Bishonen Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays329

Bishonen by Momus is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G, A, Bm, Am, G/F#, Em, F#m and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
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      D                              G     D 
I was born in the town of Paisley in early 1960 
                             G           A 
And placed in the care of an old eternal bachelor 
  D                        G              D 
A strict disciplinarian, a passionate antiquarian 
                               G            A 
His collection of myths and legends was spectacular 

Bm                    Am 
As a younger man he'd been to see Japan 
        G           A            D         A 
Where a master in a white kimono taught him 
D                       G             D 
In a shining moment the myth of the bishonen 
                    G                 A 
The youthful hero doomed to fall like blossom 

G               G/F#        Em         G/F# 
And how could I forgive the ugly fugitive 
G                    A           D         A 
Who brought me up according to a fantasy? 
G                    D   
For when the old man stared at me 
   F#m             Bm 
He drowned in evil beauty 
E               A               D 
Thinking of the early death in store for me 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante