String Bean Jean

INTRO : Bm G D A Bm RIFF : A -2-222-4-5---222-4-5---000-4-5-7-5-4h5p4p0-- E ----------3---------5----------------------2 G D A A -222-4-5---222-4-5---000-4-5-7-5-4h5p40---- E --------3---------5------------------------ (h = hammer-on, p = pull-off) D G I got my fingers dirty at the school of rock D A Yeah I got my fingers dirty so I took a walk D F# Bm I went up to the country park and hung around till after dark G And the girls got home D Till the girls got home D G Did I tell you 'bout the one I know, she's on the rag? D A She spent the summer day inside her sleeping bag D F# Bm Yeah she spent the summer day inside until it's time to go to work D And she works all night G Cause the girl's all right MIDDLE FOUR : D E G D D G The girls have got a house that's like a caravan D A And it's like your holiday whenever you go round D F# Bm We always have a laugh and then we all get in the bath G To save on the leccy bill D Me and Jo and Phil CHORUS (play INTRO): Bm G I had to leave them in the morning D I left the keys around the way A I had to go to work Bm G I had to leave them in the morning D I left the keys down in the caff A I had to catch a bus MIDDLE EIGHT : D E G D D E G D D G And when Jo was short of cash I had to give her some D A But I didn't really mind 'cause I was fit for once D F# Bm So we paid the leccy bill, we got the shopping and we still had G Some for the cinema D So we all went out D G She asked me "Do I need to lose a bit of weight?" D A And I said "Now don't be stupid 'cause you're looking great" D F# Bm Now we call her String Bean Jean because the label on her jeans says G D Seven to eight years old - well that's pretty small G D Seven to eight years old - well that's pretty small G D Seven to eight years old - well that's pretty small G A Seven to eight years old... CHORUS (play INTRO) INTRO (instrumental) End on D/F# i.e. a D chord with thumb on E-string, 2nd fret. Belle & Sebastian fans would be well advised to browse Paul Mitchell's appealing site 'Sinister' at www.ph.ed.ac.uk/~mitchell/sinister/