Editors - The Phone Book

note : use cappo on first fret or use the site’s ’transpose +1’ feature

verse
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Em
Em
i’m on watch here
F#m G
so close your eyes and get some rest
C Em
i’m here to watch your heart
C Em
it’s been faulted from the start
Bm C
i’m the ribs in your chest

Em
i’m not an angel ,
F#m G
i never mean to make you cry
C Em
jumping through my hoops
C Em
with dissension in the troops
Bm C
and a smile inside

pre – chorus
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Bm Am
what’s that over your shoulder?
Bm Am
fear of getting older

chorus
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Em
stay
C
with
G
me .
D

verse
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Em
sing me a love song
F#m G
from your heart or from the phone book
C Em
it don’t matter to me
C Em
i’m an apple , you’re the tree
Bm C
i won’t fall when you’re shook

pre – chorus
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Bm Am
what’s that over your shoulder?
Bm Am
fear of getting older

chorus
= = = = = =
Em
stay
C
with
G
me .
D

bridge 1
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C Am Em
la , la la , la la .
C Am Em
la , la la , la la .

bridge 2 ( played like a verse )
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Em Em F#m G
C Em C Em
Bm C

Em Em F#m G C

verse 3
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C D
ends with a kiss
D Em
it ends with a tear
Em G
it ends with the lights up
G C
bathing our fear

C D
tell me nonsense
Em
i know what’s sincere
Em G
i saw the lightning
G C
cut through the last
D Em
winter sky of the year

chorus
= = = = = =
Em
stay
C
with
G
me .
D

Em
keep
C
with
G
me .
D

outro ( like bridge 1 )
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C Am Em
la , la la , la la .
C Am Em
la , la la , la la .
C Am Em
la , la la , la la .
C Am Em
la , la la , la la .

Em