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Note: I had a tough time getting this formatted, so you'll probably need to scroll the screen to the right to see the end of some lines. Also, some of the notes don't exactly correspond to the lyrics based on what I was sent, but hopefully everyone can still figure it out.
I'LL GET THEM IN
Use capo on 2nd fret. The following chord charts are written as if the capo were your
guitar's nut.
For example, a chord structure of: Would actually be:
x x
0 2
2 4
2 4
1 3
0 2
I hope this makes sense, because some of these chord are slightly unorthodox. Here are the
chords you'll need to know for the main body of the song:
Am X Am7/E 0 Fsus6/C x Gsus6 3 D x G 3
0 x 3 2 x 2
2 2 3 0 0 0
2 0 2 0 2 0
1 1 3 3 3 3
0 0 0 0 2 3
A x Bm x Em 0 F#m 2 A7 x
0 2 2 4 0
2 4 2 4 2
2 4 0 2 0
2 3 0 2 2
0 2 0 2 0
In addition, there are some "chord fragments" that make up the introduction of the song.
I'm guessing the band have an acoustic guitar with a cut-away, because some of this is
pretty high up on the neck and hard to reach on my own non-cutaway acoustic! I'm not
sure how to notate the strumming, but if you play along with the record you should get
the gist of it. Here are the seven basic chord shapes. They are in the order in which they
are played.
I x II x III x IV x
0 0 0 0
14 12 10 9
0 0 0 0
13 12 10 8
0 0 0 0
V 0 VI 0 VII 0
x x x
9 7 6
0 0 0
8 7 5
0 0 0
This Intro pattern crops up several times in the song as a sort of transition bit, so it does
help to flesh out the tune. So here's the song, and remember to insert those seven weird
Intro chords whenever it says Intro.
Intro...
Am Am7/E Am Am7/E Fsus6/C Gsus6
They people the town with dominoes half-priced after dark
Am Am7/E Am Am7/E Fsus6/C Gsus6
It's a half-masked two-faced place to go, good thing the world's not flat
Fsus6/C Gsus6 Intro
I'd be backing away from there
Am Am7/E Am Am7/E Fsus6/C Gsus6
The second-hand jacket from the fire brigade tries to not look drenched
Am Am7/E Am Am7/E Fsus6/C Gsus6
While the damp umbrella in the corner hides a humble fifty pence
Fsus6/C Gsus6 IntroÉ
You would have to hold us back
D G A D G A Bm
Rod and alcohol combine, a glass of gin and "Tonight's the Night"
G A D Em F#m G A A7 A A7
A sobering thought springs to my mind, so I get them in -- -- --
Am Am7/E Am Am7/E Fsus6/C Gsus6
There's the anecdote about an argument with the singer from Jelly Fish
Am Am7/E Am Am7/E Fsus6/C Gsus6
Made a secretive call to some friends of mine for the gift of twenty quid
Fsus6/C Gsus6 Intro...
Just enough to get us pissedÉ almost!
D G A D G A Bm
Another drunk pub quiz compare, another drink just to make it fair
G A D Em F#m G A A7 A A7
I see it's almost afternoon, so I get them in -- -- --
Am Am7/E Am Am7/E Fsus6/C Gsus6
Turn another page past the telly guide and the pissed cartoonist's strip
Am Am7/E Am Am7/E Fsus6/C Gsus6
Take a telephone trip to the lonely hearts' armchair party night
Fsus6/C Gsus6 Intro...
Or explorers can buy a wife from Bangkok
D G A D G A Bm
One day everything goes just right, the next is the end of that era
G A Em F#m G A
So I bottle up and keep inside, I'm in shipshape
D G A D G A Bm
Rod and alcohol combine, a glass of wine and "Tonight's the Night"
G A D Em F#m G A A7 A A7
A sobering thought springs to my mind, so I get them in -- -- --
Intro bit to fade...
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