Chords for Maximo Park - Books From Boxes (taken from Our Earthly Pleasures)
Tempo:
95.2 bpm
Chords used:
C
Bb
F
Dm
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[C] [F] [G]
[Bb] [F] Night falls [D] and towns [C] become circuit [Bb] boards, we can beat the [C] sun as long as [D] we keep moving.
[Bb] [F] From the air, [D] stadium [C] lights stand out like flares and all I know is that you're sat [Bb] here right next to me.
We [F] rarely see [D] warning [C] signs in the air we [Bb] breathe, right now [C] I feel each and [Dm] every fragment.
[Bb] This paper trail [Dm] leads right back to you,
[Bb] you say you need me to [Dm] step outside.
You [F] spend the [Bb] evening unpacking books and boxes, [C] you pass me up so as not to break [F] a [Dm] promise.
[F] Scattered [Bb] polaroids and sprinkled words around your [C] cover in the long run, you said you knew that this would happen.
[Bb] Well [C] this is something [D] new but it turns out [C] it was borrowed [E] too, why does every letdown [Bb] have to be so thin?
[F] Rain explodes [D] at the moment [C] that the cat door [Bb] closed, I feel the [C] weight upon your [Dm] kiss ambiguous.
[Bb] You have to leave, [Dm] I appreciate that,
[Bb] but I hate when [Dm] conversation slips out of our grasp.
You [F] spend the [Bb] evening unpacking books and boxes, [C] you pass me up so as not to break [F] a promise.
[Dm] [F] Scattered [Bb] polaroids and sprinkled words around your [C] collar in the long run, you said you [F] knew that this [C] would [E] happen.
[Db] [E]
[B]
[E] Two [G] bodies in motion, [E] it's a matter of fact it wasn't built to last.
Two [G] bodies in motion, [B] it's a matter of fact it wasn't built to [Dm] last.
You spend the evening [Bb] unpacking books and boxes, [C] you pass me up so as not [F] to break [C] a [Dm] promise.
Scattered [Bb] polaroids and sprinkled words around your collar [C] in the long run, you said you knew that this would happen.
[Dm] The [F] pounding rain [Bb] continued its big fall, [C] and we decided just to write after all, after [Bb] all.
[F] [Dm] [C]
[E] [Bb]
The pounding [F] rain [D] continued its [C] big fall, [Bb] and we [C] decided just to [Dm] write after all.
[C] [F] [G]
[Bb] [F] Night falls [D] and towns [C] become circuit [Bb] boards, we can beat the [C] sun as long as [D] we keep moving.
[Bb] [F] From the air, [D] stadium [C] lights stand out like flares and all I know is that you're sat [Bb] here right next to me.
We [F] rarely see [D] warning [C] signs in the air we [Bb] breathe, right now [C] I feel each and [Dm] every fragment.
[Bb] This paper trail [Dm] leads right back to you,
[Bb] you say you need me to [Dm] step outside.
You [F] spend the [Bb] evening unpacking books and boxes, [C] you pass me up so as not to break [F] a [Dm] promise.
[F] Scattered [Bb] polaroids and sprinkled words around your [C] cover in the long run, you said you knew that this would happen.
[Bb] Well [C] this is something [D] new but it turns out [C] it was borrowed [E] too, why does every letdown [Bb] have to be so thin?
[F] Rain explodes [D] at the moment [C] that the cat door [Bb] closed, I feel the [C] weight upon your [Dm] kiss ambiguous.
[Bb] You have to leave, [Dm] I appreciate that,
[Bb] but I hate when [Dm] conversation slips out of our grasp.
You [F] spend the [Bb] evening unpacking books and boxes, [C] you pass me up so as not to break [F] a promise.
[Dm] [F] Scattered [Bb] polaroids and sprinkled words around your [C] collar in the long run, you said you [F] knew that this [C] would [E] happen.
[Db] [E]
[B]
[E] Two [G] bodies in motion, [E] it's a matter of fact it wasn't built to last.
Two [G] bodies in motion, [B] it's a matter of fact it wasn't built to [Dm] last.
You spend the evening [Bb] unpacking books and boxes, [C] you pass me up so as not [F] to break [C] a [Dm] promise.
Scattered [Bb] polaroids and sprinkled words around your collar [C] in the long run, you said you knew that this would happen.
[Dm] The [F] pounding rain [Bb] continued its big fall, [C] and we decided just to write after all, after [Bb] all.
[F] [Dm] [C]
[E] [Bb]
The pounding [F] rain [D] continued its [C] big fall, [Bb] and we [C] decided just to [Dm] write after all.
