Camera Obscura

Accords et partitions

French Navy

Am G C D

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Spent a week in a dusty library Waiting for some words to jump at me We met by a trick of fate French navy my sailor mate We met by the moon at the silvery lake

Lloyd Im Ready To Be Heartbroken

D G Gm A

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Hey lloyd, i'm ready to be heartbroken I can't see further than my own nose at this moment Hey lloyd, i'm ready to be heartbroken I can't see further than my own nose at this moment

The Sweetest Thing

C Dm F G Am

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Camera Obscura The Sweetest Thing My Maudlin Career Tabbed by: Adam James Www.myspace.com/jinglejewce

Let's Get Out Of This Country

F C G

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Let's get out of this country I'll admit I am bored with me I drowned my sorrows and slept around When not in body, at least in mind We'll find a cathedral city

Forests Sands

C Em F Am Dm G

I'm in a van and you're holding my hand You are traveling with me through forests and sands I've been innocently learning your language And you've been taking full advantage, haven't you? Oh don't say it's true

Honey In The Sun

A E D E7 Bm A7

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A half full moon in Mexico City I think of you When I saw the Southern Cross I wished you had too I wish my heart was as cold as the morning dew But it's as warm as saxophone and honey in the sun for you I've been spending half the year in a plane going up and down

Razzle Dazzle Rose

F C G Em

Rose, I'm feeling ol-der I was as lucky as a four-leaved clo-ver I tried to be happy, it wasn't easy When I choose my color, it will be Razzle dazzle roooose

If Looks Could Kill

F#m E G#m

Tell me where it all went wrong Maybe I can make it better Tell me where it all went wrong Don’t you know that you really upset her?

Country Mile

A D Bm C#m

Silver Birch against a Swedish sky The singer in the band made me want to cry We're all inside our own heads now We are leaving new friends, leaving this town And I wish you could be here with me

New Years Resolution

Dm C Em G F

New year's resolution - to write something of value New year's resolution - to write something would be fine All I ever wanted was someone to rely on All I ever wanted was somewhere to call home You offer a friendship I can not reciprocate

Tears For Affairs

Am D G C

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Shedding tears for affairs I'm a funny little thing But I can tell you this for nothing Affairs don't win Can you handle one more dirty secret

Dory Previn

A D C#m F# Bm E

Fed up of girls in pretty dresses With boys who want to teach them a lesson Sick of the sight of my old lover Went under sheets and covers to get away from him

James

Am D G C Bm

James he came to my place He said he had to see my face He hopes that we can still be friends In his own way he'll love me until the end

Desire Lines

C# F# D#m G#

I went to California I needed sun, I warned you When the green of your eyes met my blue by surprise There was a storm yeah

The Blizzard

D A D7 G Bm

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Verse 1 There's a blizzard comin' on how I'm wishin' I was home For my pony's lame and he can't hardly stand Listen to that northern sigh if we don't get home we'll die But it's only seven miles to Mary Anne

Suspended From Class

A D E

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You're such a beautiful writer that's not all you are I'm sorry about making a pass It was subtle but I think that you grasp The meaning intended

Tougher Than The Rest

C F G Am

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Well it's Saturday night You're all dressed up in blue I been watching you a while Maybe you been watching me too So somebody ran out

Keep It Clean

F Bb C

Does it make you happy to ignore me on streets ? I guess by now you think I'm weak I wish you would have said something before now I wouldn't share a bag of chips with you In my opinion you don't have a clue

Careless Love

F C G Am Fm G#

Honey, I've been really struggling To think of you and I Being friends. I go hot and cold

Books Written For Girls

B E C#m D#m

You can compliment me on the style of my hair Give me marks on attempt for the clothes that I wear You probably thought i'd had more upstairs I disappoint you I can't see through your perfect smile

Swans

A D Em Bm

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There's flowers in my house And I bought them myself No surprises in my record collection You must have thought I was someone else

You Told A Lie

Em Dm C G

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If you were a season you would be in bloom I wish I had good reason to see you soon No need to convince me that you're a catch I bought my ticket. I'm sold at last

Away With Murder

Am G F Em D C

How many times have you told me you wanna die? How many times have you told me now that you've tried? How many times will I let you get away with murder? Oh and how many times will you make me feel alive?

Eighties Fan

C G Bm D

You know it really wont surprise me If you're a wreck by the age of fourteen The way you look The way you look is fine

Lunar Sea

C F

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For the Lunar sea see the river moon And you've got it Match the finest words to the greatest tune And you've bought it

Come Back Margaret

C# F# D#m G#

Come back Margaret, he wants to adore you Come back Margaret, I'd like to explore you Can't you see the tears in my eyes With the love for him I disguise ?

Teenager

F# B C#

For your birthday she sent you a card She didn't sign her name she gave an autograph Now she's trying to call your bluff Is she your true love ?

