heliocentric@breathe.com
Shaun Hand, 16, Birmingham.
27th October 2000, 5.00pm
NB: Some of these lyrics have to be wrong, if
anyone can correct them then please do!
THE KNACK
(Difford, Tilbrook)
From the album 'Cool For Cats', 1979
Chords used:
Cm: x35543 G: 320033 C: 332010
C#m: x46654 A: x02220 Dm: xx0231
E: 022100 Ab: 466544 Fm: 133111
F#: 244322 F: 133211
F#m: 244222 Am: x02210
Cm C#m
C#m
Standing by the curate,
E
Hat over his eyes,
F#
Smokes drifts slowly from him,
F#m G
Looking kind and wise.
A
Seen him in the papers,
Ab
Murdered by Malone,
G F#
Heard the bomber whisper,
F
Something about the phone.
Am
Watch out on the corner,
C
Standing by the rack,
F
Little Gringo told her,
C
Shot him in the back.
Dm
Now I'm shaking,
F
Yes I'm shaking,
Dm
Now I'm shaking,
E Fm
Cos I ain't got the knack.
Cm C#m
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/squeeze/the_knack_crd.html ]
C#m
Colours seem most ______,
E
Hands against the wheel,
F#
Flowers for opinion,
F#m G
Whiskey is up to deal.
A
Stalling in the warehouse,
Ab
Bowling alley too,
G F#
Look behind the jury,
F
Scared to point at you.
Am
Watch out on the corner,
C
Standing by the rack,
F
Little Gringo told her,
C
Shot him in the back.
Dm
Now I'm shaking
F
Yes I'm shaking
Dm
Now I'm shaking
E Fm
Cos I ain't got the knack.
Cm C#m
C#m
Round and round the city,
E
Taxes all fall down,
F#
Shot out in a Citroen,
F#m G
East side of the town.
A
Waffle in a guinness
Ab
Tied between the bars,
G
Fifty fifty chances,
F# F
Bulletproof all cars.
Am
Watch out on the corner,
C
Standing by the rack,
F
Little Gringo told her,
C
Shot him in the back.
Dm
Now I'm shaking,
F
Yes I'm shaking,
Dm
Now I'm shaking,
E Fm
Cos I ain't got the knack.
Cm C#m
(it then alternates between C#m and Ab to the fade)
