Belle and Sebastian - A Plague On Other Boys: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "A Plague On Other Boys" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
C# Hey Jane Watching over you in Nebraska The flood planes Move over the farms, a disaster C#m The sun heats Air until it swirls in tornadoes B G# But you move solemnly along She says you will be the consummate scholar And she says, 'do you know the world is your oyster?' And the man says, 'come and we will climb Mount Olympus' But all you want is to be there Chorus: D#m G# in the presence of her smile D#m G# In the presence of her smile C# F# In the presence of her smile We are circling over clouds, we are tethered Wondering when you're gonna hit bumpy weather Your heart skips every time you detect her fragrance She's out there stinking up the late evening D#m G# air with other boys Chorus: A plague on other boys How this feeling does annoy you A plague on other boys They say, 'How can you know love? You're a minor' And you say, 'What else could I know? This defines me' I start growing, I'm a mess, I'm defeated My grade-point average went to hell Watching, listening for a cultural movement Get strong lenses to see into the future March on Washington, if she's in the vanguard Base your politics on what she's got written on a flag What she's written on a flag What she's written on a flag My body's mine and you're a drag What she's written on a flag What she's written on a flag People are good and walls are madness She wrote it on a flag Ten long years it took to shake the memory The pain, humiliation But then suddenly you realized you're free To fraternize again She got married, stayed in town, and raised a home See her at Thanksgiving There's a roped-up part of every human heart For the first one you love You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsB  C#  C#m  D#m  F#  G#  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "A Plague On Other Boys" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "A Plague On Other Boys" by Belle and Sebastian.