Piazza New York Catcher Chords
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| Difficulty: | absolute beginner |
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| Tuning: | E A D G B E |
| Capo: | no capo |
Author squizzlepants [a] 195. 3 contributors total, last edit on Jul 29, 2017
We have an official Piazza New York Catcher tab made by UG professional guitarists.
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PIAZZA NEW YORK CATCHER - Belle and Sebastian
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Tabbed by: squizz
Email: squizzle007@hotmail.com
this is exactly the same as the original except all the chords
have been moved up a semitone, so that none of the chords
specifically have to be barred. if you want you can tune your
guitar down half a step to acheive the sound on the record.
[Verse 1]
G C G
Elope with me Miss Private and we’ll sail around the world
Am Em
I will be your Ferdinand and you my wayward girl
Am D
How many nights of talking in hotel rooms can you take?
Am D
How many nights of limping round on pagan holidays?
C Em
Oh elope with me in private and we’ll set something ablaze
Am D Em
A trail for the devil to erase
[Verse 2]
G C G
San Francisco’s calling us, the Giants and Mets will play
Am Em
Piazza, New York catcher, are you straight or are you gay?
Am D
We hung about the stadium, we’ve got no place to stay
Am D
We hung about the tenderloin and tenderly you tell
C Em
About the saddest book you ever read, it always makes you cry
Am D Em
The statue’s crying too and well he may
[Verse 3]
G C G
I love you I’ve a drowning grip on your adoring face
Am Em
I love you my responsibility has found a place
Am D
Beside you and strong warnings in the guise of gentle words
Am D
Come wave upon me from the family wider net absurd
C Em
“You’ll take care of her, I know it, you will do a better job”
Am D Em
Maybe, but not what she deserves
[Verse 4]
G C G
Elope with me Miss Private and we’ll drink ourselves awake
Am Em
We’ll taste the coffee houses and award certificates
Am D
A privy seal to keep the feel of 1960 style
Am D
We’ll comment on the decor and we’ll help the passer by
C Em
And at dusk when work is over we’ll continue the debate
Am D Em
In a borrowed bedroom virginal and spare
[Verse 5]
G C G
The catcher hits for .318 and catches every day
Am Em
The pitcher puts religion first and rests on holidays
Am D
He goes into cathedrals and lies prostrate on the floor
Am D
He knows the drink affects his speed he’s praying for
A doorway
C Em
Back into the life he wants and the confession of the bench
Am D Em
Life outside the diamond is a wrench
[Verse 6]
G C G
I wish that you were here with me to pass the dull weekend
Am Em
I know it wouldn’t come to love, my heroine pretend
Am D
A lady stepping from the songs we love until this day
Am D
You’d settle for an epitaph like “Walk Away, Renee”
C Em
The sun upon the roof in winter will draw you out like
A flower
Am D Em
Meet you at the statue in an hour
Am D Em
Meet you at the statue in an hour
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What's the strumming pattern?
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sounds good to me mate
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for those who don't really know what semitones are and stuff (but want to play barre and don't want to change the tune of their guitar):
just play everything as if there were a 'b' hanging on the end (well the C turns into a B) for example:
Gb (F#) B Gb (F#)
Elope with me Miss Private and we’ll sail around the world
Abm (G#m) Ebm (D#m)
I will be your Ferdinand and you my wayward girl
Abm Db (C#)
How many nights of talking in hotel rooms can you take?
Abm Db (C#)
How many nights of limping round on pagan holidays?
B Ebm (D#m)
Oh elope with me in private and we’ll set something ablaze
Abm Db (C#) Ebm (D#m)
A trail for the devil to erase
you can use these chords for the rest of the song.
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