Cifra Club

Misplaced Childhood

Marillion

Chord: Version 2 (acoustic and electric guitars)
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key: G
 Bm                         G                           Bm
"Huddled in the safety of a pseudo silk kimono, wearing bracelets..."

 A           G
"Cruel joke, cruel joke..."



KAYLEIGH

This has been superbly transcribed by Shane P Faulkner, and is at
Nevada, so I'm not going to repeat it here.



A VENDER

This has also been done, again by Shane, and is also at Nevada.



BITTER SUITE

i) BRIEF ENCOUNTER

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15b(17)r-12-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------12-14-14b16----11----------------------------|
D|-----------------14-------------------12-------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------12/14-------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-14b(15)r-12-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------12--------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------14-12-11-14----11--------------------------------|
D|----------------------------12-------12--------------------------|
A|----------------------------------14----12-14-10-12--------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------10-12--------|

E|-12b(14)--12b(14)r-12-10------15-14------------------------------|
B|---------------------------12-------15---------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------14----11------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------12---------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------12/14---------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

...Keyboard chords during words "A spider wanders aimlessly..."


ii) LOST WEEKEND

Keyboard continues during lyrics "A train sleeps in a siding...", then
guitar solo:

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-17~--14~-------14-15-17--17b(19)r-14~---------------------------|
G|---------14~-----------------------------16-16b(18)r-13----------|
D|--------------16-----------------------------------------14------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------17~---------17b(19)-17b(19)r----------------------|
G|----13-14-13~-----------------------------18----18p14----18p14---|
D|-------------------14~-----------------------16-------16-------16|
A|-16--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------17-16h17p16---------------|
B|-------14-15--14h15-17-17b19r17--17/19-------------19p17---------|
G|-18p14---------------------------------------------------18~-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-16-16b(17)r-14--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------17p15-14/12-------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------13--14-13h14-16-16b(18)r--13~-------|
D|---------------------------------------------14b(16)r------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-14b(15)r---------14b(15)r--------14b(15)r----------14b(15)r-----|
B|----------15---------------15~-------------15----------------15--|
G|-------------14~------------------------------14~----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------17-------------------14b(15)r---------14b(15)r---|
B|-------15-17b(19)--17b(19)rp15----------------15-----------------|
G|-14b(16)-----------------------16----------------14~-----------15~|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                      "The sky was..."
E|-14b(15)r----------14b(15)r--------------------------------------|
B|----------15----------------15----------15h17-17b(19)r-15--------|
G|-------------14~---------------14-14h16--------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


iii) BLUE ANGEL

Repeat several times...

E|--------------|
B|--8---7-------|
G|----------7---|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|

... then play the last three lines of Lost Weekend again, with minor
variations.


iv) E SPACED  D NDEZVOUS

Capo at the 5th fret - fret numbers are relative to the 5th fret.

Intro:
   Am                                               Fmaj7
E|----0---------------0-------0-----------0-----------------0---|
B|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1------0---0-------0--0-1--1--0-1----|
G|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2--------0---0---0--0---2--2--------|
D|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2------4---4---4--4-----3--3-------|
   0-------0------------------------7---7---7--------------------
E|------------3---1-------1-------------------------------------|
                 [thumb]

Verse (x2)  (very similar)
   Am                                               Fmaj7
E|----0---------------0-------0-----------0-----------------0---|
B|---1-1-----1---1---1-1-----1----0---0-------0--0-1--1--0-1----|
G|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2--------0---0---0--0---2--2--------|
D|-2-----2-2---2---2-----2-2--------4---4---4--4-----3--3-------|
   0-------0------------------------7---7---7--------------------
E|------------3---1-------1-------------------------------------|

"This time it seems to be..." (x2)
                           Em             [2nd time]
E|5--5--5-7--7--7-3--3--3-0-----0-| ...  0---0----
B|-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0---0--| -0---0---
G|--5--5----7--7----5--5----0-0---| --0---0--
D|---------------------------2----| ---2---2-
A|--------------------------------| ---------
E|--------------------------------| ---------

"With you..." (x2)
   Am       Em       Am      Em
E|---0-----------------0-------------|
B|1---1--1-0---0--0-1---1--1-0---0--0|
G|-2----2---0-0--0---2----2---0-0--0-|
D|--2--2-----2--2-----2--2-----2--2--|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|



v) WINDSWEPT THUMB

This is played on a keyboard (I don't think the guitar plays in this bit)
though it sounds fine on a guitar if you're careful to let the notes ring
out fully.  Note it's played an octave higher that this for the verses on
the keyboard.

