Belle And Sebastian - The Eight Station Of The Cross Kebab House

note : chords are explanated in the end .

intro : Em

Em D#dim Em C#dim
i’m sitting around at the checkpoint
Em D#dim C#dim D#dim
keeping myself to myself
Em D#dim Em C#dim
my heart’s going out to the girl with the gun
Em D#dim C#dim D#dim
she is young , she is fun , she is dea – – – – – dly

( note : the next G#dim goes from 14fret in the same position as the D#dim )

G#dim F#dim Edim F#dim Edim D#dim Edim C#dim
she clocks off , goes back to the ci – – – – – ty
G#dim F#dim Edim F#dim Edim D#dim Em
goes to A club with her friends

bass :
A | – 7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – 7 – 0 – 0 – 2 – 2 – 3 – 3 – 7 – 7 – |

( then next verse goes as first )

i just took a walk through the checkpoint
past columns of poor arab sons
they queue through the day for a chance to make pay
for something to put in their mouths

he can’t sleep at night without gunfire
the lullaby puts him to sleep

bass :
A | – 7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – 7 – 0 – 0 – 2 – 2 – 3 – 3 – 7 – 7 – |

solo : Am , G#dim , Em , Cdim
Am , G#dim , F#dim , G#dim

Am G#dim Am F#dim
we stand there accused of the british collusion
Am G#dim F#dim G#dim
israel into pales – – – ti – – – – – – – – ne
Am G#dim Em Cdim
a victory for some an astonishing hope
Am G#dim F#dim G#dim
but for him it has brought devasta – – – – – tion
Cdim Bdim Adim Bdim Adim G#dim Adim F#dim
he lives li – – – – ke A pris – – – ’ner in ex – – – – ile
Cdim Bdim Adim Bdim Adim G#dim Am
he lives li – – – – ke A pris – – – ’ner in hell

D C A#
loves black and white in the blue vault of space
A#m Fm C
swoop around like a symbol of peace
Gm Dm
can they see the hawk?
F Cm
they’re too busy in talk of love
D# C# A#
why should they contemplate fear?

( and so the next goes quite as the first verse )

everyone meets in the cramped city streets
hipsters of zion collide
to talk music and dross
at the sign of the cross
Em D#dim Em
we eat our falafel in peace
Em D#dim Em
the girl lets her uniform slip
Em D#dim Em
the boy cracks a joke , he is sweet
Em D#dim C#dim D#dim
he listens to hip hop in ga – – – – – – – – za
Em D#dim Em
she listens to coldplay in lod

chords :
can be variation from D#dim or from G#dim
D#dim
E – – – – – – – – |
B – – – 7 – – – – |
G – – – 5 – – – – |
D – – – 7 – – – – |
A – – – 6 – – – – |
E – – – – – – – – |

G#dim
E – – – – – – – – |
B – – – 3 – – – – |
G – – – 4 – – – – |
D – – – 3 – – – – |
A – – – – – – – – |
E – – – 4 – – – – |

the part “he lives like a prisioner . . . ” i think is easier if you do the “dim”
chords varianting from the G#dim E go lowering the tones