Song for Dan Treacy MGMT
MGMT - Song for Dan Treacy Chords
by Ryan McGrath
100% transcribed by me. Please inform me of any mistakes, however I don't think
there are any, if at all.
Lyrics taken from -
http://artists.letssingit.com/mgmt-lyrics-song-for-dan-treacy-lbb1ddp -
and slightly edited for grammar and corrections.
Chords are listed as regular or flat, never sharp, for ease of playing. This is
regardless of key.
Examples of chords and their notations:
D = D major
Gb = G flat major
Em = E minor
Gbm = G flat minor
Cdim. = C diminished
Bbdim. = B flat diminished
Part A (0:00 - 0:22)
[D] He spends his [Gbm]time
or maybe half of[G] his time
Bbdim.
or part of the time wandering
'round the [D]creeks and cobble [Gbm]stones of hackney [Em]lanes
[D] with a tear in his [Gbm]eye
G Bbdim.
as the children walk by, he's thinking of a song
then [D]stops to paint a [Gbm]picture of a [Em]frown
[Gb]walking ar[F]ound
Part B (0:23 - 0:40)
[Em] [Cm] [Gm] [Gb] [F]
[Em] [Cm] [Gm] [Gb] [F]
[Em]
Part A (0:41 - 1:02)
[D] Dan Treacy's [Gbm]smile
G Bbdim.
leaves you trying to decide who's the victim, what's the crime?
no[D] rest for the mind
that's [Gbm]seen it all [Em]before
[D] and I don't know where he [Gbm]lives
but he's [G]a myth of a man
Bbdim.
and Texas Bob the cameraman
is [D]off to fix his [Gbm]seat before the [Em]show
yeah, but [Gb]where did he [F]go?
Part B (1:03 - 1:14)
[Em] [Cm] [Gm] [Gb] [F]
[Em] [Cm] [Gm] [Gb] [F]
Part C (1:15 - 1:32)
To [Dbm]know when your [A]time's up
you [B]flip the glass and [E]watch the hours [Abm]quickening[Bm]
oh [A]oh oh oh [Am]oh
In the [Dbm]back of the [A]station
fluor[B]escent lights a[E]bout to quit their [Abm]flickering[Bm]
Part D (1:33 - 1:42)
Well he [A]speaks his mind
he says [B]"What is crime?"
Dan [Bm]Treacy's eyes
Part A (1:43 - 2:01)
Note:
The chords from "In the middle..." to "...lark" are not actually played in the song, but
for things like acoustic covers I thought it might be helpful to include them, so I did.
[D] In the middle of the [Gbm]park
when the [G]underground is dark,
Bbdim.
he's a poet he's a lark
He starts [D]thinking about a [Gbm]place that no one [Em]knows
[D] And when the creeks run [Gbm]dry
he stays [G]frozen in time
Bbdim.
strange lights in the sky
start [D]blinking
I can see the [Gbm]car outside
Part E (2:02 - 2:11)
[Em]But he's listening, ooh ooh ooh ooh
[Abm]he's listening, ooh ooh ooh
[Bm]he's listening, ahh ahh ahh
and he's [A]making up his mind
Part C (2:12 - 3:09)
Note:
The lyrics and instrumentation of this second Part C are different,
however the chords remain the same.
[Dbm]He made his [A]mind up
to [B]get things done and [E]overcome[Abm] [Bm] [A] [Am]
[Dbm]He made his [A]mind up
[B]yeah he's gonna [E]let it go[Abm] [Bm] [A] [Am]
[Dbm]He made his [A]mind up
[B]in the park and [E]at the station[Abm] [Bm] [A] [Am]
[Dbm]He made his [A]mind up
[B]yeah, he's gonna [E]get it done[Abm] [Bm] [A] [Am]
[Dbm]He made his [A]mind up
[B]ooh yeah he's gonna [E]get it done[Abm] [Bm] [A] [Am]
[Dbm]He made his [A]mind up
[B] [E] [Abm] [Bm]
Part F (3:10 - 4:09)
[A]yeah, he's gonna let it go, uh [B]oh
no matter the [Gbm]time
oh [B]oh
when the [Gbm]creeps run by
oh [B]no
he's making his [Gbm]mind up
oh oh [B]oh oh
[Gbm]yeah he's gonna get it done whoa [B]oh
oh [Gbm]yeah, when the creeks run dry whoa [B]oh
[Gbm]yeah, he's gonna listen to his [B]soul,
[Gbm]yeah, when the creeps walk by and say
Cdim.
"Come here boy, look me in the eye"
bow to the heart, back to the beat of
[E]Dan Treacy
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