlas that I left you C G F Dm7 I know we've been as far apart as this before C G F C But take a look at what we've got to get through F G Turn the page C Dm7 If those mountains make you miserable F G The Great Dividing Range C Dm7 G Merely proves we're indivisible Then play: intro again C G F Dm7 Sincerely, was it really only yesterday C G F C I woke you up to say goodbye? C G F Dm7 There was something else I meant to say C G F C But it can wait until July F G I find it strange C Dm7 That these mountains make me miserable F G When the Great Dividing Range C Dm7 G Merely proves we're indivisible G But let's not get metaphysical... Outro: C Fmaj7 C F End on: C
BROKEN BONES Transcribed by Owen Marriott [me@owenm.co.uk] Corrections by Jeremy Tweddle [jeremy@byways.com.au] Intro: D E7 G A Bm D So much for unexpected weather G It's been overcast forever Bm D Since I fell from my sweetheart's clutches G To a springtime spent on crutches Em Bm G Coffee cups, promises, sure A G But I've never broken bones before Then play: D E7 G A Bm D So many staring at the wall days G I've been housebound ever and always Bm D I can't believe the time it's taking G This evening I'm escaping Em D When the streetlights shine Em D And the footpath glistens Em D There are friends of mine Em D Within walking distance Em D When the streetlights shine Em D And it looks like Christmas Em D There are friends of mine Em D Within walking distance Then play: Em D x4 Then play: G Then play: Em Bm G x4 Em Bm G Coffee cups, promises, sure A G But I've never broken bones before Outro: D E7 G A
FIRST COUSIN Transcribed by Owen Marriott [me@owenm.co.uk] [Capo 1] D G I don't know the difference between you and the weather D G You covered me in dust and wet me through D G Felt a little nervous when we two were together D G Because you were like a storm that I could talk to D G We'd go between the cattle and the cane in the morning D G You said you didn't know where the road led to D G You just kept on walking when I balked at the warning D G Like it was simply something you had to do Em F#m G You walked on alone and I walked home F C G F And you thought you could control it C G F And we thought you would come back C G F They sold something that took sadness and solved it C G F G But Ben, you've should have been scared of that C G F G Oh Ben, you should have been scared of that Then play: C G Em F G D G At an oval up in Isa, from where me and the boys stood D G It seemed the ruck would always tap to you D G You never backed down with your hands on the footy D G Relied on guts and muscle to get you through D G And, Ben, you had a body that was harder than iron D G And, kid, you had a mind that was sharp as steel D And everybody knew it G D I guess we all relied on your heart to keep beating G And the hurt to heal Then play: Em F#m G F C G F And you thought you could control it C G F And we thought you would come back C G F They sold something that took sadness and solved it C G F G But Ben, you've should have been scared of that C G F G Oh Ben, you should have been scared of that Then play: C G Em F G End on: C
DON'T BRING YOUR WORK TO BED Transcribed by Jeremy Tweddle [jeremy@byways.com.au] Intro: A D G x 4 A D G Driven by ambition A D G Do know, my love, you're missing A D G All the splendours, all the wonders A D G All the days I have squandered A D G Thoughts of you to guide me A D G Forever here beside me A D G All these hours beneath the covers Am7 D All those clouds up there above us G D Am7 It seems like eternities are wasted G D Every night that your away Am7 I'm ever so frustrated G D C I need you here but I'm all alone instead Em D C G My love, don't bring your work to bed Then play: G C F x 4 A D G I don't care about your little anecdotes A D G Or your countless, pointless inside jokes A D G All the bosses you call pricks A D G All the arses you've been forced to lick A D G I just want you here beside me A D G Two dishpan hands to hold me A D G I want to love you endlessly Am7 D Before I fall asleep G D Am7 It seems like eternities are wasted G D Every night that your away Am7 I'm ever so frustrated G D C I need you here but I'm all alone instead Em D C G My love, don't bring your work to bed Em D C G My love, don't bring your work to bed Then play: C F G
HARMONICAS AND TRAMS Transcribed by Owen Marriott [me@owenm.co.uk] Corrections by Jeremy Tweddle [jeremy@byways.com.au] [Capo 2] D/F# - [2x0232] D/B - [x20232] C9/E - [032030] it may be Cmaj7/E [032000] i'm not sure. Intro: G D/F# C9/E D/F# G D/F# On a tree-lined route G D/F# Looking out on wasteland G D/F# G D/F# Treated to a one-man show on a tram Cmaj7 D Just harmonica Cmaj7 D No periperhals, no band G D/F# G D/F# Just harmonica, just a man Then play: intro again G D/F# In another time G D/F# You were reaching for my hand G D/F# G D/F# It was all I could do to try and understand Cmaj7 D You were miserable Cmaj7 D I couldn't figure out my role G D/F# G D/F# Couldn't find the words to let you know Then play: intro again G D/F# Little kid G D/F# Looking across the tram G D/F# G D/F# Wonders what I'm writing on my hand Cmaj7 D A passing thought Cmaj7 D G D/F# G D/F# Inspired by the man, harmonicas, and trams G D/F# G D/F# I saw you crying and I couldn't help G D/F# G D/F# I saw you crying and I couldn't help Cmaj7 D Cmaj7 D/B G I saw you crying and I couldn't help but cry, too, myself Then play: intro again, end on G
