Chords for Van der Graaf Generator "Out Of My Book"
Tempo:
110.95 bpm
Chords used:
A
G
D
Em
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em]
[D] [F#m] [Em]
[A]
We [D] sat by ourselves, [Em] still looking for company.
[D] It could have been peace, [Em] but that eluded [F#m] me.
All I could think of was [Bm] what was [G] on your [F#m] mind.
You tried to be kind, [G] but I [F#] blocked your feelings,
[Em] no senses, the [G] reeling you sit [F#m] in your [Em] quadruped.
[C] You [A] tried [B] [G]
to make me [A] want [F#m] [B] you,
[G] but [A] I always [F#]
hide [A] when there's [Am] a glimpse of [A]
[Am] [D] sun.
Running along [Em] in sunlight, [D] meadows,
your eyes were never [Em] more than half [F#m] closed.
Through fluttering lashes, [G] you watched me watching [F#m] you.
I tried to be true, [G] but the way that [F#m] you thought and [F#m] talked to me
was in spite of all the promises [Em] I failed.
[C] [A] I [F#] tried [B] [G] to [A] make you [F#] see,
[B] [G] but [A] your eyes are [B] blind [G]
to [A] all that I [Am]
mean.
[A] [Am]
[D] [G]
[D] [A] [G]
[D] [A]
[G] [G]
[D] [A]
[D] [A] What do you [Bm] think I mean [D] [A] when I say [Bm] that I need you?
[A] How am I [A] supposed to seem [D] when we hit another problem
[G] when the answer's all so [D] far back
[G] home?
[D] [A]
[G] [D] [A]
[Bm] [G] [D] [A]
[G] [D]
[D] Lives are on par, [Em] we just can't control.
[D] We can grow closer [Em]
as we grow [F#m] old.
Can you imagine us [G] as we are [F#m] just?
Can you imagine us [G] getting there?
[Em] 80 we live [F#m] most sedentary, [G] still [B] hoping the dreams [Em] will come.
[C]
[A] We'll [F#] try
[B] to [A] be [F#] secure, [B] but [A] I'm on sub [F#]-29.
[B] [A] And how can [Am] I be sure?
[A]
How [Am] can I be sure?
[A]
How [D] can I be sure?
[N]
[D] [F#m] [Em]
[A]
We [D] sat by ourselves, [Em] still looking for company.
[D] It could have been peace, [Em] but that eluded [F#m] me.
All I could think of was [Bm] what was [G] on your [F#m] mind.
You tried to be kind, [G] but I [F#] blocked your feelings,
[Em] no senses, the [G] reeling you sit [F#m] in your [Em] quadruped.
[C] You [A] tried [B] [G]
to make me [A] want [F#m] [B] you,
[G] but [A] I always [F#]
hide [A] when there's [Am] a glimpse of [A]
[Am] [D] sun.
Running along [Em] in sunlight, [D] meadows,
your eyes were never [Em] more than half [F#m] closed.
Through fluttering lashes, [G] you watched me watching [F#m] you.
I tried to be true, [G] but the way that [F#m] you thought and [F#m] talked to me
was in spite of all the promises [Em] I failed.
[C] [A] I [F#] tried [B] [G] to [A] make you [F#] see,
[B] [G] but [A] your eyes are [B] blind [G]
to [A] all that I [Am]
mean.
[A] [Am]
[D] [G]
[D] [A] [G]
[D] [A]
[G] [G]
[D] [A]
[D] [A] What do you [Bm] think I mean [D] [A] when I say [Bm] that I need you?
[A] How am I [A] supposed to seem [D] when we hit another problem
[G] when the answer's all so [D] far back
[G] home?
[D] [A]
[G] [D] [A]
[Bm] [G] [D] [A]
[G] [D]
[D] Lives are on par, [Em] we just can't control.
[D] We can grow closer [Em]
as we grow [F#m] old.
Can you imagine us [G] as we are [F#m] just?
Can you imagine us [G] getting there?
[Em] 80 we live [F#m] most sedentary, [G] still [B] hoping the dreams [Em] will come.
[C]
[A] We'll [F#] try
[B] to [A] be [F#] secure, [B] but [A] I'm on sub [F#]-29.
[B] [A] And how can [Am] I be sure?
[A]
How [Am] can I be sure?
[A]
How [D] can I be sure?
[N]
Key:
A
G
D
Em
F#m
A
G
D
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
We _ _ [D] sat by ourselves, [Em] still looking for company.
[D] It could have been peace, [Em] but that eluded [F#m] me.
All I could think of was [Bm] what was [G] on your [F#m] mind.
You tried to be kind, [G] but I [F#] blocked your feelings,
[Em] no senses, the [G] reeling you sit [F#m] in your [Em] quadruped.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ You [A] _ tried _ [B] _ _ _ [G]
to make me [A] want [F#m] _ [B] you, _
[G] but [A] I always [F#] _ _ _
hide [A] when _ there's [Am] a glimpse of _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [D] sun.
Running along [Em] in sunlight, _ [D] meadows,
your eyes were never _ [Em] more than half [F#m] closed.
Through fluttering lashes, [G] you watched me watching [F#m] you.
I tried to be true, [G] but the way that [F#m] you thought and [F#m] talked to me
was in spite of all the promises [Em] I _ failed.
[C] _ _ _ _ [A] I [F#] tried _ _ [B] _ _ [G] to [A] make you [F#] see,
_ [B] _ _ [G] but [A] your eyes are _ [B] blind _ [G]
to [A] all that I _ [Am] _ _
mean.
_ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] What do you [Bm] think I mean [D] _ [A] when I say [Bm] that I need you?
_ _ [A] How am I [A] supposed to seem [D] when we hit another problem
[G] when the answer's all so [D] far back _
[G] home?
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [D] Lives are on par, [Em] we just can't control.
[D] We can grow closer [Em]
as we grow [F#m] old.
Can you imagine us [G] as we are [F#m] just?
Can you imagine us [G] getting there?
[Em] 80 we live [F#m] most sedentary, [G] still [B] hoping the dreams [Em] will come.
_ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [A] We'll [F#] try _
[B] _ _ to [A] be [F#] secure, _ [B] _ _ but [A] I'm on sub [F#]-29.
_ [B] _ _ [A] And how can _ _ [Am] I be sure?
[A] _ _
_ How [Am] can I be sure?
[A] _ _
_ _ How [D] can I be sure? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
We _ _ [D] sat by ourselves, [Em] still looking for company.
[D] It could have been peace, [Em] but that eluded [F#m] me.
All I could think of was [Bm] what was [G] on your [F#m] mind.
You tried to be kind, [G] but I [F#] blocked your feelings,
[Em] no senses, the [G] reeling you sit [F#m] in your [Em] quadruped.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ You [A] _ tried _ [B] _ _ _ [G]
to make me [A] want [F#m] _ [B] you, _
[G] but [A] I always [F#] _ _ _
hide [A] when _ there's [Am] a glimpse of _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [D] sun.
Running along [Em] in sunlight, _ [D] meadows,
your eyes were never _ [Em] more than half [F#m] closed.
Through fluttering lashes, [G] you watched me watching [F#m] you.
I tried to be true, [G] but the way that [F#m] you thought and [F#m] talked to me
was in spite of all the promises [Em] I _ failed.
[C] _ _ _ _ [A] I [F#] tried _ _ [B] _ _ [G] to [A] make you [F#] see,
_ [B] _ _ [G] but [A] your eyes are _ [B] blind _ [G]
to [A] all that I _ [Am] _ _
mean.
_ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] What do you [Bm] think I mean [D] _ [A] when I say [Bm] that I need you?
_ _ [A] How am I [A] supposed to seem [D] when we hit another problem
[G] when the answer's all so [D] far back _
[G] home?
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [D] Lives are on par, [Em] we just can't control.
[D] We can grow closer [Em]
as we grow [F#m] old.
Can you imagine us [G] as we are [F#m] just?
Can you imagine us [G] getting there?
[Em] 80 we live [F#m] most sedentary, [G] still [B] hoping the dreams [Em] will come.
_ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [A] We'll [F#] try _
[B] _ _ to [A] be [F#] secure, _ [B] _ _ but [A] I'm on sub [F#]-29.
_ [B] _ _ [A] And how can _ _ [Am] I be sure?
[A] _ _
_ How [Am] can I be sure?
[A] _ _
_ _ How [D] can I be sure? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _