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Something to Talk About

Badly Drawn Boy
Tab
4.8(101)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

e|--3--|-1-------0--|
B|--0--|---3--------|
G|--0--|------0-----|
D|--0--|------------|
A|--2--|------------|
E|--3--|------------|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

C C (d.b.) Bb F x2

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

G Bb F Dm G G7

Verse 1

C C d.b. Bb F

I've been, dreaming, of the things I've learnt

C C d.b. Bb F

about a boy who's, bleeding, celebrate to elevate

G Bb F Dm G G7

the joy is not the same without the pain

Am Em F

Ooh...

Interlude

C C Bb F x2

Ooh...

Verse 2

C C d.b. Bb F

*Ipso facto, using up your oxygen

C C d.b. Bb F

you know I'm shallow, calling out for extra help

G Bb F Dm G G7

you've got to let me in or let me out

Chorus

Am Em F C C

Ooh something to talk about

Am Em F

yeah something to talk about

Interlude

C C Bb F x2

Ooh...

Middle

Am Em F Dm Am Em F Dm Am Em F Dm G G7

Ooh...

Verse 3

C C d.b. Bb F

I've been dreaming, of the things I've learnt

C C d.b. Bb F

about a boy who's leaving, nothing left to chance again

G Bb F Dm G G7

you've got to let me in or let me out

Chorus

Am Em F C C

Ooh something to talk about

Am Em F

yeah something to talk about

Instrumental

C C Bb F x2

Outro

Am Em F Dm Am Em F Dm Am Em F Dm G G7

Ooh...etc

e|     --1--  STRUM        --3-- 1     0 --0--|
B|     --0--  TWICE...     --0--   3     --1--|
G|     --0--               --0--     0   --0--|
D|     --0--               --0--         --2--|
A|     --2--               --2--         --3--|
E|     --3--               --3--         --0--|

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