Skip to content
FreeGuitarTabs

Seconds

Pulp
Version1
90

Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
She,  she used to live with his brother
 Now she's an unmarried mother  with another  on the way
 He's second rate twisted out of shape
 and he looks a  state, it costs so much  to look this rough
 They go to town  they like to shop around  and look at all those things
 All those things they never wanted  anyway
 She hates his hair
 that stupid coat he wears  but sometimes second best
 is the best that you can get
 Oh yes oh somebody told me
'Cos  seconds turn to hours
 and the hours turn into days  but still it feels like morning
The  first time leaves its trace  and then slides into second place
 and still it feels like morning
At  night they try to fly
 hold on tight and close their eyes  and they hit the ground in the morning
But  in the morning it's raining
 Oh Christ you're always complaining
 can't you think  of something else
 It's nearly-nu,  a bargain basement made  for two
 And if you blur your eyes
 you could be anywhere you want  yourself to be
 Oh yeah, it's bad  I know you want to laugh,  so laugh
 But sometimes second best is all that you can get
 Oh yeah, oh somebody told me
 The seconds turn to hours
 and the hours turn into days but still it feels like morning
 The first time leaves its trace and then slides into second place
 and still it feels like morning
 At night they try to fly
 hold on tight and close their eyes and they hit the ground in the morning
But  you're so perfect  you don't interest  me at  all
 You're golden boy fell down
 Don't you know he hasn't got a personality?
 And I know he said he'd last all night then gave you seconds yeah
 The seconds turn to hours and the hours turn into days
 but still it feels like morning
 The first time leaves its trace and then slides into second place and still it feels like morning
 At night they try to fly, hold on tight and close their eyes
 and they hit the ground in the morning
My  God they're still alive,  they got it wrong but they still tried
 And they made it through to the morning

Source: Songsterr · Rights holder? Request removal.

Readable chord sheet for Seconds by Pulp

[G]She, she used to live with his b[Am]rother
Now she's an unmarried m[F]other with a[Am]nother on the w[G]ay
He's second rate twisted out of [Am]shape
and he looks a[F] state, it costs so m[Am]uch to look this [G]rough
They go to t[Dm]own they like to shop a[C]round and look at all those things
All those things they never w[G/B]anted anyway
She hates his h[Dm]air
that stupid coat he w[C]ears  but sometimes second best
is the best that you can [G/B]get
Oh yes oh somebody told me

[F]'Cos seconds turn to [Am]hours
and the hours turn into d[C]ays but still it feels like m[Em]orning
[F]The first time leaves its t[Am]race and then slides into second p[C]lace
and still it feels like m[Em]orning
[F]At night they try to [Am]fly
hold on tight and close their [C]eyes and they hit the ground in the m[Em]orning

[G]But in the morning it's r[Am]aining
Oh Christ you're always co[F]mplaining
can't you t[Am]hink of something e[G]lse
It's nearly-[Dm]nu, a bargain basement [C]made for two
And if you blur your eyes
you could be anywhere you [G/B]want yourself to be
Oh yeah, it's [Dm]bad I know you want to l[C]augh, so laugh
But sometimes second best is all that you can [G/B]get
Oh yeah, oh somebody told me

The seconds turn to hours
and the hours turn into days but still it feels like morning
The first time leaves its trace and then slides into second place
and still it feels like morning
At night they try to fly
hold on tight and close their eyes and they hit the ground in the morning

[Am]But you're so p[G]erfect you don't [G/D]interest me at[Dsus2] all
You're golden boy fell down [C]
Don't you know he hasn't got a pe[G6]rso[B]nality?
And I know he said he'd last all night then gave you seconds yeah

The seconds turn to hours and the hours turn into days
but still it feels like morning
The first time leaves its trace and then slides into second place and still it feels like morning
At night they try to fly, hold on tight and close their eyes
and they hit the ground in the morning
[F]My God they're still a[Am]live, they got it wrong but they still t[C]ried
And they made it through to the m[Em]orning    [Am]

More songs by Pulp

Browse more →