Blur - St. Charles Square

[Intro]
G Bb A D
G Bb A D
G E A D
G

[Verse 1]
G Bb A
I fucked up
D G
I’m not the first to do it
E A D G
Must forgo now, your smile
Bb A
Off the wall, beige
D G
I’m fixtures and fittings now
E A D
Call me out, but call me

[Chorus]
E
‘Cause there’s something down here
E
And it’s livin’ under the floorboards (Ah)
E
It’s grabbed me ‘round the neck
E
With its long and slender claws
A
Ooh, don’t leave me here, baby
D A D
Don’t leave me completely
E
‘Cause I might not get back to myself at all

[Post-Chorus]
E N.C. G Bb A D
Ah, oh, ah-ooh
G E A D G
Ah

[Verse 2]
Bb A
St. Charles Square
D G
This year’s migration
E A D G
Basement flat with window bars
Bb A
Pauli’s outside
D G
Spare me the gloaters and the pain
E A D
I don’t want it anymore

[Chorus]
E
‘Cause there’s something down here
E
And it’s livin’ under the floorboards
E
It’s up and down the clock
E
Of the town hall back in time
A
Oh, I’ll ride with you, baby
D A D
I’ll ride with you forever
E
But we might not get back to ourselves at all, no

[Bridge]
N.C.
Tesco disco
G Bb
The room is shrinking fast around me
A D
It grabbed me by the ankle and pulled me under
G E
Loneliness, I’ve been here before
A D
‘Cause every generation has its gilded posers

[Outro]
E
Weird vibrations in the basement
E
I don’t like this scene
E
Pauli’s ghost come back to haunt me
E
Think I’m gonna