The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of The Understatement Chords & Tabs

 

The Age Of The Understatement Chords & Tabs

The Last Shadow Puppets Chords & Tabs

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The Age Of The Understatement Tab


                    The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of The Understatement




Tabbed by Aled Parry.
email: aparry491@btinternet.com
Tuning: Standard E

This song is played very quick with continuous strumming.

Intro
e|-2-222-22-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-333-33--2-222-22--7-777-77--9-999-99--2-222-22-2-222-22-2-222-22-2-222-22|
G|-4-444-44--3-333-33--7-777-77--9-999-99--3-333-33-3-333-33-3-333-33-3-333-33|
D|-4-444-44--4-444-44--7-777-77--9-999-99--4-444-44-4-444-44-4-444-44-4-444-44| x2
A|-2-222-22--4-444-44--5-555-55--7-777-77--4-444-44-4-444-44-4-444-44-4-444-44|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-2-222-22-------------|
B|-3-333-33--2-222-22---|
G|-4-444-44--3-333-33---|
D|-4-444-44--4-444-44---| x10
A|-2-222-22--4-444-44---|
E|----------------------|

Verse
e|-2-222-22-------------|
B|-3-333-33--2-222-22---|
G|-4-444-44--3-333-33---|
D|-4-444-44--4-444-44---| x7
A|-2-222-22--4-444-44---|
E|----------------------|
Decided to sneak off away 
From your stomach and try your pulse 
Encaptured what seemed all unknowing 
And candid

e|-2-222-22-------------|
B|-3-333-33--2-222-22---|
G|-2-222-22--3-333-33---|
D|-----------4-444-44---|
A|-----------4-444-44---|
E|----------------------|
but they suspected it was false 

Break
e|-2-222-22-------------|
B|-3-333-33--2-222-22---|
G|-4-444-44--3-333-33---|
D|-4-444-44--4-444-44---| x4
A|-2-222-22--4-444-44---|
E|----------------------|

Verse
e|-2-222-22-------------|
B|-3-333-33--2-222-22---|
G|-4-444-44--3-333-33---|
D|-4-444-44--4-444-44---| x7
A|-2-222-22--4-444-44---|
E|----------------------|
She’s playful, but boring would warn you 
Be careful of her brigade 
In order to tame this relentless marauder 

e|-2-222-22-------------|
B|-3-333-33--2-222-22---|
G|-2-222-22--3-333-33---|
D|-----------4-444-44---|
A|-----------4-444-44---|
E|----------------------|
Move away from the parade 

Pre-Chorus
e|---------------------2-222-22--2-222-22--|
B|-5-555-55--3-333-33--3-333-33--3-333-33--|
G|-6-666-66--4-444-44--4-444-44--4-444-44--|
D|-7-777-77--5-555-55--4-444-44--4-444-44--|
A|-7-777-77--5-555-55--2-222-22--2-222-22--|  x3
E|-----------------------------------------|
And she was walking on the tables in the glasshouse 
And verily bedraggled in the wind 
Subtle in her method of seduction 

e|-2-222-22--2-222-22----------------------|
B|-3-333-33--3-333-33--2-222-22--2-222-22--|
G|-2-222-22--2-222-22--3-333-33--3-333-33--|
D|---------------------4-444-44--4-444-44--|
A|---------------------4-444-44--4-444-44--|
E|-----------------------------------------|
Twenty little tragedies begin 

Break
e|-2-222-22-------------|
B|-3-333-33--2-222-22---|
G|-4-444-44--3-333-33---|
D|-4-444-44--4-444-44---| x8
A|-2-222-22--4-444-44---|
E|----------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_last_shadow_puppets/the_age_of_the_understatement_tab.html ]
Pre-Chorus
e|---------------------2-222-22--2-222-22--|
B|-5-555-55--3-333-33--3-333-33--3-333-33--|
G|-6-666-66--4-444-44--4-444-44--4-444-44--|
D|-7-777-77--5-555-55--4-444-44--4-444-44--|
A|-7-777-77--5-555-55--2-222-22--2-222-22--|  x3
E|-----------------------------------------|
And she would throw a feather bower in the road 
If she thought that it would set the scene 
Unfittingly dipped into your companions 

e|-2-222-22--2-222-22----------------------|
B|-3-333-33--3-333-33--2-222-22--2-222-22--|
G|-2-222-22--2-222-22--3-333-33--3-333-33--|
D|---------------------4-444-44--4-444-44--|
A|---------------------4-444-44--4-444-44--|
E|-----------------------------------------|
Enlightened them to make you see 

Chorus x4
e|-2-222-22--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-333-33--2-222-22--7-777-77--9-999-99--2-222-22-2-222-22-2-222-22-2-222-22-|
G|-4-444-44--3-333-33--7-777-77--9-999-99--3-333-33-3-333-33-3-333-33-3-333-33-|
D|-4-444-44--4-444-44--7-777-77--9-999-99--4-444-44-4-444-44-4-444-44-4-444-44-|
A|-2-222-22--4-444-44--5-555-55--7-777-77--4-444-44-4-444-44-4-444-44-4-444-44-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And there’s affection to rent 
The age of the understatement 
Before the attraction ferments 
Kiss me properly and pull me apart 
Affection to rent 
The age of the understatement 
But before this attraction ferments 
Kiss me properly and pull me apart 

e|----------------------------------------------------------2-222-22-2-222-22-|
B|--3-333-33-3-333-33--2-222-22--2-222-22-2-222-22-2-222-2--3-333-33-3-333-33-|
G|--4-444-44-4-444-44--3-333-33--3-333-33-3-333-33-3-333-3--4-444-44-4-444-44-|
D|--5-555-55-5-555-55--4-444-44--4-444-44-4-444-44-4-444-4--4-444-44-4-444-44-|
A|--5-555-55-5-555-55--4-444-44--4-444-44-4-444-44-4-444-4--2-222-22-2-222-22-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ahhhhh, Ahhhh… x2

Bridge x2
e|----------------------------------------------------------2-222-22-2-222-22-|
B|--3-333-33-3-333-33--2-222-22--2-222-22-2-222-22-2-222-2--3-333-33-3-333-33-|
G|--4-444-44-4-444-44--3-333-33--3-333-33-3-333-33-3-333-3--4-444-44-4-444-44-|
D|--5-555-55-5-555-55--4-444-44--4-444-44-4-444-44-4-444-4--4-444-44-4-444-44-|
A|--5-555-55-5-555-55--4-444-44--4-444-44-4-444-44-4-444-4--2-222-22-2-222-22-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And my fingers scratch at my hair 
Before my mind can get too reckless 
The idea of seeing you here 
Is enough to make the sweat go cold

e|----------------------------------------------------------2-----------------|
B|--3------------------2------------------2-----------------3-----------------|
G|--4------------------3------------------3-----------------4-----------------|
D|--5------------------4------------------4-----------------4-----------------|
A|--5------------------4------------------4-----------------2-----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ahhhhh, Ahhhh…

e|-2-222-22-------------|
B|-3-333-33--2-222-22---|
G|-4-444-44--3-333-33---|
D|-4-444-44--4-444-44---| x8
A|-2-222-22--4-444-44---|
E|----------------------|

Outro:
e|-2-222-22--------------------------------2-|
B|-3-333-33--2-222-22--7-777-77--9-999-99--3-|
G|-4-444-44--3-333-33--7-777-77--9-999-99--4-|
D|-4-444-44--4-444-44--7-777-77--9-999-99--4-| 
A|-2-222-22--4-444-44--5-555-55--7-777-77—-2-|
E|-------------------------------------------|