Lord Anthony Chords
by Belle and Sebastian26,497 views, added to favorites 650 times
| Difficulty: | intermediate |
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| Tuning: | E A D G B E |
| Capo: | no capo |
Author johanenglarsson [a] 50. 1 contributor total, last edit on Apr 1, 2021
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[Intro]
F#m G F#m G D
[Verse 1]
D A
Anthony, bullied at school
G D A
Get your own back, now you are cool, or are you scared?
D A
Bunking off though you're a toff
G Gm
It's all gone wrong again, you've got double maths
D A
But the teacher's got no control
Bm Gm
The boys will run riot, you will stay quiet
Em Bb
Or you will die
[Verse 2]
D A
Tony at the back of the gym
G D
Smoke another one, your chances are slim
A D
Cos here they come again
A
And they got you on the ground
G Gm
Tasting blood again, at least it's your own
[Chorus 1]
D A
When will you realize that it doesn't pay
Bm
To be smarter than teachers
G
Smarter than most boys?
D A
Shut your mouth, start kicking the football
Bm Gm
Bang on the teeth, you're off for a week boy
[Bridge 1]
D G
You may as well take it in the guts - it can't get worse
D G F#7
Just take it in the guts - it can't get worse that this
D G
'Cause you'll soon be old enough to leave them
E
Without a notion of a care
G Bb D
You'll lift two fingers in the air to linger there
[Verse 3]
D A
Tony, you're a bit of a mess
G D
Melted Toblerone under your dress
A D A
And if the kids could see you they would pass you right by
G Gm
Blue mascara running over your eye
[Chorus 2]
D A
When will you realize that it doesn't pay
Bm
To be smarter than teachers
G
Smarter than most boys?
D A
Shut your mouth, start kicking the football
Bm Gm
Bang on the teeth, you're off for a week boy
[Bridge 2]
D
They call you Lord Anthony
G
But hey - it could be worse than
D G
Lord Anthony, but hey - it could be worse
D G F#7
Lord Anthony, but hey - it kind of suits you anyway
D G
You'll soon be old enough to leave them
E
Without a notion of a care
G Bb D
You'll lift two fingers in the air to linger there
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Lord Anthony – Belle and Sebastian
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It looks like all the spaces between the chords got doubled - a simple search and replace gives this, which looks much better:
[tab]Intro: D
Verse 1:
D A
Anthony, bullied at school
G D
Get your own back, now you are cool
A
Or are you scared?
D A
Bunking off though you're a toff
G Gm
It's all gone wrong again, you've got double maths
D A
But the teacher's got no control so
G Gm
The boys will run riot, you will stay quiet
Em Bb
Or you will die
Verse 2:
D A
Tony at the back of the gym
G D
Smoke another one, your chances are slim
A D
'Cos here they come again
A
And they got you on the ground
G Gm
Tasting blood again, at least it's your own
D A
When will you realise that it doesn't pay
G
To be smarter than teachers
Gm
Smarter than most boys?
D A
Shut your mouth, start kicking the football
G Gm
Bang on the teeth, you're off for a week boy
Bridge 1:
N/C D G
You may as well take it in the guts - it can't get worse
D G F#
Take it in the guts - it can't get worse than this
N/C G
And without a notion of a care
Gm
You'll lift two fingers in the air
D
To linger there[/tab]
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Why don't you post back the fixed version onto the site?
+1
I could be wrong but it sounds more like a Bm instead of a G in the chorus?
+1