The Balcony 2014 by Catfish And The Bottlemen
Songs:
1.) Homesick
2.) Kathleen
3.) Cocoon
4.) Fallout
5.) Pacifier
6.) Hourglass
7.) Business
8.) 26
9.) Rango
10.) Sidewinder
11.) Tyrants
Song 1: Homesick
Capo 6
[Verse]
Em D C G/B
I got misled, mistook, discard.
Em D C
Anything that I said
Em D C G/B G
I'm not the type to call you up drunk,
G D/F# Em
But I've got some lies to tell.
Em D C G/B
She hates her work but loves to flirt.
Em D C
Shame, she don't work with me.
Em D C G/B G
She gets uptight and don't like when I'm gal.
G D/F# Em
But, she won't let on to me.
[Chorus]
Em D C
I said I'm only looking out for you,
Em D C
she said It's obvious that's a lie.
Em D C
But, I only ever put out for you,
Em D C
You know Its obvious you don't try.
[Verse]
Em D C G/B
I got mistook and took dissent.
Em D C
and it's not as if you didn't notice
Em D C G/B G
But I tried to steer clear of this place,
G D/F# Em
And wound up with nothing to show for it.
Em D C G/B
She said you never got that from me.
Em D C G/B G
She said you never got that from me.
Em D C G/B G
She said you never got that from me.
G D/F# Em
But I said you got that look from me.
[Chorus]
Em D C
I said I'm only looking out for you,
Em D C
she said It's obvious that's a lie.
Em D C
But, I only ever put out for you,
Em D C
You know Its obvious you don't try.
G D C
I said I'm only looking out for you,
Em D C
she said It's obvious that's a lie.
G D C
But, I only ever put out for you,
Em D C
You know Its obvious you don't try.
[Solo]
Em D C G/B
I got misled, mistook, discard.
Em D C
Anything that I said
Em D C G/B G
I'm not the type to call you up drunk,
G D/F# Em
But I've got some lies to tell.
Song 2: Kathleen
No Capo
[Verse 1]
Em D
You're simpatico
Bm A
And of all the lift homes and all the mixed feelings
Em D
You're cuts above
Bm A
And you don't own worries or a chest full of heartache
[Verse 2 ]
Em D
Yes, I know
Bm A
That I'll never work out exactly how you're thinking
Em D Bm A
But let me know, when I'm needed home
[Pre-Chorus]
G D A
And I'd come
Bm A G D A
You can leather me with your lips
[Chorus]
Bm
I've gotta give it to you
G A
You give me problems
Bm G A
When you are not in the mood
Bm
I've gotta give it to you
G A
You give me problems
Bm G A
And made me give into you
Bm G A
Our dealer hates me you know
Bm G A
He used to see her but she sold
Bm G A
Him off on down the river
Bm G A
[Verse 3]
Em D
It's impractical
Bm A
To go out and catch a death with a dress fit for the summer
Em D
So you don't
Bm A
Instead you call me up with a head full of filth
[Verse 4]
Em D
Yes, I know
Bm A
I'll never acquiesce anything you're thinking
Em D Bm A
But let me know, when I'm needed home
[Pre-Chorus]
G D A
And I'd come
Bm A G D A
You can leather me with your lips
[Chorus]
Bm
I've gotta give it to you
G A
You give me problems
Bm G A
When you are not in the mood
Bm
I've gotta give it to you
G A
You give me problems
Bm G A
And made me give into you
Bm G A
Our dealer hates me you know
Bm G A
He used to see her but she sold
Bm G A
Him off on down the river
Bm G A
[Outro]
D Bm A
D Bm A
D Bm A
D Bm A
Song 3: Cocoon
Capo 3
[Intro] C/G , C2/G , C/G (basically just pull off, hammer on)
[Verse 1] (he palm mutes the top two strings a bit):
Em
I fell straight
G
Into your arms
C/G
Like a drunk
G
Who’s been on it
Em
All morning.
G
And the sun’s up
C/G G
And my head’s fucked.
Em
And immediately
G
I grabbed you
C/G
You go all red
G
Like the first time
Em G
I love it when you do that
C/G G
God, I love it when you do that.
[Pre-Chorus] (palm muted chords):
I remember when we
Em C/G G D/A
Swapped names and I thought maybe
Em C/G G D/A
You’d stay and try to out-drink me
Em C/G G D/A
Your friends, all hated it!
