Cornerstone Chords & Tabs

by Arctic Monkeys

[Version Description]
Strumming Patterns:
Verses, Instrumental, Solo:
BPM: 84
Denominator: 16
Triplet: No
Measures: [1, 202, 1, 101, 1, 202, 1, 101, 1, 202, 1, 101, 1, 202, 1, 101]
End of Verses 1 and 2:
BPM: 84
Denominator: 16
Triplet: No
Measures: [1, 202, 1, 101, 1, 202, 1, 101, 1, 202, 3, 202, 202, 101, 1, 101]
Bridge (hold):
BPM: 84
Denominator: 4
Triplet: No
Measures: [1, 202, 202, 202]
Chorus:
BPM: 84
Denominator: 16
Triplet: No
Measures: [1, 202, 1, 101, 1, 202, 1, 101, 1, 202, 1, 101, 1, 202, 1, 101, 1, 202, 1, 101, 1, 202, 1, 101, 3, 203, 202, 202]
Tabbed by: Robert Farrell
Tuning: Standard
Key: A major

[Intro]
A

[Verse 1]
A                                    
I thought I saw you in the Battleship
D                  Bm        
but it was only a look-a-like
A                                 
She was nothing but a vision trick
D         Bm           
Under the warning light
        F#m     A                        F#m
She was close, close enough to be your ghost
         A                    
But my chances turned to toast
        D             Bm                   A  F#m
When I asked her if I could call her your name

[Verse 2]
A                                    
I thought I saw you in the Rusty Hook
D                Bm         
Huddled up in a wicker chair
A                                
I wandered over for a closer look
D                       Bm          
And kissed whoever was sitting there
        F#m             A                  F#m
She was close, and she held me very tightly
        A                      D     
'Til I asked awfully politely, please
    Bm           A    F#m A
Can I call you her name

[Chorus]
      D                  Bm  
And I elongated my lift home,
F#m                                 D 
Yeah, I let him go the long way 'round
  Bm                              
I smelt your scent on the seatbelt
     E                         
And kept my shortcuts to myself

[Instrumental]
A D E

[Verse 3]
A                                        
I thought I saw you in the Parrot's Beak,
D                  Bm        
Messing with the smoke alarm,
A                                        
It was too loud for me to hear her speak,
D               Bm       
And she had a broken arm,
       F#m    A                            F#m
It was close, so close that the walls were wet
         A                     D 
And she wrote it out in letra-set
         Bm                C#m
No, you can't call me her name

[Bridge]
A                     C#m        
Tell me where's your hiding place
A                   C#m          
I'm worried I'll forget your face
    F#m                
And I've asked everyone
Bm                       E             E6 optional here
I'm beginning to think I imagined you all along

[Chorus]
      D                  Bm  
And I elongated my lift home,
F#m                                 D 
Yeah, I let him go the long way 'round
  Bm                              
I smelt your scent on the seatbelt
    Dm                         
And kept my shortcuts to myself

[Solo]
A D Bm
A D Bm
F#m Bm
D E

[Verse 4]
A                                   
I saw your sister in the Cornerstone
D                    Bm       
On the phone to the middle man
A                                 
When I saw that she was on her own
D                    Bm       
I thought she might understand
        F#m              A                  F#m 
She was close, well you couldn't get much closer
              A                          D  
She said I'm really not supposed to but yes,
         Bm                 A    
You can call me anything you want