Chords for Fontaines D.C. - Boys In The Better Land (Hyundai Mercury Prize 2019)
Tempo:
87.9 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
D
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [E]
[B] [E] [A] [E]
[A] [A] [E]
[A] [E] [A]
[E] [A] [E] [A]
[E] I'm going to be a little bit more vocal.
You know life until you start thinking.
But the real bit's spinning and the words aren't sticking.
On the radio it's all about a runaway mother with a faceless spin on her head with a drink
full of snuffles.
Saying sister, [A] sister, hell I miss you, [E] miss you, let's go, it's the [A] risk.
Looks like the skin off our [E] bones, Melissa. Goodbye.
[A] [E] [A]
[E] Your rockstar, [A] pornstar, superstar, [E] doesn't matter what you are,
cuz it's time for goodnight, get out of here.
[A]
[E] Well, put the boys in the bedroom now, you're always [A] talking with the boys in the [E] bedroom now.
The boys in the bedroom now.
[A]
[E] Put the boys in the bedroom now, you're always talking [D] with the boys in the bedroom [E] now.
The boys in the bedroom now.
[D]
[E] [E] [A]
[E]
[B]
[E] [B]
[E] Brothers got names so fill two double barrels, he spits out, [D] breathes out, only coughs [E] perils.
[A] [E] [A]
[E] Fresh on the [A] world, my body and [E] spirit, my body and [A] spirit, you better hear what [E] I'm feeling.
[A] Ah, that's the [E] spirit.
[A]
[E] Say sister, [A] sister, how I miss you, miss you, let me miss you, miss you,
but you're not far behind this world.
[E] [A]
[E] Ah, if you're a rockstar, [N] porn star, superstar, it doesn't matter what you are,
but if you shove a good target [E] outta here,
[B] [E] [A]
get the boyz in the Vetterlaans,
you're always talking about the boyz in [E] Vetterlaans.
Get the boyz in the Bethelnaans,
[D]
[E] get the boyz in the Bethelnaans,
you're always talking about [A] those boyz in the Vetterlaans.
Get the boyz in the Vetterlaans.
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[E] [A] [E]
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[E] [A] [E] [B]
[Em] [A] [E]
[A] [E]
[B] [E] [A] [E]
[A] [A] [E]
[A] [E] [A]
[E] [A] [E] [A]
[E] I'm going to be a little bit more vocal.
You know life until you start thinking.
But the real bit's spinning and the words aren't sticking.
On the radio it's all about a runaway mother with a faceless spin on her head with a drink
full of snuffles.
Saying sister, [A] sister, hell I miss you, [E] miss you, let's go, it's the [A] risk.
Looks like the skin off our [E] bones, Melissa. Goodbye.
[A] [E] [A]
[E] Your rockstar, [A] pornstar, superstar, [E] doesn't matter what you are,
cuz it's time for goodnight, get out of here.
[A]
[E] Well, put the boys in the bedroom now, you're always [A] talking with the boys in the [E] bedroom now.
The boys in the bedroom now.
[A]
[E] Put the boys in the bedroom now, you're always talking [D] with the boys in the bedroom [E] now.
The boys in the bedroom now.
[D]
[E] [E] [A]
[E]
[B]
[E] [B]
[E] Brothers got names so fill two double barrels, he spits out, [D] breathes out, only coughs [E] perils.
[A] [E] [A]
[E] Fresh on the [A] world, my body and [E] spirit, my body and [A] spirit, you better hear what [E] I'm feeling.
[A] Ah, that's the [E] spirit.
[A]
[E] Say sister, [A] sister, how I miss you, miss you, let me miss you, miss you,
but you're not far behind this world.
[E] [A]
[E] Ah, if you're a rockstar, [N] porn star, superstar, it doesn't matter what you are,
but if you shove a good target [E] outta here,
[B] [E] [A]
get the boyz in the Vetterlaans,
you're always talking about the boyz in [E] Vetterlaans.
Get the boyz in the Bethelnaans,
[D]
[E] get the boyz in the Bethelnaans,
you're always talking about [A] those boyz in the Vetterlaans.
Get the boyz in the Vetterlaans.
[E] [A] [E]
[A] [E] [A]
[E] [A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
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[E] [A] [E] [B]
[Em] [A] [E]
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_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] I'm going to be a little bit more vocal.
You know life until you start thinking.
But the real bit's spinning and the words aren't sticking. _ _ _ _ _ _
On the radio it's all about a runaway mother with a faceless spin on her head with a drink
full of snuffles. _ _ _ _ _
Saying sister, [A] sister, hell I miss you, [E] miss you, let's go, it's the [A] risk.
Looks like the skin off our [E] bones, Melissa. Goodbye.
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
[E] Your rockstar, [A] pornstar, superstar, [E] doesn't matter what you are,
cuz it's time for goodnight, get out of here.
_ _ _ _ [A] _
[E] Well, put the boys in the bedroom now, you're always [A] talking with the boys in the [E] bedroom now.
The boys in the bedroom now.
_ [A] _
_ [E] _ Put the boys in the bedroom now, you're always talking [D] with the boys in the bedroom [E] now.
The boys in the bedroom now.
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [E] Brothers got names so fill two double barrels, he spits out, [D] breathes out, only coughs [E] perils.
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] Fresh on the [A] world, my body and [E] spirit, my body and [A] spirit, you better hear what [E] I'm feeling.
_ [A] Ah, that's the [E] spirit.
_ [A] _
[E] Say sister, [A] sister, how I miss you, miss you, let me miss you, miss you,
but you're not far behind this world.
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
[E] Ah, if you're a rockstar, [N] porn star, superstar, it doesn't matter what you are,
but if you shove a good target [E] outta here,
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ get the boyz in the Vetterlaans,
you're always talking about the boyz in [E] Vetterlaans.
Get the boyz in the Bethelnaans,
_ [D] _
_ [E] get the boyz in the Bethelnaans,
you're always talking about [A] those boyz in the Vetterlaans.
Get the boyz in the Vetterlaans. _
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_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] I'm going to be a little bit more vocal.
You know life until you start thinking.
But the real bit's spinning and the words aren't sticking. _ _ _ _ _ _
On the radio it's all about a runaway mother with a faceless spin on her head with a drink
full of snuffles. _ _ _ _ _
Saying sister, [A] sister, hell I miss you, [E] miss you, let's go, it's the [A] risk.
Looks like the skin off our [E] bones, Melissa. Goodbye.
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
[E] Your rockstar, [A] pornstar, superstar, [E] doesn't matter what you are,
cuz it's time for goodnight, get out of here.
_ _ _ _ [A] _
[E] Well, put the boys in the bedroom now, you're always [A] talking with the boys in the [E] bedroom now.
The boys in the bedroom now.
_ [A] _
_ [E] _ Put the boys in the bedroom now, you're always talking [D] with the boys in the bedroom [E] now.
The boys in the bedroom now.
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [E] Brothers got names so fill two double barrels, he spits out, [D] breathes out, only coughs [E] perils.
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] Fresh on the [A] world, my body and [E] spirit, my body and [A] spirit, you better hear what [E] I'm feeling.
_ [A] Ah, that's the [E] spirit.
_ [A] _
[E] Say sister, [A] sister, how I miss you, miss you, let me miss you, miss you,
but you're not far behind this world.
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
[E] Ah, if you're a rockstar, [N] porn star, superstar, it doesn't matter what you are,
but if you shove a good target [E] outta here,
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ get the boyz in the Vetterlaans,
you're always talking about the boyz in [E] Vetterlaans.
Get the boyz in the Bethelnaans,
_ [D] _
_ [E] get the boyz in the Bethelnaans,
you're always talking about [A] those boyz in the Vetterlaans.
Get the boyz in the Vetterlaans. _
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