Magnetic Fields - Busby Berkeley Dreams


Standard tuning

For every C chord, add a high G (high E string, 3rd fret with your pinky).  Also, if
you like, you can play G/C for the C chords -- it sounds nice. :)


Intro:

G D/F# C

C G/B D/A



Verse:

G (320003@1)              D/F# (200232@1)     CI (x32010@1)should have forgotten you long ago

C (x32010@1)        G/B (143121@7)    D/ABut (x00232@1)you're in every song I know

G (320003@1)         D/F# (200232@1)    CWhining (x32010@1)and pining is wrong and so

   Am (x02210@1)          G/BOn (143121@7)and so forth, of course of course,

    C (x32010@1)                D/ABut (x00232@1)no, you can't have a divorce



Chorus:

  G (320003@1)                 D/F#I (200232@1)haven't seen you in ages

    C (x32010@1)                     Em (022000@1)But it's not as bleak as it seems

D/F# (200232@1)   G (320003@1)               D/F#We (200232@1)still dance on whirling stages

      C (x32010@1)   G/B (143121@7)    D/AIn (x00232@1)my Busby Berkeley dreams

G (320003@1)                            D/F#The (200232@1)tears have stained all the pages

   C (x32010@1)                 EmOf (022000@1)my True Romance magazines

D/F# (200232@1)   G (320003@1)            D/F#We (200232@1)still dance in my outrageously beautiful

C (x32010@1)   G/B (143121@7)    D/ABusby (x00232@1)Berkeley dreams


Verse: 

G (320003@1)         D/F# (200232@1)        CAnd (x32010@1)now you want to leave me for good

C (x32010@1) G/B (143121@7)     D/A (x00232@1)  
I refuse to believe you could

G (320003@1)    D/F# (200232@1)        CYou (x32010@1)forget we're not made of wood

     Am (x02210@1)            G/BWell (143121@7)darling you may do your worst

  C (x32010@1)                  D/ABecause (x00232@1)you'll have to kill me first



Chorus:

  G (320003@1)                 D/F#I (200232@1)haven't seen you in ages

    C (x32010@1)                     Em (022000@1)But it's not as bleak as it seems

D/F# (200232@1)   G (320003@1)               D/F#We (200232@1)still dance on whirling stages

      C (x32010@1)   G/B (143121@7)    D/AIn (x00232@1)my Busby Berkeley dreams

G (320003@1)                            D/F#The (200232@1)tears have stained all the pages

   C (x32010@1)                 EmOf (022000@1)my True Romance magazines

D/F# (200232@1)   G (320003@1)            D/F#We (200232@1)still dance in my outrageously beautiful

C (x32010@1)   G/B (143121@7)    D/ABusby (x00232@1)Berkeley dreams



Solo (with number of beats per chord in parenthesis): 
G(2)  D/F#(2)  C(4)
C(2)  G/B(1)  G(1)  D/A(4)
G(2)  D/F#(2)  C(4)
D/A(8) 



Chorus:

  G (320003@1)                 D/F#I (200232@1)haven't seen you in ages

    C (x32010@1)                     Em (022000@1)But it's not as bleak as it seems

D/F# (200232@1)   G (320003@1)               D/F#We (200232@1)still dance on whirling stages

      C (x32010@1)   G/B (143121@7)    D/AIn (x00232@1)my Busby Berkeley dreams

G (320003@1)                            D/F#The (200232@1)tears have stained all the pages

   C (x32010@1)                 EmOf (022000@1)my True Romance magazines

D/F# (200232@1)   G (320003@1)            D/F#We (200232@1)still dance in my outrageously beautiful

C (x32010@1)   G/B (143121@7)    D/ABusby (x00232@1)Berkeley dreams



Outro:
G (320003@1)               D/F# (200232@1) 
Do you think it's dangerous

        C (x32010@1)   G/B (143121@7)    D/ATo (x00232@1)have Busby Berkeley dreams? 



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Thanks! :)