Perfect Blue Buildings Chords by Counting Crows
Tempo:
80.25 bpm
Chords used:
C
Bb
F
Gm
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Just down [C] the street from your [Bb] hotel, baby
[D] I stay [C] at home with my [Bb] disease
[Dm] Any [C] disposition [Bb] familiar, darling?
[Dm] Well, all [C] monkeys do what [Bb] they see
[G] Help me stay awake, [Bb] I'm falling
[Dm] Down [G] in Virginia and [Bb] La Loma
Where
[Dm] I [C] got friends who [Bb] care for me
You [Dm] got [C] an attitude [Bb] of everything [F] I ever wanted
[Dm] I [A] got an attitude [Bb] of need
So [G] help me stay [Bb] awake, I'm falling
[F] [C] Asleep in a perfect [Gm] blue building
[F] [C] Beside the green [Gm] apple seed
[F] I'm gonna [C] get me a little [Gm] Libyan, baby
[F] And try to [C] keep myself [Bb] away from
[Dm] me
It's 4 [C].30am [Bb] on a Tuesday
[Dm] And it [C] doesn't get much [Bb] worse than this
[Dm] In [C] beds and little rooms [Bb] and buildings
In the middle of [D] these lives which [F] are completely [Bb] meaningless
[G] Help me stay [Bb] awake, I'm falling
[F] Asleep in a perfect [Gm] blue building
[F] [C] Beside the [Gm] green apple seed
[F] I [C] wanna get me a little [Gm] Libyan, [Bb] baby
I'm trying [C] to keep myself [Bb] away from myself [F] and me
[C]
[Gm] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[Gm] [Bb]
[Dm]
[A] Well, I got bones [Bb] beneath my skin
And lestrand, [Dm] there's a [C] skeleton in every [Bb] man's house
[Dm] [C] Beneath the dust and [Bb] love and sweat that hang on every [Dm] body
As the [C] dead man tries [Bb] to get out
[G] So please help me stay [Bb] awake, I'm falling
[F] [C] Asleep in a [Gm] perfect blue building
[F] [C] Beside the green [Gm] apple seed
[F] I wanna [C] get me a little [Gm] Libyan, [Bb] baby
[F] I'm trying to [C] keep myself [Bb] away [F] from me
[C] Perfect [Gm] blue building
[F] Beside [C] the green [Gm] apple seed
I [F] wanna get [C] me a little [G] Libyan, baby
[F] I'm [C] trying to keep [Bb] myself away from [F] myself and me
[C] [Gm] In a perfect blue [F] building
[C] [Gm] I can't keep myself away [F] from [C] me
[Gm] In [Bb] a perfect [F] blue [C] building
[Bb] How am I gonna keep myself away?
How am I gonna keep myself away from me?
Keep myself away
How am I gonna keep myself away from me?
Keep myself away
How am I gonna keep myself away from me?
[D] I stay [C] at home with my [Bb] disease
[Dm] Any [C] disposition [Bb] familiar, darling?
[Dm] Well, all [C] monkeys do what [Bb] they see
[G] Help me stay awake, [Bb] I'm falling
[Dm] Down [G] in Virginia and [Bb] La Loma
Where
[Dm] I [C] got friends who [Bb] care for me
You [Dm] got [C] an attitude [Bb] of everything [F] I ever wanted
[Dm] I [A] got an attitude [Bb] of need
So [G] help me stay [Bb] awake, I'm falling
[F] [C] Asleep in a perfect [Gm] blue building
[F] [C] Beside the green [Gm] apple seed
[F] I'm gonna [C] get me a little [Gm] Libyan, baby
[F] And try to [C] keep myself [Bb] away from
[Dm] me
It's 4 [C].30am [Bb] on a Tuesday
[Dm] And it [C] doesn't get much [Bb] worse than this
[Dm] In [C] beds and little rooms [Bb] and buildings
In the middle of [D] these lives which [F] are completely [Bb] meaningless
[G] Help me stay [Bb] awake, I'm falling
[F] Asleep in a perfect [Gm] blue building
[F] [C] Beside the [Gm] green apple seed
[F] I [C] wanna get me a little [Gm] Libyan, [Bb] baby
I'm trying [C] to keep myself [Bb] away from myself [F] and me
[C]
[Gm] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[Gm] [Bb]
[Dm]
[A] Well, I got bones [Bb] beneath my skin
And lestrand, [Dm] there's a [C] skeleton in every [Bb] man's house
[Dm] [C] Beneath the dust and [Bb] love and sweat that hang on every [Dm] body
As the [C] dead man tries [Bb] to get out
[G] So please help me stay [Bb] awake, I'm falling
[F] [C] Asleep in a [Gm] perfect blue building
[F] [C] Beside the green [Gm] apple seed
[F] I wanna [C] get me a little [Gm] Libyan, [Bb] baby
[F] I'm trying to [C] keep myself [Bb] away [F] from me
[C] Perfect [Gm] blue building
[F] Beside [C] the green [Gm] apple seed
I [F] wanna get [C] me a little [G] Libyan, baby
[F] I'm [C] trying to keep [Bb] myself away from [F] myself and me
[C] [Gm] In a perfect blue [F] building
[C] [Gm] I can't keep myself away [F] from [C] me
[Gm] In [Bb] a perfect [F] blue [C] building
[Bb] How am I gonna keep myself away?
How am I gonna keep myself away from me?
Keep myself away
How am I gonna keep myself away from me?
Keep myself away
How am I gonna keep myself away from me?
Key:
C
Bb
F
Gm
Dm
C
Bb
F
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Just down [C] the street from your [Bb] hotel, _ baby
[D] I stay [C] at home with my [Bb] disease _ _
[Dm] Any [C] disposition _ [Bb] familiar, darling?
