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
F# = G flat major
Em = E minor
F#m = G flat minor
Cdim. = C diminished
Bbdim. = B flat diminished
Part A (0:00 - 0:22)
He spends his time
or maybe half of his time
Bbdim.
or part of the time wandering
'round the creeks and cobble stones of hackney lanes
with a tear in his eye
G Bbdim.
as the children walk by, he's thinking of a song
then stops to paint a picture of a frown
walking around
Part B (0:23 - 0:40)
Part A (0:41 - 1:02)
Dan Treacy's smile
G Bbdim.
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
Bbdim.
and Texas Bob the cameraman
is off to fix his seat before the show
yeah, but where did he go?
Part B (1:03 - 1:14)
Part C (1:15 - 1:32)
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
Part D (1:33 - 1:42)
Well he speaks his mind
he says "What is crime?"
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.
In the middle of the park
when the underground is dark,
Bbdim.
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
Bbdim.
strange lights in the sky
start blinking
I can see the car outside
Part E (2:02 - 2:11)
But he's listening, ooh ooh ooh ooh
he's listening, ooh ooh ooh
he's listening, ahh ahh ahh
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.
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
Part F (3:10 - 4:09)
yeah, he's gonna let it go, uh oh
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
oh yeah, when the creeks run dry whoa oh
yeah, he's gonna listen to his soul,
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
Dan Treacy