Words so leisured Chords

KeyF#m CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays422

Words so leisured by Franz Ferdinand is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F#m. It uses the chords F#m, E, Em, C, Am and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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F#m
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  			F#m 
She's an emotion avenger 
F#m 
she is the villain who sends a 
         E 
Line of dark fantastic passion 
F#m 
She knows that you will surrender 
F#m 
Knows that you will surrender 
 
E 
you want this fantastic passion 
          Em 
we?ll have fantastic passion 
C                                   Em 
You can feel her lips undress your eyes 
Am                                  Em 
Why should ugly skin that never feels... 
 
C                               Em 
Never feel your fingers tingle tense anticipation on it 
Am                        Em 
this one is an easy one, feel the word and melt upon it 
C 
Words of love, words so leisured 
Em 
Words are poisoned darts of pleasure 
B 
die... 
 
F#m 
Yes, she's in her black mood tonight 
F#m 
Watch her dye your black hair white 
E 
Rob you of your muscles, slacken 
F#m 
all the skin that was so tight 
 
F#m 
So ask for a reason 
F#m 
Ask for any reason 
E 
Ask for the one reply 
Em 
for the one reply 
 
C        Em 
Try for reason 
      Am 
but passion never lives 
             Em 
it dies with reason 
C          Em 
Try for reason 
      B 
then die? 
 
 

    	

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