Key:
C
Bb
F
Dm
D
C
Bb
F
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
[Bb] _ [F] Night falls [D] and towns [C] become circuit [Bb] boards, we can beat the [C] sun as long as [D] we keep moving. _ _
[Bb] _ [F] From the air, [D] stadium [C] lights stand out like flares and all I know is that you're sat [Bb] here right next to me. _ _
We [F] rarely see [D] warning [C] signs in the air we [Bb] breathe, right now [C] I feel each and [Dm] every fragment. _ _
[Bb] This paper trail [Dm] leads right back to you, _
[Bb] you say you need me to [Dm] step outside. _
You [F] spend the [Bb] evening unpacking books and boxes, [C] you pass me up so as not to break [F] a [Dm] promise.
[F] Scattered [Bb] polaroids and sprinkled words around your [C] cover in the long run, you said you knew that this would happen.
[Bb] Well [C] this is something [D] new but it turns out [C] it was borrowed [E] too, why does every letdown [Bb] have to be so thin? _
_ [F] Rain explodes [D] at the moment [C] that the cat door [Bb] closed, I feel the [C] weight upon your [Dm] kiss ambiguous. _ _
[Bb] You have to leave, [Dm] I appreciate that, _
[Bb] but I hate when [Dm] conversation slips out of our grasp. _
You [F] spend the [Bb] evening unpacking books and boxes, [C] you pass me up so as not to break [F] a promise.
[Dm] _ _ [F] Scattered [Bb] polaroids and sprinkled words around your [C] collar in the long run, you said you [F] knew that this [C] would [E] happen.
_ [Db] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] Two [G] bodies in motion, [E] it's a matter of fact it wasn't built to last.
Two [G] bodies in motion, [B] it's a matter of fact it wasn't built to [Dm] last.
You spend the evening [Bb] unpacking books and boxes, [C] you pass me up so as not [F] to break [C] a [Dm] promise.
Scattered [Bb] polaroids and sprinkled words around your collar [C] in the long run, you said you knew that this would happen.
[Dm] The [F] pounding rain [Bb] continued its big fall, [C] and we decided just to write after all, after [Bb] all.
_ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
The pounding [F] rain [D] continued its [C] big fall, [Bb] and we [C] decided just to [Dm] write after all. _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
[Bb] _ [F] Night falls [D] and towns [C] become circuit [Bb] boards, we can beat the [C] sun as long as [D] we keep moving. _ _
[Bb] _ [F] From the air, [D] stadium [C] lights stand out like flares and all I know is that you're sat [Bb] here right next to me. _ _
We [F] rarely see [D] warning [C] signs in the air we [Bb] breathe, right now [C] I feel each and [Dm] every fragment. _ _
[Bb] This paper trail [Dm] leads right back to you, _
[Bb] you say you need me to [Dm] step outside. _
You [F] spend the [Bb] evening unpacking books and boxes, [C] you pass me up so as not to break [F] a [Dm] promise.
[F] Scattered [Bb] polaroids and sprinkled words around your [C] cover in the long run, you said you knew that this would happen.
[Bb] Well [C] this is something [D] new but it turns out [C] it was borrowed [E] too, why does every letdown [Bb] have to be so thin? _
_ [F] Rain explodes [D] at the moment [C] that the cat door [Bb] closed, I feel the [C] weight upon your [Dm] kiss ambiguous. _ _
[Bb] You have to leave, [Dm] I appreciate that, _
[Bb] but I hate when [Dm] conversation slips out of our grasp. _
You [F] spend the [Bb] evening unpacking books and boxes, [C] you pass me up so as not to break [F] a promise.
[Dm] _ _ [F] Scattered [Bb] polaroids and sprinkled words around your [C] collar in the long run, you said you [F] knew that this [C] would [E] happen.
_ [Db] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] Two [G] bodies in motion, [E] it's a matter of fact it wasn't built to last.
Two [G] bodies in motion, [B] it's a matter of fact it wasn't built to [Dm] last.
You spend the evening [Bb] unpacking books and boxes, [C] you pass me up so as not [F] to break [C] a [Dm] promise.
Scattered [Bb] polaroids and sprinkled words around your collar [C] in the long run, you said you knew that this would happen.
[Dm] The [F] pounding rain [Bb] continued its big fall, [C] and we decided just to write after all, after [Bb] all.
_ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
The pounding [F] rain [D] continued its [C] big fall, [Bb] and we [C] decided just to [Dm] write after all. _