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Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 18:19:11 +0100
From: Fred Felix 
Subject: b/belle_and_sebastian/put_the_book_back_on_the_shelf.crd

PUT THE BOOK BACK ON THE SHELF
By Belle & Sebastian

>From the EP '3... 6... 9... Seconds of Light'
Transcribed by Mario at MRSuau@teleweb.net
Submitted by Thelonius

E (022100@1)                                    BSebastian (x2444x@1)you're in a mess
                                                    F#mYou (244222@1)had a dream, they called you king of all the hipsters,
      C#m (x13321@4)              Bis (x2444x@1)it true or are you still the queen?
E (022100@1)                                               B (x2444x@1)  Like getting blood out of a stone
                                          F#mThe (244222@1)city left you lost and gone
                                                     C#mB
You came to dance, but there's no poignancy when they all leave you...
Amaj7 (x02120@1)             Emaj7standing (021100@1)alone
Amaj7 (x02120@1)              Emaj7 (021100@1)  standing alone
Amaj7 (x02120@1)               Emaj7Amaj7                 C (x32010@1)B (x2444x@1)E (022100@1)                                BThe (x2444x@1)wider issues of the day
                                               F#mjust (244222@1)pass you by, you're gonna pay
                                            C#m (x13321@4)            Bfor (x2444x@1)looking at the floor when people talk to you.
E (022100@1)                                         BYou (x2444x@1)wrote a book about yourself
                                     F#mThe (244222@1)people left it on the shelf

You'll write another one
 C#m (x13321@4)                   B (x2444x@1)                      Amaj7 (x02120@1)          Emaj7 (021100@1) Now you've got a story that's worth talking about.
Amaj7 (x02120@1)         Emaj7talking (021100@1)about
Amaj7 (x02120@1)         Emaj7talking (021100@1)about
Amaj7 (x02120@1)           C (x32010@1)  B(trumpet (x2444x@1)solo):
F#m C#m  F#m C#m   G#m Ebm G#m Ebm
G#m F#m G#m F#m Amaj7
             Emaj7 (021100@1)                     Amaj7Are (x02120@1)you happy with yourself?
             Emaj7 (021100@1)                  Amaj7Are (x02120@1)you talking to yourself?
             Emaj7 (021100@1)                   Amaj7Are (x02120@1)you happy with yourself?
             Emaj7Put (021100@1)the book back on the shelf
E (022100@1)                                     BI've (x2444x@1)seen the company you keep
                                        F#mYou're (244222@1)on the sofa hidden deep
                                            C#m (x13321@4)               BWhile (x2444x@1)on the telly Sid James speaks you like God
E (022100@1)                                       BYou're (x2444x@1)always looking for a sign
                                        F#mBut (244222@1)boy you blow it every time
                                        C#mYou (x13321@4)hear a voice begin to speak
          B (x2444x@1)                  Amaj7 (x02120@1)          Emaj7You (021100@1)ignore it and go softly to sleep
Amaj7 (x02120@1)             Emaj7softly (021100@1)to sleep
Amaj7 (x02120@1)            Emaj7softly (021100@1)to sleep
Amaj7 (x02120@1)            Emaj7Amaj7 (021100@1)             Emaj7 (021100@1)                      Amaj7Are (x02120@1)you happy with yourself?
             Emaj7 (021100@1)                     Amaj7Are (x02120@1)you happy with yourself?
             Emaj7 (021100@1)                     Amaj7Are (x02120@1)you happy with yourself?

(continue same pattern until the end)

Belle & Sebastian fans would be well advised to browse Paul
Mitchell's appealing site 'Sinister' at
www.ph.ed.ac.uk/~mitchell/sinister/