Whatever People Say I Am Thats What Im Not
Arctic Monkeys
Whatever People Say I Am Thats What Im Not 2006 by Arctic Monkeys Songs: 1. The View From The Afternoon - James_CFC 2. I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor - Mr.Mieppie 3. Fake Tales Of San Francisco - selkayann 4. Dancing Shoes - 1Lazar1 5. You Probably Couldnt See For The Lights But You Were Looking Straight At Me - cooper30 (ME) 6. Still Take You Home - Chris12345 7. Riot Van - joey7 8. Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured - cooper30 9. Mardy Bum - evfidripiy Pelusteriano 10. Perhaps Vampires Is A Bit Strong But... - cooper30 11. When The Sun Goes Down - keesvds mandelstamdavid 12. From The Ritz To The Rubble - JPLegrand 13. A Certain Romance - gazgazgaz Song 1: The View From The Afternoon No Capo ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Section 1] A5 -> Eb5 (listen to the song to figure out the timing) Repeat 3 times then) [Section 2] Anticipation has the ha-bit to set you up for disappointment in evening entertainment but to-night there’ll be some love. to-night there’ll be a raw-kus yeah re-gard-less of what’s gone before [Section 3] I want to see all of the things that we’ve al-rea-dy seen The lai-ry girls hung out the win-dow of the li-mo-zine And of course it’s fancy dress. And they’re all looking quite full on in bun-ny ears and devil horns and how (Repeat section 1 one guitar to each chord) Gtr 1: A5 Gtr 2: G5 Gtr 1: C5 Gtr 2: F5 etc etc. I want to see all of the things that we’ve already seen I want to see you take the jackpot out the fruit machine and put it all back in You’ve got to under-stand it you can never beat the bandit no [Section 4] A5 (repeat listen to the song to get timing & rhythm right) And she won’t be surprised and she won’t be shocked when she’s pressed the start after she’s pressed unlock. And there’s Verse and chapter sat in her in-box and all that its says is that you drank a lot And you should bear that in mind tonight bear that in mind. Yeah you should bear that in mind tonight. And you can pour your heart out but her reasoning will block owt you send her after nine o’clock * * * * [break] (The chord - each rhythm comes in again) 1 = gtr 1 2 = gtr 2 1. A5 1. C5 1. A5 1. Bsus4 1. A5 1. C5 1. A5 1. Bsus4 (drums & bass come back in) 1. A5 1. D5 2. [Repeat Section 2] And she won’t be sur-prised and she won’t be shocked when she’s pressed the start af-ter she’s pressed unlock. And there’s Verse and chap-ter sat in her in-box and all that its says is that you drank a lot And you should bear that in mind tonight bear that in mind. Yeah you should bear that in mind to-night and you can pour your heart out a-round three o-clock. When the two for one’s un-done the writers block. A5 -> Eb5 (follows the same pattern as Section 1)Song 2: A5 -> Eb5 A5 -> G# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Song 2: I Bet That You Look Good On The Dancefloor No capo [Intro] ( x 4 ) [Verse] Stop making the eyes at me I’ll stop making the eyes at you And what it is that suprises me is that I don’t really want you to And your shoulders are frozen (cold as the night) Oh but you’re an explosion (you’re dynamite) Your name isn’t Rio but I don’t care for sand Lighting the fuse might result in a bang with a bang-go! [Chorus] I bet that you look good on the dancefloor I don’t know if your looking for romance or... I don’t know what ya looking for Well I bet that you look good on the dancefloor Dancing to electro-pop like a robot from 1984 ... from 1984! [Verse] I wish you’d stop ignoring me because you’re sending me to despair Without a sound yeah you’re calling me and I don’t think it’s very fair That your shoulders are frozen (cold as the night) Oh but you’re an explosion (you’re dynamite) Your name isn’t Rio but I don’t care for sand Lighting the fuse might result in a bang with a bang-go! [Chorus] I bet that you look good on the dancefloor I don’t know if your looking for romance or... I don’t know what you’re looking for Well I bet that you look good on the dancefloor Dancing to electro-pop like a robot from 1984 ... from 1984! [Bridge] Oh there ain’t no love no Montagues or Capulets Just banging tunes ’n’ DJ sets ’n’ Dirty dancefloors and dreams of naughtiness! [Chorus] I bet that you look good on the dancefloor I don’t know if your looking for romance or... I don’t know what you’re looking for Well I