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Mardy Bum

Arctic Monkeys

RockAdvanced for beginners11 chords

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Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

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D××
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G
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Em
A×
Bm×
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              Intro 
 
e -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-- 
B -8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-- 
 
D    F#    G    F#m    Em    A    x2 
 
Verse  
 
D        F#     
Well now then Mardy Bum 
 
G         
I see your frown and it's like  
 
F#m        Em 
looking down the barrel of a gun 
 
        D 
And it goes off 
             
            F# 
And out come all these words 
 
         G           F#m          
Oh there's a very pleasant side to you 
 
  Em            A 
A side I much prefer, it's one that 
 
 
Chorus 
 
 
G(2)            A 
Laughs and jokes around 
 
    D        A 
Remember cuddles in the kitchen yeah 
 
    Bm         
To get things off the ground and it was 
 
G(2)           A     
     up up and away 
 
 
        D          A                 
oh but it's right hard to remember that 
 
     Bm             
on a day like today when your all 
 
G(2)        A 
    argumentative and you've  
 
 
got the face on 
 
 
D    F#    G    F#m    Em    A     
 
 
Verse 2 
 
D            F# 
Well now then Mardy Bum 
 
      G      F#m         
Oh I'm in trouble again  
 
Em      A            D 
aren't I? I thought as much. 
 
            F# 
Coz you've turned over there  
 
         G        F#m     
Pulling that silent disappointment face  
 
Em                A 
The one that I can't bear. 
 
 
Can't we... 
 
 
Chorus 2 
 
G(2)        A 
Laugh and joke around 
 
    D        A 
Remember cuddles in the kitchen yeah 
 
    Bm         
To get things off the ground and it was 
 
G(2)          A     
    up up and away 
 
 
        D          A                 
oh but it's right hard to remember that  
 
     Bm             
on a day like today when your all 
 
G(2)        A 
    argumentative and you've  
 
 
got the face on. 
 
 
Middle 8 
 
F#5             G5     
Yeah i'm sorry I was late 
 
F#5                     G5 
I missed the train and the traffic was a state 
 
F#5                     G5     
I can't be arsed to carry on in this debate that reoccurs  
 
F#5                    G5 
Oh when you say I don't care of course i do  
 
        A5 
Yeah i clearly do. 
 
 
Solo 
 
D    F#    G    F#m    Em    A    x2 
 
 
Chorus 3 
 
G(2)        A 
Laugh and joke around 
 
    D        A 
Remember cuddles in the kitchen yeah 
 
    Bm                 
To get things off the ground and it was 
 
G(2)          A     
    up up and away 
 
 
          D               A                 
oh but still it's right hard to remember that  
 
     Bm             
on a day like today when your all    (Break - wait a bar) 
 
G(2)        A 
    argumentative and you've  
 
        D 
got the face on. 
 
          
 

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Chord set

B · D · F# · G · F#m · Em · A · Bm · F#5 · G5 · A5

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.