Belle & Sebastian teve início em Janeiro de 1996, na cidade de Glasgow, Escócia, quando Stuart Murdoch e Stuart David se encontraram assim, meio sem querer, e começaram a tirar um som juntos. Murdoch escrevia canções sem qualquer pretensão. Porém, precisaria de um trabalho para finalizar o curso na faculdade. Recrutaram uns amigos num café 24 horas, um por um. Estava formado o Belle & Sebastian (nome de dois personagens de uma série de livros infantis franceses): Murdoch
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
Intro: C CEm On a beech tree rudely carved AmEm NC loved me F Why did she do it C Was she scared G Was she bored
CEm On a beech tree rudely carved AmEm NC loved me F why did she do it C Was she scared G Was she pushed
CEm Do something pretty while you can AmEm Don't fall asleep FCG Skating a pirouette on ice is cool
CEm Do something pretty while you can AmEm Don't be a fool FCG Reading the Gospel to yourself is fine
Instrumental: CGAmEmFC CFCFG
CEm On a bus stop in the town AmEm We Rule The School FCG Written for anyone to read and to see
CEm On a bus stop in the town AmEm We Rule The School FCG Written for anyone with eyes in their heads
CEm Do something pretty while you can AmEm Don't fall asleep FCG Riding from California to New York
Instrumental: CEmAmEmFC CEmAmEmFCG
CEm Call me a prophet if you like AmEm It's no secret FC You know the world was made for men FC You know the world was made for men FC You know the world was made for men C Not us