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 18:19:11 +0100
From: Fred Felix
Subject: b/belle_and_sebastian/put_the_book_back_on_the_shelf.crd
PUT THE BOOK BACK ON THE SHELF
By Belle & Sebastian
>From the EP '3... 6... 9... Seconds of Light'
Transcribed by Mario at [email protected]
Submitted by Thelonius
E B
Sebastian you're in a mess
F#m
You had a dream, they called you king of all the hipsters,
C#m B
is it true or are you still the queen?
E B
Like getting blood out of a stone
F#m
The city left you lost and gone
C#m
B
You came to dance, but there's no poignancy when they all leave you...
Amaj7 Emaj7
standing alone
Amaj7 Emaj7
standing alone
Amaj7 Emaj7
Amaj7 C B
E B
The wider issues of the day
F#m
just pass you by, you're gonna pay
C#m B
for looking at the floor when people talk to you.
E B
You wrote a book about yourself
F#m
The people left it on the shelf
You'll write another one
C#m B Amaj7 Emaj7
Now you've got a story that's worth talking about.
Amaj7 Emaj7
talking about
Amaj7 Emaj7
talking about
Amaj7 C B
(trumpet solo):
F#m C#m F#m C#m G#m Ebm G#m Ebm
G#m F#m G#m F#m Amaj7
Emaj7 Amaj7
Are you happy with yourself?
Emaj7 Amaj7
Are you talking to yourself?
Emaj7 Amaj7
Are you happy with yourself?
Emaj7
Put the book back on the shelf
E B
I've seen the company you keep
F#m
You're on the sofa hidden deep
C#m B
While on the telly Sid James speaks you like God
E B
You're always looking for a sign
F#m
But boy you blow it every time
C#m
You hear a voice begin to speak
B Amaj7 Emaj7
You ignore it and go softly to sleep
Amaj7 Emaj7
softly to sleep
Amaj7 Emaj7
softly to sleep
Amaj7 Emaj7
Amaj7
Emaj7 Amaj7
Are you happy with yourself?
Emaj7 Amaj7
Are you happy with yourself?
Emaj7 Amaj7
Are you happy with yourself?
(continue same pattern until the end)
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 18:19:11 +0100
From: Fred Felix
Subject: b/belle_and_sebastian/put_the_book_back_on_the_shelf.crd
PUT THE BOOK BACK ON THE SHELF
By Belle & Sebastian
>From the EP '3... 6... 9... Seconds of Light'
Transcribed by Mario at [email protected]
Submitted by Thelonius
E B
Sebastian you're in a mess
F#m
You had a dream, they called you king of all the hipsters,
C#m B
is it true or are you still the queen?
E B
Like getting blood out of a stone
F#m
The city left you lost and gone
C#m
B
You came to dance, but there's no poignancy when they all leave you...
Amaj7 Emaj7
standing alone
Amaj7 Emaj7
standing alone
Amaj7 Emaj7
Amaj7 C B
E B
The wider issues of the day
F#m
just pass you by, you're gonna pay
C#m B
for looking at the floor when people talk to you.
E B
You wrote a book about yourself
F#m
The people left it on the shelf
You'll write another one
C#m B Amaj7 Emaj7
Now you've got a story that's worth talking about.
Amaj7 Emaj7
talking about
Amaj7 Emaj7
talking about
Amaj7 C B
(trumpet solo):
F#m C#m F#m C#m G#m Ebm G#m Ebm
G#m F#m G#m F#m Amaj7
Emaj7 Amaj7
Are you happy with yourself?
Emaj7 Amaj7
Are you talking to yourself?
Emaj7 Amaj7
Are you happy with yourself?
Emaj7
Put the book back on the shelf
E B
I've seen the company you keep
F#m
You're on the sofa hidden deep
C#m B
While on the telly Sid James speaks you like God
E B
You're always looking for a sign
F#m
But boy you blow it every time
C#m
You hear a voice begin to speak
B Amaj7 Emaj7
You ignore it and go softly to sleep
Amaj7 Emaj7
softly to sleep
Amaj7 Emaj7
softly to sleep
Amaj7 Emaj7
Amaj7
Emaj7 Amaj7
Are you happy with yourself?
Emaj7 Amaj7
Are you happy with yourself?
Emaj7 Amaj7
Are you happy with yourself?
(continue same pattern until the end)
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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