Libertines : The Libertines

All chords are played as barre chords.

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An ending fitting for the start

A

You twist and tore our love apart

C#m

B

Your light fingers through the dark

A

B

Shattered the lamp, into darkness they cast us You know you've got it the wrong way round You shut me up and blamed it on the brown Cornered, the boy kicked out at the world The world kicked back a lot fucking harder now

E

If you wanna try, if you wanna try

C#m

There's no worse you could do

E

I know you lie, I know you lie

C#m

I'm still in love with you

B

A

Can't take me anywhere, I'd take you anywhere

B

A

You can't take me anywhere, well I can't take you anywhere

F#m

B

I'll take you anywhere you wanna go

E

You can't stand me now (you can't stand me now)

A5

You can't stand me now (you can't stand me now)

E

You can't stand me now (you can't stand me now)

A

You can't stand me now (you can't stand me now) Have we enough to keep it together? Or do we just keep on pretending And hope our luck is never ending You tried to pull the wool I wasn't feeling too clever And you take all that they're lending Until you needed mending now If you wanna try, if you wanna try There's no worse you could do I know you lie, I know you lie I'm still in love with you Can't take me anywhere, I'd take you anywhere You can't take me anywhere, well I can't take you anywhere I'll take you anywhere you wanna go You can't stand me now (you can't stand me now) You can't stand me now (you can't stand me now) You can't stand me now (you can't stand me now) You can't stand me now (you can't stand me now)

G5 xx5x33

Gm

F

If I have to go

Bb

D

(

Gm

) I will be thinking of your love

Gm

F

Bb

Oh, somehow you'll know, you will know

D

I'm thinking of your love

Cm

F

And slyly they whispered away

Bb6

Gm

As I played the last post on the bugle I heard them say

Cm

F

Oh, that boy's no different today

Gm

Except in every single way If I have to go I will be thinking of your love Oh, somehow you'll know, you will know I'm thinking of your love I was carried away Caught up in an affray as they led him away He sang, We'll meet again someday You know, my boy, there's a price to pay If I have to go I will be thinking of your love Oh, somehow you'll know, you will know I'm thinking of your love

Gm

Cm

Inside I felt so alone

F

Bb

Locked in a room waiting for kingdom come

G5

Gm

Cm

Though I felt elated I felt like I was scum I was carried away Caught up in an affray as they led him away He sang, We'll meet again someday Oh my boy, oh there's a price to pay Feels like I've never been away Though it's been longer than I could possibly say I've been wandering the market Carrying a sign saying the end of... The world is nigh I'm glad to see we're still tight The bonds that tie a man are tight

Bb

G

Yet we do what we do With ritual habituality, all through the night

E7 x7979x D x5777x

E7sus4 x797Ax E7sus2 x79777

D7sus4 x57788 A9 xCBCCC

D7 x5757x

E7sus4

E7

A

D7sus4

A7

D7sus4

A7

Ah, don't be shy, don't be shy

D7

For if you are shy for tomorrow

A

D7sus4

A7

You will be shy for one thousand days, hey

A

D7sus4

A7

D7sus4

A7

Don't be shy, don't be shy

D7

Don't let the tide of your sorrow

A

D7sus4

A7

Drown your nights and flood your days

D7

But still it's better to be shy than to be A drunken old queen who's always

A

D7sus4

A

Got to get his away

A

But don't be coy with me

D

A

I'm too clever to follow you down

D

Into the dark and stormy weather

A

D

Brackets wider now so what's your pleasure?

