• Song:

    The Eight Station Of The Cross Kebab House

  • Artist:

    Belle And Sebastian

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note: chords are explanated in the end.

intro: Em

Em (022000@1)     Ebdim (2312xx@1)       Em (022000@1) C#dimI'm (3423xx@1)sitting around at the checkpoint
Em (022000@1)      Ebdim (2312xx@1)  C#dim (3423xx@1)EbdimKeeping (2312xx@1)myself to myself
   Em (022000@1)          Ebdim (2312xx@1)    Em (022000@1)          C#dimMy (3423xx@1)heart's going out to the girl with the gun
       Em (022000@1)          Ebdim (2312xx@1)      C#dim (3423xx@1)EbdimShe (2312xx@1)is young, she is fun, she is dea-----dly

(note: the next G#dim goes from 14fret in the same position as the D#dim)

Abdim  F#dim  Edim  F#dim  Edim Ebdim  Edim   C#dim
She clocks off,   goes  back    to  the     ci-----ty
Abdim F#dim  Edim    F#dim   Edim  Ebdim   Em
Goes   to     a (x02210@1)    club    with   her   friends

Bass:
A|-7-------------------|
E|---7-0-0-2-2-3-3-7-7-|

(then next verse goes as first)

I just took a walk through the checkpoint
Past columns of poor Arab sons
They queue through the day for a chance to make pay
For something to put in their mouths

He can't sleep at night without gunfire
The lullaby puts him to sleep

Bass:
A|-7-------------------|
E|---7-0-0-2-2-3-3-7-7-|

Solo: Am, Abdim, Em, Cdim
Am, Abdim, F#dim, Abdim

Am (x02210@1)         Abdim (1201xx@1)       Am (x02210@1)      F#dimWe (2312xx@1)stand there accused of the British collusion
   Am (x02210@1)     Abdim (1201xx@1)F#dim (2312xx@1)    AbdimIsrael (1201xx@1)into Pales---ti--------ne
   Am (x02210@1)       Abdim (1201xx@1)   Em (022000@1)      CdimA (2312xx@1)victory for some an astonishing hope
        Am (x02210@1)       Abdim (1201xx@1)     F#dim (2312xx@1) AbdimBut (1201xx@1)for him it has brought devasta-----tion
   Cdim  Bdim   Adim  Bdim   Adim  Abdim  Adim  F#dim
He lives  li----ke a  pris---'ner   in     ex----ile
   Cdim (2312xx@1)Bdim (1201xx@1) Adim (2312xx@1)Bdim (1201xx@1) Adim (2312xx@1)Abdim (1201xx@1)AmHe (x02210@1)lives  li----ke a  pris---'ner   in    hell

D (xx0232@1)              C (x32010@1)                        BbLoves (x1333x@1)black and white in the blue vault of space
      Bbm (x13321@1)         Fm (133111@1)       CSwoop (x32010@1)around like a symbol of peace
    Gm (355333@1)         DmCan (xx0231@1)they see the hawk?
            F (133211@1)     CmThey're (x3101x@1)too busy in talk of love
Eb (x43121@3)             C# (x43121@1)        BbWhy (x1333x@1)should they contemplate fear?

(and so the next goes quite as the first verse)

Everyone meets in the cramped city streets
Hipsters of Zion collide
To talk music and dross
At the sign of The Cross
   Em (022000@1)     Ebdim (2312xx@1)   EmWe (022000@1)eat our falafel in peace
    Em (022000@1)         Ebdim (2312xx@1)  EmThe (022000@1)girl lets her uniform slip
    Em (022000@1)         Ebdim (2312xx@1)      EmThe (022000@1)boy cracks a joke, he is sweet
   Em (022000@1)       Ebdim (2312xx@1)    C#dim (3423xx@1)  EbdimHe (2312xx@1)listens to hip hop in Ga--------za
    Em (022000@1)       Ebdim (2312xx@1)     EmShe (022000@1)listens to Coldplay in Lod

Chords:
can be variation from D#dim or from G#dim
Ebdim
e--------|
B---7----|
G---5----|
D---7----|
A---6----|
E--------|

Abdim
e--------|
B---3----|
G---4----|
D---3----|
A--------|
E---4----|

the part "he lives like a prisioner..." i think is easier if you do the "dim" 
chords varianting from the G#dim e go lowering the tones
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