Song: Books Written For Girls
Band: Camera Obscura
Album: Underachievers Please Try Harder
Standard Tuning EADGBe
There is a picking rhythm throughout song that alternates the bass note between the root
and it's fifth, but that note may be played by a second guitar because it's very and
in the song, but to get the feel for it it's something like this:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----4--x--4-----4-x-4----4--x--4-----4-x-4-----0-x-0-----0-x-0--|
G|----4--x--4-----4-x-4----4--x--4-----4-x-4-----1-x-1-----1-x-1--| etc...
D|---(4)-x-(4)--4---x-----(4)-x-(4)--4---x-------2-x-2-----2-x-2--|
A|--2--------------------2------------------------------2---------|
E|---------------------------------------------0------------------|
Played with a down-up motion. All chords in the song are played like that.
Intro: B for 4 measures
Verse:
You can compliment me on the style of my hair
Give me marks out of ten for the clothes that I wear
You probably thought I had more upstairs
I disappoint you, I can see through your perfect smile
He likes to read books written for girls
Prides himself on being a man of the world
It’s in the darkest places he gets his thrills
He will disappoint you, if you see through his perfect smile
Chorus:
I think separation is ok
You’re no star to guide me anyway
You only wanted me to play
The fool
Play by your rule
Interlude:
Verse:
Now my door has swollen from the rain
God knows we’ll never see her face again
People get shattered in many ways
They can disappoint you if you see through their perfect smiles
Chorus:
I think separation is ok
'Cause you’re no star to guide me anyway
You only wanted me to play
fool
Play by your rule
fool
Play by your rule
End on B.