Mgmt - Alien Days

as performed 4/3/12 at quilmes rock in argentina . . .

= = part A = =

F C F F7
sometimes the windmills combine with the suns in a way

C# Gdim Asus4 Asus4
that twitches on a picketed place where the spirits lay , hey

Dm Dm/C# F/C Fmaj7/C
one thing leads to another , nights for sleep blue curtains cover

D# D#m A# A#
sequins in the eyes , that’s a fine time to dine

Bdim Bdim
divine hair circling feeding the cards to the midwives

F C F C
love those alien days , the nonstop alien days

F C F F ( drums and bass come in )
oh , the alien days

= = part a’ = =
F C F F7
must have scared the ship in joining the team for a ride .

C# Gdim Asus4 Asus4
a couple of hours to learn the controls and commandeer both my eyes , hey

Dm Dm/C# F Fmaj7/E
be quick dear , times are uncertain , one month crawling , next year blurring

D# D#m A# A#
decades in the drain , monograms on the brain

Bdim Bdim
decide what’s working and what’s moved on to the

F/C C F/C C
last phase . the floodgate alien days , i love those alien days

F/C C F F
oh , the alien days

= = part B = =
F# G# C# C#
when the piers are down the ears are traveling in style .

F# ABadd9 A# A#
you don’t need wings to hover forty ton stones for a mile

D#m D#m D#6 D#6
and in the summer , virgin fishes , mindless humming , thunders can’t decide

F# G# Fm/D Fm/D
if the day’s supposed to smile

F/C C F/C C

( synth line :
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
aga – F – gd – – – – – – – – abgab – F – gdb – – – – – – F E )
A#maj7 A#maj7 A#7 A#7

( synth line :
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
– – A – dc#de – – – – – – – – F – D – E – C# – A – G – F – E – )
A A A A

( synth line : guitar :
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
fef – agad – – – afda – G# G G# F – G D# D# E# G# A# C# – – )
Dm Dm C# C#

= = part a’’ = =
F/C C F F7
today i finally found ways it could be any worse .

C# Gdim Gdim Gdim
it’s a blessing and it’s also a curse

Gdim Gdim Gdim Gdim

= = part b’ = =
F# G# C# C#
those days taught me everything i know

F# G# A# A#
how to catch your feeling and when to let it go

D#m D#m D#6 D#6
how all the skinny soulless creatures campfire dreamers humming in the

F# G# Fm/D Fm/D
hive , if it’s right beneath the nose

F# G# C# C#
and when the light is new the skies show strangling cartoons

F# G# A# A#
you don’t need smoke to cover most of the world in a gloom but

D#m D#m D#6 D#6
here comes lucy and her servant , watch white feathers , ripping out the

F# G# Fm/D Fm/D
lines , if it looks like we could lose

F# G# Fm/D Fm/D
if it looks like we could lose

F# G# Fm/D Fm/D
if it looks like we could lose

F# G# Fm/D Fm/D
if it looks like we could lose

( synth line :
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
A# – – – – – A# C G# – F – – – D# – F – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – )
F# G# Fm/D Fm/D x 10

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