Velocity Girl Tabs & Lyrics by Snow Patrol

Velocity Girl

guitar tabs lyrics

Snow Patrol

(10) Velocity Girl

intro:

e------------------------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------------------------|
g--8~--8--8--8--8~--8--8~--8--8~--8--8--8--8~--8--8--8-------|etc
d------------------------------------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------|

(an upward bend of the string is signified by ~)

B5 F#5 E5 B5 F#5 E5
e----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
d--4--4--4--4------------------------4--4--4--4------------------------|
a--2--2--2--2-----4--4-----2-----2---2--2--2--2-----4--4-----2-----2---|
e-----------------2--2-----0-----0------------------2--2-----0-----0---|

enter bass and drums (with fill 1)

fill 1:
B5 F#5 E5 B5 F#5 E5
e----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------------------|
g--9^8--8--8--8^6--6--6^4------1-----9^8--8--8--8^6--6--6^4------1-----| x4
d----------------------------------------------------------------------|
a----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------------|

verse 1:

B5 F#5 E5 B5 F#5 E5
oh velocity girl what makes you go so fast
B5 F#5 E5 B5 F#5 E5
is it he speed you're taking since you gave up the drinking
B5 F#5 E5 B5 F#5 E5
oh velocity girl i can't keep up with you
B5 F#5 E5 B5 F#5 E5
can't stand to be alone think you should be with me

chorus:

D5/A C#5/G# D5/A C#5/G#
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------------|
g------7------------6-----------------7------------6--------------|
d------7------------6-----------------7------------6--------------|
a------5------------4-----------------5------------4--------------|
e------5------------4-----------------5------------4--------------|
hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm

F#5 A5
just want to stay here in your arms

B5 F#5 E5 B5 F#5 E5
e----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--4--4--4--4------------------------4--4--4--4------------------------|
a--2--2--2--2-----4--4-----2-----2---2--2--2--2-----4--4-----2-----2---|
e-----------------2--2-----0-----0------------------2--2-----0-----0---|

verse 2:

B5 F#5 E5 B5 F#5 E5
oh velocity girl try harder to stay put
B5 F#5 E5 B5 F#5 E5
understand me when i say please don't leave today
B5 F#5 E5 B5 F#5 E5
oh velocity girl i don't know what i'm thinking
B5 F#5 E5 B5 F#5 E5
since i gave up the drinking please just stay with me

chorus:

D5/A C#5/G# D5/A C#5/G#
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------------|
g------7------------6-----------------7------------6--------------|
d------7------------6-----------------7------------6--------------|
a------5------------4-----------------5------------4--------------|
e------5------------4-----------------5------------4--------------|
hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm

F#5 A5
just want to stay here in your arms

B5 F#5 E5 B5 F#5 E5
e----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--4--4--4--4------------------------4--4--4--4------------------------|
a--2--2--2--2-----4--4-----2-----2---2--2--2--2-----4--4-----2-----2---|
e-----------------2--2-----0-----0------------------2--2-----0-----0---|

e------------------------------------(12)----(5)----(2)----(0)---------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------------(4)--|
g----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d----------------------------------------------------------------------|
a----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------------|
()=artificial harmonics

verse 3:

B5 F#5 E5 B5 F#5 E5
oh velocity girl can i touch your hand
B5 F#5 E5 B5 F#5 E5
can i move it here don't you understand

chorus:

D5/A C#5/G# D5/A C#5/G#
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------------|
g------7------------6-----------------7------------6--------------| x2
d------7------------6-----------------7------------6--------------|
a------5------------4-----------------5------------4--------------|
e------5------------4-----------------5------------4--------------|
hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm

F#5 A5
i'll just stay here in your arms
F#5 A5
i'll just stay here in your arms
F#5 A5
i'll just stay here in your arms
F#5 A5
i'll just stay here......

B5 F#5 E5 B5 F#5 E5
e----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--4--4--4--4------------------------4--4--4--4------------------------|
a--2--2--2--2-----4--4-----2-----2---2--2--2--2-----4--4-----2-----2---|
e-----------------2--2-----0-----0------------------2--2-----0-----0---|

B5 F#5 E5 B5 F#5 A(add D)
e-----------------------------------------------------------0----------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------3----------|
g-----------------------------------------------------------2----------|
d--4--4--4--4------------------------4--4--4--4-------------2----------|
a--2--2--2--2-----4--4-----2-----2---2--2--2--2-----4--4----0----------|
e-----------------2--2-----0-----0------------------2--2---------------|

A5 = 57xxxx


TRANSCRIBED BY ROSS MURDOCH