Blue Alert Chords by Madeleine Peyroux
Tempo:
112.05 bpm
Chords used:
Am
E
Ab
Dm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ab]
[C] [Ab]
[Am] There's perfume [Ab] burning in the air, [C] bits of beauty everywhere
[F] Giraffe no [E] flying, soldier [Am] hit the dirt
[E]
She comes so [Ab] close you feel again, [Am] she tells [Gb] you no and no again
[Dm] Your lip is [E] cut on the edge of a [D] pleated skirt, [E]
[Am] low alert
[Ab] [Am]
[Ab]
[Am] Visions [Ab] of her drawing near, [C] rise up [Gb] by and disappear
[Dm] You try to slow it [E] down, it [Am] doesn't work
[Gb] [E]
[Am] It's just [Ab] another night I guess, [C] all tangled [Gb] up in [Dm] nakedness
You even [E] touch yourself, you're [D] such a flirt
[E] Low [Am] alert
[Dm] You know [E] how nights like this [Am] begin, the kind of night your [D] heart gets [Dm] in
Any [E] way you turn is gonna [Am] hurt
[D]
[Dm] There's perfume [E] burning in the air, [Am] bits of [D] beauty everywhere
[Dm] Giraffe no [E] flying, soldier [D] hit the dirt
[E] Low [Am] alert
[Ab]
[C] [Ab] [Am]
She [Ab] breaks the rules so you can [C] see, she's [Gb] wilder than you'll ever [Dm] be
You [E] talk religion but [Am] she won't convert
[E]
[Am] Her body's twenty [Ab] stories high, [C] you try to look [Gb] away, you [Dm] try
But all you [E] wanna do is get [D] there first
[E] Low [Am] alert
[Dm] You know how [E] nights like this begin, [Am] the kind [D] of night your heart gets in
[Dm] Any way [E] you turn is [Am] gonna hurt
[Dm] There's [E] perfume burning in the [Am] air, bits of [Bm] beauty [D] everywhere
[Dm] Giraffe no [E] flying, soldier hit [Am] the dirt
[E]
[Am] Low alert
[Ab]
[C] Low [Ab] [Am]
[Ab] alert
[C] [Ab] Low [Am] alert
[Ab]
[C] Low [Ab] [Am] alert
[C] [Ab]
[Am] Low alert Low alert
[Ab]
[C] [Ab]
[Am] There's perfume [Ab] burning in the air, [C] bits of beauty everywhere
[F] Giraffe no [E] flying, soldier [Am] hit the dirt
[E]
She comes so [Ab] close you feel again, [Am] she tells [Gb] you no and no again
[Dm] Your lip is [E] cut on the edge of a [D] pleated skirt, [E]
[Am] low alert
[Ab] [Am]
[Ab]
[Am] Visions [Ab] of her drawing near, [C] rise up [Gb] by and disappear
[Dm] You try to slow it [E] down, it [Am] doesn't work
[Gb] [E]
[Am] It's just [Ab] another night I guess, [C] all tangled [Gb] up in [Dm] nakedness
You even [E] touch yourself, you're [D] such a flirt
[E] Low [Am] alert
[Dm] You know [E] how nights like this [Am] begin, the kind of night your [D] heart gets [Dm] in
Any [E] way you turn is gonna [Am] hurt
[D]
[Dm] There's perfume [E] burning in the air, [Am] bits of [D] beauty everywhere
[Dm] Giraffe no [E] flying, soldier [D] hit the dirt
[E] Low [Am] alert
[Ab]
[C] [Ab] [Am]
She [Ab] breaks the rules so you can [C] see, she's [Gb] wilder than you'll ever [Dm] be
You [E] talk religion but [Am] she won't convert
[E]
[Am] Her body's twenty [Ab] stories high, [C] you try to look [Gb] away, you [Dm] try
But all you [E] wanna do is get [D] there first
[E] Low [Am] alert
[Dm] You know how [E] nights like this begin, [Am] the kind [D] of night your heart gets in
[Dm] Any way [E] you turn is [Am] gonna hurt
[Dm] There's [E] perfume burning in the [Am] air, bits of [Bm] beauty [D] everywhere
[Dm] Giraffe no [E] flying, soldier hit [Am] the dirt
[E]
[Am] Low alert
[Ab]
[C] Low [Ab] [Am]
[Ab] alert
[C] [Ab] Low [Am] alert
[Ab]
[C] Low [Ab] [Am] alert
[C] [Ab]
[Am] Low alert Low alert
[Ab]
Key:
Am
E
Ab
Dm
C
Am
E
Ab
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ There's perfume [Ab] burning in the air, [C] _ bits of beauty _ everywhere
[F] _ Giraffe no [E] flying, soldier [Am] hit the dirt
_ [E] _ _ _ _
_ She comes so [Ab] close you feel again, [Am] _ she tells [Gb] you no and no again
[Dm] Your lip is [E] cut on the edge of a [D] pleated skirt, [E] _ _ _
[Am] low _ alert
[Ab] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ Visions [Ab] of her drawing near, [C] _ rise up [Gb] by and disappear
[Dm] You try to slow it [E] down, it [Am] doesn't work
_ [Gb] _ _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ It's just [Ab] another night I guess, _ [C] all tangled [Gb] up in _ [Dm] nakedness
