cardiacs
’spell with a shell’
from the album ’guns’
transcribed by luke borley
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G#
it carried its home on its back
when it came saying
he was for me a spell could be
Cm
good could be bad
G# A#
( aaaah aaah )

G#
soak him in some water
and it will be good
Cm G#
or wear him as a shirt for week
Cm
and call him by a name
G# A#
but bad if i burn him

A# E
don’t stop now
G# F C G D A E
i didn’t know you’d be growing wings this is how
A# F G D F
long you’ll stay A – live
D# G#
don’t! stop it!
C# C G#
you’re my only friend yeah

G#
right , so now i give your name “baz”
how does that sound?
how is it so far?
Cm G#
are you good to me yet?
or are you bad to me?
on a quiet night
put him on the fire
there
there
Cm
only because i don’t want him to burn
G# A#
elsewhere

A# E
don’t stop now
G# F C G D A E
i didn’t know you’d be growing wings this is how
A# F G D F
long you’ll stay A – live
D# G#
don’t! stop it!
C# C G#
you’re my only friend yeah