Mgmt - Brian Eno

“brian eno” – mgmt

great song from a great album .

chords used :
verse :
Dm – 000231
A#m – 113321
Am – 002210/577555
Gm – 355333
chorus :
D – 000232
Bm – 224432
G – 320003/355433
A – 002220/577655

Dm
so tired
A#m
soul searching
Am
i followed the sounds to a cathedral
Dm A#m Am
imagine my surprise to find that they were produded by brian eno

verse :
Dm
past the gates
A#m
quite stark
Am Asus2
the roses trimmed and the windows dark
Dm A#m
i see the walls through a limestone crack
Am Asus2
not red , not blue , not yellow , but black
Gm Am ( barre )
and all the space left for you
Gm
if the sky was synthesized you’d probably know

Dm A#m
he taught me many things
Am Asus2
the wisdom of o’ bleak stratagems
Dm A#m
the prophet of a sapphire soul
Am Asus2
presented through creative freedoms
Gm Am ( barre )
and everything i say is true
Gm
’cause if i was telling lies it’d probably show

chorus :
D Bm
i can tell that he’s kind of smiling
G
but what does he know?
D Bm
we’re always one step behind him
G
he’s brian eno ( brian eno )
A
brian eno! ( brian eno! )

verse :
when i was stuck he’d make me memorize elaborate curses
tinctures and formulas
to ditch the choir and flip the verses
my whole foundation came unglued
when i tried to humanize by ambient light

chorus :
dipping swords in metaphors yeah
but what does he know?
he’s go the whole world behind him
he’s brian eno ( brian eno )
brian eno! ( brian eno! )

breakdown :
Dm A#m Am
he promised pretty worlds and all the silence i could dream of
Dm A#m
brian peter george st . john
le baptiste de la salle eno

D Bm G
well all alone by the oldest stone where the shade trees grow
( what does he know? )
D Bm G
the creature by the water feature with a ghostly glow
( brian eno! )
D Bm
yeah , he’s making sure that time’s preserved well
G
we reap what we sow
( what does he know? )
D Bm
we’re always one step behind him
G
he’s brian eno! ( brian eno! )
D Bm
yeah , i can tell that he’s doing well yeah
G
what does he know? ( what does he know?! )
D Bm
i’m always one step behind him
G
he’s brian eno! ( brian eno! )