Chords for The Divine Comedy - Assume The Perpendicular (Bang Goes the Knighthood)

Tempo:
150.2 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

F

Gm

Bb

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Divine Comedy - Assume The Perpendicular (Bang Goes the Knighthood) chords
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[Gm] Slip on your barber [C] jacket, [Dm]
[Eb] jump in my old [Bb] MG
[Gm] We're off to the depths [C] of [Dm] Somerset [Eb] to see what we [Bb] can see [F]-see-see
We [Gm] don't wanna drink the [C] cider, [Dm]
[Eb] we don't wanna walk [Bb] for miles
[Gm] We just want to go [C] to a stately [Dm]
home [Eb] built in a Georgian [D] style
[Gm] I [Eb] can't [F] abide [Bb] a [Dm] horizontal [Eb] line
100%  ➙  150BPM
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
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To jam and learn the simple chords for The Divine Comedy - (2020 remaster) Assume The Perpendicular chords, practice playing Cm, B, Cm, B, Eb, F, Gm, Eb, Bb, Dm and Eb in sequence. Set your pace at 75 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 150. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of Bb Major.

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[Gm] Slip on your barber [C] jacket, _ [Dm] _
_ [Eb] jump in my old [Bb] MG
[F] _
[Gm] We're off to the depths [C] of [Dm] Somerset [Eb] to see what we [Bb] can see [F]-see-see
We [Gm] don't wanna drink the [C] cider, [Dm] _
[Eb] we don't wanna walk [Bb] for miles _
[Gm] We just want to go [C] to a stately [Dm]
home [Eb] built in a Georgian [D] style _
_ [Gm] I [Eb] can't [F] abide _ [Bb] a _ [Dm] horizontal [Eb] line
[Cm] _
It's _ time [G] to write, _ [Cm] assume [Dm] the _ [Eb] perpendicular
[F] _
_ [Gm] Jump [Eb] up [Bb] and down, [F] _
[Bb] make [Dm] complimentary _ [Eb] sounds
[Cm] _
And _ talk [G] about _
_ [Cm] nothing [F] in [Gm] _ [F] particular
_ [Gm] Bunch up the gravel [C] driveway, [Dm] _
_ [Eb] dressed by the grand [Bb] facade
[F] _
_ [Gm] Just for today, [C] dear lords [Dm] and ladies, [Eb] oh, for today's [Bb] _ _ [F]
charade
[Gm] The vineyard loves [C] the [Dm] lentils, _ [Eb] and all the [Bb] orchid _ [F]
trees
[Gm] Men's impressed [C] by the [Dm] buttresses, _ [Eb] rust of the _ [D] chamberlain _
_ [Gm] _ [Eb] I can't [F] abide _ [Bb] a _ horizontal [Eb] _ [Cm] line
It's _ time to _ write, [Eb] assume [Dm] the _ [Eb] perpendicular
[F] _
_ [Gm] Jump [Eb] up [F] and down, [Bb] make funny little [Eb] _ [Cm] sounds
And _ _ [C] talk _ about [Eb] nothing in _ particular
_ _ We'll walk [F] the grounds, _ [Bb] by capability [F] ground _
_ _ [Bbm] Get lost for days, _ _ inside the [G] management maze
_ _ We'll [Eb] bump [F] our heads, _ _ [Eb] jump in on a four [F]-post bed
_ And feel right [G] for free, _ [Cm] on the ladders [Dm] of the walls [Eb] of the [F] circular [Gm] library
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _
[Gm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ [Eb] I [F] can't abide _ [Bb] a _ [Dm] horizontal [Eb] _ [Cm] line
It's _ _ [G] time to write, [Cm] assume [Dm] the _ [Eb] _ [F] perpendicular
_ [Gm] _ [Eb] Jump up [F] and down, _ [Bb] make [Dm] wild, ecstatic [Eb] _ [Cm] sounds
And _ _ [Eb] talk about _ _ _ [Dm] nothing in [Eb] _ _ [F]
particular
[Gm] _ [Eb] I [F] can't abide [Bb] a _ horizontal [Cm] _ line
It's _ time [G] to write, [Cm] assume [Dm] the _ [Eb] _ [F] perpendicular
_ [Gm] _ [Eb] Jump up [F] and down, [Bb] make [Dm] funny little [Eb] _ sounds
[Cm] And _ _ [B] talk _ about [Eb] _ nothing [B] in particular
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ Nothing [B] in particular
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [B] Nothing _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ in [B] particular _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Bang Goes The Knighthood album.

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