Intro
E D6 E Eadd9 Dmaj7 E D6 Eadd9
VERSE 1:
E D6
The first to put a simple truth in words
E Eadd9
Binds the world in a feeling all familiar
Dmaj7 E
'Cause everybody owns the great ideas
D6 Eadd9
And it feels like there's a big one round the corner
CHORUS: (same chords as first verse)
E D6
Antenna up and out into New York
E Eadd9
Somewhere in all that talk is all the answers
Dmaj7 E
And oh, my giddy aunt, New York can talk
D6 Eadd9
It's the modern Rome where folk are nice to Yoko
VERSE 2:
E
Every bone of rivet steel
D6
Each corner stone and angle
E
Jenga jut and rusted water tower
Eadd9
Pillar post and sign
Dmaj7 E
Every painted line and battered ladder building in this town
D6 Eadd9
Sings a life of proud endeavour and the best that man can be
VERSE 3:
E D6
Me I see a city and I hear a million voices
E Eadd9
Planning, drilling, welding, carrying their fingers to the nub
Dmaj7
Reaching down into the ground
E
Stretching up into the sky
Why?
D6
Because they can
They did and do
Eadd9
So you and I could live together
E D6 E Eadd9 Dmaj7 E D6 Eadd9 E
CHORUS:
D6
Oh my god, New York can talk
E Eadd9
Somewhere in all that talk is all the answers
Dmaj7 E
Everybody owns the great ideas
D6 Eadd9
And it feels like there's a big one round the corner
E D6
Oh my god, New York can talk
E Eadd9
Somewhere in all that talk is all the answers
Dmaj7 E
Everybody owns the great's ideas
D6 Eadd9
And it feels like there's a big one round the corner
E D6
Oh my god, New York can talk
E Eadd9
Somewhere in all that talk is all the answers
Dmaj7 E
Everybody owns the great's ideas
D6 Eadd9
And it feels like there's a big one round the corner
E D6
The desire in the patchwork symphony
E Eadd9
The desire like a distant storm
Dmaj7
For love
E
Did it come from me
D6 Eadd9
'Cause it feels like there's a big one round the corner
E D6
Oh my god, New York can talk
E Eadd9
Somewhere in all that talk is all the answers
Dmaj7 E
Everybody owns the great ideas
D6 Eadd9
And it feels like there's a big one round the corner
OUTRO:
E D6
The way the day begins
E Eadd9
Decides the shade of everything
Dmaj7 E
But the way it ends depends on if you're home
D6 Eadd9
For every soul a pillow and a window, please
D6 Eadd9
In the modern Rome where folk are nice to Yoko
E D6 E
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And that's it. It's a really nice simple song and one of Elbow's best, in my
opinion. I think this tab is pretty accurate but there might be some mistakes in
the timing of chords but it's not too difficult to figure out.
Thanks. :)