IT COULD HAVE BEEN A BRILLIANT CAREER

Artist: Belle & Sebastian
Album: The Boy With The Arab Strap
Transcription: Thor Chr. Jacobsen
Submission: Shel

C   - x32010
G   - 320033
F   - 133211
Am  - x02210
F/C - x33211

         C (x32010@1)                  GHe (320003@1)had a stroke at the age of 24
              F (133211@1)                 AmIt (x02210@1)could have been a brilliant career
         C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)             FPainting (133211@1)lines in a school that was too well known
         C (x32010@1)          G (320003@1)            FPainting (133211@1)lines with a friend who had gone before
                        CShe (x32010@1)challenged everyone to a fight
        F/C (133211@1)  C (x32010@1)        GBut (320003@1)the people all backed down
         F/C (133211@1)   C (x32010@1)    GAnd (320003@1)they ran her out of town
          F/C (133211@1)     C (x32010@1)       GCause (320003@1)she drank and swore and spoke
       F/C (133211@1)    C (x32010@1)     GOut (320003@1)of turn she was the village joke


         C (x32010@1)                  GShe (320003@1)had a stroke at the age of 24
              F (133211@1)                 AmIt (x02210@1)could have been a brilliant career
         C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)             FGetting (133211@1)clients to finance her strategies
         C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)             FFilling (133211@1)time in on Safeways on Saturday
                        CShe (x32010@1)wears the clothes of an emperor
        F/C (133211@1)  C (x32010@1)        GBut (320003@1)her paintings are a sham
        F/C (133211@1)  C (x32010@1)        Gand (320003@1)they're going for a grand
        F/C (133211@1)  C (x32010@1)        GWhen (320003@1)the dealers come to view
        F/C (133211@1)  C (x32010@1)        GDo (320003@1)they ever see the real you?


         C (x32010@1)                  GHe (320003@1)had a stroke at the age of 24
              F (133211@1)                 AmIt (x02210@1)could have been a brilliant career
         C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)             FSelling (133211@1)lies to the boys with the old Dansettes
         C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)             FPulling (133211@1)the wool, playing the fool, it's no wonder that
                        CHe (x32010@1)is dribbling spit tonight
        F/C (133211@1)  C (x32010@1)        GAnd (320003@1)the one he sent away
        F/C (133211@1)  C (x32010@1)        GWas (320003@1)the only one who stayed
        F/C (133211@1)  C (x32010@1)        GWith (320003@1)a spoon and a decent book
        F/C (133211@1)  C (x32010@1)        GYou (320003@1)can tell by the way she looks
        F/C (133211@1)  C (x32010@1)        GShe (320003@1)is sorry and resignes
        F/C (133211@1)  C (x32010@1)        GAs (320003@1)he wets himself for the final time