Most of
these
Inspiral Carpets Guitar Chords were provided by a
big
fan from Scotland, Joe Greatorex (joexxx@hotmail.com).
Dragging Me Down, The Way The Light Falls & Sleep Well
Tonight
were sent in by Scott Dunn (madchester@hotmail.com).
So
grab your six-strings and play along to some of the
finest tunes ever written !
Corrections & additions are always welcome.
Beast
inside --- Dragging me down --- Generations --- I
want you --- Joe ---
Keep the circle
around --- Many happy returns --- Move --- Mystery --- Saturn
5 ---
Sleep well tonight --- Song
for a family --- The way the light falls ---
This is how it
feels --- Uniform
>>> BEAST INSIDE INTRO Em,D,Em,Em VERSE Em D Em,Em Lift the scab off the sore, rub another lump of salt in the wound,etc BRIDGE Em D Em,Em Guess a man is no man if he doesn’t have the beast inside x2 CHORUS Em D Take the gun off the wall, put the lead in my soul C B Rip the bones from my skin lay them out on the floor
>>> DRAGGING ME DOWN INTRO G (repeated with the beat) VERSE No Chord I would search this world for you, even though you can't imagine I wanna take you to China, I wanna kiss you in Rome F#m G A G AG I'd use rocket ships, mine sweepers, transistor radio receivers I wanna hold you, wanna hold you too tight Gonna break every bone of everybody in sight CHORUS A D When I'm flying so high Like a bird in the sky E G But you're dragging me down, yeah But you're dragging me down, yeah E G G G But you're dragging me down down down down Scott says : The rest of the song is pretty much the same except for the ending; just listen to the song to understand the rhythm.
>>> GENERATIONS INTRO Joe says : Dm repeated over and over, just listen to the CD and you’ll know what I mean VERSE Joe says : The verse has no guitar chords as such but if it did they'd go like this Dm Am You’ve got 27 years on me Dm Am The things you’re doing make me smile, etc etc CHORUS Am G F In my heart there's a rainbow glowing Am G F And in my head there's a moon so bright Joe says : And on, planet spins bit is just the verse chords
>>> I WANT YOU INTRO C,C#,C,C#,C,Eb, A# VERSE A# throughout No one ever said it was going to be easy, etc CHORUS C# G# A# I want you
>>> JOE Joe says : Probably the most easy Inspiral Carpets song to work out, but good nonetheless - mostly only two chords INTRO G, F VERSE G F G F G All that I possess is my existence vagrant more or less Joe says : And so on and so on through the chorus until you get to the cool organ bit. This section uses no guitar but the chords would be something like this and you can whistle / hum the melody over it or whatever. B, F#,A,D x2
>>> KEEP THE CIRCLE AROUND Joe says : This track used to be 'rare as fuck' before the BBC released the Inspirals Radio 1 Sessions album in 99 VERSE BIT F Am Pain is one thing tying you to that girl F Am She has got your head in a whirl G Am Now if you ever promise me G Am Then I'm sure that you'll be free Joe says : After this repeat the first half of the verse with the same chords (as I'm a lazy sod and can't be bothered writing it down) CHORUS C G Am You can see inside of me that something's going down
>>> MANY HAPPY RETURNS Joe says : One of my favorite songs from Life ! VERSE A Em You tried to move on in me, etc Until A,D,G,Em Then first two chords but play faster until A,D,G,Em bit again. CHORUS A,G,E Many happy returns And on till finish, I think
>>> MOVE Joe says : Quite possibly one of the best tunes ever written, and all the chords are easy, so definitely one for beginners VERSE G F Am C Lying around, there's no need to lie, etc CHORUS AM C G I ----------- can't feel you move
>>> MYSTERY Joe says : Really clever chord sequence, I like this one INTRO B,B G,G C,C A,A VERSE B G C A Watching her fall is fun (and so on) CHORUS B C B C How ever much you change her you'll never rearrange her (...) Until bridge back to verse which is D, C, B
>>> SATURN 5 INTRO G,C VERSE G C Baby take a ride on a Zeke 64 Jerry wants to be a rockette CHORUS C Em Saturn Fiiiiiiiiiive you really were the greatest sight F Stretching out on a summer's day G C Houston, it's calling me back to her
>>> SLEEP WELL TONIGHT INTRO C F C G (Arpeggio) VERSE Same chords CHORUS C G Throw your caution into the wind Am F Throw your papers into the river C G F C G Promise it will never go dark for the people in the park
>>> SONG FOR A FAMILY Joe says : Another of my favorites from Life, oh fuck, I like it all - it's one of the best albums in human history INTRO AND VERSE G,G,G,C,C,GG,C,C,C repeated BRIDGE A# F G# G,G,G,CC,G,G,C,C,Cx2 And he prays each night that his family’s all right and he’s got work CHORUS A# F G Strange as it may seem we all pray for simple things (until end of song)
>>> THE WAY THE LIGHT FALLS VERSE Some days I see only evil in the world, some days I see everything Good days I see beauty in just the way the light falls on your face CHORUS E (root 5) D (root 5) Look what it's doing to me E (root 5) F# (root 5) Look what this monster's doing to me LITTLE GUITAR MELODY Scott says : Start on the 3rd string, 2nd fret. The notes : Acacacacacd (hold) dc acacacacbg ggga
>>> THIS IS HOW IT FEELS VERSE B G#m Daddy don't know what he's done, B G#m Kids don't know what's wrong with mum CHORUS B Eb G#m E So this is how it feels to be lonely this is how it feels to be small B F# B Eb This is how it feels when your word means nothing at all
>>> UNIFORM Joe says : Good song for an acoustic guitar, some slightly complex chords for beginners though INTRO D,A,G VERSE D Dsus4 D Father it’s time to leave D Tears on my face Dsus4 D And on your sleeve Em And on your shoulder F#m D I’m going down in uniform Em I’m going down F#m D I’m going down in uniform CHORUS D A You'll find me wondering alone Em On some far off horizon, etc