Here's the chords you need:
B: x24442 or 799877 (whichever suits you)
G#m: 466444
F#: 244322
E: 022100
A: x02220 or 577655 (again, whichever you prefer)
Riff 1
e|--0-----0-0--0-0--0-0-0-------|B|--4b5b4-2-0--2-0--2-0-0h2h4-5-|G|------------------------------|D|------------------------------|A|------------------------------|E|------------------------------|
"4b5b4" means bend note at 4th fret. Alternatively play "4h5p4" (quick hammer on and
off)
Verse
B G#m F#
Use a pen to reflect
E
what you've got left to protect
G#m F# E
on the old dusty shelves
in your childhood room
B G#m F#
you've got a lot to go on:
E
posters of Simon LeBon
G#m F# E
all might help you decide
In case you ever try
B G#m F#
They just want you to come by
E
The florist in foam
G#m F# E
A rigid folkÂ’s home in time that I might cry
F# E B
Cut all these ties youÂ’ll see
A
How far apart we are
(riff 1)
No two of us sees or acts alike
Repeat verse chords now: B G#m F# E G#m F# E E (x2)
Another guitar plays about with B string playing open, 4th and 5th frets
Repeat verse chords for second verse
Wasting time and pretend
YouÂ’ve got the words to defend
well every bias youÂ’ve learned while being human
Remember that we all knew
Riding big wheels was cool
WeÂ’d give it all to be that dumb again
E
F# E B
These are all bonds and ties
A
In spite of what they are
(riff 1)
No two of us tells or thinks the same
B G#m F# E G#m F# E E (x2)
F# E B
Cut all these ties youÂ’ll see
A
How far apart we are
bass: A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-0-0-0-0-0-0- etc
then comes in guitar 1:
B|-5-4-0--75-4-0-75-4-0- etc
and guitar 2 plays chord A
F# E B
Those are our bonds and ties
A
In spite of what they are
(riff 1) B
