Biography:
Alt-J (sometimes stylised ?) was formed when Gwil Sainsbury (guitar, bass), Joe Newman (guitar, vocals), Gus Unger-Hamilton (keyboards), and Thom Sonny Green (drums) met at Leeds, UK University in 2007. The band currently resides in Cambridge.
Unger-Hamilton studied English Literature; the other three Fine Art. In their second year of studies, Newman showed Sainsbury a handful of his own songs inspired by his guitar-playing dad and hallucinogens
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Verse 1]
C Em
She may contain the urge to run away
Am
But hold her down with soggy clothes and breezeblocks
C Em
Citrezene your fever’s gripped me again
Am
Never kisses all you ever send are fullstops - la la la la
C Em
Do you know where the wilds things go
Am
They go along to take your honey - la la la la
C Em
Break down now weep build up breakfast now
Am
Let’s eat my love my love love love - la la la la
[Chorus]
C Em
Muscle to muscle and toe to toe
Am C
The fear has gripped me but here I go
C Em
My heart sinks as I jump up
Am C
Your hand grips hand as my eyes shut
C E Am C C E Am C
Ahhh ahhh ahhh ah ah – ahhh ahhh ahhh ah ah
[Verse 2]
C Em
Do you know where the wild things go
Am
They go along to take your honey - la la la la
C Em
Break down let’s sleep build up breakfast now
Am
Let’s eat my love my love love love - la la la la
C Em
She bruises coughs she splutters pistol shots
Am
But hold her down with soggy clothes and breezeblocks
C Em Am
She’s morphine queen of my vaccine my love my love love love - la la la la
[Chorus]
C Em
Muscle to muscle and toe to toe
Am C
The fear has gripped me but here I go
C Em
My heart sinks as I jump up
Am C
Your hand grips hand as my eyes shut
C E Am C C E Am C
Ahhh ahhh ahhh ah ah – ahhh ahhh ahhh ah ah
C E Am C C E Am C
Ahhh ahhh ahhh ah ah – ahhh ahhh ahhh ah ah
[Verse 3]
C Em
She may contain the urge to runaway
Am
But hold her down with soggy clothes and breezeblocks
C Em Am
Germaline disinfect the scene my love my love love love
Here the bass notes are (wo. capo) G to F, but I just can't find a good chord shape.
But please don’t go I love you so
Am C C F E *
my lovely
Am C C F E *
Please don’t go please don’t go I love you so I love you so
Am C C
Please don’t go please don’t go I love you so I love you so
F E *
Please break my heart – hey
Am C C F E *
Please don’t go please don’t go I love you so I love you so
Am C C
Please don’t go please don’t go I love you so I love you so
F E *
Please break my heart – hey
(* A string, frets 8 & 7 from capo)
C E
Please don’t go I’ll eat you whole
Am C
I love you so I love you so I love you so
C E
Please don’t go I'll eat you whole
Am C
I love you so I love you so I love you so I love you so
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