Chords for Arctic Monkeys - Cornerstone Lyrics
Tempo:
84.35 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
Bm
F#m
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
[C#m] [A]
I thought I saw you in the [D] battleship, but it was [Bm] only a look at [A] eyes.
[D] trick, [Bm] under the warning light.
[F#m] be your ghost.
[A] your name.
[A] I thought I saw you in the rusty [D] hook, huddled [Bm] up in a wicker chair.
[A] I wandered over for a closer [D] look, and kissed [Bm] whoever was sitting there.
[F#m] She was close, [A] but she held me very [F#m] tightly, [A] till I asked awfully [D] politely,
I thought I saw you in the [D] battleship, but it was [Bm] only a look at [A] eyes.
[D] trick, [Bm] under the warning light.
[F#m] be your ghost.
[A] your name.
[A] I thought I saw you in the rusty [D] hook, huddled [Bm] up in a wicker chair.
[A] I wandered over for a closer [D] look, and kissed [Bm] whoever was sitting there.
[F#m] She was close, [A] but she held me very [F#m] tightly, [A] till I asked awfully [D] politely,
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D
Bm
F#m
C#m
A
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Bm
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
I _ _ thought I saw you in the [D] battleship, but it was [Bm] only a look at [A] eyes.
She was nothing but a vision [D] trick, [Bm] under the warning light.
[F#m] She was close, [A] close enough to [F#m] be your ghost.
[A] But my chances turned to [D] toast when I asked her if I could call her [A] your name.
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[A] I thought I saw you in the rusty [D] hook, huddled [Bm] up in a wicker chair.
[A] I wandered over for a closer [D] look, and kissed [Bm] whoever was sitting there.
[F#m] She was close, [A] but she held me very [F#m] tightly, [A] till I asked awfully [D] politely,
please, [B] can I call [A] you her [F#m] name? _
[A] _ _ _ [D] And I elongated my lift [Bm]-ho, _ _ [F#m] yeah, I let him go the long way [D] round.
_ [Bm] I snapped his hands on the seatbelt, [E] and kept my shortcuts [A] to myself.
_ [D] _ _ [B] _ _
[A] I thought I saw you in the [D] pirate's beak, messing [Bm] with the smoke [A] alarm.
It was too loud for me to hear her [D] speak, and she [Bm] had a broken arm.
[F#m] It was [A] close, so close that the [F#m] walls were wet, [A] and she wrote it out in [D] letterset.
[Bm] No, you can't call [C#m] me her name. _
[A] _ _ Tell me [C#m] where's your hiding place?
[A] _ I'm worried [C#m] I'll forget your face.
[F#m] And I've asked everyone, [Bm] I'm beginning to think I [E] imagined you all [D] along.
I elongated my [Bm] lift-ho, _ _ [F#m] yeah, I let him go the long way [D] round.
_ [Bm] I snapped his hands on the seatbelt, [Dm] and kept my shortcuts to myself.
_ [A] I _ _
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [A] saw your sister in the [D] cornerstone, on the phone [Bm] to the middleman.
[A] When I saw that she was on her [D] own, I thought she [Bm] might understand.
[F#m] She was close, [A] but you couldn't get much [F#m] closer.
She [A] said, I'm really not supposed [D] to, but yes, you can call me [D] anything you [A] want.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
I _ _ thought I saw you in the [D] battleship, but it was [Bm] only a look at [A] eyes.
She was nothing but a vision [D] trick, [Bm] under the warning light.
[F#m] She was close, [A] close enough to [F#m] be your ghost.
[A] But my chances turned to [D] toast when I asked her if I could call her [A] your name.
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[A] I thought I saw you in the rusty [D] hook, huddled [Bm] up in a wicker chair.
[A] I wandered over for a closer [D] look, and kissed [Bm] whoever was sitting there.
[F#m] She was close, [A] but she held me very [F#m] tightly, [A] till I asked awfully [D] politely,
please, [B] can I call [A] you her [F#m] name? _
[A] _ _ _ [D] And I elongated my lift [Bm]-ho, _ _ [F#m] yeah, I let him go the long way [D] round.
_ [Bm] I snapped his hands on the seatbelt, [E] and kept my shortcuts [A] to myself.
_ [D] _ _ [B] _ _
[A] I thought I saw you in the [D] pirate's beak, messing [Bm] with the smoke [A] alarm.
It was too loud for me to hear her [D] speak, and she [Bm] had a broken arm.
[F#m] It was [A] close, so close that the [F#m] walls were wet, [A] and she wrote it out in [D] letterset.
[Bm] No, you can't call [C#m] me her name. _
[A] _ _ Tell me [C#m] where's your hiding place?
[A] _ I'm worried [C#m] I'll forget your face.
[F#m] And I've asked everyone, [Bm] I'm beginning to think I [E] imagined you all [D] along.
I elongated my [Bm] lift-ho, _ _ [F#m] yeah, I let him go the long way [D] round.
_ [Bm] I snapped his hands on the seatbelt, [Dm] and kept my shortcuts to myself.
_ [A] I _ _
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [A] saw your sister in the [D] cornerstone, on the phone [Bm] to the middleman.
[A] When I saw that she was on her [D] own, I thought she [Bm] might understand.
[F#m] She was close, [A] but you couldn't get much [F#m] closer.
She [A] said, I'm really not supposed [D] to, but yes, you can call me [D] anything you [A] want.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _