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A Heady Tale

The Fratellis
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
3-5-5-X-X-X 3-2-0-0-0-3
X-3-5-5-X-X X-3-2-0-1-0
X-5-7-7-X-X X-X-0-2-3-2
X-3-5-5-4-3 X-X-0-2-1-2
5-7-7-X-X-X X-3-2-0-3-X
6-8-8-X-X-X X-X-4-4-4-2
7-9-9-X-X-X X-0-2-2-2-0
 D7* 10-12-10-11-10*-10
 10* - slide on B between 12/13 occasionally
B|--13-12-10---13-12-13-12-10--|
 (Piano only)
 (Piano only)
 Pull  me up  a chair
 And keep  your money
 There's no  guarantees
 Won't  you please forgive me?
 But you know  cold-blooded women make me sneeze
 And I'll kick  you out the door
 If for just  one minute you lie
 They'll come crashing  through  the wall
 And leave  you crawling 'til  the minute  you  die
 Pour  yourself  a drink  or three
 And maybe  we'll  think clearer  for  a while
 You  may be an embarassment
 But I love  the way your clothes are never in style
 Living's  much too easy
 And dying  will be some kind of bore
 Well you swear  that you're  original
 But I know  I've seen  those jealous  eyes  before
 So steal a watch  right off my wrist
 Oh and shake  me by the hand
 We could disappear  for days
 And they wouldn't  understand
 Gypsy  blood  will get you far
 And we will  not miss you when you go
 Tear  another hole  in my  brown shoes
 And we  can all  sleep for  a while
 Well I told  you once before
 I love  your braces and your hesitant smile
 Please  don't get me wrong
 It's only right  that you can stamp on my heart
 Well I see  you and  your friends  someplace
 You know  I just  can't tell  you apart
 And though they'll hunt  you like a dog
 But they won't  take you alive
 Cause you made  big piles of money
 Stacked up twenty  storeys  high
 Well  the boys  in every bar
 They will  not miss you when you go
 (Piano only)
 So steal the watch  right off my wrist
 Oh and shake  me by the hand
 We could disappear  for days
 And they wouldn't  understand
 Gypsy blood  will get you far
 Though it's far  away from me
 Look me up  when you get home
 And maybe  then we'll see
 Well they'll hunt  you like a dog
 But they won't  take you alive
 Cause you made  big piles of money
 Twenty storeys  high
   The boys  in every bar
 Well they'll miss  you when you're gone
 You can tell  a Heady Tale
 And we'll both  keep screaming on
La la...  la la...  la la...  la la
 La la...  la la...  la la...  la la la
La la...  la la...  la la...  la la
 La la...  la la...  la la...  la la la
 Play to fade
 (Optional Live Outro):

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Readable chord sheet for A Heady Tale by The Fratellis

[G5]  3-5-5-X-X-X          [G]     3-2-0-0-0-3
[C5]  X-3-5-5-X-X          [C]     X-3-2-0-1-0
[D5]  X-5-7-7-X-X          [D]     X-X-0-2-3-2
[Cm]  X-3-5-5-4-3          [D7]    X-X-0-2-1-2
[A5]  5-7-7-X-X-X          [Cadd9] X-3-2-0-3-X
[Bb5] 6-8-8-X-X-X          [B]     X-X-4-4-4-2
[B5]  7-9-9-X-X-X          [A]     X-0-2-2-2-0
D7*  10-12-10-11-10*-10

10* - slide on B between 12/13 occasionally
      B|--13-12-10---13-12-13-12-10--|

(Piano only)

[G] [C] [G] [C]
[G] [C] [G] [C]

(Piano only)

P[G]ull me [C]up a c[G]hair
And [C]keep your [G]money [C]
There's [G]no g[C]uarantees  [G]    [C]      [G]        [C]           [G]             [C]               [G]                 [C]
W[D]on't you please forgive me?
But you k[D7]now cold-blooded women make me s[G]neeze  [C]    [G]      [C]         [G]           [C]             [G]               [C]
And I'll [C]kick you out the door
If for j[Cm]ust one minute you li[G]e [C]   [G]     [C]        [G]          [C]            [G]              [C]
They'll come c[D]rashing t[Cadd9]hrough the [B]wall
And l[A]eave you cr[D7]awling [Cadd9]'til the m[B]inute y[A]ou di[G]e [C]   [G]     [C]        [G]          [C]            [G]              [C]

P[G]our your[C]self a d[G]rink or t[C]hree
And m[G]aybe w[C]e'll think c[G]learer f[C]or a whil[G]e [C]   [G]     [C]        [G]          [C]            [G]              [C]
Y[D]ou may be an embarassment
But I [D7]love the way your clothes are never in st[G]yle [C]   [G]     [C]        [G]          [C]            [G]              [C]
Li[C]ving's much too easy
And d[Cm]ying will be some kind of bo[G]re [C]   [G]     [C]        [G]          [C]            [G]              [C]
Well you [D]swear that [Cadd9]you're or[B]igin[A]al
But I k[D7]now I've [Cadd9]seen those j[B]ealous e[A]yes be[G]fore [C]   [G]     [C]        [G]          [C]            [G]              [C]

So steal a [C5]watch right off my wrist
Oh and [G5]shake me by the hand
We could [D5]disappear for days
And they w[G5]ouldn't u[A5]nderst[Bb5]and
Gy[B5]psy b[C5]lood will get you far
And we [G5]will not miss you when you go[D7]

[D7]

[G] [C] [G] [C]
[G] [C] [G] [C]

T[G]ear a[C]nother [G]hole in [C]my brown [G]shoes
And [C]we can [G]all sleep [C]for a [G]while [C]   [G]     [C]        [G]          [C]            [G]              [C]
Well I [D]told you once before
I l[D7]ove your braces and your hesitant s[G]mile [C]   [G]     [C]        [G]          [C]            [G]              [C]
P[C]lease don't get me wrong
It's only r[Cm]ight that you can stamp on my heart
Well I [D]see you [Cadd9]and your f[B]riends some[A]place
You [D7]know I [Cadd9]just can't t[B]ell you [A]apart[G]  [C]    [G]      [C]         [G]           [C]             [G]               [C]

And though they'll h[C5]unt you like a dog
But they [G5]won't take you alive
Cause you [D5]made big piles of money
Stacked up t[G5]wenty s[A5]toreys h[Bb5]igh
W[B5]ell the b[C5]oys in every bar
They w[G5]ill not miss you when you go [D7]

[D7]
[C] [C]  [C] [C]  [G] [C]
[C] [C]  [C] [C]  [G] [C]
[D7]
[C] [C]  [C] [C]  [G] [C]
[C] [C]  [C] [C]  [G] [C]

[C5] [D5]

[D5]

(Piano only)

[G5]  [G5]  [G5]  [G5]  [C5]
[G5]  [G5]  [G5]  [C5]  [G5]  [C5]
[G5]  [G5]  [G5]  [G5]  [C5]
[G5]  [G5]  [G5]  [C5]  [G5]  [C5]

[G5]  [G5]  [G5]  [G5]  [C5]
[G5]  [G5]  [G5]  [C5]  [G5]  [C5]
[G5]  [G5]  [G5]  [G5]  [C5]
[G5]  [G5]  [G5]  [G5]

So steal the [C5]watch right off my wrist
Oh and [G5]shake me by the hand
We could [D5]disappear for days
And they [G5]wouldn't understand
Gypsy b[C5]lood will get you far
Though it's [G5]far away from me
Look me [D5]up when you get home
And [G5]maybe then we'll see

Well they'll h[C5]unt you like a dog
But they [G5]won't take you alive
Cause you [D5]made big piles of money
T[G5]wenty [A5]storeys h[Bb5]igh
 [B5] The b[C]oys in every bar
Well they'll m[G5]iss you when you're gone
You can [D5]tell a Heady Tale
And we'll [G5]both keep [A5]screaming [Bb5]on

[B5]La   [C5]la...  la  [G5]la...  la  [D5]la...  la  [G5]la
La [C5]la... la [G5]la... la [D5]la... la la l[G5]a   [A5]       [Bb5]
[B5]La   [C5]la...  la  [G5]la...  la  [D5]la...  la  [G5]la
La [C5]la... la [G5]la... la [D5]la... la la l[G5]a   [A5]       [Bb5]

[C5]  [G5]  [D5]  [G5]  [A5]  [Bb5]  [B5]

[C5]  [G5]  [D5]  [G5]  [A5]  [Bb5]  [B5]

Play to fade

(Optional Live Outro):
[C5]  [C5]  [C5]
[G5]  [G5]  [G5]
[D5]  [D5]  [D5]
[G5]  [G5]  [G5]

[C5]  [C5]  [C5]
[G5]  [G5]  [G5]  [G5]  [G5]  [G5]   [G5] [G5]
[D5]  [D5]  [D5]
[G5]  [G5]  [G5]

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