Biography:
Belle and Sebastian is a band from Glasgow. Led by guitarist/vocalist Stuart Murdoch, the seven-piece band has an intimate, majestic sound that is equal parts folk-rock and '60s pop. Murdoch has a gift not only for whimsy and surrealism, but also for odd, unsettling lyrical detail which keeps the songs grounded in a tangible reality.
Based in Glasgow, Scotland, Belle and Sebastian released their first two albums in 1996: Tigermilk, recorded over three days
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Other songs:
- A Century Of Fakers
- A Summer Wasting
- Asleep On A Sunbeam
- Beautiful
- Book Of You
- Boy With The Arab Strap
- Dirty Dream Number Two
- Dog On Wheels
- Expectations
- Fox In The Snow
- Funny Little Frog
- Get Me Away From Here I'm Dying
- Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying
- I Can See Your Futuer
- I Don't Love Anyone
- I Fought In A War
- I'm A Cuckoo
- If She Wants Me
- Lazy Line Painter Jane
- My Wandering Days Are Over
- Piazza, New York Catcher
- Put The Book Back On The Shelf
- Sleep The Clock Around
- Slow Graffiti
- Storytelling
- The Boy With The Arab Strap
- The Cat With The Cream
- The State I Am In
- There's Too Much Love
- To Be Myself Completely
- We Rule The School
- Act Of The Apostle
- Act Of The Apostle Ii
- Allie
- Another Sunny Day
- Belle And Sebastian
- Best Friend
- Big John Shaft
- Blue Eyes Of A Millionaire
- Blues Are Still Blue
- Born To Act
- Calculating Bimbo
- Caught In Love
- Chalet Lines
- Chickfactor
- Come On Sister
- Crash
- Dear Catastrophe Waitress
- Desperation Made A Fool Of Me
- Dont Leave The Light On Baby
- Dress Up In You
- Ease Your Feet In The Sea
- Enter Sylvia Plath
- Ever Had A Little Faith
- Family Tree
- Fiction
- Fold Your Hands Child You Walk Like A Peasent
- For The Price Of A Cup Of Tea
- Get Me Away From Here
- Get Me Away From Here Im Dying
- Heaven In The Afternoon
- I Can See Your Future
- I Could Be Dreaming
- I Didnt See It Coming
- I Dont Love Anyone
- I Dont Want To Play Football
- I Know Where The Summer Goes
- I Want The World To Stop
- If You Find Yourself Caught In Love
- If Youre Feeling Sinister
- Ill Be Your Pilot
- Im A Cuckoo
- Im Waking Up To Us
- Is It Wicked Not To Care
- It Could Have Been A Brilliant Career
- Jonathan David
- Judy And The Dream Of Horses
- La Pastie De La Bourgeoisie
- Like Dylan In The Movies
- Little Lou Ugly Jack Prophet John
- Loneliness Of A Middle Distance Runner
- Lord Anthony
- Losing It
- Marx And Engels
- Mary Jo
- Mayfly
- Me And The Major
- Meat And Potatoes
- Monkeys Are Breaking Out The Zoo
- Mornington Crescent
- Nobodys Empire
- Nothing In The Silence
- Paper Boat
- Photo Jenny
- Piazza New York Catcher
- Play For Today
- Poor Boy
- Rollercoaster Ride
- Scooby Driver
- Seeing Other People
- Seymour Stein
- Shes Losing It
- Simple Things
- Stars Of Track And Field
- Stay Loose
- Step Into My Office Baby
- String Bean Jean
- Suicide Girl
- Sukie In The Graveyard
- Sundays Pretty Icons
- Take Your Carriage Clock And Shove It
- The Book Of You
- The Boy Done Wrong Again
- The Eight Station Of The Cross Kebab House
- The Everlasting Muse
- The Gate
- The Ghost Of Rockschool
- The Magic Of A Kind Word
- The Model
- The Party Line
- The Stars Of Track And Field
- The State Im In
- The Wrong Girl
- There Is An Everlasting Song
- Theres Too Much Love
- This Is Just A Modern Rock Song
- Waiting For The Moon To Rise
- Wandering Days Are Over
- We Were Beautiful
- Whiskey In The Jar
- White Collar Boy
- Winter Wooskie
- Womens Realm
- Wrapped Up In Books
- Write About Love
- You Dont Send Me
- You Made Me Forget My Dreams
- Your Covers Blown
- Youre Just A Baby
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Mary Jo - Belle and Sebastian
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Tabbed By Caz1977
Great song, simple is best, as with most of Belle and Sebastian's songs, especially the
ones. I've tabbed this version with alternate chords
for a different key a full step lower than the song as it's easier to play
with simpler chords if you don't want to play along with the song. They're
listed below.
Alternate chords 1 step lower
EADGBe EADGBe
------ ------
Chords: E: 022100 D: XX0232
B: 799877 or X24442 A: X02220
A: 577655 G: 320003 or 355433
F#m: 244222 Em: 022000
G#m: 466444 F#m: 244222
C#m: X46654 Bm: X24432
Intro: E
------
Verse 1
-------
E
Mary Jo, living alone
B
Drinking tea, on her own
A E
She wants, I don't know what you want
E
Mary Jo, living alone
B
Drinking gin, the telly's on
A
She wants
Chorus 1
--------
(No Chord) E F#m
The night to follow day and back again
G#m
She doesn't want to sleep
A E
Well who could blame her if she wants?
