:: anne in the attic ::

Create Your Own Countdown

:: Thursday, July 19, 2007 ::

Worked out another song this evening, "Fugitive Motel" by Elbow, but I need one more person with whom to play it, for the harmonies and the counter-rhythms in the 2nd guitar. We could switch off. Any takers? Here it is:

"Fugitive Motel" – by Elbow

[note: played in triplets in slow 4/4 time so it feels like 3/4 time]

INTRO E Am E Am

1st VERSE:

C
Lost in a lullaby
Em
Side of the road
C
Melt in a memory
           Em
Slide in a solitude
C
Not ‘til I can read by the moon
Em
Am I going anywhere
         C                 Em (empty tact)
Not ‘til I can read by the moon

CHORUS

E
I blow you a kiss
          Am
It should reach you tomorrow  (it should reach you tomorrow)
       E                               Am        
As it flies from the other side of the world
E                          
From my room in my fugitive motel
Am                        
Somewhere in the dust bowl  (somewhere in the dust bowl)
E                                   Am
It flies from the other side of the world

2nd VERSE:
‘I’m tired’ I said
‘You always look tired’ she said
‘I’m admired’ I said
‘You always look tired’ she said
Not ‘til I can read by the moon
Am I going anywhere
Not ‘til I can read by the moon

CHORUS

3rd VERSE:
Curtains stay closed
But everyone knows
You hear through the walls in this place
Cigarette holes for every lost soul
To give up the ghost in this place
Give me strength
Give me wings

Repeat CHORUS
Then fade out

:: Anne 11:34 PM [smartass remarks] ::
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