Em C/G G D/A (mute D after one strum)
[Chorus]
C/G G
Fuck it if they talk
Em D/A
Fuck it if they try and get to us
C/G G
Cause I’d rather go blind
Em D/A
Than let you down.
[Verse 2] (palm muting of top two strings):
Em
I cocoon
G
‘Round your shoulders
C/G
When you’re half cut
G
And you’re frozen
Em G
And you’ve got that visible breathing
C/G G
You’re depending on me again.
[Pre-Chorus] (palm muted chords):
I remember when we
Em C/G G D/A
Swapped names and I thought maybe
Em C/G G D/A
You’d stay and try to out-drink me
Em C/G G D/A
Your friends, all hated it!
Em C/G G D/A (mute D after one strum)
[Chorus]
C/G G
Fuck it if they talk
Em D/A
Fuck it if they try and get to us
C/G G
Cause I’d rather go blind
Em D/A
Than let you down.
C/G G
Fuck it if they talk
Em D/A
Fuck it if they try and get to us
C/G G
Cause I’d rather go blind
Em D/A
Than let you down.
[Bridge]
C/G
And if you wanna shot down and pose as positive
Em
Hide smoking from relatives and
C/G
Rest on me,
Em Em7 Em (hammer on to Em7 and pull off again to Em)
Honey, that’s alright!
C/G
And if you wanna act more drunk than usual
Em
To help you get away with more than
C/G
Rest on me,
Em
Honey, that’s alright!
D
Honey, that’s alright!
C/G -> C2/G , Em -> Em7 , C/G -> C2/G , Em (watch the video at 2:44 to see how he does this,
it's basically just pull off and hammer ons)
[Chorus]
C/G G
Fuck it if they talk
Em D/A
Fuck it if they try and get to us
C/G G
Cause I’d rather go blind
Em D/A
Than let you down.
I remember when we
C/G G
Swapped names and I thought maybe
Em D/A
You’d stay and try to out-drink me
C/G G Em D/A
Your friends, all hated it!
[Outro] - C/G , D/A ,
Song 4: Fallout
Capo 3
[Verse]
Am F C
I pissed you off again
So that you?d leave me
Am F C
Alone in Leeds again
Am F C
I got my stuff and left
Cause I?ve got this friend see
Am F C
Who put me up again
F Am
But no you still had to call
F C
But no you still had to come
[Chorus]
Am
We just ALWAYS
C
Seem to just FALLOUT
Am C
When I?m most in NEED OF IT
[Verse]
Am F C
I spent my yesterday
Ducking your calls
Am F C
& in fear that things would change
Am F C
I tidied up my place
Cause you always told me
Am F C
It got me thinking straight
F Am
But no you still had to call
F C
But no you still had to come
[Chorus]
Am
We just ALWAYS
C
Seem to just FALLOUT
Am C
When I?m most in NEED OF IT
Am
You just ALWAYS
C
Seem to just CALLOUT
Am C
When I?m up for LEAVING IT
[Bridge]
F
I?m sorry if I drove
C
Your matches to my clothes
F C
But you know how I can get sometimes
F
I?m sorry if I drove
Am C
Your matches to my clothes
F G
.... .... Woo!
C
You see I
F
I was a Test ? Tube baby
That?s why nobody gets me
C
You see I
F
Struggle to sleep at night
But it?s fine she never lets me
C
you see I
F
I was a Test ? Tube baby
That?s why nobody gets me
C
You see I
F
Struggle to sleep at night
But it?s fine Mary don?t let me
[Outro:] C, F, C, F,
C, F, C, F C.
