Brief Encounters
Franz Ferdinand
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Tom : G
Intro synth: Bm F#m Am Em (2x)
Intro guitar: G Bm (2x)
G
We are bored
We are married
Bm
We are young
G
On the edge of the city
Bm
The edge of Ambrosia
G
Rolls upon rolls upon
Em
Rolls upon the tongue
Bm F#m
A certain party
Am Em
A certain cul-de-sac
Bm F#m
A certain outcome
Am Em
A certain piece of me
G
Car keys choose your keys
Bm
Car keys choose your keys
G
Outside alone
Bm
Crossing a perfect lawn
G
Could it be you
Bm
Could it be you
Could it be you
Or could it be
G Em
This is what freedom is?
[Refrão]
Bm F#m Am
We are brief encounters
Em
We all lose our keys
Bm F#m Am
We all choose our partners
Em
We all choose our keys
G
Car keys choose your keys
Bm
Car keys choose your keys
[Próxima Parte]
A-A-A-ah (solo)
G Bm G Bm G
Pull back
Pull back
Bm
Into the drive
G Bm
Rigid in the matrimonial superking bed
G
Pretend to sleep
Em
Pretend to sleep
Come on pretend
Yeah, lets pretend
Bm F#m Am Em
2x (Yeah, let's pretend)
[Refrão] (repetir)
[Próxima Parte]
Bm
(until the end)
Car keys choose your keys
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