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Song For Dan Treacy by MGMT
Song For Dan Treacy
D Bm G Gm/Bb
He spends his time, or maybe half of his time, or part of the time wandering
D/A Bm Em
'round the creeks and cobble stones of hackney lanes
D Bm G Gm/Bb
with a tear in his eye, as the children walk by, he's thinking of a song
D/A Bm Em F#m Fm
then stops, to paint a picture of a frown, walking around
Em Cm Gm F#m Fm x2
And the fast guitar that's right after that part goes like this:
e|-------------------------|
B|-5--5--4--4--3--3--2--2--|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------| x2
D Bm G Gm/Bb
Dan Treacy's smile, leaves you trying to decide who's the victim, what's the crime?
D/A Bm Em
no rest for the mind, that's seen it all before
D Bm G Gm/Bb
and I don't know where he lives, but he's a myth of a man, and Texas Bob the cameraman
D/A Bm Em F#m Fm
is off to fix his sit before the show, yeah but where did he go?
Em Cm Gm F#m Fm x2
C#m A
to know when your time's up
B E G#m Bm
you flip the glass and watch the hours quickening
A Am
oh oh oh oh oh
C#m A
in the back of the station
B E G#m Bm
fluorescent lights about to quit their flickering
A F#
well he speaks his mind, he says "what is crime?"
F#m F#m6
Dan Treacy's eyes
D Bm G
In the middle of the park, when the underground is dark
Gm/Bb
he's a poet he's a lark
D Bm Em
he starts thinking about a place that no one knows
D Bm G
and when the creeks run dry, he stays frozen in time
Gm/Bb
strange lights in the sky
D/A Bm Em
start blinking, I can see the car outside but he's listening
G#m Bm
oh oh oh oh, he's listening, oh oh oh, he's listening, ah ah ah
A Am
when he's making up his mind
C#m A B E G#m Bm A Am
He made his mind up, to get things done and overcome
C#m A B E G#m Bm A Am
He made his mind up, yeah he's gonna let it go
C#m A B E G#m Bm A Am
he made his mind up, in the park and at the station
C#m A B E G#m Bm A Am
he made his mind up, yeah, he's gonna get it done
C#m A B E G#m Bm A Am
he made his mind up, ooh yeah he's gonna get it done
C#m A B E G#m Bm
he made his mind up
A B
yeah, he's gonna let it go, uh oh
C#m B
no matter the time, oh oh
C#m B
when the creeps run by, oh no
C#m B
he's making his mind up, oh oh oh oh
F#m B
yeah he's gonna get it done whoa
F#m B
oh yeah, when the creeks run dry whoa oh
F#m B
yeah, he's gonna listen to his soul,
F#m F#m
yeah, when the creeps walk by and say, "come here boy, look me in the eye"
F#m6 E
bow to the heart, back to the beat of Dan Treacy
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version 2
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 Gbm
He spends his time
G
or maybe half of his time
Bbdim.
or part of the time wandering
D Gbm Em
'round the creeks and cobble stones of hackney lanes
D Gbm
with a tear in his eye
G Bbdim.
as the children walk by, he's thinking of a song
D Gbm Em
then stops to paint a picture of a frown
Gb F
walking around
Part B (0:23 - 0:40)
Em Cm Gm Gb F
Em Cm Gm Gb F
Em
Part A (0:41 - 1:02)
D Gbm
Dan Treacy's smile
G Bbdim.
leaves you trying to decide who's the victim, what's the crime?
D
no rest for the mind
Gbm Em
that's seen it all before
D Gbm
and I don't know where he lives
G
but he's a myth of a man
Bbdim.
and Texas Bob the cameraman
D Gbm Em
is off to fix his seat before the show
Gb F
yeah, but where did he go?
Part B (1:03 - 1:14)
Em Cm Gm Gb F
Em Cm Gm Gb F
Part C (1:15 - 1:32)
Dbm A
To know when your time's up
B E Abm Bm
you flip the glass and watch the hours quickening
A Am
oh oh oh oh oh
Dbm A
In the back of the station
B E Abm Bm
fluorescent lights about to quit their flickering
Part D (1:33 - 1:42)
A
Well he speaks his mind
B
he says "What is crime?"
Bm
Dan 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 Gbm
In the middle of the park
G
when the underground is dark,
Bbdim.
he's a poet he's a lark
D Gbm Em
He starts thinking about a place that no one knows
D Gbm
And when the creeks run dry
G
he stays frozen in time
Bbdim.
strange lights in the sky
D
start blinking
Gbm
I can see the 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
A
and he's 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 A
He made his mind up
B E Abm Bm A Am
to get things done and overcome
Dbm A
He made his mind up
B E Abm Bm A Am
yeah he's gonna let it go
Dbm A
He made his mind up
B E Abm Bm A Am
in the park and at the station
Dbm A
He made his mind up
B E Abm Bm A Am
yeah, he's gonna get it done
Dbm A
He made his mind up
B E Abm Bm A Am
ooh yeah he's gonna get it done
Dbm A
He made his mind up
B E Abm Bm
Part F (3:10 - 4:09)
A B
yeah, he's gonna let it go, uh oh
Gbm
no matter the time
B
oh oh
Gbm
when the creeps run by
B
oh no
Gbm
he's making his mind up
B
oh oh oh oh
Gbm B
yeah he's gonna get it done whoa oh
Gbm B
oh yeah, when the creeks run dry whoa oh
Gbm B
yeah, he's gonna listen to his 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
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version 3
Tuning: Standard
first verse chords:
D BM
He spends his time
or maybe half of his time
or part of the time wandering
'round the creeks and cobble stones of hackney lanes
with a tear in his eye
as the children walk by, he's thinking of a song
then stops to paint a picture of a frown
walking around
He spends his time
Or maybe half of his time
Or part of the time wandering
'Round the creeks and cobble stones of hackney lanes
With a tear in his eye
As the children walk by, he's thinking of a song
Then stops to paint a picture of a frown
Walking around
Dan Treacy's smile
Leaves you trying to decide who's the victim, what's the crime?
