Put The Book Back On The Shelf
Belle And SebastianVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Sebastian you're in a mess
You had a dream, they called you king of all the hipsters,
is it true or are you still the queen?
Like getting blood out of a stone
The city left you lost and gone
You came to dance, but there's no poignancy when they all leave you...
standing alone
standing alone
The wider issues of the day
just pass you by, you're gonna pay
for looking at the floor when people talk to you.
You wrote a book about yourself
The people left it on the shelf
You'll write another one
Now you've got a story that's worth talking about.
talking about
talking about
(trumpet solo):
Are you happy with yourself?
Are you talking to yourself?
Are you happy with yourself?
Put the book back on the shelf
I've seen the company you keep
You're on the sofa hidden deep
While on the telly Sid James speaks you like God
You're always looking for a sign
But boy you blow it every time
You hear a voice begin to speak
You ignore it and go softly to sleep
softly to sleep
softly to sleep
Are you happy with yourself?
Are you happy with yourself?
Are you happy with yourself?
(continue same pattern until the end)
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Readable chord sheet for Put The Book Back On The Shelf by Belle And Sebastian
S[E]ebastian you're in a mess [B] Y[F#m]ou had a dream, they called you king of all the hipsters, i[C#m]s it true or are you[B] still the queen? [E] Like getting blood out of a stone [B] T[F#m]he city left you lost and gone [C#m] Y[B]ou came to dance, but there's no poignancy when they all leave you... s[Amaj7]tanding alone [Emaj7] [Amaj7] standing alone [Emaj7] [Amaj7] [Emaj7] [Amaj7] [C] [B] T[E]he wider issues of the day [B] j[F#m]ust pass you by, you're gonna pay f[C#m]or looking at the [B]floor when people talk to you. Y[E]ou wrote a book about yourself [B] T[F#m]he people left it on the shelf You'll write another one [C#m] [B] [Amaj7] [Emaj7] Now you've got a story that's worth talking about. t[Amaj7]alking about [Emaj7] t[Amaj7]alking about [Emaj7] ([Amaj7]trumpet solo): [C] [B] [F#m] [C#m] [F#m] [C#m] [Abm] [Ebm] [Abm] [Ebm] [Abm] [F#m] [Abm] [F#m] [Amaj7] A[Emaj7]re you happy with yourself? [Amaj7] A[Emaj7]re you talking to yourself[Amaj7]? A[Emaj7]re you happy with yourself?[Amaj7] P[Emaj7]ut the book back on the shelf I[E]'ve seen the company you keep [B] Y[F#m]ou're on the sofa hidden deep W[C#m]hile on the telly Sid[B] James speaks you like God Y[E]ou're always looking for a sign [B] B[F#m]ut boy you blow it every time Y[C#m]ou hear a voice begin to speak Y[B]ou ignore it and go so[Amaj7]ftly to sleep [Emaj7] s[Amaj7]oftly to sleep [Emaj7] s[Amaj7]oftly to sleep [Emaj7] [Amaj7] [Emaj7] [Amaj7] A[Emaj7]re you happy with yourself? [Amaj7] A[Emaj7]re you happy with yourself? [Amaj7] A[Emaj7]re you happy with yourself? [Amaj7] (continue same pattern until the end)