Settle For A Draw chords by
Arctic Monkeys (Official Version)

2006Alternative232 views

Key: Eb minorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1
One, two, three, four
Eb5 Eb5 
 
(roll that faster, man)
One, two, three, four
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
(oh, we gotta time that)
(The whole point of a count
is that it's in time, innit?)
One, two, three, four
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Gb7 Gb7 
 
B B 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Gb7 Gb7 
 
B B 
 
Bb Bb 
 

Verse 1
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Gb7 Gb7 
 
Well, I watch you tang  le
every weekend
B B 
 
It might start different
Bb Bb 
 
but it  ends up the same
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Gb7 Gb7 
 
One minute, you're cas   ually speaking
B B 
 
The next it all goes up
Bb Bb 
 
and you pour fuel on the flame
Gb Gb 
 
With your jerry can of
B B 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Ebm Ebm 
 
words and tones

Pre-chorus 1
Gb Gb 
 
And no one's gonna start a revolution
B B 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Ebm Ebm 
 
So we'd best leave it  well alone
And there's something
Gb Gb 
 
that Frankie used to say
B B 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Apparently

Chorus 1
B B 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Oh, he said, settle for a draw
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Dbm7 Dbm7 
 
B B 
 
Well, you're not    gonna get no more
Bb Bb 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Dbm7 Dbm7 
 
So you should settle for a      draw
B B 
 
Bb Bb 
 
I told you once I'm sure
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Dbm7 Dbm7 
 
B B 
 
I told   you once I'm sure
Bb Bb 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
You should settle for a draw
Dbm7 Dbm7 
 
B B 
 
Why don't you settle for a  draw?

Verse 2
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Well, you're right,
Gb7 Gb7 
 
B B 
 
it is one   set of rules for her
Bb Bb 
 
And then another set for you
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Gb7 Gb7 
 
B B 
 
But that's just the way   it is, I suppose
Bb Bb 
 
And there's nowt you can do
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
And let's not    fall in the trap
Gb7 Gb7 
 
of answering back
B B 
 
I am just a beginner
Bb Bb 
 
but she'll be  the only winner
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Gb7 Gb7 
 
That's for    sure, so take the   draw,
B B 
 
if it's available
Bb Bb 
 
And if it sets on fire
Gb Gb 
 
Don't get out your jerry can of
B B 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Bb7#9 Bb7#9 
 
words and      tones

Solo 1
Ebm Ebm 
 
Gb Gb 
 
B B 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Ebm Ebm 
 
Gb Gb 
 
B B 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Ebm Ebm 
 
Gb Gb 
 
B B 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Ebm Ebm 
 
Gb Gb 
 
B B 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Ebm Ebm

Pre-chorus 2
Gb Gb 
 
And no one's gonna start a revolution
B B 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Ebm Ebm 
 
So we'd best leave it  well alone
And there's something
Gb Gb 
 
that Frankie used to say
B B 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Apparently

Chorus 2
B B 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Oh, he said, settle for a draw
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Dbm7 Dbm7 
 
B B 
 
Well, you're not    gonna get no more
Bb Bb 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Dbm7 Dbm7 
 
So you should settle for the    draw
B B 
 
Bb Bb 
 
I told you once I'm sure
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Dbm7 Dbm7 
 
B B 
 
I told   you once I'm sure
Bb Bb 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
You should settle for a draw
Dbm7 Dbm7 
 
B B 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Why don't you settle for a  draw?

Outro 1

Ebm7

Dbm7

B

Bb

Ebm7

Dbm7

B

Bb

Ebm7

Dbm7

B

Bb

Ebm7

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsEb5 Ebm7 Gb7 B Bb...

Chords

Eb5
Ebm7
Gb7
B
Bb
Gb
Ebm
Dbm7
Bb7#9

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

Eb5: x-6-8-x-x-x
Ebm7: x-6-8-6-7-x
Gb7: 2-4-2-3-2-2
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Gb: 2-4-4-3-2-2
Ebm: x-6-8-8-7-x
Dbm7: x-4-6-4-5-x
Bb7#9: x-1-0-1-2-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Settle For A Draw by Arctic Monkeys, 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 Eb minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Arctic Monkeys's performance.

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