Books From Boxes Uke tab by Maximo Park

(Pick all strings twice for each chord)
Bb F Dm C C (Csus4 C) Bb Bb


Bb    F         Dm           C
Night falls and towns become circuit boards
       Bb              C               Dm     Dm
We can beat the sun as long as we keep moving
Bb       F    Dm                   C
From the air, stadium lights stand out like flares
    C                  (Csus4 C)             Bb         Bb
And all I know is that you're sat here right next to me


Bb        F   Dm                   C
We rarely see warning signs in the air we breathe
Bb               C              Dm       Dm
Right now I feel each and every fragment


(Strum normally)
Bb               C           Dm          C
This paper trail leads right back to you
Bb                     C       Dm
You say you need me to step outside


Dm            F         Bb
You spent the evening unpacking books from boxes
    C
You passed me up so as not to break a promise
Dm        F             Bb
Scattered polaroids and sprinkled words around your collar
       C
In the long run, said you knew that this would happen


(Go back to picking)
Bb           F                    Dm               C
Well this is something new but it turns out it was borrowed too
C              (Csus4 C)        Bb          Bb
Why does every let down have to be so thin?
Bb     F             Dm              C
Rain explodes at the moment that the cab door closed
  Bb                C              Dm      Dm
I feel the weight upon your kiss ambiguous


(Strum normally)
Bb                 C   Dm            C
You have to leave, I appreciate that
Bb                    C            Dm
But I hate when conversation slips out of our grasp


Dm            F         Bb
You spent the evening unpacking books from boxes
    C
You passed me up so as not to break a promise
Dm        F             Bb
Scattered polaroids and sprinkled words around your collar
       C
In the long run, said you knew that this would happen


Bm G A A (x2)


Bm            G
Two bodies in motion
          A
This is a matter of fact, it wasn't built to last
Bm            G
Two bodies in motion
          A
This is a matter of fact, it wasn't built to last


Dm            F         Bb
You spent the evening unpacking books from boxes
    C
You passed me up so as not to break a promise
Dm        F             Bb
Scattered polaroids and sprinkled words around your collar
       C
In the long run, said you knew that this would happen


Dm           F       Bb
The pounding rain continued it's bleak fall
    C
And we decided just to write after all, after all


(Go back to picking)
Bb F Dm C C (Csus4 C) Bb Bb


Bb           F       Dm                C
The pounding rain continued it's bleak fall
    Bb         C             Dm (Sweep down slowly)
And we decided just to write after all