Biography:
Alexander David Turner (born January 6, 1986) is the lead singer and guitarist for the bands Arctic Monkeys and The Last Shadow Puppets. He first met drummer Matt Helders at Stocksbridge High School. He has maintained a very private life, and shunned media publicity when declared the Coolest Man On The Planet by NME magazine in December 2005.
In August of 2007 he and The Rascals' member Miles Kane started recording an album for their new band The Last Shadow Puppets. It was released in the UK April 23 2008.
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Piledriver Waltz composed by Alex Turner for Richard Ayoade's film 'Submarine' (2011). Property of EMI
Capo 1st fret
Intro - C Am E F, C
C
I etched the face of a stopwatch
Am
On the back of a raindrop
E F
And did a swap for the sand in an hourglass
C Am
I heard the unhappy ending it sort of sounds like you leaving
E F C
I heard the piledriver waltz it woke me up this morning
F Dm Am
You look like you've been for breakfast at the heartbreak hotel
F Dm Am
You sat in a back booth by the pamphlets and the lit'rature on how to lose
F G Am E
Your waitress was miserable and so was your food
F G
If you re gonna try and walk on water make sure you wear your comf'table shoes
C Am
Mysteries flashing amber go green when you answer
E F
but the red on the rest of the questionnaire never changes
C Am
I heard the news that you're plannin' to shoot me out of a cannon
E F C
I heard the piledriver waltz it woke me up this mor-ning
F Dm Am
You look like youve been for breakfast at the heartbreak hotel
F Dm Am
And sat in a back booth by the pamphlets and the lit'rature on how to lose
F G Am E
Your waitress was miserable and so was your food
F G
If you're gonna try and walk on water make sure you wear your comf'table shoes
G C Am E F
Oh-oh-oh-oh Piledriver
C Am E F (x4)
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