Band: Go-Betweens
Song: "Bachelor Kisses"
written by Forster, Robert Derwent Garth / Mclennan, Grant William.
Chord analysis: Mats Fagergren (mats.fagergren@roxling,com)
2015-02-19
The chords and picking used in the intro are also used in the verse.
Chord description see info after lyrics.
Intro:
.
G5/C Gadd9/D G Em/A
I--x-----------------I--x-------x-------I
I-----0---------0----I----0-------0-----I
I-------0---------0--I------0-------0---I
I--x---------x-------I--x-------x-------I
I--10--------12------I--5-------7-------I
I--8---------10------I--3-------5-------I
verse:
G5/C Gadd9/D
Hey wait, please wait
G Em/A
Don't rush off, you won't be late
G5/C Gadd9/D
Wait, yes, he'll wait
G Em/A
The engine's running at the gate
C Bm7
Don't believe what you've heard
D Em
'Faithful's' not a bad word
Refr:
N.C Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7
Oh, won't you save these bachelor kisses now
G
They're for your brow
N.C Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7
Oh, won't you save these bachelor kisses now
G
They're for your brow
G5/C Gadd9/D
Hand, hands like hooks
G Em/A
You'll get hurt if you play with crooks
G5/C Gadd9/D
Your hand, that's all he took
G Em/A
The world opened up for your looks
C Bm7
Don't believe what you've heard
D Em
'Faithful's' not a bad word
N.C Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7
Oh, won't you save these bachelor kisses now
G
They're for your brow
N.C Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7
Oh, won't you save these bachelor kisses now
G
They're for your brow
Interlude:
Em
The arcade lights are hanging down
Asus2 Em Asus2
The rain surrenders to the town
Em
The world of men don't mean a thing
Asus2 Em Asus2
When all they give you is a diamond ring
**Instrumental verse**
C Bm7
Don't believe what you've heard
D Em
'Faithful's' not a bad word
refr.x2
N.C Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7
Oh, won't you save these bachelor kisses now
G
They're for your brow
N.C Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7
Oh, won't you save these bachelor kisses now
G
They're for your brow
**
For Chords in intro and verse see above, the other chords are played
as below:
E,A,D,G,B,e
Chords
G5/C 8,10,x,0,0,x
Gadd9/D 10,12,x,0,0,x
G 3,5,x,0,0,x
Em/A 5,7,x,0,0,x
Cmaj7: 8,10,10,9,0,0
Bm7 7,9,7,7,7,7
D 10,9,8,8,8,x alt. 10,12,12,11,10,10
Am7 5,7,5,5,5,5
G 3,5,5,4,3,3
Em x,7,9,9,8,7 and in interlude 0,2,2,0,0,0
Asus2 x,0,2,2,0,0
