New Pornographers - Mass Romantic Chords

Mass Romantic by The New Pornographers
Mass Romantic, 2000


Play with Capo on 4th fret. All chords and tabs relative to tuning.

Chords:
A – x02220
F - 133211
C – x32010
D – xx0232
G - 320003
E - 022100
B – x24442

INTRO:
  RIFF 1 (play twice)     RIFF 2 (play twice)
e|-----------------------|----------------------|
B|---0-1-0-----0-1-3-1-0-|----------------------|
G|-2-------2-------------|----------------------|
D|-----------------------|-5-5-4-4-2-2-0h2-0h2-0|
A|-----------------------|----------------------|
E|-----------------------|----------------------|

VERSE 1:
A                                F                    C
Mass romantic fool, wears Foster Grants, his books on tape ring true,
                             D                           A
And everyone wants to say “I love you” to someone on the radio (radio).
    A                                          F                 C   
His choice of hollowed stars, now the one true loves, and author of
                                  D               A
“My Life Among the Kids Who Go to Shows”. This is not the way.

CHORUS:
                   G    D                   A                    E    D A
In the streetlight dawn, in the streetlight dawn this beat turns on.

A B A G A (+ RIFF 2)

VERSE 2:
A                                F                        C
Mass romantic fool, separated by sheets. When the curtain calls
                                     D                        A
you speaking on the themes of stolen virtue, missing from the radio (radio).
    A                             F                C
Now this romantic duel’s into the streets. Bon appetit.
                              D            A
You've eaten me alive. You realize this is not the way.

CHORUS (x1)

A B A G (x2)
A B A G A (+ RIFF 2)

VERSE 2 (x1)

CHORUS (x1)

A B A G (x4)

OUTRO (x6):
G                F                  C
This boy's life among the electrical lights.

G F End on: C