E

Swallow your pride but please don't be shy

A

D7sus4

A7

D7sus4

A7

Ah, don't be shy, don't be shy

D7

For if you are shy for tomorrow

A

D7sus4

A7

You will be shy for one thousand days, hey

A

D7sus4

A7

D7sus4

A7

Don't be shy, don't be shy

D7

Don't let the tide of your sorrow

A

D7sus4

A7

Drown your nights and flood your days

A7

And now's your time to shine

F#

Dance and hear your song

B

Or you may wake up one day In the last chance saloon

E7

To find your last chance Has been and gone

A

D7sus4

A7

D7sus4

A7

Ah, don't be shy, don't be shy

D7

For if you are shy for tomorrow

A

D7sus4

A7

You will be shy for one thousand days, hey

Em* 079000

I've been told if you want to make it in this game

Cmaj7

D

Gotta have the luck, gotta have the look to make what

E5

I would quite like to make it through the night

Cmaj7

My heart beats slow fast don't feel right

D

Em

With a sleight of hand, I might die What about you over there, well

Cmaj7

D'ya think I care? Well, I know you know

D

E5

I know you know I know And to the man who would be king

Cmaj7

D

I will say only one thing

E5

Dm/e

And to the man who would be king

Cmaj7

D

I will say only one thing

Em

Cmaj7

D

La-la la-la-la, la-la-la-la la-la-la, la la-la la-la

Em

Cmaj7

D

La-la la-la-la, la-la-la-la la-la-la, la la-la la-la

Em

Cmaj7

I lived my dream today, and I lived it yesterday

D

Em7

And I have it lived it for tomorrow, ah, don't look at me that way

Em

C9

I heed the words you say but my heart has gone astray

D

Em7

We watched friendships slip away, well it wasn't supposed to be that way

Em

C9

I lived my dream today, I lived it yesterday

D

Em7

And I'll be living yours tomorrow, anything else to say?

Em

C9

I lived my dream today, and I lived it yesterday

D

Em7

And I'll be living yours tomorrow so don't look at me that way What about you Nancy, my dear? What about you Nancy, my dear? What about you Nancy, my dear?

Cmaj7

What will you do when she comes here?

D

E5

Aw, she'll kill me then I don't wanna kill me And to the man who would be king I will say only one thing And to the man who would be king I will say only one thing 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

Cmaj7

D

Cmaj7

D

Perish the day when they heed what you say Perish the day when they heed what you say Perish the day when they heed what you say Perish the day when they heed what you say They'll take you away, they won't like what you say They'll take you away, they won't like what you say Take you away, so come what may I'll never stay, I'll never stay

C

Em/b

Am

Am7

Is it cruel or kind not to speak my mind

Dm7

G

And to lie to you rather than hurt you? Well I'll confess all of my sins after several large gins But still I'll hide from you, hide what's inside from you And the alarm bells ring when you say your heart still sings When you're with me, oh won't you please forgive me?

C

Em/b

I no longer hear the music

Am

C/g

Dm7

G

Oh no, no, no, no, no, no And all the memories of the pubs and the clubs And the drugs and the tubs we shared together, will stay with me forever But all the highs and the lows and the to's and the fro's They left me dizzy, oh won't you please forgive me?

C

Em/b

I no longer hear the music

Am

C/g

Dm7

Oh no, no, no, no, no, no

F

C

Well I no longer hear the music when the lights go out

F

C

Love goes cold in the shades of doubt

F

Dm7

G

The strange fate in my mind is all too clear

F

C

F

C

Music when the lights come on, the girl I thought I knew is gone

F

Dm7

G

With her my heart it disappears

C

Em/b

I no longer hear the music

Am

C/g

Dm7

Oh no, no, no, no, no, no All the memories of the fights and the nights and the blue lights Oh, the kites we flew together, I thought they'd fly forever And all the high's and the lows, and the to's and the afro's They left me dizzy. Won't you please forgive me? I no longer hear the music; I no longer hear the music, no I no longer hear the music; I no longer hear the music Well, I no longer hear the music

Cmaj7

D

G

C*

Professionally trendy, in the glow of Clapham sun

A

D

Oh, there's a life after work and it can be such fun

G

C*

You see all your models in magazines and on the walls

A

D

Well you wanna be just like them 'cause they're so cool

G

Eb

They're just narcissists

Bb

C

Bb

C

Bb

C

Well wouldn't it be nice to be Dorian Gray, just for a day

G

Eb

They're just narcissists

Bb

C

Bb

C

Bb

C

Ooh, what's so great to be Dorian Gray everyday

Bm

F#

G

C*

Were living in a looking glass, as the beauty of life goes by

F

B

G

C*

You're going to be so oh, you're going to grow so old

D

You're skins so cold

G

Eb

Well they're just narcissists

Bb

C

Bb

C

Bb

C

Well, wouldn't it be nice to be Dorian gray, just for the day

G

Eb

Such narcissists

Bb

C

Bb

C

Bb

C

Oh what's so great to be Dorian Gray, everyday?

Interlude and guitar solo

G

Eb

Well they're just narcissists

Bb

C

Bb

C

Well, wouldn't it be great to be Dorian Gray

C

Bb

C

Bb

C

Just for a day, just for a day

Bm11 x99700

E5 x79900

A9 x07600

Asus4 x077xx

G5 3x0033

Asus4

A9

Bm11

E5

A9

Asus4

A9

Bm11

E5

A9

Asus4

A9

If you get tired of just hangin' around

Bm11

E5

A9

Asus4

A9

Bm11

E5

A9

Pick up a guitar, and spin a web of sound

Asus4

A9

Bm11

E5

A9

And then you could be strung out all day

Asus4

A9

Bm11

E5

A9

Bm11

E5

A9

Asus4

A9

With lovers and clowns, now I find myself hangin' around

G5

Em

F#

It's been a long war and were tired and dirty

F#

Still not dirty enough for you Well I've been thieving I stole the light from the dawn Well if you come round this ledge, you'll wish you'd never been born Aw, tell me you can see me, oh, can't you see through it all I'm empty lost and alone. Won't you heed my call?

G5

Em

F#

It's been a long war and were tired and dirty

F#

Well I've been dirty enough for you, ah Oh, I'm so tired of hangin' around I'll pick up a guitar and spin a web of sounds

A9

Bm11

Asus4

A9

Bm11

Asus4

A9

Bm11

Asus4

A9

Bm11

So tired of hangin' around, just hangin' around, just hanging around

Roll a gasper The guard said he could stay alive Gotta shovel and burn his friends to die People to die And on the gate read, Arbeit Macht Frei In her rollers with a gasper She's cleaning the steps in a mean street Where no policeman walks the beat For her old man, he don't like blacks or queers Yet he's proud we beat the Nazis, how queer Arbeit Macht Frei

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C6 x3x210

Ab

E5

F*

Dm

There's a campaign of hate, it's waiting at the school gates

F

Dm

Now, for what I am aware, it must be what you wrote, what you write

Bbsus2

Bb7

And you swore that you'd swear to remember why you came Not to play follow the leader, no, no

F*

Poor kids dressing like they're rich (mods)

Dm

Rich kids dressing like they're poor (oh my God)

F*

White kids talking like they're black

Dm

I tried it with Charlene and spent three days on my back

Bb

F*

She said "Baby I like the cut of your JIB

Dm

Csus4

C

C6

C

C6

C

Oh don't believe them when they say that you don't get nothing for free

F*

Dm

There's a campaign of hate, it's waiting at the school gates

F*

Dm

There's a campaign of hate, it's waiting at the school gates

F*

Dm

There's a campaign of hate, it's waiting at the school gates

F*

Dm

Faster. There's a campaign of hate, it's waiting at the school gates

F*

Dm

There's a campaign of hate, it's waiting at the school gates

F*

There's a campaign of hate

A

Shoop, shoop, shoop delang, delang

C#m

Shoop, shoop, shoop delang, delang

F#m*

Shoop, shoop, shoop delang, delang

D

Dm

A*

Shoop, shoop, shoop delang, delang

A

C#m

What you gonna do Katie?

F#m

You're a sweet, sweet girl

D

Dm

But it's a cruel, cruel world, a cruel, cruel world My pins are none too strong Katie Hurry up Mrs Brown I can feel 'em coming down and it won't take none too long

A

Ab

G

F#

But since you said goodbye

Bm

The polka-dots filled my eyes

Esus4

A

And I don't know why Shoop, shoop, shoop delang, delang Shoop, shoop, shoop delang, delang Shoop, shoop, shoop delang, delang Shoop, shoop, shoop delang, delang What you gonna do Katie? You're a sweet, sweet girl But it's a cruel, cruel world, a cruel, cruel world Safety pins are none too strong Katie They hold my life together And I never say never and I never say never again But since you said goodbye The polka-dots filled my eyes And I don't know why Shoop, shoop, shoop delang, delang Shoop, shoop, shoop delang, delang Shoop, shoop, shoop delang, delang Shoop, shoop, shoop delang, delang But since you said goodbye The polka-dots filled my eyes And I don't know why

