Dog On Wheels actually simple, two chord sequences, the sung part and the instrumental "love"-like trumpet part...here goes: Fm A# When i was a boy i was confounded by you Fm D# Now i'm still a boy i am indebted to you F# C# every song i ever wrote was written for you Fm written for you then the instrumental chorus type thing: D# G# D# G# F A#m Fm C and back to the Fm from the start!! oh and the last chord of the song is an F. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The State I Am In (Dog On Wheels version) C# B F# B C# B I was surprised, I was happy for a day in 1975 A#m G#m F# B C# B I was puzzled by a dream, it stayed with me all day in 1995 A#m G#m F# My brother had confessed he was gay B C# B it took the heat off me for a while A#m(C#) G#m(B) (in some later verses) He stood up with a sailor friend F# B C# B A#m G#m (C#) And made it known upon my sister's wedding day (not before chorus) I got married in a rush to save a kid from being deported, now she's in love I was so touched, I was moved to kick the crutches from my crippled friend She was not impressed 'cause I cured her on the sabbath, so I went to confess When she saw the funny side, we introduced my child bride to whisky and gin, to whisky and gin The priest in the booth had a photographic memory for all he had heard He took all of my sins and he wrote a pocket nocvel called The State I Am In So I gave myself to god, there was a pregnant pause before he said OK Now I spend my days turning tables round in Marks and Spencers, they don't seem to mind F# I gave myself to sin A#m I gave myself to providence E And I've been there and back again G#m The state that I am in (x2) Oh love of mine, could you condescend to help me 'cause I'm stupid and blind Desperation is the devil's work, it is the folly of a boy's empty mind Now I'm feeling dangerous, riding on city buses for a hobby is sad Leave me to a living and I promised that I'd entertain my crippled friend, my crippled friend I gave myself to sin I gave myself to providence And I've been there and back again The state that I am in (x4) B F# C# I gave myself to sin and I've been there and back again, oh yeah ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "String Bean Jean" - Belle And Sebastian (Dog On Wheels e.p.) ----------------------------------------------------------- INTRO : Bm G D A Bm RIFF : A -2-222-4-5---222-4-5---000-4-5-7-5-4h5p4p0-- E ----------3---------5----------------------2 G D A A -222-4-5---222-4-5---000-4-5-7-5-4h5p40---- E --------3---------5------------------------ (h = hammer-on, p = pull-off) D G I got my fingers dirty at the school of rock D A Yeah I got my fingers dirty so I took a walk D F# Bm I went up to the country park and hung around till after dark G And the girls got home D Till the girls got home D G Did I tell you 'bout the one I know, she's on the rag? D A She spent the summer day inside her sleeping bag D F# Bm Yeah she spent the summer day inside until it's time to go to work D And she works all night G Cause the girl's all right MIDDLE FOUR : D E G D D G The girls have got a house that's like a caravan D A And it's like your holiday whenever you go round D F# Bm We always have a laugh and then we all get in the bath G To save on the leccy bill D Me and Jo and Phil CHORUS (play INTRO): Bm G I had to leave them in the morning D I left the keys around the way A I had to go to work Bm G I had to leave them in the morning D I left the keys down in the caff A I had to catch a bus MIDDLE EIGHT : D E G D D E G D D G And when Jo was short of cash I had to give her some D A But I didn't really mind 'cause I was fit for once D F# Bm So we paid the leccy bill, we got the shopping and we still had G Some for the cinema D So we all went out D G She asked me "Do I need to lose a bit of weight?" D A And I said "Now don't be stupid 'cause you're looking great" D F# Bm Now we call her String Bean Jean because the label on her jeans says G D Seven to eight years old - well that's pretty small G D Seven to eight years old - well that's pretty small G D Seven to eight years old - well that's pretty small G A Seven to eight years old... CHORUS (play INTRO) INTRO (instrumental) End on D/F# i.e. a D chord with thumb on E-string, 2nd fret. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Belle And Sebastian G C I left my school I left my job G C You saw me looking like a slob Am F# Bm C When I was young you were the only fun in town G C Everyone thought it was a shame G C For Belle and the boy Sebastian Am D Belle was OK but oh Sebastian C Bm Am Went too far again, crashed his car in the rain G C He wants to love and he wants to care G C But when the girls hear that they think he's so square Am D Sebastian for once just leave your troubles home (x2) G C She goes to school around the way G C Am The boys are queueing up to tell her she's a star F# Bm C Poor Sebastian is heading for a fall G C Everyone though it was a shame G C For Belle and the boy Sebastian G C Everyone thought it was a shame Am D Belle was OK but oh Sebastian C Bm Am Went too far again, crashed his car in the rain D C Bm Am Oh Sebastian wrote his diary that he would never be young again C D But you will, fellow you are ill G C You better take a weight off of your mind and listen G To what other people say A C Cause things are going wrong your own way instrumental: G C G C Am D Am D Am F# Bm C repeat last verse.