Act Of The Apostle Ii - Belle and Sebastian

Act Of The Apostle Ii

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A Ab
I'm bored out of my mind / Too sick to even care
C#m C#m Cm Bm
I'll take a little walk / Nobody's going----to----know
Bm C#m Bm
I'm in senior year / It gives you a little free time
E
I'll just use it all at once!
 
A Ab
Took the fence and the lane / The bus then the train
C#m C#m Cm Bm
Bought an Independent to make me look like I------got---brains
Bm C#m Bm
I made a story up in my head if anybody would ask
E
I'm going to a seminar!
 
D Dm
I'm a genius / I'm a prodigy
A
A demon at Maths and Science
A Ab G Gb
I'm up---for---a---prize
Cm Bm
If you gotta grow up sometime
A ( A Ab G Gb )
You've to do it on your own
Cm Bm
I don't think I could stand to be stuck
A ( E F# G# A )
That's the way that things were going
 
A Ab
The bible's my tool / There's no mention of school!
C#m C#m Cm Bm
My Damascan Road's my transistor rad--io
Bm C#m Bm
I tune in at night when my mum and my dad start to fight
E
I put on my headphones
 
D Dm
And I tune out / I am devout
A
The girls are singing about my life
Gb
But they're not here, they've got the wild life
Cm Bm
If you want to find out, find out
A ( A Ab G Gb )
You got to look them in the eye
Cm Bm
That's why my only choice
A
Is find the face behind the voice...
 
....{A} Dm
She asked the man if the service was open
G F#m
"Not today, just the choir from the radio"
A Dm
"Couldn't I sit in? I've come all this way"
G F#m
"Will you bugger off, I've got work to do!"
B D A
The city was losing its appeal
B D A
God was asleep / He was back in her village, in the fields
 
C F
Oh, if I could make sense of it all!
C F
I wish that I could sing / I'd stay in a melody (I would float along in my everlasting song)
C E
What would I do to believe??

How to play Act Of The Apostle Ii

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What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is A. You can transpose without leaving the page.

Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?

Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.

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