Intro (x2): Am Em F Dm Verse 1: Am Em Old yellow bricks, love's a risk F Dm Quite the little escapologist Am Em Looked so miffed when you wished F Dm For a thousand places better than this Am Em You are the fugitive but you don't know what you're running from F Dm You can't kid us and you couldn't trick anyone Am Em F Dm Houdini love, you don't know what you're running away from Chorus: Dm Em F Em Who wants to sleep in the city that never wakes up? Dm Em F Em Blinded by nostalgia Dm Em F Em Dm Who wants to sleep in the city that never wakes up? Verse 2: Am Em She was enraged by the way F Dm That the emperor put traps in the cage Am Em And the days she being dull F Dm Lead to nights reading beer bottles Am Em You're such a fugitive but you don't know what you're running from F Dm You can't kid us and you couldn't trick anyone Am Em F Dm Houdini love, you don't know what you're running away from Chorus: Dm Em F Em Who wants to sleep in the city that never wakes up? Dm Em F Em Blinded by nostalgia Dm Em F Em Who wants to sleep in the city that never wakes up? Instrumental: E5 B5 C5 D5 E5 B5 C5 D5 x3 E5 B5 C5 D5 E5 Am Chorus: Dm Em F Em You're at a loss, just because Dm Em F Em It wasn't all that you thought it was Dm Em F Em Dm Em F Em You are a fugitive but you don't know what you're running away from Dm Em F Em She said I want to sleep in the city that never wakes up Dm Em F Em And revel in nostalgia Dm Em F Em I know I said he wants to sleep in the city that never wakes up but Dsus2 Dorothy was right though Outro (x2): Am Em F Dm This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
Old Yellow Bricks chords by Arctic Monkeys
Suggested strumbusy upbeat 4/4
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d
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d
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u
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d
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u
4
d
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u
Prefer something simpler: down-up eighths d u d u
How to play Old Yellow Bricks on ukulele
To play Old Yellow Bricks on ukulele, strum the busy upbeat 4/4: d – d u d u d u. Expect a brisk pace, around 150 bpm. You are playing it in A minor. The chords stay at the rookie level, nothing tricky in there. Play fast tight strums to match the frantic drive
9 ukulele chords used in "Old Yellow Bricks" by Arctic Monkeys: Am, B5, C5, Dm, Dsus2, D5, Em, E5 and F
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