D13 x54000

Am

B5

Bm

D5

Dm

D5

Dm

A5

Am

A5

In the land of the gouging skiving sun, their bodies in a room, lad

B5

Bm

D5

Dm

D5

Dm

A5

Am

Never an honest day's work is done, they call it the Tomblands

Em

C

D13

No, never gonna get me

Em

C

D13

No, never gonna get me

Em

C

D13

No, never gonna get me

Bm

Dm

Am

C

Fifteen holes in the dealer's chest, yo-ho-ho he was a mini Martell man

Bm

Dm

Am

Am7

Serve the girls and shovel up the rest, pieces of eight in the jukebox

B

G*

F#

G*

F#

B

G*

F#

G*

F#

Thought you should know, didn't wanna be the one to tell ya

B

G*

F#

G*

F#

B

G*

F#

G*

F#

She was only fourteen, I sussed out your dirty little scene

Interlude and guitar solo

Em

C

D13

No, never gonna get me

Em

C

D13

No, never gonna get me

Em

C

D13

No, never gonna get me

C# xx666x

D/A x0555x

Dm xx0765

Am9 x07500

D6/A x07777

Am*

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D/a

Am*

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D/a

Am*

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D/a

Am*

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D/a

Am*

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D/a

Am*

) A problem becomes a problem, when you let down your friends

D/a

Am*

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D/a

Am*

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D/a

Dm

When you let down the people, when you let down yourself

E*

And only fools, vultures and undertakers

Am

G

Am

C

A5

Will have any time for you

Am*

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D/a

Am*

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D/a

Am*

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D/a

Am*

)

D/a

Am*

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D/a

Am*

) A problem becomes a problem, when you lie to your friends

D/a

Am*

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D/a

Am*

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D/a

Dm

When you lie to the people, when you lie to yourself

E*

And the truth's too hard to comprehend

Am

G

Am

C

A5

You just pretend

Am*

That there isn't a problem

Dm

'Cause I am a pimp and a slave, and dig my bed, you dig my bed

Am

Woo, I dig my grave, just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine

E*

It seems too hard to comprehend, aw, you just pretend

Am

G

Am

G

Am

C

That there isn't a problem, no, no ain't got a problem (

Am

G

Am

)

Am

G

Am

G

It's you with the problem. Aw...

Am

G

Am

C

A5

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G5

A5

C

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Am

G

Am

C

Am

Yeah, problem, problem

B7

Em*

How can we make you understand?

Am

Em*

All you can be is given in your hands

B7+

B7

Em*

No, you won't need money

Em

Am*

Trust in me, take me by the hand. Oh, give us a chip, dreams are

Em

Strewn across the sand, you won't need money

E

Well all the bent back peddlers the jugglers and fools They drive me crazy, I'm climbing the walls

A7

So show me the way, the way to my stool

E

B7+

B7

'Cause I'm so sick, so sick of it all. When the penny drops

Em

Am*

Trust in me, take me by the hand. No don't cash in your chips

Em

Just yet, they're strewn across the sand. You won't need

B7+

B7

E

You won't need money, no, no

E

Well all the bent back peddlers, the jugglers and fools

A7

They drive me crazy, it's no good at all. So show me the way

E

B7+

The way to my stool, 'cause I'm so sick, so sick of it all

B7

When the penny drops

A

E

Please don't get me wrong, see I forgive you with a song

Bm

D

E

We'll call the Likely Lads

A

E

But if it's left to you, I know exactly what you'd do

Bm

D

E

With all the dreams we had

D

Dm

'Cause blood runs thicker, oh, we're as thick as thieves you know

A

(

D

) If it's important to you, it's important to me

D

Dm

B7

E

I tried to make you see, but you don't want to know If you pipe all summer long then get forgiven in a song Well that's a touch my lad They sold my rights to all my wrongs, but when they needed the new songs Welcome back they said But blood runs blood thicker, oh, were as thick as thieves you know That's important to you, then it's important to me I tried to make you see but you don't want to know

A

E

D

Oh, what became of the Likely Lads?

A

E

D

What became of the dreams we had?

A

E

D

What became of forever?

A

E

D

Oh, what became of forever?

A

We'll never know Please don't get me wrong see I forgive you in a song We'll call the Likely Lads We all bought the ones, we told 'em all we wrote the songs That filled the dreams we had But blood runs blood thicker, oh, were as thick as thieves you know That's important to you, then it's important to me I tried to make you see but you don't want to know Oh, what became of the Likely Lads? What became of the dreams we had? What became of forever? Oh, what became of forever? We'll never know We'll never know

Libertines : The Libertines
2004

Can't Stand Me Now

Last Post On The Bugle

Don't Be Shy

The Man Who Would Be King

Music When The Lights Go Out

Narcissist

The Ha Ha Wall

Arbeit Mach Frei

Campaign Of Hate

What Katie Did

Tomblands

The Saga

Road To Ruin

What Became Of The Likely Lads?

Libertines : The Libertines 2004

Can't Stand Me Now

Last Post On The Bugle

Don't Be Shy

The Man Who Would Be King

Music When The Lights Go Out

Narcissist

The Ha Ha Wall

Arbeit Mach Frei

Campaign Of Hate

What Katie Did

Tomblands

The Saga

Road To Ruin

What Became Of The Likely Lads?

Libertines : The Libertines
2004