bet that you look good on the dancefloor Dancing to electro-pop like a robot from 1984 ... from 1984! Song 3: Fake Tales Of San Francisco No Capo [Intro] [Verse] Fake Tales of San Francisco Echo through the room More point to a wedding disco Without a bride or groom There’s a super cool band yeah With their trilbies and their glasses of white wine And all the weekend rock stars in the toilets Practicing their lines [Chorus] I don’t want to hear you N.C. (Kick me out kick me out) I don’t want to hear you no N.C. (Kick me out kick me out) I don’t want to hear you no N.C. (Kick me out kick me out) I don’t want to hear you N.C. I don’t want to hear you [Verse] Fake Tales of San Francisco Echo through the air And there’s a few bored faces in the back All wishing they weren’t there And as the microphone squeaks A young girl’s telephone beeps Yeah she’s dashing for the exit Oh she’s running to the streets outside "Oh you’ve saved me" she screams down the line "The band were fucking wank And I’m not having a nice time" [Chorus] I don’t want to hear you N.C. (Kick me out kick me out) I don’t want to hear you no N.C. (Kick me out kick me out) Yeah but his bird thinks it’s amazing though N.C. So all that’s left N.C. Is the proof that love’s not only blind but deaf [Bridge] [C-Part] He talks of San Francisco he’s from Hunter’s Bar I don’t quite know the distance But I’m sure that’s far Yeah I’m sure that’s pretty far Yeah I’d love to tell you all my problem You’re not from New York City you’re from Rotherham So get off the bandwagon and put down the handbook Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah. Get off the bandwagon and put down the handbook Get off the bandwagon and put down the handbook Get off the bandwagon and put down the handbook Get off the bandwagon and put down the handbook [Outro] Song 4: Dancing Shoes No Capo [Verse] Get on your dancing shoes There’s one thing on your mind Hoping they’re looking for you Sure you’ll be rummaging’ through And the shit shock horror You’ve seen your future bride Oh but it’s oh so absurd For you to say the first word So you’re waiting and waiting [Chorus] The only reason that you came So what you scared for? don’t you always do the same It’s what you there for don’t you know ...the lights are flashing Down in here tonight And some might exchange a glance But keep pretending to dance (same chords ’till the end) Song 5: You Probably Couldn’t See For The Lights But Uou Were Staring Straight At Me Capo 2 [Intro] (X3) [Verse 1] One look sends it coursing through the veins Oh how the feeling races Back up to their brains To form expressions on their stupid faces They don’t want to say hello Like I want to say hello Well the heartbeat’s at its peak When you’re coming up to speak And oh I’m so tense never tenser Could all go a bit Frank Spencer And I’m talking gibberish Tip of the tongue but I can’t deliver it Properly Oh it’s all getting on top of me And if it weren’t this dark you’d see how red my face has gone yeah [Instrumental] [Verse 2] Everybody’s trying to crack the jokes and that To make you smile Those that claim that they’re not showing off Are drowning in denial But they’re not half as bad as me Say anything and I’ll agree ’Cause when it comes to acting up I’m sure I could write the book And now that you’re more than a part in the play It’s slightly easier to think what to say You had us all standing on our heads Doing our best tricks yeah [Instrumental 2] [Verse 3] Never again well never again no Will there be another one quite as desirable as you One look sends it coursing through the veins Oh how the feeling races Back up to their brains To form expressions on their stupid faces Song 6: Still Take You Home Capo 1 [Intro] (x12) (x4) [Verse 1] Oh spending all of your money on trendy haircuts that you read were cool And your probably alrite but under these lights you look beutiful And im struglin’ I can see through your fake tan And yeh you know it for a fact that everybodies eating out of your hand [Chorus] What do you know O! You know nothing Yeh But i’ll still take you home yeh I’ll still take you home What do you know O! You dont know nothing (bass and lead play riffs no rhythm guitar) [Verse 2] Well fancy seeing you in here your all tarted up and you dont look the same Well I aint seen you since last year and suprisingly enough youve forgotten my name. But yeh you know it and