[Dm] Well, all [C] monkeys do what [Bb] they see _ _ _
[G] Help me stay awake, [Bb] I'm falling _
[Dm] Down [G] in Virginia and [Bb] La Loma
Where _
[Dm] I [C] got friends who [Bb] care for me
You [Dm] got [C] an attitude [Bb] of everything [F] I ever wanted
[Dm] I [A] got an attitude [Bb] of need
So [G] _ help me stay [Bb] awake, I'm falling _
[F] _ [C] Asleep in a perfect [Gm] blue building _
[F] _ [C] Beside the green [Gm] apple seed _
[F] I'm gonna [C] get me a little [Gm] Libyan, baby
[F] And try to [C] keep myself [Bb] away from _
[Dm] me
It's _ _ _ _ _ 4 [C].30am [Bb] on a Tuesday _ _
[Dm] And it [C] doesn't get much [Bb] worse than this _ _
[Dm] In [C] beds and little rooms [Bb] and buildings
In the middle of [D] these lives which [F] are completely [Bb] meaningless _ _ _
[G] _ Help me stay [Bb] awake, I'm falling _
[F] _ Asleep in a perfect [Gm] blue building _
[F] _ [C] Beside the [Gm] green apple seed _
[F] I [C] wanna get me a little [Gm] Libyan, [Bb] baby
I'm trying [C] to keep myself [Bb] away from myself [F] and me
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] Well, I got bones [Bb] beneath my skin
And lestrand, [Dm] there's a [C] skeleton in every [Bb] man's house _ _
[Dm] _ [C] Beneath the dust and [Bb] love and sweat that hang on every [Dm] body
As the [C] dead man tries [Bb] to get out _
[G] So please help me stay [Bb] awake, I'm falling _
[F] _ [C] Asleep in a [Gm] perfect blue building _
[F] _ [C] Beside the green [Gm] apple seed _
[F] I wanna [C] get me a little [Gm] Libyan, [Bb] baby
[F] I'm trying to [C] keep myself [Bb] away _ [F] from me
[C] Perfect [Gm] blue building _
[F] Beside [C] the green [Gm] apple seed
I [F] wanna get [C] me a little [G] Libyan, baby
[F] I'm [C] trying to keep [Bb] myself away from [F] myself and me
_ [C] _ _ [Gm] In a perfect blue [F] building
_ [C] _ [Gm] I can't keep myself away [F] from [C] me
[Gm] In [Bb] a perfect [F] blue [C] building
_ [Bb] How am I gonna keep myself away?
How am I gonna keep myself away from me?
Keep myself away
How am I gonna keep myself away from me?
Keep myself away
How am I gonna keep myself away from me? _ _
Just down [C] the street from your [Bb] hotel, _ baby
[D] I stay [C] at home with my [Bb] disease _ _
[Dm] Any [C] disposition _ [Bb] familiar, darling?
[Dm] Well, all [C] monkeys do what [Bb] they see _ _ _
[G] Help me stay awake, [Bb] I'm falling _
[Dm] Down [G] in Virginia and [Bb] La Loma
Where _
[Dm] I [C] got friends who [Bb] care for me
You [Dm] got [C] an attitude [Bb] of everything [F] I ever wanted
[Dm] I [A] got an attitude [Bb] of need
So [G] _ help me stay [Bb] awake, I'm falling _
[F] _ [C] Asleep in a perfect [Gm] blue building _
[F] _ [C] Beside the green [Gm] apple seed _
[F] I'm gonna [C] get me a little [Gm] Libyan, baby
[F] And try to [C] keep myself [Bb] away from _
[Dm] me
It's _ _ _ _ _ 4 [C].30am [Bb] on a Tuesday _ _
[Dm] And it [C] doesn't get much [Bb] worse than this _ _
[Dm] In [C] beds and little rooms [Bb] and buildings
In the middle of [D] these lives which [F] are completely [Bb] meaningless _ _ _
[G] _ Help me stay [Bb] awake, I'm falling _
[F] _ Asleep in a perfect [Gm] blue building _
[F] _ [C] Beside the [Gm] green apple seed _
[F] I [C] wanna get me a little [Gm] Libyan, [Bb] baby
I'm trying [C] to keep myself [Bb] away from myself [F] and me
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] Well, I got bones [Bb] beneath my skin
And lestrand, [Dm] there's a [C] skeleton in every [Bb] man's house _ _
[Dm] _ [C] Beneath the dust and [Bb] love and sweat that hang on every [Dm] body
As the [C] dead man tries [Bb] to get out _
[G] So please help me stay [Bb] awake, I'm falling _
[F] _ [C] Asleep in a [Gm] perfect blue building _
[F] _ [C] Beside the green [Gm] apple seed _
[F] I wanna [C] get me a little [Gm] Libyan, [Bb] baby
[F] I'm trying to [C] keep myself [Bb] away _ [F] from me
[C] Perfect [Gm] blue building _
[F] Beside [C] the green [Gm] apple seed
I [F] wanna get [C] me a little [G] Libyan, baby
[F] I'm [C] trying to keep [Bb] myself away from [F] myself and me
_ [C] _ _ [Gm] In a perfect blue [F] building
_ [C] _ [Gm] I can't keep myself away [F] from [C] me
[Gm] In [Bb] a perfect [F] blue [C] building
_ [Bb] How am I gonna keep myself away?
How am I gonna keep myself away from me?
Keep myself away
How am I gonna keep myself away from me?
Keep myself away
How am I gonna keep myself away from me? _ _