Song 5: Pacifier
Capo 4
[Intro]
C Am G x4
[Verse]
C Am
There's always something to hide,
G
There's always someone to lead on with you,
C Am
An obligatory wine,
G C
Evidently proves that I didn't need you,
Am G
She said "Oh please, you're obsessed,"
C
I said she looked overdressed,
Am
She deffo didn't like that, no,
[Pre-Chorus]
G Am G C
You see I'm feeling like it's put on,
G Am
When you say you don't need me,
G C
And you are nothing of me,
[Chorus]
Fmaj7
Oh but babe,
You know I've tried and failed,
Am
But you,
G
Just don't know how it feels,
Fmaj7
To lose,
C, G
Something you never had and never will,
[Verse]
C Am
There's always some kid too snide,
G
He took my mother at thirteen,
C Am
And patched her fickly eyes,
G C
Evidently proves that I didn't need you or no one,
Am G
She said "It's you I detest,"
C
I said she looked underslept,
Am G
She deffo didn't like that, no,
[Pre-Chorus]
G Am G C
You see I'm feeling like it's put on,
G Am
When you say you don't need me,
G C
And you are nothing of me,
[Chorus]
Fmaj7
Oh but babe,
You know I've tried and failed,
Am
But you,
G
Just don't know how it feels,
Fmaj7
To lose,
C G
Something you never had and never will,
[Bridge]
Am B C x4
[Outro]
C Am G x4
C Am G x4
I'm her pacifier
End on C
Song 6: Hourglass
Capo 2
[Verse]
E
You know when you're gone I struggle at night
E
Dreams of you fucking me all the time
E
And I know your tied up
E
And I know your phone's fucked
E
I'm craving your calls like a soldier's wife
[Chorus]
F#m G#m
I wanna bring you home myself
F#m A G#/E F#m G#/E E
Bring you home myself
[Interlude]
E
[Verse]
E
Come back, move in, mess my place
E
Chest infect me, waste my days
E
Cause I know you love to drive me up the wall
E
I know you love to drive me up the wall
[Chorus]
F#m G#m
I wanna bring you home myself
F#m A G#/E F#m G#/E E
Bring you home myself
[Bridge]
C#m A E
And I'm so impatient when you're not mine
C#m A E
I just want to catch up on all the lost times
B
And I'll say I'm sorry if I sound sordid
C#m A E
Cause all I really ever want is you
[Instrumental]
B A E x2
[Verse]
E
Offer my hand and I'll take your name
E
Share my shower, kiss my frame
E
Cause I wanna carry all of your children
E
And I wanna call them stupid shit
Song 7: Business
Capo 2
[Verse]
Em Em/C G
I wanna love you
C G
But I've no time
Em Em/C G
for your friends who can fucking do one
C G
I've had a rough night
Em Em/C G
Let's get drunk in your bedroom
C G
And have a smoke in your window
Em Em/C G
Until you're urging I tear up your clothes
C-D
[Chorus]
C Em
And all I wanna know
C Em-Em11 x3
Is just how far you wanna go
G C
I wanna make it my business
Em D
I wanna tolerate drunk you, honey
G C
I wanna make it my problem
Em D
[Verse]
Em Em/C G
Listen I know that you said you'd be sleeping
C G
Babe, it's been a rough night
Em Em/C G
Narcissistic but fuck it I'm calling
C G
I need to know you're alright
Em Em/C G
You see now I found a lover
C G
Who can be in peace with my mother
Em Em/C G
And I ain't ever letting her go
C - D
[Chorus]
C Em
'Cause all I wanna know
C Em-Em11 x3
Is just how far you wanna go
G C
I wanna make it my business
Em D
I wanna tolerate drunk you, honey
G C
I wanna make it my problem
Em D
C
If you've been having doubts at all
Em D
Then you can come and mess my bed up
C
And I can change your marital status
Em D
C
If you've been having doubts at all
Em D
If you've been having doubts at all
C
If you've been having doubts at all
Em D
G C
I wanna make it my business
Em D
I wanna tolerate drunk you, honey
G C
I wanna make it my problem
Em D
I wanna make it my problem
Song 8: 26
Capo 1
[Intro] Gm F Cm x2
[Verse 1]
Gm F
I’ll come based on facts like she’ll be there
Cm
Making self-control leave me
Gm
And she’ll stand this out in bricks
F
To the rioters
[Chorus]
Cm
I can’t believe you’re 26
D7
Without having a few in my fist
F Cm
Cause you’ve got a mind that is so hell bent on
F Cm
Fixing me up before I get my coat off
F Cm
You with those hands that are so hell bent on
F Cm
Making a mess to suggest you’d think something
Gm F Cm
[Verse 2]
Gm F
I’ll come based on facts like we’re always screaming
Cm
