Biography:
Belle and Sebastian is a band from Glasgow. Led by guitarist/vocalist Stuart Murdoch, the seven-piece band has an intimate, majestic sound that is equal parts folk-rock and '60s pop. Murdoch has a gift not only for whimsy and surrealism, but also for odd, unsettling lyrical detail which keeps the songs grounded in a tangible reality.
Based in Glasgow, Scotland, Belle and Sebastian released their first two albums in 1996: Tigermilk, recorded over three days
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Other songs:
- A Century Of Fakers
- A Summer Wasting
- Asleep On A Sunbeam
- Beautiful
- Book Of You
- Boy With The Arab Strap
- Dirty Dream Number Two
- Dog On Wheels
- Expectations
- Fox In The Snow
- Funny Little Frog
- Get Me Away From Here I'm Dying
- Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying
- I Can See Your Futuer
- I Don't Love Anyone
- I Fought In A War
- I'm A Cuckoo
- If She Wants Me
- Lazy Line Painter Jane
- My Wandering Days Are Over
- Piazza, New York Catcher
- Put The Book Back On The Shelf
- Sleep The Clock Around
- Slow Graffiti
- Storytelling
- The Boy With The Arab Strap
- The Cat With The Cream
- The State I Am In
- There's Too Much Love
- To Be Myself Completely
- We Rule The School
- Act Of The Apostle
- Act Of The Apostle Ii
- Allie
- Another Sunny Day
- Belle And Sebastian
- Best Friend
- Big John Shaft
- Blue Eyes Of A Millionaire
- Blues Are Still Blue
- Born To Act
- Calculating Bimbo
- Caught In Love
- Chalet Lines
- Chickfactor
- Come On Sister
- Crash
- Dear Catastrophe Waitress
- Desperation Made A Fool Of Me
- Dont Leave The Light On Baby
- Dress Up In You
- Ease Your Feet In The Sea
- Enter Sylvia Plath
- Ever Had A Little Faith
- Family Tree
- Fiction
- Fold Your Hands Child You Walk Like A Peasent
- For The Price Of A Cup Of Tea
- Get Me Away From Here
- Get Me Away From Here Im Dying
- Heaven In The Afternoon
- I Can See Your Future
- I Could Be Dreaming
- I Didnt See It Coming
- I Dont Love Anyone
- I Dont Want To Play Football
- I Know Where The Summer Goes
- I Want The World To Stop
- If You Find Yourself Caught In Love
- If Youre Feeling Sinister
- Ill Be Your Pilot
- Im A Cuckoo
- Im Waking Up To Us
- Is It Wicked Not To Care
- It Could Have Been A Brilliant Career
- Jonathan David
- Judy And The Dream Of Horses
- La Pastie De La Bourgeoisie
- Like Dylan In The Movies
- Little Lou Ugly Jack Prophet John
- Loneliness Of A Middle Distance Runner
- Lord Anthony
- Losing It
- Marx And Engels
- Mary Jo
- Mayfly
- Me And The Major
- Meat And Potatoes
- Monkeys Are Breaking Out The Zoo
- Mornington Crescent
- Nobodys Empire
- Nothing In The Silence
- Paper Boat
- Photo Jenny
- Piazza New York Catcher
- Play For Today
- Poor Boy
- Rollercoaster Ride
- Scooby Driver
- Seeing Other People
- Seymour Stein
- Shes Losing It
- Simple Things
- Stars Of Track And Field
- Stay Loose
- Step Into My Office Baby
- String Bean Jean
- Suicide Girl
- Sukie In The Graveyard
- Sundays Pretty Icons
- Take Your Carriage Clock And Shove It
- The Book Of You
- The Boy Done Wrong Again
- The Eight Station Of The Cross Kebab House
- The Everlasting Muse
- The Gate
- The Ghost Of Rockschool
- The Magic Of A Kind Word
- The Model
- The Party Line
- The Stars Of Track And Field
- The State Im In
- The Wrong Girl
- There Is An Everlasting Song
- Theres Too Much Love
- This Is Just A Modern Rock Song
- Waiting For The Moon To Rise
- Wandering Days Are Over
- We Were Beautiful
- Whiskey In The Jar
- White Collar Boy
- Winter Wooskie
- Womens Realm
- Wrapped Up In Books
- Write About Love
- You Dont Send Me
- You Made Me Forget My Dreams
- Your Covers Blown
- Youre Just A Baby
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Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 18:04:06 +0100
From: Fred Felix
Subject: b/belle_and_sebastian/string_bean_jean.crd
STRING BEAN JEAN
By Belle & Sebastian
>From the EP 'Dog on Wheels'
Transcribed by Rhys
Submitted by Thelonius
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 & Sebastian fans would be well advised to browse Paul
Mitchell's appealing site 'Sinister' at
www.ph.ed.ac.uk/~mitchell/sinister/
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 18:04:06 +0100
From: Fred Felix
Subject: b/belle_and_sebastian/string_bean_jean.crd
STRING BEAN JEAN
By Belle & Sebastian
>From the EP 'Dog on Wheels'
Transcribed by Rhys
Submitted by Thelonius
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 & Sebastian fans would be well advised to browse Paul
Mitchell's appealing site 'Sinister' at
www.ph.ed.ac.uk/~mitchell/sinister/
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