Chords for Colin Meloy - Apology Song
Tempo:
115.05 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
B
F#
G#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
It was one of the only songs I've ever written.
It was written for a very practical purpose.
It was actually never intended to be recorded or performed.
It was intended to be sung [G] to somebody over the [E] phone
[G] as a way of apologizing [D] for having their [E] bicycle stolen.
[B]
I'm really sorry, [E] Steven,
but [G#] your bicycle's been stolen.
[A]
[B] I was watching it for you till [F#] you came back [A] in the fall.
[F#] I guess I didn't do such a good [A] job after all.
[E]
I was feeling really [B] sorry, Steven,
[E]
[G#] and I spent all morning [A] grieving.
[E] And everybody's saying [F#] that you'll take the news
[A] gracefully.
[F#] Somehow I don't think I'll be getting [A] off that easy.
[D#]
[C#m] I met her [A] in the hard way.
I [E] left her all marked outside [G#] the orange street food [C#m] cart.
I was just [A] running in, didn't think I'd be that long.
[G]
[C#m] I came out, she was [A] gone,
and [E] all it was there was [G#] some bored old [C#m] guy
leashed up [A] to the place where your bicycle had [E] been.
I guess [A] we'll never see [B] poor Madeline [E] again.
[B] [E]
[G#] [A] [E]
[F#] [A]
[F#] I cheer the non [A]-existent guitarist up.
I [B] don't know who's imaginary guitarist that is.
[E] Let this be [A]
[B] consolation, [E] Steven.
[G#] Nicole, while you [A] were in England,
[E] I treated her with care and [F#] respect
and gave her lots [A] of love.
And [F#] I was usually pretty good [A] about locking her up.
[C#m] Where is [A] she gone?
Well, [E] I bet she's on the bottom [G#] of the French town [C#m] pond,
rudely [A] abused on some [E] hasher's joyride.
[C#] So I wrote you [A] this song and [E] I hope that you forgive me
[G#] even though it was [C#m] wrong.
For being so [A] careless, for the things [E] so great,
[B] and taking [B] your poor Madeline [E] [A] away.
[B] [E] Away, [G#]
[C#m] [E] away, la [F#]-dum, la [A]-da-da-dum [F#]-dum.
[A] [N]
It was written for a very practical purpose.
It was actually never intended to be recorded or performed.
It was intended to be sung [G] to somebody over the [E] phone
[G] as a way of apologizing [D] for having their [E] bicycle stolen.
[B]
I'm really sorry, [E] Steven,
but [G#] your bicycle's been stolen.
[A]
[B] I was watching it for you till [F#] you came back [A] in the fall.
[F#] I guess I didn't do such a good [A] job after all.
[E]
I was feeling really [B] sorry, Steven,
[E]
[G#] and I spent all morning [A] grieving.
[E] And everybody's saying [F#] that you'll take the news
[A] gracefully.
[F#] Somehow I don't think I'll be getting [A] off that easy.
[D#]
[C#m] I met her [A] in the hard way.
I [E] left her all marked outside [G#] the orange street food [C#m] cart.
I was just [A] running in, didn't think I'd be that long.
[G]
[C#m] I came out, she was [A] gone,
and [E] all it was there was [G#] some bored old [C#m] guy
leashed up [A] to the place where your bicycle had [E] been.
I guess [A] we'll never see [B] poor Madeline [E] again.
[B] [E]
[G#] [A] [E]
[F#] [A]
[F#] I cheer the non [A]-existent guitarist up.
I [B] don't know who's imaginary guitarist that is.
[E] Let this be [A]
[B] consolation, [E] Steven.
[G#] Nicole, while you [A] were in England,
[E] I treated her with care and [F#] respect
and gave her lots [A] of love.
And [F#] I was usually pretty good [A] about locking her up.
[C#m] Where is [A] she gone?
Well, [E] I bet she's on the bottom [G#] of the French town [C#m] pond,
rudely [A] abused on some [E] hasher's joyride.
[C#] So I wrote you [A] this song and [E] I hope that you forgive me
[G#] even though it was [C#m] wrong.
For being so [A] careless, for the things [E] so great,
[B] and taking [B] your poor Madeline [E] [A] away.
[B] [E] Away, [G#]
[C#m] [E] away, la [F#]-dum, la [A]-da-da-dum [F#]-dum.
