• Song:

    The Dark Of The Matinee

  • Artist:

    Franz Ferdinand

  • Album:

    'The Observer' Promo

Guitar
Standard Tuning

Intro: [2x]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------2---2----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------2--4-4---4----6--4----------|
A|---4-4-7--4-4-7--4-4-7--4-4-7---22-4-5--2-4-5------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse: 

C#m Bmin (root 4) F#min
e|---------------------------------2---------------------------------------------|
B|-5-------------------------------2---------------------------------------------|
G|-6---------------4---------------2---------------------------------------------|
D|-6---------------4------4-2-2----4---------------------------------------------|
A|-4---------------2------------6--4-----------------------------------------2---|
E|-X---------------X---------------2----------------2-2------2--------4-----5----|
Take your white finger, slide the nail under the top and bottom buttons
Time every journey, To bump into you, acc - iden - tally I 


C#m Bmin (root 4) F#min A
e|-----------------------2-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---------------------2------------------------------------------------2----|
G|-6------4--------------2-------------------------------------2----4-----2----|
D|-6------4--4-2-2-------4------------------------4-4------6--------------2----|
A|-4------2--------6-----4-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-x------x--------------2--2---------2-2--------------------------------------|
of my blazer, relax the fraying wool,slacken ties and I'm
Charm you of the boys I hate, all the girls I hate [go down for rest of verse two] 
and tell you 


A E
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-----2-2---2-2------1-1------------1-1----1-1----1-1-----------------|
D|-2-2-----2-2---2-2------2-2------------2-2----2-2----2-2-----------------|
A|-0-0-----0-0---0-0------2-2------------2-2----2-2----2-2-----------------|
E|------------------------0-0------------0-0----0-0----0-0-----------------|
not to look at you in the shoe,


Bmin (root 4) D
e|----------2----------------------2------------------------------------------|
B|----------3--*funny -------------3--*Keep-----------------------------------|
G|----------4--strumming*----------2---strumming*-----------------------------|
D|----------4----------------------0------------------------------------------|
A|----------x-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------x-----------------------------------------------------------------|
but the eyes. find the eyes 

Verse 2 ending:
A F#min
e|------------------------------------------------2-----------------------------|
B|-2--------------------2-------------------------2-----------------------------|
G|-2--------------------2-------------------------2-----------------------------|
D|-2--------------------4-------------------------4-----------------------------|
A|-0--------------------0-------------------------4-----------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------2-----------------------------|
All the words I hate All the clothes I hate Oh I'll never be, 

A E 
e|------------------0-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------2-----2-2------2-2------2-2-----------------------------------|
G|----------2--4----2-----2-2------2-2------2-2------1-1-----------1-1---1-1------|
D|---4--6-----------2-----2-2------2-2------2-2------2-2-----------2-2---2-2------|
A|------------------0-----0-0------0-0------0-0------2-2-----------2-2---2-2------|
E|---------------------------------------------------0-0-----------0-0---0-0------|
Anything I hate you smile and mention something that you like 

Bmin (root 4) D
e|---------------------2--------------------------2-----------------------------|
B|---------------------3---*funny ----------------3--*Keep----------------------|
G|----1-1--------------4-------strumming*---------2-----strumming*--------------|
D|----2-2--------------4--------------------------0-----------------------------|
A|----2-2--------------x--------------------------------------------------------|
E|----0-0--------------x--------------------------------------------------------|
oh how you'd have a happy life, If you did the things you liked

Chorus: 

Bmin(root 4)
So find me and follow me

through corridors, refectories

A (last 3 strings only, open pos.)
and files you must follow, leave this academic factory

Bmin (root 4)
you will find me in the matinee,

the dark of the matinee is mine.

A(last 3 strings only, open pos.)
its better in the matinee,

the dark of the matinee 


A (root 5) G#min Bmin(root 4) F#min ending: (C#maj)
e|------5---------------4----------------x---------------------------------------|
B|------5-----5---5-----5------5---5-----x-----------------------------------6---|
G|------6---6---6-------6----6---6---6---4-----------------------------------6---|
D|------7---------------6--6-------------4----------------4------------------6---|
A|------7---------------4----------------2----------------4------------------4---|
E|------5---------------x----------------x----------------2------------------x---|
is miiiiiiiiiiiiine

Intro riff [x2] into verse 2

Bridge: 
C#min Bmin F#min C#min
e|--4------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5---------------------------------------------------------------------5--------|
G|--6-----------4------4-2------------------------------------------------6--------|
D|--6-----------4----------6-4--4-----------------------------------------6--------|
A|--4-----------2---------------4-------------------------------2---------4--------|
E|--------------x---------------2---------------------2--4--5-------------x--------|
So I'm on BBC 2 now Telling Terry Wogan how I made it and what I 

Bmin F#min 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------4-------------------------------------------2------4-----|
D|------------------4-------4-2------4-------------------4--6----------------|
A|------------------2-----------6-4--4---------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------2---------------------------------------|
made is unclear now, but his deference and his laughter is 

A E Bmin (root 4) D
e|--------------------------0----------------------3------------2--------------|
B|-2----------------2-------2--*let ring*----------4--*funny----3---*keep------|
G|-2----*let ring*--2-------2----1-------1---------4--strumming*2---strumming*-|
D|-2----------------2------------2-------2---------2---------------------------|
A|-0----------------0------------2-------2---------x---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------0---------------------------------------------|
My words and smile are so easy now, yes it's easy now, yes it's easy now 


Chorus x2 ending in C#major root 4
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