When The Cynics Stare Back From The Wall Chords by Belle and Sebastian

[Verse]

            E        
There's somebody that 
                   Esus4  E
I want you to know
        B                          B6
She's a sweet, sweet friend of mine
       C#m         
If she has a fault, 
            B
she will go overboard
               E          
When there's a man around, 
                  A
she flirts like a child
         E                           Esus4  E  Esus4
Darling, take a hint once and for all
B                   B6
 Stay away from them
            C#m                      
'Cause everything you say just seems to
 B
 them so strange
                E              
They cross the street whenever 
             A
they see you come
         E                          B
When the cynics stare back from the wall
               A
It's no fun at all
 
 
[Verse]

       E                                 Esus4  E
Honey, even when you feel flat and broken
           B                    B6
You got to trust to a happy mind
                   C#m          
You could put your faith in me if 
           B
you've got eyes to see
            E                
And you got arms that wait for
              A
 something to hold
         E                          B
When the cynics stare back from the wall
                A
It always feels cold
 
 
[Chorus]

       C
When I saw you in the café today
                Em
Explain it all away to me
            Am
Everyone we know, every girl and boy
              G
Each one is a misery
            Dm
So look me straight in the eye
            F
And tell me you're alright
                          C
'Cause I want to know the truth
                  G
Nothing else will do
                  Am    E    Am    E
Nothing else will do
 
 
[Verse]

       E                
If you keep making the 
                   Esus4 E
same mistakes over
              B
You're like a puppy with a broken leg
               C#m       
Hey, and if it goes okay, 
           B
you've got me to blame   
             E       
For being so cynical, 
              A
and never the boy
            E            
You used to laugh at till 
                  B
you cried on your bed
                  F#
At all the stupid things I said
                  A
At all the stupid things I said
 
 
[Chorus]

       C
When I saw you in the café today
                Em
Explain it all away to me
            Am
Everyone we know, every girl and boy
              G
Each one is a misery
            Dm
So look me straight in the eye
            F
And tell me you're alright
                          C
'Cause I want to know the truth
                  G    E
Nothing else will do
 
 
[Verse]

         E                
When the cynics stare back 
              Esus4 E
from the wall 
B
 I know it's time to change
      C#m                B
I was so confused by the promises
        E                   A
And the hardest thing is to walk
            G#
Towards the things you need
         C#m        A
When the things you want
         E              A
Are like vision for the blind
 
 
[Verse]

      E                          
And I know you don't believe in a 
             Esus4  E
single thing
         B
That you can't touch, 

smell, or feel
                 C#m        
Hey, it's been a week of woe, 
              B
which way you gonna go?              
            E          
When your desire has but 
         A
all run aground
                E               
'Cause when the cynics stare back 
         B
from the wall
 
 
[Outro]

                 A    
You'd better not fall, 
         E
la-la-la-la-la-la
                 F#m  
You'd better not fall, 
         E
la-la-la-la-la-la 
                 A    
You'd better not fall, 
         E
la-la-la-la-la-la
                 F#m   F#m     E
You'd better not fall

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ℹ️ About This Song

On the 13th of January 2023, the track was released. The track was written by Chris Geddes, David McGowan, Richard Colburn, Bobby Kildea, Sarah Martin, Stevie Jackson & Stuart Murdoch.

Chords Info

• Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
• Key: E
• Chords: E, Esus4, B, B6, C#m, A, C, Em, A, G, Dm, F, F#, G#, F#m
• BPM: 116
• Suggested Strumming: D DU UDU
• D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord

Track Info

• Song: When The Cynics Stare Back From The Wall
• Artist: Belle and Sebastian
• Written by Chris Geddes, David McGowan, Richard Colburn, Bobby Kildea, Sarah Martin, Stevie Jackson & Stuart Murdoch
• Produced by Belle and Sebastian & Brian McNeill
• Album: Late Developers
• Released Date: 13 January 2023