When The Cynics Stare Back From The Wall chords by 
Belle And Sebastian 
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Key: E major•
Verse 1
E
There's somebody that
I want you to know
B
She's a sweet, sweet friend of mine
C#m
B
If she has a fault, she will go overboard
E
When there's a man around,
A
she flirts like a child
E
Darling, take a hint once and for all
B
Stay away from them
C#m
'Cause everything you say
B
Just seems to them so strange
E
They cross the street whenever
A
they see you come
E
When the cyn ics stare
B
back from the wall
It's no fun at all
A
Verse 2
E
Honey, even when you feel
flat and broken
B
You got to trust to a happy mind
C#m
You could put your faith in me
B
If you've got eyes to see
E
And you got arms that wait
for something to hold
A
E
B
When the cyn ics stare back from the wall
It always feels cold
A
Verse 3
C
When I saw you in the cafe today
Em
Explain it all away to me
Everyone we know,
Am
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
Nothing else will do
Am
E
Am
E
Verse 4
If you keep making the 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 'til
B
you cried on your bed
F#
At all the stupid things I said
A
At all the stupid things I said
Verse 5
C
When I saw you in the cafe 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
Nothing else will do
G
Verse 6
E
When the cynics stare back 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 7
E
And I know you don't
believe in a 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 de sire has but
A
all run aground
E
'Cause when the cyn ics stare
B
back from the wall
A
You'd better not fall,
ba-da-da, da-da-ba
E
F#m
You'd You'd You'd You'd You'd better not fall,
ba-da-da, da-da-ba
E
A
You'd You'd You'd You'd You'd better not fall,
ba-da-da, da-da-ba
E
You'd You'd You'd You'd
F#m
You'd better not fall
Outro 1
F#m
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsE B C#m A C...
E
B
C#m
A
C
Em
Am
G
Dm
F
F#
G#
F#m
Capo: 2
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