Marina and the Diamonds - Teen Idle

Tabbed by: XxThreeCheersxX
E-mail: burdickash@gmail.com

Tuning: Standard

There really isn't a proper bass part to this song, but it's one of my favorites and I love playing
along with it, so I thought I'd share.

Verse I 
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-5~-----------3-------5~-----------3-----|
E|------5~---6-----3~--------5~---6-----3~-|

"I wanna stay inside all day..."
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-----------------5-----5-----------------5----|
E|----5--1--5--1--5-----3-----5--1--5--1--5-----3-|

Chorus I
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-5--3--5-----5--3--------5--3--5-----5--3--------|
E|----------6--------1--3-----------6--------1--3--|

"the wasted years, the wasted youth"
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-5--3-----1--5--3-----1-| x 2
E|-------1-----------1----|

Verse 2
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-5~-----------3-------5~-----------3-----|
E|------5~---6-----3~--------5~---6-----3~-|

"I want to drink until I ache..."
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5555--------------------5555----5555--------------------5555-----|
E|-----55551111555511115555----3333----55551111555511115555----3~---|

Chorus II
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-555533335555----55553333--------555533335555----55553333----------|
E|-------------6666--------11113333------------6666--------11113333--|

"the wasted years, the wasted youth"
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-55553333----111155553333----1111--| 
E|---------1111------------1111------|

"and the day has come where I have died..."
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-55553333----1~------55553333----1111-| 
E|---------1111----------------1111-----|

"come alive, oh I've..."
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-5~---3~--------1~--|
E|-----------1~-------|

Bridge (don't play here)

Final Chorus
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-555533335555----55553333--------555533335555----55553333----------|
E|-------------6666--------11113333------------6666--------11113333--|

"the wasted years, the wasted youth"
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-55553333----111155553333----1111--| 
E|---------1111------------1111------|

"and the day has come where I have died..."
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-55553333----1~------55553333----1111-| 
E|---------1111----------------1111-----|

G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-55553333----1111-| just keep playing this until it fades out
E|---------1111-----|

Happy playing!
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