You even [E] touch yourself, you're [D] such a flirt
_ _ [E] _ _ Low [Am] alert _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] You know [E] how nights like this [Am] begin, the kind of night your [D] heart gets [Dm] in
_ Any [E] way you turn is gonna [Am] _ hurt
_ [D] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ There's perfume [E] burning in the air, [Am] _ bits of [D] beauty _ everywhere
[Dm] _ Giraffe no [E] flying, _ soldier [D] hit the dirt
_ [E] _ _ Low [Am] alert
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ She [Ab] breaks the rules so you can [C] see, _ she's [Gb] wilder than you'll ever [Dm] be
You [E] talk religion but [Am] she won't convert
[E] _ _ _ _
[Am] Her body's twenty [Ab] stories high, [C] _ you try to look [Gb] away, you [Dm] try
But all you [E] wanna do is get [D] there first
_ _ [E] _ _ Low [Am] alert _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ You know how [E] nights like this begin, [Am] _ the kind [D] of night your heart gets in
[Dm] _ Any way [E] you turn is [Am] gonna hurt _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ There's [E] perfume burning in the [Am] air, _ bits of [Bm] beauty [D] everywhere
[Dm] _ Giraffe no [E] flying, soldier hit [Am] the dirt
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Am] Low alert
[Ab] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ Low [Ab] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [Ab] alert _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ Low [Am] alert
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[C] Low _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ alert _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Am] Low alert Low alert _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ There's perfume [Ab] burning in the air, [C] _ bits of beauty _ everywhere
[F] _ Giraffe no [E] flying, soldier [Am] hit the dirt
_ [E] _ _ _ _
_ She comes so [Ab] close you feel again, [Am] _ she tells [Gb] you no and no again
[Dm] Your lip is [E] cut on the edge of a [D] pleated skirt, [E] _ _ _
[Am] low _ alert
[Ab] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ Visions [Ab] of her drawing near, [C] _ rise up [Gb] by and disappear
[Dm] You try to slow it [E] down, it [Am] doesn't work
_ [Gb] _ _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ It's just [Ab] another night I guess, _ [C] all tangled [Gb] up in _ [Dm] nakedness
You even [E] touch yourself, you're [D] such a flirt
_ _ [E] _ _ Low [Am] alert _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] You know [E] how nights like this [Am] begin, the kind of night your [D] heart gets [Dm] in
_ Any [E] way you turn is gonna [Am] _ hurt
_ [D] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ There's perfume [E] burning in the air, [Am] _ bits of [D] beauty _ everywhere
[Dm] _ Giraffe no [E] flying, _ soldier [D] hit the dirt
_ [E] _ _ Low [Am] alert
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ She [Ab] breaks the rules so you can [C] see, _ she's [Gb] wilder than you'll ever [Dm] be
You [E] talk religion but [Am] she won't convert
[E] _ _ _ _
[Am] Her body's twenty [Ab] stories high, [C] _ you try to look [Gb] away, you [Dm] try
But all you [E] wanna do is get [D] there first
_ _ [E] _ _ Low [Am] alert _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ You know how [E] nights like this begin, [Am] _ the kind [D] of night your heart gets in
[Dm] _ Any way [E] you turn is [Am] gonna hurt _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ There's [E] perfume burning in the [Am] air, _ bits of [Bm] beauty [D] everywhere
[Dm] _ Giraffe no [E] flying, soldier hit [Am] the dirt
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Am] Low alert
[Ab] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ Low [Ab] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [Ab] alert _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ Low [Am] alert
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[C] Low _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ alert _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Am] Low alert Low alert _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _