Chord/Tab song: My Maudlin Career

Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career

Tabbed by: Logan Smith ([email protected])

Intro: D - Em (x3)

You [D]kissed me on the forehead
Now these [Em]kisses give me consussion
[D]We were love at first sight
Now this [Em]crush is crushing
I [F#m]retraced your steps through the city of romance l[Em]azily
I [F#m]took to the desert with your harshest words
And they [Em]saved me

I'll [D]bail you out again; I've [Em]got the readies
I'm [D]not a child; I know we're [Em]not going steady
Your [F#m]pain's gigantic
But not as big as your [Em]ego
I [F#m]promise not to abandon you
Please let me [Em]go

Interlude:

D - Em (x2)

I [D]harbored worried feelings
Like they were [Em]worth protecting
[D]You say I'm too kind and sentimental
Like you could [Em]catch affection
In your [F#m]eyes there's a sadness enough
To kill the both of[Em] us
Are those [F#m]eyes overrated?
They make me want to give up on [Em]love

I'll b[D]race myself for the loneliness
Say hello to[Em] feeling that I detest
This [D]maudlin carrer must come to an end
I don't [Em]want to be sad again
This m[D]audlin career must come to an end
I don't [Em]want to be sad again
This m[D]audlin career must come to an end
I don't [Em]want to be sad again

Interlude:

F#m - Em (x2)

This m[D]audlin career must come to an end
I don't [Em]want to be sad again
This m[D]audlin career must come to an end
I don't [Em]want to be sad again

Outro:

F#m - Em (x2)

D - Em (x2)

F#m - D (x2)

This is roughly the tinkly piano part that plays through the whole song.
There's some variation, but this is the basic pattern:

[D] [Em]

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[D] [Em]

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[F#m] [Em]

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[F#m] [Em]

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