Chords for Lloyd Cole - Writers Retreat! (official)
Tempo:
129.35 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Am
D
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [A]
[G]
[C] [G] [Am]
[G] [C]
[A] [G]
[Am] When you get back from the [D] writer's retreat I [G] won't be waiting
[Dm]
[G] When [Am] you head out to the [C] shack in the [D] woods I [G] won't be there
[E] I [Am] won't be lying beside your [D] pool Won't be [B] watching the days [C] turn blue
Cause I'm [Am] already gone [D]
[C] You [G] can get a beat from a broken heart
You can write the book while [C] falling apart [G] You can have it all, save the one you want
Going [C] for a song If you [Am] have nothing to do on [D] this fine afternoon
[G] But to write, [Dm] [G] you [Am] got nothing to do [D] So you crank out another [G]
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[E] How [Am] about a writer without [D] ideas And a [B] lover she [C] pushes away when he [G] gets [Am] too near
You [G] can get a beat from a broken heart You can write the book while falling [C] apart
You [G] can have it all, save the one [D] you want [C] Going for a [G] song
[C] [G]
[Am] Who did you meet at the writer's retreat?
[G] Why did you [Am] sleep at the [D] writer's retreat?
[G] [Am] What did you write at the [D] writer's retreat?
[G]
[C] [G]
[Cm] You wanna play [G] the crying game
But [Am] I [D] don't [C] wanna hear the crying games You [G] can get a beat from a broken heart
You can write the book while [C] falling apart [G] You can have it all, but the one you want
Is going [C] for a song
[G] [C] [G]
[Am]
[C]
[G]
[C] [G] [Am]
[G] [C]
[A] [G]
[Am] When you get back from the [D] writer's retreat I [G] won't be waiting
[Dm]
[G] When [Am] you head out to the [C] shack in the [D] woods I [G] won't be there
[E] I [Am] won't be lying beside your [D] pool Won't be [B] watching the days [C] turn blue
Cause I'm [Am] already gone [D]
[C] You [G] can get a beat from a broken heart
You can write the book while [C] falling apart [G] You can have it all, save the one you want
Going [C] for a song If you [Am] have nothing to do on [D] this fine afternoon
[G] But to write, [Dm] [G] you [Am] got nothing to do [D] So you crank out another [G]
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[E] How [Am] about a writer without [D] ideas And a [B] lover she [C] pushes away when he [G] gets [Am] too near
You [G] can get a beat from a broken heart You can write the book while falling [C] apart
You [G] can have it all, save the one [D] you want [C] Going for a [G] song
[C] [G]
[Am] Who did you meet at the writer's retreat?
[G] Why did you [Am] sleep at the [D] writer's retreat?
[G] [Am] What did you write at the [D] writer's retreat?
[G]
[C] [G]
[Cm] You wanna play [G] the crying game
But [Am] I [D] don't [C] wanna hear the crying games You [G] can get a beat from a broken heart
You can write the book while [C] falling apart [G] You can have it all, but the one you want
Is going [C] for a song
[G] [C] [G]
[Am]
[C]
Key:
G
C
Am
D
A
G
C
Am
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[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
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_ [Am] When you get back from the [D] writer's retreat I [G] won't be waiting
_ [Dm] _
[G] _ When [Am] you head out to the [C] shack in the [D] woods I [G] won't be there
[E] I _ _ [Am] won't be lying beside your [D] pool _ Won't be [B] watching the days [C] turn blue
Cause I'm [Am] already gone _ [D] _
_ [C] You [G] can get a beat from a broken heart
You can write the book while [C] falling apart [G] You can have it all, save the one you want
_ _ Going [C] for a song _ _ _ If you [Am] have nothing to do on [D] this fine afternoon
[G] But to write, _ [Dm] _ [G] _ you [Am] got nothing to do [D] So you crank out another [G] _
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_ [E] How _ [Am] about a writer without [D] _ ideas And a [B] lover she [C] pushes away when he [G] gets [Am] too near
_ _ _ You [G] can get a beat from a broken heart You can write the book while falling [C] apart
You [G] can have it all, save the one [D] you want _ _ [C] Going for a _ [G] song _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] Who did you meet at the writer's retreat?
[G] Why did you [Am] sleep at the [D] writer's retreat?
[G] [Am] What did you write at the [D] writer's retreat?
[G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ You wanna play [G] the crying game
But [Am] _ I [D] don't [C] wanna hear the crying games _ _ You [G] can get a beat from a broken heart
You can write the book while [C] falling apart [G] You can have it all, but the one you want _
Is going [C] for a song
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Am] When you get back from the [D] writer's retreat I [G] won't be waiting
_ [Dm] _
[G] _ When [Am] you head out to the [C] shack in the [D] woods I [G] won't be there
[E] I _ _ [Am] won't be lying beside your [D] pool _ Won't be [B] watching the days [C] turn blue
Cause I'm [Am] already gone _ [D] _
_ [C] You [G] can get a beat from a broken heart
You can write the book while [C] falling apart [G] You can have it all, save the one you want
_ _ Going [C] for a song _ _ _ If you [Am] have nothing to do on [D] this fine afternoon
[G] But to write, _ [Dm] _ [G] _ you [Am] got nothing to do [D] So you crank out another [G] _
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_ [E] How _ [Am] about a writer without [D] _ ideas And a [B] lover she [C] pushes away when he [G] gets [Am] too near
_ _ _ You [G] can get a beat from a broken heart You can write the book while falling [C] apart
You [G] can have it all, save the one [D] you want _ _ [C] Going for a _ [G] song _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] Who did you meet at the writer's retreat?
[G] Why did you [Am] sleep at the [D] writer's retreat?
[G] [Am] What did you write at the [D] writer's retreat?
[G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ You wanna play [G] the crying game
But [Am] _ I [D] don't [C] wanna hear the crying games _ _ You [G] can get a beat from a broken heart
You can write the book while [C] falling apart [G] You can have it all, but the one you want _
Is going [C] for a song
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _