Senses Working Overtime Chords by Xtc

Tempo:
129.85 bpm
Chords used:

A

C

B

Bb

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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XTC - Senses Working Overtime chords
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[Abm] [Gb] [Abm] [Gb]
[Abm]
Hey, hey, the clouds are away, The straw for the donkeys and the [Gb] innocents
can all sleep [Ab] [Em] safely, [Db] [E] [Db] All sleep safely.
[G]
[Abm] Time [Bbm] flies, sun is blind, The straw for the cannons [Abm] and the guilty [Gb] ones
can all [Db] sleep safely, [G] All [Db] sleep [Eb] [Db] safely.
[G]
[A] And all [G] the world [A] is football shaped, It's just [G] for me to [B] kick his face,
And I can [A] see his belt [B]
untied, And [E] I've got one, two, three, four, five
senses working [B]
overtime.
[A] So I'm going [B] to take [E] this all [B] in, [E] I've got one, two, three, four, five
senses working overtime.
[B] [A] So I'm going to take [B] this and scream [A] [B] eleven and a [A] nine,
And the pain [B] and [E] pleasure and the dirt will softly shine.
[Gb] [Abm] [Gb] [Abm]
[Bbm] [Abm]
[Bbm] Hey, [Abm] hey, night [Gb] fights day, [Abm] Just food for the thinkers and the [Ebm] innocents
can [Db] all live soundly, [Abm] All [Db] live [Em] [Db] soundly.
[G]
[Abm] And [Gb] [Abm] the sky will cry, Jewels for the thirsty and the guilty ones
[Gb] can [Dbm] all die soundly, [B] All [Db] die [Em] [Dbm] soundly.
[A] And [Em] all the world is [A]
biscuit shaped, It's just for [G] me to feed [B] my face,
And I [Gbm] can see his belt [B] untied, And I've [E] got one, two, three, four, five
senses working [B] overtime.
[A] So [B] I'm going to take [E] this all [B] in, I've got one, two, [E] three, four, five
senses working [B] overtime.
[A] So I'm going to [B] take this and [A] scream eleven [B] and a nine,
[A] And the pain [B] and pleasure [E] and the dirt will softly shine.
[A] [G] [A] [G]
[Em] [A] [G] [A] [G]
[A] [G] And [A] birds might fall [G] from high [A] [G] spires, [A] [D]
[A] [G] And bullets [A] might [Em] give you black [G] eyes,
[A] [G]
[A] [G] But tell me [A] they're very, very [D] [A] good [D] at
[Bb] love,
[D] [A] Good at
[Bb] love.
[A] [Bb]
[D]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] And all [Eb] the world is football [Bb] shaped, It's just [Ab] for me to kick [C] his face,
And I [Bb] can see his [C] belt untied, And [F] I've got one, [C] two, three, [F] four, five
senses [Bb] working [F] [C]
overtime.
[Bb] So I'm [C] going to take [F] this all [C] in, I've [F] got one, two, three, four, five
[Bb] senses working [F]
[C] overtime.
[Bb] So time to [C] tell him who's the [Bb] sweet of goods [C] and crime,
[Bb] Birds [C] and pleasure [F] and just one, [C] two, three, [F] four, five
senses [Bb] working [F] [C] overtime.
[Bb] Time [C] to take [F] this all [C] in, I've [F] got one, two, three, four, five
[C] senses [Bb] working [F] [C] overtime.
[Bb] So I'm going to [C] take this and scream [Bb] eleven [C] and a nine,
[Bb] Pain [C] and pleasure [F] and the dirt will softly shine.
[C]
Key:  
A
1231
C
3211
B
12341112
Bb
12341111
G
2131
A
1231
C
3211
B
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Let's start jamming Xtc - Senses Working Overtime chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - E, B, A, B, C, F, C, Bb, A, G and A in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 64 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 130. With F Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[Abm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Gb] _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Hey, hey, the clouds are away, The straw for the donkeys and the [Gb] innocents
can all sleep [Ab] _ [Em] safely, [Db] _ _ [E] [Db] All sleep _ safely.
_ _ [G] _ _
[Abm] _ Time [Bbm] flies, sun is blind, The straw for the cannons [Abm] and the guilty [Gb] ones
can all [Db] sleep _ safely, _ _ [G] All [Db] sleep _ [Eb] _ [Db] safely.
_ [G] _ _
[A] _ And all [G] the world [A] is football shaped, It's just [G] for me to [B] kick his face,
And I can [A] see his belt [B]
untied, And [E] I've got one, two, three, four, five
senses working _ _ [B] _
overtime.
_ [A] So I'm going [B] to take [E] this all [B] in, [E] I've got one, two, three, four, five
senses working _ overtime.
[B] _ _ _ [A] So I'm going to take [B] this and scream [A] [B] eleven and a [A] nine,
And the pain [B] and [E] pleasure and the dirt will softly _ _ _ shine.
_ [Gb] _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Gb] _ [Abm] _
_ _ [Bbm] _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] Hey, [Abm] hey, night [Gb] fights day, [Abm] Just food for the thinkers and the [Ebm] innocents
can [Db] all live _ _ soundly, [Abm] _ All [Db] live _ [Em] _ _ [Db] soundly.
[G] _
[Abm] And _ [Gb] _ [Abm] the sky will cry, Jewels for the thirsty and the guilty ones
[Gb] can [Dbm] all die _ _ soundly, _ [B] All [Db] die _ [Em] _ [Dbm] soundly. _ _
_ [A] And [Em] all the world is [A]
biscuit shaped, It's just for [G] me to feed [B] my face,
And I [Gbm] can see his belt [B] untied, And I've [E] got one, two, three, four, five
senses working _ _ [B] overtime.
_ _ _ [A] So [B] I'm going to take [E] this all [B] in, I've got one, two, [E] three, four, five
senses working _ _ [B] overtime.
_ _ _ [A] So I'm going to [B] take this and [A] scream eleven [B] and a nine,
[A] And the pain [B] and pleasure [E] and the dirt will softly shine. _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
[Em] _ [A] _ [G] _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G] And [A] birds might fall [G] from high [A] _ [G] spires, _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ [G] And bullets [A] might [Em] give you black [G] eyes,
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ [G] But tell me [A] they're very, very [D] _ [A] _ good [D] at _ _
[Bb] love, _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] [A] Good _ _ at _ _
[Bb] love.
[A] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ And all [Eb] the world is football [Bb] shaped, It's just [Ab] for me to kick [C] his face,
And I [Bb] can see his [C] belt untied, And [F] I've got one, [C] two, three, [F] four, five
senses [Bb] working _ [F] _ [C]
overtime.
_ _ [Bb] So I'm [C] going to take [F] this all [C] in, I've [F] got one, two, three, four, five
[Bb] senses working _ [F] _
[C] overtime.
_ _ [Bb] So time to [C] tell him who's the [Bb] sweet of goods [C] and crime,
[Bb] Birds [C] and pleasure [F] and just one, [C] two, three, [F] four, five
senses [Bb] working [F] _ _ [C] overtime. _ _ _
[Bb] Time [C] to take [F] this all [C] in, I've [F] got one, two, three, four, five
[C] senses [Bb] working [F] _ _ [C] overtime. _ _
[Bb] So I'm going to [C] take this and scream [Bb] eleven [C] and a nine,
[Bb] Pain [C] and pleasure [F] and the dirt will softly shine. _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by Andy Partridge.

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