you knew it all along And yeh you say you have forgotten but your fibbing and wont tell me i’m wrong [Chorus] What do you know O! You know nothing Yeh But i’ll still take you home yeh I’ll still take you home What do you know O! You dont know nothing [Break] Woah woah woah woah woah woah da da da da dadada da la da da da daa Woah woah woah woah woah WOAH (x12) [Chorus] What do you know O! You know nothing Yeh But i’ll still take you home yeh I’ll still take you home What do you know O! You dont know nothing [Verse 3] So your sold to the fashion your a top shop princess a rock star too Wheres the love and the pasion? Well I spose thats nothing to do with you But its alrite O I’ll put it on one side Yeh cos everybodies looking you got control of everyones eyes including mine. Song 7: Riot Van No Capo Up rolled the riot van And sparked excitement in the boys But the policemen look annoyed Perhaps these are ones they should avoid They got a chase last night from men with truncheons dressed in hats They didn’t do that much wrong still ran away though for the laugh just for the laugh Please just stop talking Because they won’t find us if you do Oh those silly boys in blue Well they won’t catch me and you Have you been drinking son you don’t look old enough to me I’m sorry officer is there a certain age you’re supposed to be? nobody told me Up rolled the riot van And these lads just wind the coppers up Ask why they don’t catch proper crooks Get their address and their names took But they couldn’t care less [Solo] |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|--------------------------4/9--\---| D|-----------------9\4-----4\2-----|-----------------4/11--------------| A|----0-----9\4--------------------|----0-----9\4----------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| He got thrown in the riot van And all the coppers kicked him in And there was no way he could win Just had to take it on the chin Song 8: Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured Capo 2 [Intro] [Verse 1] We’ll ask if we can have six in If not we’ll have to have two Well you’re coming up at our end aren’t you? So I’ll get one with you Won’t he let us have six in? Especially not with the food He could have just told us no though N.C He didn’t have to be rude You see her with the green dress? She talked to me at the bar Well how come it’s already two-pound fifty? We’ve only gone about a yard Didn’t you see she were gorgeous? She were beyond belief But this lad at the side drinking his Smirnoff Ice Came and paid for her Tropical Reef [Chorus] And I’m sitting going backwards And I didn’t want to leave I said "It’s High Green mate Via Hillsborough please" [Verse 2] Well how funny were that sketch earlier Up near that taxi rank? Oh no you would have missed it Think it were when you went to the bank These two lads squaring up proper shouting I were next in the queue The kind of thing that’d seem so silly But not when they’ve both had a few [Chorus 2] Well calm down temper temper You shouldn’t get so annoyed Well you’re acting like a silly little boy Oh they wanted to be men And do some fighting in the street He said "No surrender No chance of retreat" [Solo] e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--9-7--4------------------------| E|---------7-5-7-5--5-5-7-5-7-5---| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------7------7h9---| E|--7-5-7-5-5-2--0-2--5-7-----------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| D|--9-9-9p7-------7---9\7--9-9-9p7-------7----9\7--| A|----------9-7-9---9--------------9-7-9---9-------| |-------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| D|--9-9-9p7-------7----9\7--9/11-9-7-9--9/11-9-7-9-7--| A|----------9-7-9---9---------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| D|--9-9-9-9--7-7-7------------------7-9-10b| |------------------9-9-9--7-7-7--9--------| |-----------------------------------------| [Chorus] And so why are they in the taxi? ’Cause I didn’t want to leave I said "It’s High Green mate Via Hillsborough please!" [Verse 3] Drunken plots hatched to jump it Ask around "Are you sure?" Went for it but the red light was showing And red light indicates doors are secure Song 9: Mardy Bum No Capo [Intro] e|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--| B|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2--| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| x2 [Verse] Well now then Mardy Bum I see your frown and it’s like looking down the barrel of a gun And it goes off And out come all these words Oh there’s a very pleasant side to you A side I much prefer it’s one that [Chorus] Laughs and jokes around Remember cuddles in the kitchen yeah To get things off the ground and it was up up and away oh but it’s right hard to remember that on a day like today when your all argumentative and you’ve got the face on [Verse 2] Well now then Mardy Bum Oh I’m in trouble again aren’t I? I thought as much. Coz you’ve turned over there Pulling that silent disappointment face The one that I can’t bear. Can’t we... [Chorus 2] Laugh and joke around Remember cuddles in the kitchen yeah To get things off the ground and it was up up and away oh but it’s right hard to remember that on a day like today when your all argumentative and you’ve got the face on. [Verse 3] Yeah i’m sorry I was late I missed the train and the traffic was a state I can’t be arsed to carry on in this debate that reoccurs Oh when you say I don’t care of course i do Yeah i clearly do. [Solo] x2 [Chorus 3] Laugh and joke around Remember cuddles in the kitchen yeah To get things off the ground and it was up up and away oh but still it’s right hard to remember that on a day like today when your all (Break - wait a bar) argumentative and you’ve got the face on. Song 10: Perhaps Vampires Is A Bit Strong But... Capo 2 [Verse 1] I’ve seen your eyes as they fix on me What is he doing? What on earth’s the plan has he got one? You better give me some pointers Since you are the big rocket launcher and I’m just the shotgun I ain’t got no dollar signs in my eyes That might be a surprise but it’s true said I’m not like you And I don’t want your advice or your praise Or to move in the ways you do and I never will [Chorus] ’Cause all you people are vampires And all your stories are stale And though you pretend to stand by us I know you’re certain we’ll fail [Verse 2] I’ve seen your eyes as they fix on me full of confusion Your snarl is just so condescending! Trying to explain that we’re on to a win If the fee we get in near recoups what we’re spending He said "I can’t believe that you drove all that way Well how much did they pay ya? How much did they pay ya? You’d have been better to stay round our way Thinking about things but not actually doing the things" [Chorus] ’Cause all you people are vampires And all your stories are stale And though you pretend to stand by us I know you’re certain we’ll fail ’Cause all you people are vampires And all your stories are stale And though you pretend to stand by us I know you’re certain we’ll fail Song 11: When The Sun Goes Down No Capo [Verse] So who’s that girl there? I wonder what went wrong So that she had to roam the streets She don’t do major credit cards I doubt she does receipts It’s all not quite legitimate And what a scummy man Just give him half a chance I bet he’ll rob you if he can Can see it in his eyes yeah That he’s got a driving ban Amongst some other offences [Bridge] And I’ve seen him with girls of the night And he told Roxanne to put on her red light They’re all infected but he’ll be alright Cause he’s a scumbag don’t you know I said he’s a scumbag don’t you know! [Instrumental] (repeat a few times (only really play bottom 2 strings)) #(v2) [Riff] |--------------------| G|--------------------|repeat how many needed D|--------------0-2-4-| E|--3-3-2-2-2---------| #(v2) [Verse] (no guitar bass only) Although you’re trying not to listen I bet your eyes are staring at the ground She makes a subtle proposition Sorry love I’ll have to turn you down And oh he must be up to something Want half a chance to show he’s more than likely I’ve got a feeling in my stomach I start to wonder what his story might be What his story might be [Chorus] They said it changes when the sun goes down And they said it changes when the sun goes down And they said it changes when the sun goes down Around here Around [Verse] (Riff (guitar 1)) And look here comes a Ford Mondeo Isn’t he Mister Inconspicuous And he don’t have to say ’owt She understands she’s here to get picked up And she’s delighted when she sees him Pulling in and giving her the eye Because she must be fucking freezing Scantily clad beneath the clear night sky She don’t stop in the winter no and... [Chorus] They said it changes when the sun goes down