F#m G#m
The night to follow day and back again
A
She doesn't want to sleep
F#m A
Well who could blame her, if she sleeps?
F#m A
Oh who could blame her, if she sleeps?
F#m E
Oh who could blame her, if she's sleeping?
Verse 2
-------
E
Mary Jo, back with yourself
B A
For company, keep telling yourself you're young
E
And it'll happen soon
E
Mary Jo, no one can guess
B
What you've been through
A
Now you've got love to burn
Chorus 2
--------
(No Chord) E F#m
It's someone else's turn to go through Hell
G#m A
And you can see them come from fifty yards
E
Yeah you can tell
F#m G#m
It's someone else's turn to take a fall
A F#m
And now you are the one who's strong enough to help them
A F#m
The one who's strong enough to help them
A F#m E
The one who's strong enough to help them all
Bridge
------
While Stuart is carrying on "all" and then la-la-la-ing you just carry on
with the chorus chord progression:
E, F#m, G#m, A (x2)
Middle Bit
----------
C#m
Mary Jo, you're looking thin
B
You're reading a book, "The State I Am In"
A E
But oh, it doesn't help at all
C#m
Cos what you want is a cigarette
B A
And a thespian with a caravanette in Hull
Chorus 3
--------
(No Chord) E F#m
Your life is never dull in your dreams
G#m A E
A pity that it never seems to work the way you see it
F#m G#m
Life is never dull in your head
A F#m
A sorry tale of action and the men you left for
A F#m
Women, and the men you left for
A F#m E
Intrigue, and the men you left for dead
F#m G#m
Life is never dull in your dreams
A E
A pity that it never works out, Mary
F#m G#m
Life is never dull in your dreams
A F#m
A sorry tale of action and the men you left for
A F#m
Women, and the men you left for
A F#m E
Intrigue, and the men you left for dead
E
The men you left for dead
Finish on an E
Rate this please if you think it's Ok.
-----------------------------
Tabbed By Caz1977
Great song, simple is best, as with most of Belle and Sebastian's songs, especially the
ones. I've tabbed this version with alternate chords
for a different key a full step lower than the song as it's easier to play
with simpler chords if you don't want to play along with the song. They're
listed below.
Alternate chords 1 step lower
EADGBe EADGBe
------ ------
Chords: E: 022100 D: XX0232
B: 799877 or X24442 A: X02220
A: 577655 G: 320003 or 355433
F#m: 244222 Em: 022000
G#m: 466444 F#m: 244222
C#m: X46654 Bm: X24432
Intro: E
------
Verse 1
-------
E
Mary Jo, living alone
B
Drinking tea, on her own
A E
She wants, I don't know what you want
E
Mary Jo, living alone
B
Drinking gin, the telly's on
A
She wants
Chorus 1
--------
(No Chord) E F#m
The night to follow day and back again
G#m
She doesn't want to sleep
A E
Well who could blame her if she wants?
F#m G#m
The night to follow day and back again
A
She doesn't want to sleep
F#m A
Well who could blame her, if she sleeps?
F#m A
Oh who could blame her, if she sleeps?
F#m E
Oh who could blame her, if she's sleeping?
Verse 2
-------
E
Mary Jo, back with yourself
B A
For company, keep telling yourself you're young
E
And it'll happen soon
E
Mary Jo, no one can guess
B
What you've been through
A
Now you've got love to burn
Chorus 2
--------
(No Chord) E F#m
It's someone else's turn to go through Hell
G#m A
And you can see them come from fifty yards
E
Yeah you can tell
F#m G#m
It's someone else's turn to take a fall
A F#m
And now you are the one who's strong enough to help them
A F#m
The one who's strong enough to help them
A F#m E
The one who's strong enough to help them all
Bridge
------
While Stuart is carrying on "all" and then la-la-la-ing you just carry on
with the chorus chord progression:
E, F#m, G#m, A (x2)
Middle Bit
----------
C#m
Mary Jo, you're looking thin
B
You're reading a book, "The State I Am In"
A E
But oh, it doesn't help at all
C#m
Cos what you want is a cigarette
B A
And a thespian with a caravanette in Hull
Chorus 3
--------
(No Chord) E F#m
Your life is never dull in your dreams
G#m A E
A pity that it never seems to work the way you see it
F#m G#m
Life is never dull in your head
A F#m
A sorry tale of action and the men you left for
A F#m
Women, and the men you left for
A F#m E
Intrigue, and the men you left for dead
F#m G#m
Life is never dull in your dreams
A E
A pity that it never works out, Mary
F#m G#m
Life is never dull in your dreams
A F#m
A sorry tale of action and the men you left for
A F#m
Women, and the men you left for
A F#m E
Intrigue, and the men you left for dead
E
The men you left for dead
Finish on an E
Rate this please if you think it's Ok.
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