[Intro]
E A C#m F# G# A E x4
[Verse]
E B
You tried to play it cool
C#m
When the blue lights started flashing
A
But that calm demeanour slipped
E
On the day that you got nicked
B
Cut me open and you'll see
C#m
That same anxiety runs all the way through me
A
That stick of rock you never licked
[Pre-Chorus]
C#m F#
All the stories that we tell
A E
Roy and Hayley, Curly and Raquel
F#
Romantic reference
B
Come on tell me what's your preference?
[Chorus]
E A
Celebrating my love for you
C#m F#
With a stick'n'poke and an Iron Brew
E A C#m
Wondering if you can even tell?
F# G# A E A
Finding some excuse to walk in your direction
C#m F#
Bathe you in concealed affection
E A C#m
Subtlety's a word I cannot spell
F# G# A E
But it's probably just as well
[Instrumental]
E A C#m F# G# A E x2
[Verse]
E B
Here's the rub, they bulldozed the companions club
C#m A
Now we've gotta learn to occupy our time
E
Kicking stones, so it goes
B
All our favourite haunts are closed
C#m A
Let's sack it off and play a board game back at mine
[Pre-Chorus]
C#m F#
Weatherfield Mademoiselle
A E F#
Thinking back to Curly and Raquel
F#
On your arrival
B
I can turn on the subtitles
[Chorus]
E A
Celebrating my love for you
C#m F#
With a cherry pop and a bad tattoo
E A C#m
And wondering if you can even tell?
F# G# A E A
Finding some excuse to walk in your direction
C#m F#
Bathe you in concealed affection
E A C#m
Subtlety's a word I cannot spell
F# G# A E
But it's probably just as well
[Instrumental]
E A C#m F# G# A E x2
E B C#m A x2
[Bridge]
E
The story of
B
A lonely kid who fell in love
C#m A
When you spray painted 'ACAB' on the wall
A
Of the local village hall
[Outro]
E B C#m A x2
E B C#m A
Celebrate my love for you with a stick and poke tattoo
E B C#m A
Celebrate my love for you with a stick and poke tattoo
E
The story of
B
A lonely kid who fell in love
C#m A
when you spray painted 'ACAB' on the wall
F# G# A E