String Bean Jean

By Belle & Sebastian

>From the EP 'Dog on Wheels'

Transcribed by Rhys

Submitted by Thelonius

RIFF : A -2-222-4-5---222-4-5---000-4-5-7-5-4h5p4p0--

E ----------3---------5----------------------2

A -222-4-5---222-4-5---000-4-5-7-5-4h5p40----

E --------3---------5------------------------

(h = hammer-on, p = pull-off)

I got my fingers dirty at the school of rock

Yeah I got my fingers dirty so I took a walk

I went up to the country park and hung around till after dark

And the girls got home

Till the girls got home

Did I tell you 'bout the one I know, she's on the rag?

She spent the summer day inside her sleeping bag

Yeah she spent the summer day inside until it's time to go to work

And she works all night

Cause the girl's all right

MIDDLE FOUR : D E G D

The girls have got a house that's like a caravan

And it's like your holiday whenever you go round

We always have a laugh and then we all get in the bath

To save on the leccy bill

Me and Jo and Phil

CHORUS (play INTRO):

I had to leave them in the morning

I left the keys around the way

I had to go to work

I had to leave them in the morning

I left the keys down in the caff

I had to catch a bus

MIDDLE EIGHT : D E G D D E G D

And when Jo was short of cash I had to give her some

But I didn't really mind 'cause I was fit for once

So we paid the leccy bill, we got the shopping and we still had

Some for the cinema

So we all went out

She asked me "Do I need to lose a bit of weight?"

And I said "Now don't be stupid 'cause you're looking great"

Now we call her String Bean Jean because the label on her jeans says

Seven to eight years old - well that's pretty small

Seven to eight years old - well that's pretty small

Seven to eight years old - well that's pretty small

Seven to eight years old...

CHORUS (play INTRO)

INTRO (instrumental)

End on D/F# i.e. a D chord with thumb on E-string, 2nd fret.

Belle & Sebastian fans would be well advised to browse Paul

Mitchell's appealing site 'Sinister' at

www.ph.ed.ac.uk/~mitchell/sinister/