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Despair In The Departure Lounge

Arctic Monkeys
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D-DU-UDU
 He's pining  for her
 In a people  carrier
 There might be buildings  and pretty things to see like that
 But architecture  won't do
 Although it might  say a lot about the city or town
 I don't care  what they've got keep on turning them down
 It don't say  the funny things she does
 Don't even try  and cheer him up, because
 It just won't happen
 He's got the feeling  again
 This time on the  aeroplane
 There might be tellys  in the back of the seats in front
 But Rodney  and Del won't do
 Although it might  take your mind off the aches and the pains
 Laugh when he falls  through the bar but you're feeling the same
 'Cause she isn't  there to hold your hand
 She won't be waiting  for you when you land
 It feels like she's just  nowhere near
 You could  well be out on your ear
 This thought comes closely  followed by the fear
 And the thought  of it
 Makes you feel  a bit  Ill
Yesterday  I saw a girl
 Who looked  like someone you might knock about  with
 And almost shouted
 And then reality  kicked in within us
 It seems  as we become the winners
 You lose  a bit of summat
 And half wonder  if you won it at all
 And don't say 'owt 'cause  you've got no idea
 And she's still  nowhere near
 And the thought comes closely  followed by the fear
 And the thought  of it
 Makes you feel  a bit
 (no chords)
 ...Ill
 Despair  in the departure  lounge
 It's one  and they'll still  be around  at three
 No signal and low battery
 (no chords)
 What's happened to me

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Readable chord sheet for Despair In The Departure Lounge by Arctic Monkeys

Tuning: E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)

[D]  [F#m]  [Em]  [A7]

He's [D]pining for her
In a [F#m]people carrier
There might be [Em]buildings and pretty things to see like that
But [A7]architecture won't do
Although it [D]might say a lot about the city or town
I don't [F#m]care what they've got keep on turning them down
It don't [Em]say the funny things she does
Don't even [A7]try and cheer him up, because
It just won't [D]happen

[D]  [F#m]  [Em]  [A7]

He's got the [D]feeling again
This time on [F#m]the aeroplane
There might be [Em]tellys in the back of the seats in front
But [A7]Rodney and Del won't do
Although it [D]might take your mind off the aches and the pains
Laugh when he [F#m]falls through the bar but you're feeling the same
'Cause she [Em]isn't there to hold your hand
She won't be [A7]waiting for you when you land

It feels like she's [Bm]just nowhere [G]near
You [Bm]could well be out on your [G]ear
This thought comes [Bm]closely followed by the [E]fear
And the [G]thought of [F#m]it
Makes you [Em]feel a [A7]bit Ill

[D]  [F#m]  [Em]  [A7]

[D]Yesterday I saw a girl
Who [F#m]looked like someone you might knock [Em]about with
And almost [A7]shouted
And then [D]reality kicked in within us
It [F#m]seems as we become the winners
You [Em]lose a bit of summat
And half [A7]wonder if you won it at all

And don't say 'owt '[Bm]cause you've got no [G]idea
And she's [Bm]still nowhere [G]near
And the thought comes [Bm]closely followed by the [G]fear
And the [G]thought of [F#m]it
Makes you [Em]feel a [A7]bit
(no chords)
...Ill

Des[D]pair in the de[Em]parture lounge
It's [F#m]one and they'll [G]still be [F#m]around at [Em]three
No signal and low [A7]battery
(no chords)
What's happened to me

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