No rest for the mind
That's seen it all before
And I don't know where he lives
But he's a myth of a man
And Texas Bob the cameraman
Is off to fix his seat before the show
Yeah, but where did he go?
To know when your time's up
You flip the glass and watch the hours quickening
Oh oh oh oh oh
In the back of the station
Fluorescent lights about to quit their flickering
Well he speaks his mind
He says "What is crime?"
Dan Treacy's eyes
In the middle of the park
When the underground is dark,
He's a poet he's a lark
He starts thinking about a place that no one knows
And when the creeks run dry
He stays frozen in time
Strange lights in the sky
Start blinking
I can see the car outside but he's listening
He's listening
And he's making up his mind
He made his mind up
To get things done and overcome
He made his mind up
Yeah he's gonna let it go
He made his mind up
In the park and at the station
He made his mind up
Yeah, he's gonna get it done
He made his mind up
Ooh yeah he's gonna get it done
He made his mind up
Yeah, he's gonna let it go
No matter the time
Oh oh
When the creeps run by
Oh no
He's making his mind up
Oh oh oh oh
Yeah he's gonna get it done whoa
Oh yeah, when the creeks run dry whoa oh
Yeah, he's gonna listen to his soul,
Yeah, when the creeps walk
"Come here boy, look me in the eye"
Bow to the heart, back to the beat of
Dan Treacy
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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version 4
Tuning: Standard
D Bm
He spends his time
GM
or maybe half of his time
A
or part of the time wandering
A Bm Em
'round the creeks and cobble stones of hackney lanes
*There's a small sequence I added here.
-strum the Em chord and then..
e|--0---0--0--0----------------------------------------------------|
B|--0---3--2--0----------------------------------------------------|
G|--0---0--0--0----------------------------------------------------|
D|--2---2--2--2----------------------------------------------------|
A|--2---2--2--2----------------------------------------------------|
E|--0---0--0--0----------------------------------------------------|
D Bm
with a tear in his eye
Gm A
as the children walk by, he's thinking of a song
D Bm Em
then stops to paint a picture of a frown
F# F
walking around
EM G F#m F#
e|--0-2-3-2-0-2-----3--3---2----2----------------------------------|
B|--0-0-0-0-3-0-----3--3---2----2----------------------------------|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-----0--2---2----3----------------------------------| X2
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-----0--0---4----4----------------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-----2--2---4----4----------------------------------|
E|------------------3--3---2----2----------------------------------|
e|--7--6--5--4-----------7-----------------------------------------------|
B|--9--8--7--6-----------9-----------------------------------------------|
G|--9--8--7--6-----------9-----------------------------------------------|
D|--9--8--7--6---x3------9-----------------------------------------------|
A|--7--6--5--4-----------7-----------------------------------------------|
E|--7--6--5--4-----------7-----------------------------------------------|
and it goes on.
He spends his time
Or maybe half of his time
Or part of the time wandering
'Round the creeks and cobble stones of hackney lanes
With a tear in his eye
As the children walk by, he's thinking of a song
Then stops to paint a picture of a frown
Walking around
Dan Treacy's smile
Leaves you trying to decide who's the victim, what's the crime?
No rest for the mind
That's seen it all before
And I don't know where he lives
But he's a myth of a man
And Texas Bob the cameraman
Is off to fix his seat before the show
Yeah, but where did he go?
To know when your time's up
You flip the glass and watch the hours quickening
Oh oh oh oh oh
In the back of the station
Fluorescent lights about to quit their flickering
Well he speaks his mind
He says "What is crime?"
Dan Treacy's eyes
In the middle of the park
When the underground is dark,
He's a poet he's a lark
He starts thinking about a place that no one knows
And when the creeks run dry
He stays frozen in time
Strange lights in the sky
Start blinking
I can see the car outside but he's listening
He's listening
And he's making up his mind
He made his mind up
To get things done and overcome
He made his mind up
Yeah he's gonna let it go
He made his mind up
In the park and at the station
He made his mind up
Yeah, he's gonna get it done
He made his mind up
Ooh yeah he's gonna get it done
He made his mind up
Yeah, he's gonna let it go
No matter the time
Oh oh
When the creeps run by
Oh no
He's making his mind up
Oh oh oh oh
Yeah he's gonna get it done whoa
Oh yeah, when the creeks run dry whoa oh
Yeah, he's gonna listen to his soul,
Yeah, when the creeps walk
"Come here boy, look me in the eye"
Bow to the heart, back to the beat of
Dan Treacy
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