And they said it changes when the sun goes down And they said it changes when the sun goes down Around here They said it changes when the sun goes down And they said it changes when the sun goes down And they said it changes when the sun goes down Around here Around here [Outro] What a scummy man Just give him half a chance I bet he’ll rob you if he can Can see it in his eyes that he’s got a nasty plan I hope you’re not involved at all (not too sure what is here mess about in Bb) Finish on B Song 12: From The Ritz To The Rubble No Capo [Riff 1] e|--7-5-----------------------| B|------7-5-7---------------5-| G|------------4---4-7-4---4---| D|--------------7-------7-----| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| [Riff 2] e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-------------------2-4-2-4-| D|-0-2-0-2--2-4-2-4----------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| Last night these two bouncers And one of em’s alright The other one’s the scary one His way or no way totalatarian He’s got no time for you Looking or breathing How he don’t want you to So step out the queue He makes examples of you And there’s nowt you can say Behind they go through to the bit where you pay And you realise then that it’s finally the time To walk back past ten thousand eyes in the line ___[Riff 1] And you can swap jumpers and make another move Instilled in your brain you’ve got something to prove To all the smirking faces and the boys in black Why can’t they be pleasant? Why can’t they have a laugh? He’s got his hand in your chest He wants to give you a duff Well secrectly I think they want it all to kick off They want arms flying everywhere and Bottles aswell it’s just Something to talk about A story to tell you ___[Riff 2] Well I’m so glad they turned us all away we’ll put it down to fate ___[Riff 2] I thought a thousand million things that I could never say this morning _[Riff 2] Got too deep but how deep is too deep? ___[Riff 2] [Bass] This town’s a different town today This town’s a different town to what it was last night You couldn’t have done that on a Sunday.. That girl’s a different girl today Said that girl’s a different girl to her you kissed last night You couldn’t have done that on a Sunday Of course no. ___[Riff 2] Well I’m so glad they turned us all away we’ll put it down to fate ___[Riff 2] I thought a thousand million things that I could never think this morning ___[Riff 2] Got too deep but how deep is too deep? ___[Riff 2] [2x] [with distortion] Last night what we talked about It made so much sense But now the haze has ascended It don’t make no sense anymore Last night what we talked about It made so much sense But now the haze has ascended It don’t make no sense anymore Oh! [4x] [4x] Song 13: A Certain Romance No Capo [Verse] Well oh they might wear classic Reeboks Or knackered Converse Or tracky bottoms tucked in socks But all of that’s what the point is not The point’s that there ain’t no romance around there And there’s the truth that they can’t see They’d probably like to throw a punch at me And if you could only see them then you would agree Agree that there ain’t no romance around there (The verses are all upstroked like kinda ska rythm n that) [Chorus] You know oh it’s a funny thing you know We’ll tell ’em if you like We’ll tell ’em all tonight They’ll never listen Cause their minds are made up And course it’s all okay to carry on that way [Verse 2] And over there there’s broken bones There’s only music so that there’s new ringtones And it don’t take no Sherlock Holmes To see it’s a little different around here Don’t get me wrong oh there’s boys in bands And kids who like to scrap with pool cues in their hands And just cause he’s had a coupla cans He thinks it’s alright to act like a dickhead [Chorus] You know oh it’s a funny thing you know We’ll tell ’em if you like We’ll tell ’em all tonight They’ll never listen Cause their minds are made up And course it’s all okay to carry on that way Cause their minds are made up And course it’s all okay to carry on that way I said no Oh no! Oh you won’t get me to go! Anywhere said anywhere I won’t go Oh no no! [Verse] Well over there there’s friends of mine What can I say I’ve known ’em for a long long time And yeah they might overstep the line But I just cannot get angry in the same way Not in the same way Not in the same way Oh no oh no no Thank You!!!