But I still love you tearing me up at the seams
Gm
And she’ll stand this out in bricks
F
To the rioters
[Chorus]
Cm
I can’t believe you’re 26
D7
Without having a few in my fist
F Cm
Cause you’ve got a mind that is so hell bent on
F Cm
Fixing me up before I get my coat off
F Cm
You with those hands that are so hell bent on
F Cm
Making a mess to suggest you’d think something
[Bridge]
Gm
You see, I don’t know why
I know now
I would not, have been less tempted
F7
To get you on top
Gm
Touch of pace, I’d have been good to you babe
[Chorus 2]
F Cm
You’ve got a mind that is so hell bent on
F Cm
Fixing me up before I get my coat off
F Cm
Cause you with those hands that are so hell bent on
F Cm
Making a mess to suggest you’d think something
F Cm
You with those hands that are so hell bent on
F Cm
Making a mess to suggest you’d think something
Song 9: Rango
Capo 2
[Intro]
C#m E (x2)
[Verse 1]
C#m
Darling I’m done for once
E
And as soon as I get outta here
C#m
I plan on coming back for nothing
E
But then again there’s you
[Verse 2]
C#m
And although this town does flaunt
E
All the stuff you need to feel at home
C#m
I plan on taking from it nothing
E
But then again there’s you
[Chorus]
A B C#m
You see, Abby she’s got to wait
A B E
Until she gets you on your own
A B C#m
So she can make you make mistakes
A B E
Then you can offer to take her home
C#m
And it’s not like I don’t miss it none
E
But the quicker I drink more in here
C#m
The quicker I lose track of you
E
But I know you wouldn’t want that
[Verse 3]
C#m
And although this town does pluck
E
Much thicker stories than I care to talk
C#m
You you’ve fought them in style
E
And I’ll always love you for that
[Chorus]
A B C#m
You see, Abby she’s got to wait
A B E
Until she gets you on your own
A B C#m
So she can make you make mistakes
A B E
Then you can offer to take her home
A B C#m
And now she’s wearing that top you love
A B E
And she’s topping it all off
A B C#m
By acting like somethings up
A B E
She always knew how to pull the strings
[Instrumental]
C#m E (x4)
[Chorus]
A B C#m
You see, Abby she’s got to wait
A B E
Until she gets you on your own
A B C#m
So she can make you make mistakes
A B E
Then you can offer to take her home
A B C#m
And now she’s wearing that top you love
A B E
And she’s topping it all off
A B C#m
By acting like somethings up
A B E
She always knew how to pull the strings
[Outro]
C#m E (x2)
Song 10: Sidewinder
Capo 2
[Intro] Em, C, G, D (x2)
[Verse 1]
Em C G D
Give me some madness I can get off on
Em C
I want to endorse you
G D
I want you to exhaust me
Em C G D
Give me some mindsets I can rub off on
Em
'Cause when you act placid
C G
You know that I can't stand it
[Chorus]
Em C G D Em
Whoever you're mixing your drinks with is dying to
C G
Go to town on you
Em C G D Em
Whoever you're mixing your drinks with is dying to
C G
Get it out of you
[Verse 2]
Em C G D
Give me some assumptions I can make of you
Em
'Cause you've gotten lazy
C G
Go ahead, girl, frustrate me
Em C G D
And give me some inglorious foot too gun
Em
And come back and find me
C G D
With her entwined round me
[Chorus]
Em C G D Em
Whoever you're mixing your drinks with is dying to
C G
Go to town on you
Em C G D Em
Whoever you're mixing your drinks with is dying to
C G
Get it out of you
Song 11: Tyrants
Capo 1
[Intro]
Em D C Am
[Verse 1]
Em
Eyes rolled back guess we were living fast
C
Where did you go, yeah where did you go?
Am Em
Your eyes go to show, that it was so rare to see you sober
D C
And so the streetlights would carry us home
Em
And I spent my nights trying to get a grip of you
D C
And I did my best to get my hands under your jacket
D Am
So we could make a racket
Em
But your divine ribs would help break mine
C Am D
We hit the ground so let's hit the ground
[Chorus]
Em * D * C * G * C
(She said) nothing's alright, believe me
D * C * G * D * C
I said I won't feel the same in the mornin'
Em * D * C * G * G
(She said) nothing's alright, we're leavin
D * C * G * D * G
And I won't feel the same in the mornin'
[Instrumental]
Em D C Am
[Bridge]
Em D G C Am
Tyrants help build us
Em D G C
They won't mind throwin us away
[x4]
[Instrumental]
Em D C Am
Thank You!!!!