Heart of the Matter The Libertines
Verse:
No one can hold the light to your [Bm]misery
Y[D]ou[-]'r[C]e the number [G]one
[Em]Being hard [Bm]done, [D]ha[-]rd [C]done b[G]y
You'll get [Em]by with your [Bm]smile, wick[D]ed[-] s[C]mile
And la[G]ughing at the[Em] misfortune of [Bm]others
You g[D]ot[-]ta[C] get your [G]kicks kicking the [Em]pricks
[Bm]Laughing as they pic[D]k [-]up[C] sticks
[G]And old lad[Em]ies walks on [Bm]by
Tr[D]ip [-]up as[C] they c[Am]ry
Pre-Chorus
With all the [D]battering it's taken
[Bm]I'm surprised it's still [Em]ticking
[Am]Yeah, with all the [D]battering it's taken
[Bm]I'm surprised it is still [D]ticking
Chorus
Let's get [Em]straight to the [Am]heart of [B]matter
Why so [Em]glum? It's [Am]all on the [B]platter
So wh[Em]at's the matter,[Am] what'[B]s the matter[Em] today?[Am] [B]
Verse:
[G]I am no [Em]stranger to the [Bm]cause
I [D]carry the[-]m in[C] my [G]soul
Please torch my [Em]flesh
And leave gray [Bm]holes in the [D]mea[-]ning of[C] my [G]life
But I get [Em]by, I get [Bm]by
Just this c[D]rooke[-]d [C]little [G]smile
You'll get [Em]by, you'll get [Bm]by, you'll get[D] b[-]y[C]
Pre-Chorus:
[Am]With all the [D]battering it's taken
[Bm]Well I'm surprised that it's still [Em]ticking
[Am]Yeah, with all the [D]battering it's taken
[Bm]I'm surprised that it's still [D]ticking
Chorus:
Let's get [Em]straight to the [Am]heart of [B]matter
Why so [Em]glum? It's [Am]all on a pl[B]atter
So wh[Em]at's the matter,[Am] what'[B]s the matter[Em] today?[Am] [B]
Let's get [Em]straight to the [Am]heart of [B]matter
Why so [Em]glum? It's [Am]all on a [B]platter
[Em]What's the matter tell me, [Am]what's[B] the matter [Em]today?[Am] [B]
Verse:
[G]So hold the [Em]lights to my [Bm]misery
But don't [D]se[-]nd it [C]up in [G]flames
It's only [Em]I who take the[Bm] blame
But [D]try [C]me any[G]way
And you'll get [Em]by, and you'll get [Bm]by
With your [D]wick[-]ed [C]little [G]smile
And you'll get [Em]by, and you'll get [Bm]by
With your [D]wick[-]ed [C]little?
Pre-Chorus
[Am]Oh, with all the [D]battering it's taken
[Bm]I'm surprised that it's still [Em]ticking
[Am]Yeah, with all the [D]battering it's taken
[Bm]I'm surprised that it's still [D]ti-cking
Chorus:
Let's get [Em]straight to the [Am]heart of [B]matter
[Em]Oh, why so glum? It's [Am]all on a [B]platter
[Em]What's the matter, [Am]what's[B] the matter [Em]today?
[Am]Let's [B]get [Em]straight to the [Am]heart of [B]matter
Why so [Em]glum? It's [Am]all on the [B]platter
[Em]What's the matter is the [Am]glory [B]hallelujah d[Em]ay[Am] [B]
[Em]Straight to the [Am]heart of [B]matter
[Em]Oh, why so glum? It's [Am]all on a [B]platter
[Em]What's the matter, [Am]what's[B] the matter [Em]today?
Guitar Leads:
Verse
e|--10--7--10-7-10-7-----10-7----7-10----10------| B|-----------------------------7------7----------|Like I said no specific pattern G|-----------------------------------------------|But those are the notes for the first part D|-----------------------------------------------|I like to add some hammer-ons and pull-offs A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------|
Verse (Cont)
e|--3-3-3-/--7-7-7---------------------| B|------------------3-3-3-/-7-7-7------|This begins on "You gotta get your kicks...." G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus:
No leads, but chords are played on higher pitches
Chorus:
[Em] [Am] [B]
e|-----7-------------------------| B|-------8-----------------------| G|---9-----9--5--5--5--8--8--8---| D|-------------------------------| Repeat that throughout the chorus A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|
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