THE FORGETTING OF WISDOM Transcribed by Owen Marriott [me@owenm.co.uk] Corrections by Jeremy Tweddle [jeremy@byways.com.au] Intro: G D Am x3 G D G D Am G D Am A summer's day at my disposal G D Am G D By way of apology, a proposal C Em G Bm C I really should have realised I was wrong, wrong, wrong G Bm C Such a long, long, long time ago Then play: G D Am x3 G D G D Am G D Am It hasn't been all beer and skitles G D Am G D There was some madness in the middle C Em G Bm C I'll make us sandwiches and I'll make amends G Bm C Am I making sense? G Bm C Em C G Am D We were good, good friends for a while C G Bm C It's almost - literally - the least that I could do Then play: G Bm C to end
SELF PRESERVATION Transcribed by Owen Marriott [me@owenm.co.uk] D G D Breakfast, sat on a Japanese matress G D Getting this happy takes practice G D A The world would be duller without us D G D Blacklist anyone who tries to attack this G D They can say what they like but the fact is G D A They know nothing about us D A And yeah, we're a mess Bm But let me just stress G A That we're both at our best in a tight spot D A And whatever comes next Bm If we leave the nest G A Don't settle for less that what we've got Then play: D G D G D G D A E A E Dive in: the summer is good to be alive in A E Your boat was a long time arriving A E B And it's been a while since I kissed you E A E Timing: the temperature's high and it's climbing A E How did I find the bind I'm in? A E B You haven't gone but I miss you E B And yeah, we're a mess C#m But let me just stress A B That we're both at our best in a tight spot E B And whatever comes next C#m If we leave the nest A B Don't settle for less that what we've got E B And right, here's what's left C#m And we've worked with less A B I just don't get where the lines stop E B C#m Keep your cards pressed up close to your chest A B And they'll never guess the hand we've got Bridge: F#m E F#m E F# A E A E Blacklist anyone who tries to attack this A E They can say what they like but the fact is A E They know nothing about us
HOW TO TIE A TIE Transcribed by Jeremy Tweddle [jeremy@byways.com.au] See note on chords at the bottom Intro: D Dmaj7 C Em/G x 2 D Dmaj7 Not for the first time C Em/G D I'm having second thoughts Dmaj7 C In the days we used to shoplift Em/G D I was always getting caught Dmaj7 But we were penniless C Em/G D# Dm And penitence was more than I could afford D Dmaj7 For the last time C Em/G D You'll be fine Dmaj7 C That was forever ago Em/G D And better left behind Dmaj7 C At the strangest of times Em/G D# Dm D It weighs on your mind Break: C Cmaj7 C7 F Bababada Bababada Bababada Bababada x 4 Then play: D Dmaj7 C Em/G x2 D Dmaj7 If we're not getting better C Em/G D At least we're getting by Dmaj7 C Not working's not working Em/G D So give something else a try Dmaj7 I'm watching closely C While my girlfriend shows me Em/G D# Dm How to tie a tie Outro: D Dmaj7 C, repeat to end (approx 8 times) These are the real chords played but sound pretty weak when played without a bass to help imply the chord. Verse chords (1) D - [xxx775] Dmaj7 - [xxx675] C(1) - [xxx553] Em/G - [xxx453] D# - [xxx343] Dm - [xxx231] Break chords (1) C(2) - [x35553] Cmaj7 - [x35453] C7 - [x35353] F - [x87565] As far as I can tell the chords I have listed above are what Marty plays. The full chords are made by the guitar part and the bass notes, so if you just want to strum along try the chords below. They combine most of both parts. Verse chords (2) D - [x00232] Dmaj7 - [x00222] C - [x32010] Em/G - [322000] D# - [x65343] Dm - [x00231] Break chords (2) C - [x32010] Cmaj7 - [x32000] C7 - [x32310] F - [133211]
THE YEAR OF DRIVING LANGUOROUSLY Transcribed by Jeremy Tweddle [jeremy@byways.com.au] [Capo on 5] G Bm Am G Darling roll the window down I can't breathe Bm Am G And I want to feel the northerly down my sleeve Bm Am C D7 I love a sunburnt elbow pointing to the sea Then play: verse chords (1st violin solo) G Bm Am G And, darling, can't you find us something on the radio? Bm Am G A song to pass the time, sweet and slow Bm Am C D7 Conversation was forsaken long ago G C It's getting worse, you've hardly said a word Am G Since you set eyes on the horizon G C Am But I've seen the other side of that ocean there G And it can't compare Em C Am D7 Has it really been a year? Em C How did those days just disappear? Then play: verse chords (2nd violin solo) G Bm Am G We held our breath across each bridge till we were blue Bm Am G But I wonder if I wished the same as you Bm Am C D7 Like a ten-year-old pretending summer isn't really ending G C It's getting worse, you've hardly said a word Am G Since you set eyes on the horizon G C Am But I've seen the other side of that ocean there G G And it can't compare to this C So I'll steal another kiss Am G Before the sun goes down on this fibrotown G C And we give chase, like all those other days Am G I suppose it's no surprise, we drive, time flies Then play: Em C Am D7 x 2 Em C Am D7 Has it really been a year? Em C G Where the hell do we go from here?