Measuring Cities Wallis Bird
Important: play fingerstyle (Riff A and B); always like this (first two chords of Riff A
all chords of Riff B):
[Bm] [Em7]
e----------------------------------------------------------------------| b---3----3----3--------3----3----3------3----3----3------3----3----3---| g---4----4----4--------4----4----4------4----4----4------4----4----4---| d---4----4----4--------4----4----4------5----5----5------5----5----5---|. a-2------------------2-------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------0----------------0----------------|
play the high notes with i, m, a (index finger, middle finger and pinky) and the low
with p (thumb of your right hand)
Riff A
Bm Em7* G Dadd6** A F#
e----- | e----- | e--------- | e--2--2---- | e--------- | e---5--2--| b--3-- | b--3-- | b---0h2p0- | b--0------- | b---0h2p0- | b---5--2--| g--4-- | g--4-- | g---0h2p0- | g--2------2 | g---0h2p0- | g---6--3--| d--4-- | d--5-- | d--------- | d--0-0--0-- | d--------- | d---7--4--| a--2-- | a----- | a--2------ | a---------- | a--0------ | a-0-------| E----- | E--0-- | E-3------- | E--2------- | E-2------- | E---------|
*Fill 1 **Fill 2
e-2p0----------- e-2p0--------| b-----3--2-0---- b-----0------| g-------------0- g-------2----| d--------------- d------------|
Riff B 3x
|| A(9) Bm G || Em Emsus4 Em <--not
|| e------ | e------ | e-----|| e-----------------| quite || b--(0)- | b------ | b--0--|| b--0---0------0---| sure ||. g---9-- | g--11-- | g--0-.|| g--4---4------4---| about ||. d---7-- | d--9--- | d----.|| d--2---2------2---| that || a------ | a------ | a-----|| a-----------------| || E-5/9-- | E--10-- | E--3--|| E--3---5------3---|
Riff C 3x
G || G Bm Em7 || G Bm ...
e-------||----------------------------------------||--------------| b-------||-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-----------||-3---3-3-3-3--| g-------||.0---0-0-0-4---4-4-4-4--4-4-4----------.||-0---0-0-0-4--| ... d-------||.0---0-0-0-4---4-4-4-5--5-5-5----------.||-0---0-0-0-4--| a--2-2-2||-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-----2---2-||-2---2-2-2-2--| E--3-3-3||-3---3-3-3-----------0--0-0-0-3-2-0---0-||-3---3-3-3----|
(She always leaves the fingertip on the d (third fret of the b string), but you can also
it as usual)
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Intro 1 x Riff A, 1 x Riff A (with Fill 1 & 2)
Verse 1 (2 x Riff A)
[Bm]do you remember Mannheim in S[Em7]eptember?
[G]we were in [Dadd6]love, and we didn't [A]know [F#]it
[Bm]do you remember sleeping like g[Em7]loves?
[G]we finally [Dadd6]kissed, the world expl[A]ode[F#]d
Pre-Chorus (Riff B)
[A]our pockets were l[Bm]ined with e[G]ach other
[A]we knew every last d[Bm]rop of our s[G]ouls
[A]but you were worried I [Bm]wanted someb[G]ody from ol[Em]d[Emsus4] [Em]
Chorus (Riff C)
[G]but my heart is [G]married to s[Bm]omebody e[Em7]lse
[Em]my heart is [G]married to s[Bm]omebody e[Em7]lse
[Em]my lips are [G]married to s[Bm]omebody e[Em7]lse
[Em]my heart is [G]married to only y[Bm]ou
Riff A (started at G), Riff A (with Fill 1 & 2)
Verse 2 (Riff A, Riff A (with Fill 2))
do you remember Paris in October?
we were in love, and we were ecstatic
do you remember feeling growing old?
we changed the world, the world changed us
Pre-Chorus (Riff B)
our pockets were lined with each other
we knew every last drop of our souls
and I was never untrue when the cat was away...no way
Chorus (Riff C)
'cos my heart is married to somebody else
my heart is married to somebody else
my lips are married to somebody else
my love is married to only you
Riff A (started at G, with Fill 2), Riff A (with Fill 1 & 2)
Verse 3 (2 x Riff A)
do you remember Brixton in July
you were unsure and I didn't know it
you couldn't even look me in the eye
and I felt the world crashing around me
Pre-Chorus (Riff B)
I went home to family meek
you changed your clothes and your hair in one week
I don't think I'll be moving on any time soon
Chorus (Riff C)
'cos my heart is married to somebody else
my heart / my lips / my love / my skin / my words / my soul...
my soul is married to only you
Riff A (up to Dadd6)
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