Intro Bm D
Bm D Bm
I think this place is full of spies
D
I think they're onto me
Didn't anybody, didn't anybody tell you
Didn't anybody tell you how to gracefully disappear in a room
Bm D
Bm D Bm D------->
I know you put in the hours to keep me in sunglasses, I know
D-------------->
And so and now I'm sorry I missed you
D-------------->
I had a secret meeting in the basement of my...
D A
brain
Bm G D A
It went the dull and wicked ordinary way
Bm G D
It went the dull and wicked ordinary way
A
And now I'm sorry I missed you
Bm G Bm D
I had a secret meeting in the basement of my brain
Bm D
Bm D Bm
I think this place is full of spies
D------------->
I think I'm ruined
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D----------->
Didn't anybody, didn't anybody tell you
D----------->
Didn't anybody tell you, this river's full of lost sharks
Bm D
Bm D Bm D
I know you put in the hours to keep me in sunglasses, I know
And so and now I'm sorry I missed you
I had a secret meeting in the basement of my...
D A
brain
Bm G D A
It went the dull and wicked ordinary way
Bm G D
It went the dull and wicked ordinary way
A
And now I'm sorry I missed you
Bm G D
I had a secret meeting in the basement of my brain
A
And now I'm sorry I missed you
Bm G D A
I had a secret meeting in the basement of my brain
Bm G D
It went the dull and wicked ordinary way
If you want to add a more colourful sense of harmony to the song (though I wouldn't
overusing it with just an acoustic),
instead of playing |D - A - Bm - G
try
|D/A - A - Bm - G/B