Chord The Boy With The Arab Strap by Belle And Sebastian

intro G verse 1 G a mile and a half on a bus takes a long time , the odour of old prison food C takes a long time to pass you by G day upon day of this wandering gets you down , nobody gives you a chance or A C dollar in this old town G hovering silence from you is a giveaway , squalor and smoke’s not your style C i don’t like this place , we better go G then i compare notes with your older sister , i Am a lazy get , she is as pure C as the cold driven snow D G verse 2 G what did you learn from your time in the solitary cell of your mind? C there was noises , distractions from anything good and the old prison food G colour my life with the chaos of trouble G cause anything’s better than posh isolation , i missed the bus , you were laid on your back D with the boy with the arab strap G with the boy from the arab strap G C G C D C G verse 3 G it’s something to speak of the way you are feeling to crowds there assembled C do you ever feel you have gone too far? G everyone suffers in silence a burden , the man who drives minicabs down in old compton C D the asian man with his love/hate affair with his racist clientele G a central location for you is a must as you stagger about making free with C your lewd and lascivious boasts G we all know you are soft because we’ve all seen you dancing C we know you are hard because we all saw you drinking from noon until noon again D you’re the boy with the filthy laugh G you’re the boy with the arab strap G C G C verse 4 G strapped to the table with suits from the shelter shop C comic celebrity takes a back seat as the cigarette catches and sets off the smoke alarm G what do you make of the cool set in london? C you’re constantly updating your hit parade of your ten biggest wanks D she’s a waitress and she’s got style G sunday bathtime could take a while