Our Velocity chords by Maxïmo Park (Official Version)

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Intro 1
[Synth]
A 
 (A major) 
E 
D 
E 
A 
 (E major)  (D major)  (E major)  (A major) 
E 
D 
E 
A 
 (E major)  (D major)  (E major)  (A major) 
E 
D 
E 
A 
 (E major)  (D major)  (E major)  (A major) 
E 
D 
E 
 (E major)  (D major)  (E major) 
A 
 (A major) I'm not a

Verse 1
E 
D 
E 
 (E major) man,  (D major) I'm a ma (E major) chine
A 
E 
D 
E 
 (A major) Chisel me  (E major) down until  (D major) I  am  (E major) clean
A 
E 
D 
E 
 (A major) I  buy  (E major) books  (D major) I  never  (E major) read
A 
E 
D 
E 
A 
 (A major) And then I'll  (E major) tell you some more  (D major) about  (E major) me  (A major) 
E 
D 
E 
A 
E 
D 
E 
 (E major)  (D major)  (E major)  (A major)  (E major)  (D major)  (E major) 
A 
 (A major) Beneath the

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Verse 2

concrete there's a sound

A muffled cry below the ground

There is a poison in the air

A mix of chemicals and fear

Pre-chorus 1

Manners are just hunches

I'm not sure what they mean

You're asking for commit- ment

When I'm somewhere in between

Chorus 1
Gm 
Eb 
 (G minor) Never never try to gauge  (E flat major) temperature
Gm 
Eb 
Bb 
 (G minor) When you tend to travel  (E flat major) at   such  (B flat major) speed
Ab 
Gm 
Eb 
It's our ve (A flat major) loci  (G minor) ty    (E flat major) 
Gm 
 (G minor) Is it cold
Eb 
Bb 
where you are this  (E flat major) time of the  (B flat major) year?
Ab 
You didn't  (A flat major) leave a

Interlude 1
A 
E 
D 
E 
A 
(scar)  (A major)  (E major)  (D major)  (E major)  (A major) 
E 
D 
E 
A 
 (E major)  (D major)  (E major)  (A major) 
E 
D 
E 
A 
 (E major)  (D major)  (E major)  (A major) 
E 
D 
E 
 (E major)  (D major)  (E major) 
A 
 (A major) A  stream of

Verse 3
E 
D 
E 
 (E major) numbers hit  (D major) a  screen  (E major) 
A 
E 
 (A major) And you're ex (E major) pected to know
D 
E 
 (D major) what they  (E major) mean
A 
E 
D 
E 
 (A major) Throughout the  (E major) conflict, I  (D major) was serene  (E major) 
A 
E 
D 
E 
 (A major) I  can't out (E major) run the sad (D major) ness I've  (E major) seen
A 
E 
D 
E 
 (A major) Are you  (E major) willing to  (D major) resist  (E major) 
A 
E 
D 
E 
 (A major) The  (E major) people you've ne (D major) ver met?  (E major) 
A 
E 
D 
E 
 (A major) The  (E major) devil's wheel  (D major) revolves  (E major) 
A 
E 
D 
E 
A 
 (A major) But it  (E major) needs to be  (D major) reset  (E major)  (A major) 

Chorus 2
Gm 
Eb 
 (G minor) Never never try to gauge  (E flat major) temperature
Gm 
Eb 
Bb 
 (G minor) When you tend to travel  (E flat major) at   such  (B flat major) speed
Ab 
Gm 
It's our ve (A flat major) loci  (G minor) ty
Eb 
Please  (E flat major) tell me
Gm 
 (G minor) Is it cold
Eb 
Bb 
where you are this  (E flat major) time of the  (B flat major) year?
Ab 
You didn't  (A flat major) leave a

Bridge 1
Eb 
Fm7 
Ab 
Gm7 
 (E flat major) (scar)  (F minor7)  (A flat major)  (G minor7) 
Eb 
Fm7 
 (E flat major) I've got no-one to call  (F minor7) 
Ab 
Gm7 
 (A flat major) in the middle of the  (G minor7) night anymore
Eb 
 (E flat major) I'm just alone
Fm7 
Cm7 
Bb 
 (F minor7) with these thoughts  (C minor7)  (B flat major) 
Eb 
Fm7 
 (E flat major) I've got no-one to call  (F minor7) 
Ab 
Gm7 
 (A flat major) in the middle of the  (G minor7) night anymore
Eb 
Fm7 
Cm7 
Bb 
 (E flat major) I'm just alone  (F minor7) with my thoughts  (C minor7)  (B flat major) 

Interlude 2

Verse 4
Gm 
Eb 
 (G minor) I watched a film to change my fee (E flat major) lings
Gm 
Eb 
 (G minor) Strong enough to bear a bur (E flat major) den
Gm 
 (G minor) If everyone became this sensitive
I wouldn't have to be so sensitive
Gm 
 (G minor) If everyone became so sensitive

Bridge 2
Perhaps I wouldn't be so sensitive
Eb 
Fm7 
 (E flat major) Love is a lie, which means  (F minor7) I've been lied to
Ab 
Gm7 
Eb 
 (A flat major) Love is a lie, which means  (G minor7) I've been lying  (E flat major) too
Fm7 
Cm7 
Love is a lie,  (F minor7) which means I've been  (C minor7) lied  to
Bb 
Love is a  (B flat major) lie
Eb 
Fm7 
 (E flat major) I've got no-one to call  (F minor7) 
Ab 
Gm7 
 (A flat major) in the middle of the  (G minor7) night anymore
Eb 
 (E flat major) I'm just alone
Fm7 
Cm7 
Bb 
 (F minor7) with these thoughts  (C minor7)  (B flat major) 
Eb 
Fm7 
 (E flat major) I've got no-one to call  (F minor7) 
Ab 
Gm7 
 (A flat major) in the middle of the  (G minor7) night anymore
Eb 
Fm7 
Cm7 
Bb 
 (E flat major) I'm just alone  (F minor7) with my thoughts  (C minor7)  (B flat major) 

Chorus 3

Never never try to gauge temperature

When you tend to travel at such speed

It's our veloci ty

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: E majorBPM: 192

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

A: x-0-2-2-2-0
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Fm7: 1-3-1-1-1-1
Gm7: 3-5-3-3-3-3
Cm7: x-3-5-3-4-x

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This is the definitive original version of Our Velocity by Maxïmo Park, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Maxïmo Park.