Fifth In Line To The Throne

Dm C Am F

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If you want me to leave, then I'll go If you want me to stay, let it show Do you want me to leave, let me know Just let me know

Happy New Year

D G A

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Did the ironing in a cowboy hat Felt as fresh as the paint in this new flat I will never tell you what to do Have ambition simply to see things through Did you know I could be a lot of fun

Other Towns And Cities

A A7 D E E7 D7

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Drinking whiskey reminds me of you You’re the first in ages to have gotten through I know you mean well, yes I know that you do But sooner or later you’re going to break me in two Were my pupils dilated?

False Contender

D A E C#m Bm

I once had a love, but soon had enough 'Cause he was a false contender He wore so thin, there must have been Deep sorrow gnawing away at him

Sisters Social Agony

D A G Bm D7 C

You bruise like a cherry my darling girl Words they mean nothing to some in this world I want you to know I thought of you last night And I cried.

Troublemaker

C Dm G Em

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I fall down like a tonne of bricks What makes me sick won't make me quit I fall down like a tonne of bricks What makes me sick won't make me quit

Every Weekday

A# F D# A#7 Cm Dm

Intro: Verse: The last thing I want is to be tiptoeing around you

I Missed Your Party

C F G C7 Fm C#

REPEAT verse 1: The Roller Girls are rolling and the rocking boys are Rocking Am I just holding onto memories golden?

Knee Deep At The NPL

G C Am D

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We went out dancing it was time we had fun We didn't leave 'til three I know we're not the only one's When we got outside the snow had started to fall I made a ball I threw it at Gavin because he's tall Yeah he's tall

I Don't Do Crowds

C#m B D#m

Verso: Been getting some extra help from a special band Oh yeah they've been helping us out and we're thankful they're lending a hand Here is my request: play the ones that we all know the best

Break It To You Gently

E A B C#m G#m

You had the office before you had the business You had a ring before you found the girl If it were up to you would she be suffering still Now you say your arms ache From the weight of your mistakes

I Don't Want To See You

C Dm Em G

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I can't believe that I am writing this down and I can't believe that I've got you in a song I don't want to be a whining girl Rather not be anyone

Before You Cry

D G A Bm

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No sense, no style Said I loved you for a little while When you cried no, high speed became go slow Come back this time Wishful thinking's going to make you mine

Let Me Go Home

E A B

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Hurry up, baby, cause we're going somewhere tonight One glass of wine and you're mine and you know i just might... You know i just might You know i just might Well the room goes boom to the sound of temptations and more

Pen And Notebook

C F Dm

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You saved for a bass guitar And you knew you'd made a mistake when you first saw Marr With your pen and notebook you've blown me away It's the smallest words we cannot say

Lets Go Bowling

Am C G

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I don't believe in anything so you may as well forget about me It's time you took it upon yourself to go join the other team Forget about me Anyway, I got myself some bowling shoes And they are all that I can see

Anti-western

C G Am D

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You talk about Lee but your words are untrue Saying that Nancy's got nothing on you You listen to rubbish I really despise And tell me that sand is just grit in your eyes

Shine Like A New Pin

C F

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Girl with a thick skin made you shine like a new pin Why smother urges which belong under dresses? Do you wish that you could only start again, Learn to like and be pedestrian? If all your wishes in the world come true

The Sun On His Back

A D E

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He's got the sun on his back Where there are freckles I would die for Is he a family man? If I had the chance I would show him all I am

Hands Up Baby

G Fm Ab Cm Bb Eb

[email protected] The Fm and the G get held twice as long as the other verse chords. This is my favorite CO song. I wonder why they hid it away.

Swimming Pool

Em Am C F G

My head's been lying dormant like a sleepy little mouse What I have inside me it's enough to fill a house Don't get maudlin on me cause I'm not fit for it I?d make you another offer will it do the trick

Double Feature

Bm A C# C#m

Artist:Camera Obscura Album:Biggest Bluest Hi-Fi A very charming song...and Easy too.

The Last Song

A D C#m E

I can't call you My phone will be relieved You can't call me 'Cause someone else will feel deceived I don't understand this

Footloose And Fancy Free

Am D G ... C

Buy me an advent calendar It seems the thought of days without you make me sadder Don.t visit me now you make me want to do myself in I.ll see yousometime but I won.t see you soon

Return To Send Her

F#m G#m E A

This is a really simple and cool song form the single "Let's get out of this Country". I hadn't tabbed a song in years but this song reminds me a situation in Which I am in with a girl so the credit kinda goes to her. Have fun.

Modern Girl

D G Em B F# Bm

He wakes and says hello Turns on the breakfast show She fixes coffee while he takes a shower "hey, that was great," he said "I wish we could stay in bed