Del Amitri - Being Somebody Else

being somebody else – del amitri

tuning : dadgbe

capo on 2nd

intro :
D5 – Em11 – C –
D5 – Em11 – Cadd9 –
D5 – Em11 – C –
D5 – Em11 – Cadd9

D5 Em11 C
how are you going to pa – ss the time of day
D5 Em11 C C
in your beautiful empty shell
D5 Em11 C
when you’ve shaken the hand of so ma – ny sinceroes
D5 Em11 G/B ( C )
you feel like a fa – ke your – self

chorus :
Cadd9
how do you choose between
Cadd9
you and me when
E7
we both feed on
E7
being somebody
D5 Em11 C D5 Em11 Cadd9
E – E – E – E – lse

D5 Em11 C
so you suck on the ju – ice of youth and use
D5 Em11 C C
any chemical yo – u can get
D5 Em11 C
you get deeper in de – bt every step you take
D5 Em11 G/B ( C )
on your laddEr of li – feless – ness

chorus :
Cadd9
bye bye to the
Cadd9
boring times
E7
hel – lo to my friend ,
E7
how you been being somebody else?
D5 Em11 C D5 Em11
E – E – E – E – lse
Cadd9
somebody , somebody

break :
D5 – Em11 – C –
D5 – Em11 – Cadd9 –
D5 – Em11 – C –
D5 – Em11 – Cadd9 –

D5 – E7 – F6 – G6 –
D5 – B – C – D5 /

E | – – – – – – – / – – – – – – – / – – – – – – – / – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – / – – – – – – – / – – – – – – 3/ – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – / – – – – 1 – 2/ – – – – 5 – – / – – – – 1 – 2 | 2x
D | – – – – 0h4/ – – 0 – – – – / – – 5 – – – – / – – 0 – – – – |
A | – – 0 – – – – / – – – – – – – /3 – – – – – – / – – – – – – – |
D | 0 – – – – – – /2 – – – – – – / – – – – – – – /x – – – – – – |

D5 Em11 C
now the troops in you he – ad won’t o – bey what you say
D5 Em11 C C
and the mutiny see – ms to spread
D5 Em11 C
all you can hea – r is A voice in your ear
D5 Em11 G/B ( C )
and it’s telling you tha – t you’re dead

chorus :
Cadd9
the sun sets in A
Cadd9
coffee cup ,
E7
the moon throws up
E7
the flood flows over the
G
house ,
G G
the books start jumping from the
F F
shelf
F E7
and the clothes horse races it – self
E7
now we’re all so busy being somebody
D5 /
E – E – E – lse

outro :
D5 – Em11 – C
somebody , somebody 4x

D5 – E7 – F6 – G6 –
D5 – B – C – D5 /

D5 – Em11 – C 6x
D5 //

D5 00023
xem11 20003
xc x3201
xCadd9 x3203
xg/B x2000
xe7 22013
xf6 33323
xg6 55545
xb x2444
x