Belle And Sebastian Blues Are Still Blue

Tom: B Intro: B Gb B Gb (2x) B Gb Look at the kid from school B Gb He's teaching mamas and papas how to be a little cool B Gb He's changing fashion, the way he dress B Gb The tracksuits are old, and the hoody's way too moody Eb Bb For a kid with the will to funk B Gb Db He dances in secret; he's a part-time punk B Gb She's getting off the plane B Gb She wants to write a thesis on the population underprivileged B Gb The kids fighting up the lane B Shop lifting, just drifting Gb Like The Switchblade And The Cross Eb Bb But if there's trouble she's got the moves B Gb Db She's taking an elementary class in Kung fu B Gb I left my washing in the launderette B Gb You can put some money on it, you can place a little bet B That when I see my washing Eb Bb B Gb The black will be grey and the white will be grey Db But the blues are still blue B Gb I'm crying out for my mum B Gb If the malady don't go away we're in a little trouble B Gb With the boss of the company B Gb I'm a singer, a swinger I'm a layabout but laying on Eb Bb The dock in the lazy sun B Gb Db Will never quite relegate me to a bum B Gb I left my lady in the launderette B Gb You can put some money on it, you can place a little bet B That when I see my lady Eb Bb B Gb The black will be white and the white will be black Db But the blues are still blue Solo: B Db B Gb B Gb B E Eb B Gb Db B Gb Baby, I love your face B I've been creeping round this town because… Gb Well, creeping's just my way B Gb But with a little wink I'll be there B Gb I'll be excited for a week, but then excitement starts to fade Eb Bb I know your young, but you're out of touch B Gb Db You're French, your vocabulary's not quite formed B Gb I left my homework in the launderette B Gb I got a letter from my mamma which my stoopid dog has ate B I hid behind the fence Eb Bb B Gb Here comes the deputy head with the bark of a bulldog Db He's not making much sense B Gb I left my lady in the launderette B Gb You can put some money on it, you can place a little bet B That when I see my lady Eb Bb B Gb The black will be white and the white will be black Db But the blues are still blue