Intro 1
C#m C#m Bm F#m
C#m C#m Bm F#m
Verse 1
C#m B
Take your white finger
F#m
Slide the nail under
C#m B
the top and bottom buttons of my blazer
F#m
Relax the fraying wool, slacken ties
Pre-Chorus 1
A E
And I’m not to look at you in the shoe
Bm D
But the eyes, find the eyes
Chorus 1
Bm
Find me and follow me
D
through corridors, refectories and files
You must follow, leave this academic factory
Bm
You will find me in the matinée,
the dark of the matinée
D
It's better in the matinée,
A
the dark of the matinée is mine
C#m B F#m
Yes, it's mine
Interlude 1
C#m C#m Bm F#m
C#m C#m Bm F#m
Verse 2
C#m B
Time every journey
F#m
to bump into you accidentally
C#m B
I charm you and tell you
F#m
of the boys I hate,
all the girls I hate
A E/G#
All the words I hate, all the clothes I hate
F#m E/G#
How I'll never be anything I hate
Pre-Chorus 2
A E
You smile, mention something that you like
Bm
Oh, how you'd have a happy life
D
if you did the things you like
Chorus 2
Bm
Find me and follow me
D
through corridors, refectories and files
You must follow, leave this academic factory
Bm
You will find me in the matinée,
the dark of the matinée
D
It's better in the matinée,
A
the dark of the matinée is mine
C#m B F#m
Yes, it's mine
Verse 3
C#m B
So I'm on BBC Two now
F#m
Telling Terry Wogan how I made it
C#m B
And what I made is unclear now
F#m
But his deference is and his laughter is
Pre-Chorus 3
A E
My words and smile are so easy now
Bm
Yes, it's easy now
D
Yes, it's easy now
Chorus 3
Bm
Find me and follow me
D
through corridors, refectories and files
You must follow, leave this academic factory
Bm
You will find me in the matinée,
the dark of the matinée
D
It's better in the matinée,
the dark of the matinée
Chorus 4
Bm
You will find me and follow me
D
through corridors, refectories and files
You must follow, leave this academic factory
Bm
You will find me in the matinée,
the dark of the matinée
D
It's better in the matinée,
A
the dark of the matinée is mine
C#m
Yes, it's mine
B F#m C#
Take your white finger
Slide the nail under
The top and bottom buttons of my blazer
Relax the fraying wool, slacken ties
And I'm not to look at you in the shoe
But the eyes, find the eyes
Find me and follow me through corridors, refectories and files
You must follow, leave this academic factory
You will find me in the matinée, the dark of the matinée
It's better in the matinée, the dark of the matinée is mine
Yes, it's mine
Time every journey
To bump into you accidentally
I charm you and tell you
Of the boys I hate, all the girls I hate
All the words I hate, all the clothes I hate
How I'll never be anything I hate
You smile, mention something that you like
Oh, how you'd have a happy life
If you did the things you like
Find me and follow me through corridors, refectories
Files, you must follow, leave this academic factory
You'll find me in the matinée, the dark of the matinée
It's better in the matinée, the dark of the matinée is mine
Yes, it's mine
So I'm on BBC Two now
Telling Terry Wogan how I made it and
What I made is unclear now
But his deference is, and his laughter is
My words and smile are so easy now
Yes, it's easy now
Yes, it's easy now
Find me and follow me through corridors, refectories and files
You must follow, leave this academic factory
You will find me in the matinée, dark of the matinée
It's better in the matinée, the dark of the matinée
You will find me and follow me through corridors, refectories and files
You must follow, leave this academic factory
You will find me in the matinée, the dark of the matinée
Better in the matinée, the dark of the matinée is mine
Yes, it's mine
Intro 1
C#m C#m
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Bm F#m
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C#m C#m
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Bm F#m
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Verse 1
C#m B
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F#m
Slide the nail under
F#m C#m
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B
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F#m
Relax the fraying wool,
F#m
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PreChorus 1
A E
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Bm D
But the eyes, find the eyes
Chorus 1
Bm
E|---------5-------7-------5--------| B|-----7-------7-------7-------7----| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
D
corridors, refec tories and files
Bm
You will find me in the matinée,
D
It's better in the matinée,
A
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C#m B F#m
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Interlude 1
C#m C#m
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Bm F#m
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C#m C#m
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Bm F#m
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Verse 2
C#m B
Time every journey
F#m
to bump into you accidentally
C#m B
I charm you and tell you
F#m
of the boys I hate,
F#m
E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-4-------6-------7----------------| A|-------------------------4--------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
A E/G#
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F#m E/G#
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PreChorus 2
A E
You smile, mention something that you like
Bm
Oh, how you'd have a happy life
D
if you did the things you like
Chorus 2
Bm
Find me and follow me
D
through corridors, refectories and files
Bm
You will find me in the matinée,
D
It's better in the matinée,
A
E|----------------------------------| B|-5-------2-------5---2-------5----| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
C#m B F#m
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Verse 3
C#m B
So I'm on BBC Two now
F#m
Telling Terry Wogan how I made it
C#m B
And what I made is un clear now
F#m
But his deference is and his laughter is
PreChorus 3
A E
My words and smile are so easy now
Bm
Yes, it's easy now
D
Yes, it's easy now
Chorus 3
Bm
Find me and follow me
D
through corridors, refectories and files
Bm
You will find me in the matinée,
D
It's better in the matinée,
Chorus 4
Bm
You will find me and follow me
D
through corridors, refectories and files
Bm
You will find me in the matinée,
D
It's better in the matinée,
A
the dark of the matinée is mine
C#m
Yes, it's mine
B F#m C#
From the album
Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand · 2004 · Track 0