Circle Square Acoustic by The Wonder Stuff Sean Hales This song is in standard tuning with a capo on the 2nd fret. (Intro) Em Dm11 C -0- -0- -0- E|-3-0-------------| -0- -3- -1- B|-----3-0---------| -0- -0- -0- G|---------3-0-2-0-| -2- -4- -2- D|-----------------| -2- -5- -3- A|-----------------| -0- -x- -x- E|-----------------| (Verse 1) Em Dm11 C C Is that a smile that hangs beneath your nose Em Dm11 C C Or are your lips just stuck to your teeth and they're too fixed to close Em Dm11 C C You don't have to ham it up for me or tell me how long you've Em Dm11 C Waited just to be with me (Chorus) |-0---2---2---0-0-|---2-2---2---0-0-|-0---2---2---0-0-|-2---2---2---0-0-| |-3---3---3---3-3-|---3-3---3---3-3-|-3---3---3---3-3-|-3---3---3---3-3-| |-2---2---2---2-2-|---2-2---2---2-2-|-0---0---0---0-0-|-0---0---0---2-2-| |-0---0---0---0-0-|---0-0---0---0-0-|-2---2---2---2-2-|-2---2---2---0-0-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D I've been a long term disappointment to myself Em Dm11 But it hits like a hammer when I'm that to someone else D And now the circle doesn't fit it's little square Em Dm11 It bulges with opportunity ... bulges (Verse 2) Em Dm11 C C Is that a smile that hangs beneath your nose Em Dm11 C C Or are your eyes so wide they've pulled your mouth into a stupid pose Em Dm11 C C You don't have to ham it up for me or tell me how long you've Em Dm11 C Waited just to be with me (Chorus) D I've been a long term disappointment to myself Em Dm11 But it hits like a hammer when I'm that to someone else D And now the circle doesn't fit it's little square Em Dm11 It bulges with opportunity ... bulges (Bridge) I don't know what these chords are called so bear with me. F?? C?? Bb?? -0- -0- -0- -10- -10- -8- -0- -0- -0- -9- -0- -0- -10- -9- -7- -x- -10- -8- (Chorus) D I've been a long term disappointment to myself Em Dm11 But it hits like a hammer when I'm that to someone else D And now the circle doesn't fit it's little square Em Dm11 It bulges with opportunity ... bulges (Chorus) D I've been a long term disappointment to myself Em Dm11 But it hits like a hammer when I'm that to someone else D And now the circle doesn't fit it's little square Em Dm11 It bulges with opportunity ... bulges (Outro) |-0---2---2---0-0-|---2-2---2---0-0-|-0---2---2---0-0-|-2---2---2---0-0-| |-3---3---3---3-3-|---3-3---3---3-3-|-3---3---3---3-3-|-3---3---3---3-3-| |-2---2---2---2-2-|---2-2---2---2-2-|-0---0---0---0-0-|-0---0---0---2-2-| |-0---0---0---0-0-|---0-0---0---0-0-|-2---2---2---2-2-|-2---2---2---0-0-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| (Lead Guitar) E|-3----------2-------------| B|-3----------3----------3--| G|-0----------0----------0--| D|-2----------2----------2--| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| While the rhythm guitar plays the chords the lead guitar does little riffs. |-3-0-------------|----0----2-0-----|------0----------|-3-0-------------| |-----3-0---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----3-0---------| |---------3-0-2-0-|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-0-2-0-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| That is played in the verse when there is no singing. When there is singing the lead guitar strums an Em with an up-stroke everytime the rhythm guitar comes round to an Em. Em |-0-----------| |--0----------| |---0---------| |----2--------| |-----2-------| |------0------| (Lead guitar in the chorus while rhythm guitar is playing the D) |----0-2-2-0-0----|----0-2-2-2-0----|----0-2-2-0-0----|----0-2-2-2-0----| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| (Lead guitar in the chorus while rhythm guitar is playing the Em and Dm11) |----3-5-5-3-3----|----3-5-5-5-3----|----3-5-5-3-3----|----3-5-5-5-3----| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| This is how I think it goes anyway... This is the acoustic version of the song NOT the studio version. So please don't leave me loads of comments saying I'm wrong!!! http://www.thewonderstuff.co.uk/ Sean Hales www.TAB6.com