E: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 18:19:11 +0100
From: Fred Felix
Subject: b/belle_and_sebastian/put_the_book_back_on_the_shelf.crd
PUT THE BOOK BACK ON THE SHELF
By Belle & Sebastian
From the EP ‘3… 6… 9… Seconds of Light’
Transcribed by Mario at [email protected]
Submitted by Thelonius
E B
Sebastian you’re in a mess
F#m
You had a dream, they called you king of all the hipsters,
C#m B
Is it true or are you still the queen?
E B
Like getting blood out of a stone
F#m
The city left you lost and gone
C#m
B
You came to dance, but there’s no poignancy when they all leave you…
Amaj7 Emaj7
Standing alone
Amaj7 Emaj7
Standing alone
Amaj7 Emaj7
Amaj7 C B
E B
The wider issues of the day
F#m
Just pass you by, you’re gonna pay
C#m B
For looking at the floor when people talk to you.
E B
You wrote a book about yourself
F#m
The people left it on the shelf
You’ll write another one
C#m B Amaj7 Emaj7
Now you’ve got a story that’s worth talking about.
Amaj7 Emaj7
Talking about
Amaj7 Emaj7
Talking about
Amaj7 C B
(trumpet solo):
F#m C#m F#m C#m G#m Ebm G#m Ebm
G#m F#m G#m F#m Amaj7
Emaj7 Amaj7
Are you happy with yourself?
Emaj7 Amaj7