My Maudlin Career by Camera Obscura Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career Tabbed by: Logan Smith (loganws@yahoo.com) Intro: D - Em (x3) D You kissed me on the forehead Em Now these kisses give me consussion D We were love at first sight Em Now this crush is crushing F#m Em I retraced your steps through the city of romance lazily F#m I took to the desert with your harshest words Em And they saved me D Em I'll bail you out again; I've got the readies D Em I'm not a child; I know we're not going steady F#m Your pain's gigantic Em But not as big as your ego F#m I promise not to abandon you Em Please let me go Interlude: D - Em (x2) D I harbored worried feelings Em Like they were worth protecting D You say I'm too kind and sentimental Em Like you could catch affection F#m In your eyes there's a sadness enough Em To kill the both of us F#m Are those eyes overrated? Em They make me want to give up on love D I'll brace myself for the loneliness Em Say hello to feeling that I detest D This maudlin carrer must come to an end Em I don't want to be sad again D This maudlin career must come to an end Em I don't want to be sad again D This maudlin career must come to an end Em I don't want to be sad again Interlude: F#m - Em (x2) D This maudlin career must come to an end Em I don't want to be sad again D This maudlin career must come to an end Em I don't 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 ---------------------10-10----------------7-7---10-10-------| -------7-7---10-10------------------8-8---------------------| -7-7--------------------------9-9---------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| D Em ---------------------10-10----12----------7-7---10-10-------| -------7-7---10-10------------------8-8---------------------| -7-7----------------------------9---------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| F#m Em -----------------9-9---10-10--12---------------7-7----------| ---------10-10---------------------------8-8--------10-10-8-| -11-11-----------------------------9-9----------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| F#m Em -----------------9-9---10-10--12---------------7-7---10-10--| ---------10-10---------------------------8-8----------------| -11-11-----------------------------9-9----------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| www.TAB6.com