888 Chords

* means to strum once
G: 3 5 5 4 3 3 (or a regular G, this one is easier to slide to from F)
 
[Intro]
C Am C Am F G F F# G
 
[Verse 1]
           C          Am
Walking in Figures of 8
C                Am
  I hope I'm not too late
F           G
   Figure 8 clouds
F             F#     G
  I'm working things out
C                Am
  Clouds looking strange
C          Am                     F
  Papercut fingers dancing on the strings
                         G
If I could see you right now
F                F#  G                            C
  I'd dance just for you when the nightlight goes out
                       Am
Would you dance for me too?
C                 Am
  I'm counting on you
F                 G                  F
  The corner shop closes in under an hour
              F#   G
Let's buy too much booze and get drunk in the
 
C     Am C Am F G F F# G G
shower
 
 
[Chorus]
C           Am         F          G
Thinking in figures of 8 and it's easy 'cause
  C                 Am
I know what it adds up to
C                  Am                     F                G
  Every day is the same but you gave me a brand new set of numbers
F                     G
Life's in a different colour
 
C Am C Am F G F G
 
[Verse 2]
C                        Am    C  Am
  Would you dance for me too?
F                     G                        F*
 We'll make Peppa Pig plasters the coolest new trend
 
        G*
I never asked for my childhood to
(Bar G, strum once and with your right hand, quickly remove the capo)
 
 
[Bridge]
(this and the rest of the song is played with no capo)
 
G   B C Cm G B C Cm
end
 
[Verse 3]
    G          B       C                    Cm
I'm trapped in my tiny human brain and it's killing me
        G                B
But I'm fine, yeah I'm alright
     C                         Cm
If I move my hands fast enough I won't die
 
    G          B       C                    Cm
I'm trapped in my tiny human brain and it's killing me
        G                B
But I'm fine, yeah I'm alright
     C                         Cm
If I move my hands fast enough I won't die
     C                         Cm
If I move my hands fast enough I won't die
 
 
[Outro]
G Em C D G Em C D*
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