• Song:

    State Of Things

  • Artist:

    Turin Brakes

  • Album:

    The State of Things

State of things
Turin Brakes

VERSE
Bm (x24432@1)              F#m (244222@1)           
   Blind fold me    Tie me up or
C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1)         F#m7tie (131141@2)me down. Yeah  take me any-where

Bm (x24432@1)                   F#m (244222@1)           
Keep your ears close   to the ground.
C (x32010@1)               G (320003@1)        F#m7Listen (131141@2)to me but  don't die  laughing.

Bm (x24432@1)              F#m (244222@1)           
All things must   end yeah? But
C (x32010@1)                        G (320003@1)   F#m7I (131141@2)can see my fate in your  eyes

      Bm (x24432@1)                  F#m (244222@1)           
As I'm  stitched up by my   friends again.
C (x32010@1)                          G (320003@1)            F#m7They (131141@2)just can't defend the   state of things  (Between)

CHORUS
(Between)
Bm (x24432@1)  D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) you and me
Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1)G (320003@1)F#m (244222@1)E (022100@1) GUsed (320003@1)to be on   fir-e.

VERSE
Bm (x24432@1)                F#m (244222@1)          
  So slip off your  shackles cos
C (x32010@1)                  G (320003@1)         F#m7you (131141@2)don't need them  where we're go  -ing.

Bm (x24432@1)                      F#m (244222@1)     
  See what happens just   happens
C (x32010@1)                                    G (320003@1)               F#m7There (131141@2)ain't no straight lines in the   state of things. 

Bm (x24432@1)                       F#m (244222@1)            
  So try to cling on for   dear life. And
C (x32010@1)                               G (320003@1)         F#m7don't (131141@2)forget the world keeps on   turning round  (despite)

CHORUS
(Despite)
Bm (x24432@1)  D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) you and me
Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1)G (320003@1)F#m (244222@1)E (022100@1) G (320003@1)E (022100@1) GUsed (320003@1)to be on   fir-e  fir-e

Bm (x24432@1)  D (xx0232@1)  G (320003@1)     F#m7 (131141@2)      E (022100@1)Now  look now see where we're going.
E (022100@1)     G (320003@1)            EI (022100@1)don't know where I'm going
E (022100@1)     GI (320003@1)don't know.

VERSE (+solo) end on Bm7

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