Another diamond off the Good Arrows album.
Enjoy.

Key: A

Intro
Slide Riff (00:03)
 
e|--2/12------12\2-------|
B|--2/14------14\2-------|o
G|--2/14------14\2-------|    repeat 6x
D|-----------------------|    
A|-----------------------|o
E|-----------------------|

Acoustic guitar (00:31)

A (x02220@1)                                      Fme|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| (133111@1)B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6--6----6--6--6----6--6--6----6--6--6----2--2--2----2--2--2----2--2--2--|
D|--7--7----7--7--7----7--7--7----7--7--7----4--4--4----4--4--4----4--4--4--|
A|--7--7----7--7--7----7--7--7----7--7--7----4--4--4----4--4--4----4--4--4--|
E---5--5----5--5--5----5--5--5----5--5--5----2--2--2----2--2--2----2--2--2--|
repeat this 2x

Verse (00:48)

repeat the guitar riff from the intro as follows:

A (x02220@1)                          FmThe (133111@1)bicycles inside your skull
                             ASend (x02220@1)you away and off you go
                              Fm (133111@1)                                     AInto (x02220@1)the street where all the pretty girls collect their thoughts for you
                             Fm (133111@1)                           AAnd (x02220@1)pin them onto clouds and trees and aggravate your paranoid
                                 Fm (133111@1)                                DAnd (xx0232@1)shivering fears and rolling eggs, can you not see a star out there?

Chorus (1:22)

strum D (x5423x or x5777x) and A now

D (xx0232@1)                                  AWhere (x02220@1)all the bricks are bright and free
D (xx0232@1)                                  AWhere (x02220@1)all the bricks are bright and elegant and free

Synth riff (1:40)

A (x02220@1)              Fm (133111@1)              Ae|--5-----5--4--------------------------------| (x02220@1)B|--------------7--5--7-----5-----------------|
G|-------------------------------7-----6------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

Verse II (1:49)
 
A (x02220@1)                          FmThe (133111@1)lizard skins around yourself
                                  ADrop (x02220@1)off and let the others through
                                   FmIn (133111@1)reds and whites and blacks and blues
                              AEach (x02220@1)facet shines or breaks anew
                            Fm (133111@1)                              AAnd (x02220@1)in a big tall building she lets out her hair into the street
                                      FmWhere (133111@1)cars and trucks career through it
                                  DUntil (xx0232@1)the ends get wrecked and split

Chorus (2:22)

D (xx0232@1)                                  AWhere (x02220@1)all the doors are bright and free
D (xx0232@1)                               Aand (x02220@1)all the doors are bright and elegant and free

Bridge (2:40)

Chords: D D A Fm

Verse III (3:07)

hit the indicated chords twice

Fm (133111@1)         Fm (133111@1)     
The sun revolves around the sun
      A (x02220@1)            AAnd (x02220@1)then around a bright black moon
    Fm (133111@1)      Fm (133111@1)             A (x02220@1)               AAnd (x02220@1)in a caf? by the sea you stir your tea and suck your spoon
     Fm (133111@1)                  Fm (133111@1)               AAnd (x02220@1)when your breakfast comes you're miles away
               AAnd (x02220@1)all your eggs get cold
         Fm (133111@1)               FmYou're (133111@1)where the light is blinding bright
     A (x02220@1)      AAnd (x02220@1)all the windows tilt to you

Outro (3:41)

repeat first chorus 3x

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