Brief Encounters Chords & Lyrics by Franz Ferdinand

Brief Encounters

guitar chords lyrics

Franz Ferdinand

Intro synth: Bm F#m Am Em 2x
Intro guitar: G Bm 2x

G
We are bored
We are married
Bm
We are young
G
On the edge of the city

Bm
The edge of Ambrosia
G
Rolls upon rolls upon
Em
Rolls upon the tongue
Bm F#m
A certain party
Am Em
A certain cul-de-sac
Bm F#m
A certain outcome
Am Em
A certain piece of me
G
Car keys choose your keys
Bm
Car keys choose your keys
G
Outside alone
Bm
Crossing a perfect lawn
G
Could it be you
Bm
Could it be you
Could it be you
Or could it be
G Em
This is what freedom is?

Bm F#m Am
We are brief encounters
Em
We all lose our keys
Bm F#m Am
We all choose our partners
Em
We all choose our keys
G
Car keys choose your keys
Bm
Car keys choose your keys


A-A-A-ah (solo)
G Bm G Bm


G
Pull back
Pull back
Bm
Into the drive
G Bm
Rigid in the matrimonial superking bed
G
Pretend to sleep
Em
Pretend to sleep
Come on pretend
Yeah, lets pretend



Bm F#m Am Em 2x (Yeah, let's pretend)



Bm F#m Am
We are brief encounters
Em
We all lose our keys
Bm F#m Am
We all choose our partners
Em
We all choose our keys
G
Car keys choose your keys
Bm
Car keys choose your keys
Em
Car keys choose your keys
G
Car keys choose your keys
Bm (until the end)
Car keys choose your keys