Frank Turner - The Fisher King Blues

frank turnerthe fisher king blues

– key –
~ = ring out

– chords –
eadgbe
A7 x02020
A7 ( 2 ) x05050
A7sus4 x02030
D x00232
D ( 2 ) x5423
xDadd9 x54230
[ ch ] Dsus2/F# [ /Ch ] 2×0230
[ ch ] Dsus2/G [ /Ch ] 3×0230
D5 x0023
xe 022100
Em 022000
Eadd9 022102
E7 020100
Gsus2 3×0233

– riffs –

A7 riff
E | – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – |
B | – – – 2 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – 2 – – – |
G | – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – |
D | – – – 2 – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – 2 – – – |
A | – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

A7 riff 2
E | – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – |
B | – – – 2 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – 5 – – – |
G | – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – |
D | – – – 2 – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – 5 – – – |
A | – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

D riff
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – 2 – 4 – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

D riff 2 ( Dadd9 )
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – 2 – 4 – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

D riff 3
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

E riff
E | – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 0 – – – |
B | – – – 0 – – 0 – – – – – – – – 0 – – 0 – – – – – – – – 0 – – – |
G | – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – |
D | – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – |
A | – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – |
E | – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – |

– intro –

riff 1
riff 2

– verse –

riff 1
parents don’t be too kind to your kids
riff 1
or else how will they grow up to be
riff 3
last parisian sinners and astral country singers
riff 1
singing about the terrible things their parents did

riff 2
lovers dont be sparing with the truth
riff 1
break their hearts if that’s what you must do
riff 1
fill them with remorse tinged with hope of course
riff 1 E riff
let their basal instincts pull them through

– chorus –

E7 Gsus2 E riff
and though it seems a little strange to me
E7 Gsus2
people never really change it seems

– verse –

D [ ch ] Dsus2/G [ /Ch ]
all across america
A7 riff D [ ch ] Dsus2/G [ /Ch ] A7 riff
waitresses and boys who play guitar
D [ ch ] Dsus2/G [ /Ch ]
they fall in love and fall out
A7 riff
the boys have something to sing about
D [ ch ] Dsus2/G [ /Ch ] A7 riff
and the girls go drown their sorrows in the bars

D [ ch ] Dsus2/G [ /Ch ] A7 riff
meanwhile all across the old country
D [ ch ] Dsus2/G [ /Ch ] A7 riff
sets melt out in front of their tvs
D [ ch ] Dsus2/G [ /Ch ]
younger brothers and sisters
A7 riff
ponder on what they’re missing
D [ ch ] Dsus2/G [ /Ch ] A7 riff E riff
wonder how the air tastes when you’re really free

– chorus –

E7 Gsus2 E riff
and though it seems a little strange to me
E7 Gsus2 E riff
well you can never really change it seems
E7 Gsus2 E riff
all you broken boys and girls take heart
E7 Gsus2
come together , fall apart

– power verse –
d5~ A7 riff
and in battersea power station the fisher king
d5~ A7 riff
ponders on his pride among many other things
d5~
folds his broken hands
d5~
surveys his baron lands
d5~ d5~ D5
and prays for hope to whisper in the wind

– bridge –

Gsus2
cause we go on without meaning
A7
we’ll die without reason
Dm Dm/C
and the world still goes on
Gsus2
pass without passing
G6
you can try and try and try
A7 D [ ch ] Dsus2/G [ /Ch ] A7 riff 2
but no one ever makes it out alive
D [ ch ] Dsus2/G [ /Ch ] A7 riff 2
no one ever makes it out alive

– outro –

D [ ch ] Dsus2/G [ /Ch ]
all you broken boys and girls
Em A7 riff 2
with your tattered lives unfurled
D [ ch ] Dsus2/G [ /Ch ] Em A7 riff 2
fix yourselves and fix the fisher king

D [ ch ] Dsus2/G [ /Ch ]
all you broken boys and girls
Em A7 riff 2
with your tattered lives unfurled
D [ ch ] Dsus2/G [ /Ch ] Em A7 riff 2
fix yourselves and fix the fisher king

D [ ch ] Dsus2/G [ /Ch ]
all you broken boys and girls
Em A7 riff 2
with your tattered lives unfurled
D [ ch ] Dsus2/G [ /Ch ] Em A7 riff 2
fix yourselves and fix the fisher king

D [ ch ] Dsus2/G [ /Ch ]
all you broken boys and girls
Em A7 riff 2
with your tattered lives unfurled
D [ ch ] Dsus2/G [ /Ch ] Em A7 riff 2
fix yourselves and fix the fisher king

[ ch ] Dsus2/G [ /Ch ] [ ch ] Dsus/F# [ /Ch ] Em A7 riff 2
fix yourselves and fix the fisher king
[ ch ] Dsus2/G [ /Ch ] [ ch ] Dsus/F# [ /Ch ] Em
while you fix yourselves fix the fisher king
A7 riff 2
fix the fisher king

[ ch ] Dsus2/G [ /Ch ] [ ch ] Dsus2/F# [ /Ch ] Em
( ooooooh )

[ ch ] Dsus2/G [ /Ch ] [ ch ] Dsus2/F# [ /Ch ] em~
( ooooooh )