[A] [N]
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It was one of the only songs I've ever written.
It was written for a very practical purpose.
It was actually never intended to be recorded or performed.
It was intended to be sung [G] to somebody over the [E] phone _
[G] as a way of apologizing [D] for having their [E] bicycle stolen.
_ _ [B] _ _
I'm really sorry, [E] Steven,
but [G#] your bicycle's been stolen.
[A] _
[B] I was watching it for you till [F#] you came back [A] in the fall.
[F#] I guess I didn't do such a good [A] job after _ all.
_ [E] _
I was feeling really [B] sorry, Steven,
[E] _
[G#] and I spent all morning [A] grieving. _ _
[E] And everybody's saying [F#] that you'll take the news _
[A] gracefully.
_ [F#] Somehow I don't think I'll be getting [A] off that easy.
_ _ _ [D#] _ _
[C#m] _ I met her [A] in the hard way.
I [E] left her all marked outside [G#] the orange street food [C#m] cart.
I was just [A] running in, didn't think I'd be that long.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C#m] I came out, she was [A] gone,
and _ [E] all it was there was [G#] some bored old [C#m] guy
leashed up [A] to the place where your bicycle had [E] been.
I guess [A] we'll never see [B] poor Madeline [E] again.
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ I cheer the non [A]-existent guitarist up.
_ I [B] don't know who's imaginary guitarist that is.
_ [E] Let this be [A] _
[B] consolation, [E] Steven.
_ [G#] Nicole, while you [A] were in England,
[E] I treated her with care and [F#] respect
and gave her lots [A] of love.
And [F#] I was usually pretty good [A] about locking her up.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ Where is [A] she gone?
Well, [E] I bet she's on the bottom [G#] of the French town [C#m] pond,
_ rudely [A] abused on some [E] hasher's _ joyride.
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ So I wrote you [A] this song and [E] I hope that you forgive me
[G#] even though it was [C#m] wrong.
For being so [A] careless, for the things [E] so great, _
[B] and taking [B] your poor Madeline [E] _ [A] away. _
[B] _ [E] Away, _ _ [G#] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [E] away, la [F#]-dum, la [A]-da-da-dum _ [F#]-dum.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
It was written for a very practical purpose.
It was actually never intended to be recorded or performed.
It was intended to be sung [G] to somebody over the [E] phone _
[G] as a way of apologizing [D] for having their [E] bicycle stolen.
_ _ [B] _ _
I'm really sorry, [E] Steven,
but [G#] your bicycle's been stolen.
[A] _
[B] I was watching it for you till [F#] you came back [A] in the fall.
[F#] I guess I didn't do such a good [A] job after _ all.
_ [E] _
I was feeling really [B] sorry, Steven,
[E] _
[G#] and I spent all morning [A] grieving. _ _
[E] And everybody's saying [F#] that you'll take the news _
[A] gracefully.
_ [F#] Somehow I don't think I'll be getting [A] off that easy.
_ _ _ [D#] _ _
[C#m] _ I met her [A] in the hard way.
I [E] left her all marked outside [G#] the orange street food [C#m] cart.
I was just [A] running in, didn't think I'd be that long.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C#m] I came out, she was [A] gone,
and _ [E] all it was there was [G#] some bored old [C#m] guy
leashed up [A] to the place where your bicycle had [E] been.
I guess [A] we'll never see [B] poor Madeline [E] again.
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ I cheer the non [A]-existent guitarist up.
_ I [B] don't know who's imaginary guitarist that is.
_ [E] Let this be [A] _
[B] consolation, [E] Steven.
_ [G#] Nicole, while you [A] were in England,
[E] I treated her with care and [F#] respect
and gave her lots [A] of love.
And [F#] I was usually pretty good [A] about locking her up.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ Where is [A] she gone?
Well, [E] I bet she's on the bottom [G#] of the French town [C#m] pond,
_ rudely [A] abused on some [E] hasher's _ joyride.
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ So I wrote you [A] this song and [E] I hope that you forgive me
[G#] even though it was [C#m] wrong.
For being so [A] careless, for the things [E] so great, _
[B] and taking [B] your poor Madeline [E] _ [A] away. _
[B] _ [E] Away, _ _ [G#] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [E] away, la [F#]-dum, la [A]-da-da-dum _ [F#]-dum.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _