
dark of the matinee
Franz Ferdinand
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Tom : A
[Intro]
Quiet Riff
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|--7-7----7-7----7-7----7-7------|
|--7-7----7-7----7-7----7-7------|
|--5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5------|
Louder Riff
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|--7-7----7-7----7-7----7-7-----------------------------------------| (2x)
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C#m B
You take your white finger
F#m
Slide the nail under
C#m
the top and bottom buttons of
B
my blazer
F#m
Relax the fraying wool, slacken ties
A E Bm
And I'm not to look at you in the shoe, but the eyes
D
Find the eyes
[Refrão]
Bm
So find me and follow me through corridors, refectories and
D
files you must follow, leave this academic factory you will
Bm
find me in the matinee, the dark of the matinee. it's
[Próxima Parte]
D A
better in the matinee, the dark of the matinee is mine
C#m B F# C#m
yes its mi----ine
[Próxima Parte]
C#m B F#m
I time every journey, to bump into you, accidentally I
C#m B F#m
charm you and tell you of the boys i hate
A
all the girls i hate, all the words i hate
F#m
all the clothes i hate, how I'll never be anything I hate
A E
You smile, mention something that you like,
Bm
how you'd have a happy life
D
if you did the things you like.
[Refrão]
[Próxima Parte]
C#m B F#m
So I'm on BBC2 now, telling Terry Wogan how I made it
C#m B
And what I made is unclear now
F#m
But his deference is and his laughter is
A E
My words and smile are so easy now
Bm D
Yes, it's easy now, yes, it's easy now
[Refrão]
[Próxima Parte]
D
better in the matinee, the dark of the matinee
[Outro]
Bm
Well find me and follow me through corridors, refectories and
D
files you must follow, leave this academic factory you will
Bm
find me in the matinee, the dark of the matinee. it's
D A
better in the matinee, the dark of the matinee is mine
C#m B F#m C#m
yes it's mi----ine
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