The Kooks

THE KOOKS- MATCHBOX



As tabbed by Tom Corley (webmaster at tabs-database.com.com)



CHORDS USED

    D#7  Bmaj7  A#7sus4  D#m7  G#7sus4   A#7  F#  C  G#m7  D#m

e|--6----2------6--------9-----4---------6----9---4--11----11--||

B|--7----4------6--------7-----4---------6----11--6--12----11--||

G|--6----3------8--------6-----6---------7----11--x--11----11--||

D|--8----4------6--------8-----4---------6----11--6--13----13--||

A|--6----2------8--------6-----6---------8----9---4--11----13--||

E|--x----x-----(6)-------x----(4)-------(6)--------------------||



-times are indicated in brackets eg (0:00)



INTRO/FIGURE 1. NB–only the root chord is indicated



        D#    B          A#               D#    G#         A#

e|--xxx-6--6-x2--2-2-xxx-6--6-x6--6-6-xxx-9--9-x4--4-4-xxx-6--6-x6--6-6--||

B|--xxx-7--7-x4--4-4-xxx-6--6-x6--6-6-xxx-7--7-x4--4-4-xxx-6--6-x6--6-6--||

G|--xxx-6--6-x3--3-3-xxx-8--8-x7--7-7-xxx-6--6-x6--6-6-xxx-8--8-x7--7-7--||

D|--xxx-8--8-x4--4-4-xxx-6--6-x6--6-6-xxx-8--8-x4--4-4-xxx-6--6-x6--6-6--||

A|--xxx-6--6-x2--2---xxx-8--8-x8--8---xxx-6--6-x6--6---xxx-8--8-x8--8----||

E|----------------------(6)(6)(6)(6)-----------(4)(4)-----(6)(6)(6)------||

        U  U UD  D U     U  U UD  D U     U  U UD  D U     U  U UD  D U



-play Figure 1 twice through. On the third time, instead of the D#7, play this chord as 

vocals begin. (0:20)

    F#

e|--13--------------------13-13x--|

B|--11--------------------11-11x--|

G|--11~~~~~~~hold~~~~~~~~~11-11x--|

D|--11--------------------11-11x--|

A|--9---------------------9--9-x--|

E|--x---------------------x--x----|

    D                     D  U

    “Viciously she sleeps…”



PRE-CHORUS –play with a syncopated rhythm and lots of muted strumming (0:40)

    D#7               Bmaj7   C

e|--6-----------------2-------4---------------|

B|--7-----------------4-------6---------------|

G|--6-----------------3-------x---------------| play 4 times

D|--8-----------------4-------6---------------|

A|--6-----------------2-------4---------------|

E|--------------------------------------------|

    “don’t come too close…  …see my ghost…





CHORUS –strum, smooth and fast (1:00)

    D#m7    F#          G#m7            F#      C

e|--6-------9-----------11--------------9-------4---------|

B|--7-------11----------12--------------11------6---------|

G|--6-------11----------11--------------11------6---------| play 4 times

D|--8-------11----------13--------------11------6---------|

A|--6-------9-----------11--------------9-------4---------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------|

    “all of us…  …going out tonight…  …walk all over your…



FIGURE 2 –strum staccato; punchy chords (1:20)

    F#       C         F#              C

e|--9--------4---------9---------------4--|

B|--11-------6---------11--------------6--|

G|--11-------6---------11--------------6--| play twice

D|--11-------6---------11--------------6--|

A|--9--------4---------9---------------4--|

E|----------------------------------------|

   “im sorry,   that I let you go whoa…





FIGURE 3 –off beat reggae-like rhythm (x’s indicate palm mute)(1:30)

       F#            G#m7

e|----x9--x9-----x---11---x---11---------------------|

B|----x11-x11----x---12---x---12---------------------|

G|----x11-x11----x---11---x---11---------------------|

D|----x11-x11----x---13---x---13---------------------| play 4 times

A|----x9--x9-----x---11---x---11---------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------|

  “I al--wa-ys  seem to play these games…-|



-Repeat CHORUS



-Then; (2:03)

    D#m          F#

e|--6------------9--------------|

B|--7------------11-------------|

G|--6~~~~hold~~~~11~~~~hold~~~~-|

D|--8------------11-------------|

A|--6------------9--------------|

E|------------------------------|





OUTRO/FIGURE 4 (2:07)

    D#m                 F#        G#m7 F#

e|--11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-9--x-9--x-11-x-9---|

B|--11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-12-x-11--|

G|--11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11--|

D|--13-x-13-x-13-x-13-x-11-x-11-x-13-x-11--|

A|--13-x-13-x-13-x-13-x-9--x-9--x-11-x-9---|

E|-----------------------------------------|



- play OUTRO with an off beat reggae-like rhythm 5 times through, varying the strumming 

slightly each time (listen to the record) until 2:33. After that, revert back to the 

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