The Libertines é uma banda de indie rock formada em Londres no ano de 1997, que alcançou o sucesso no começo dos anos 2000, aproveitando o espaço que a The Strokes abriu para bandas desse tipo. As letras da banda eram centrada na relação de Peter Doherty (vocal e guitarra base) e Carl Barât (vocal e guitarra principal), John Hassal no baixo e Gary Powell na bateria.
Apesar do início de sucesso comercial limitado, a banda foi se tornando conhecida
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It's quite easy to work out the strumming rhythms if you listen to the song
INTRO CC
VERSE 1:
C Csus2 (alternate between the 2) I've been following C Csus2 (alternate between the 2) Your minds instructions FCCsus2CCsus2 Oh how just to slowly, sharply screw myself to death F Ah yes, there is a screw CCsus2CCsus2 It's pointed at my head
VERSE 2:
C Csus2 (alternate between the 2) Then look a dream peddlar C Csus2 (alternate between the 2) And a stick of light through my bones F "Don't get on the wrong one" CCsus2CCsus2 "Oh you and you what's your game"
CHORUS:
CE Laying me down to waste laying me down AmA(?) Pin me up or put me down F Uh uh uh uh oh C Now let it all go CE It's a horror show, you should come on round AmA(?) Horror show, the horse is brown F Uh uh oh left something in Moscow
BREAK (here you could repeat sliding up from a B to C barre chord)
VERSE 3: C (stop) She said "I'll show you a picture
A picture of tomorrow
There's nothing changing F It's all sorrow
Oh no please dont show me CCsus2CCsus2 I'm a swine, you don't wanna know me"
VERSE 1:
C Csus2 (alternate between the 2) I've been following C Csus2 (alternate between the 2) Your minds instructions FCCsus2CCsus2 Oh how just to slowly, sharply screw myself to death F Ah yes, there is a screw CCsus2CCsus2 It's pointed at my head
CHORUS:
CE Laying me down to waste laying me down AmA(?) Pin me up or put me down F Uh uh uh uh oh C Now let it all go CE It's a horror show, you should come on round AmA(?) Horror show, the horse is brown F Uh uh oh left something in Moscow
SOLO
Verse 1:
C I've been following
Your minds instructions FCCsus2CCsus2 Oh how just to slowly, sharply screw myself to death F Ah yes, there is a screw CCsus2CCsus2 It's pointed at my head
CHORUS:
CE Laying me down to waste laying me down AmA(?) Pin me up or put me down F Uh uh uh uh oh C Now let it all go CE It's a horror show, you should come on round AmA(?) Horror show, the horse is brown F Uh uh oh left something in Moscow