Intro, and three verses (x4)

E|----------------------------------------|
B|---0-0-0-1-1-1-3-3-1-0------0-------1---|
G|2-2---0-----2---------0----0-0-----2----|
D|-2----------------------2-2---2-3-3-----|
A|-------------------------2-----2-3------|
E|----------------------------------------|



HEART OF LOTHIAN

i) WIDE BOY

Intro, repeat several times, add overdrive after a few...

E|----------------|
B|--------8-7-----|
G|----7-9-----7-9-|
   7--------------- 
E|----------------|
B|----------------|

"Wide boys..." (x6)

E|------------12--9-10-12--10p9---------9-10-9-------------------|
B|----10--10--------------------12---12--------10---10--10b(12)r-|
   9-----9---9-----------------------------------------11---------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

"These hearts of Lothian..." (slower)

E|-----10-9-10-12-17--16-17-17b(19)r----------------------------|
B|--10---------------------------------------15-14-15-17-17b(19)|
   9---------------------------------------14--------------------
E|-------------------------------------14-----------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat section between || for several verses - there are some variations
                            "It's six o'clock in the tower blocks..."
E|-------------------------| |-------------------17---16-17-19p17p16-
B|-17-15-14-15-14h15p14----| |-------15-14-15-17------------ ^^^^^^-repeat
G|----------------------14-| |----14------------------------        several
D|-------------------------| |-14---------------------------        times
A|-------------------------| |------------------------------
E|-------------------------| |------------------------------


E|-----------------17~--16b(17)r---------| |
B|-----15-14-15-17--------------17b(19)r-| |
G|---14----------------------------------| |
D|-14------------------------------------| |
A|---------------------------------------| |
E|---------------------------------------| |



ii) CURTAIN CALL

No guitar that I can make out.



WATERHOLE (EXPD SS BONGO)

Intro. (I think it's played on the keyboard actually)

E|-12-/-15-/-11-/-12-/-7-/-8-/-7-/-5---|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|


Verses (x2)

 ||------------------------------------------------12-11-12-15~----- 
 ||--------------------10~--------------------10-------------------- 
 ||----8-9~--------8-9----------8-9~------8-9----------------------- 
 ||-7-----------7------------7----------7--------------------------- 
 ||----------------------------------------------------------------- 
 ||----------------------------------------------------------------- 

   1. "When taxis gather..."
   2. "And the patter merchants..."
E|------------------------------------------------12-11------------|
B|--------------------10~--------------------10---------12~--------|
G|----8-9~--------8-9----------8-9~------8-9-----------------------|
D|-7-----------7------------7----------7---------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------10~------------------------------------------|
G|----8-9~--------8-9----------8-9-------8-9----8-9-------8-9------|
D|-7-----------7------------7------7-7-7------7-----7-7-7----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

   "So when you think it's time to go..."
   [Chorus - repeat slides a few times]
E|---------------------------| |
B|-10--/(17)\---10--/(17)\---| |
G|---------------------------| |
D|---------------------------| |
A|---------------------------| |
E|---------------------------| |



LORDS OF THE BACKSTAGE

   Pattern A                      Pattern B
E|---------------------------| ----------------------------
B|-6---5---8-----6---5---8---| -10--8--7-8--10--8--7-8-----
G|-------7---7-5-------7---5-| ------------------------7---
D|---------------------------| ----------------------------
A|---------------------------| ----------------------------
E|---------------------------| ----------------------------

   Pattern C
E|-10--8-7-8--10--8-7-8------|
B|----------------------8----|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

Intro 4xA
Then, 8xA, 2xB, 2xC, 4xA, 2xB, 2xC, 8xA, 2xB, 2xC, 4xA, 2xB, 2xC (!)



BLIND CURVE

i) VOCAL UNDER A BLOODLIGHT

E|-12b14----12----9--9b(10)r---------9b(10)r-----------------------|
B|-----------------------------10-------------12-------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-9b(10)r---------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------12--10---------------10b(12)r--------------------------|
G|------------------11---------------------11----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------11b(12)r------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------9---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-9b(10)------12b(14)r~-------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|



ii) PASB NG STRANGERS

E|------------------------------| -------------------------------
B|---------------------------10-| --9----10-----9----10----10----
G|--7p6-7-6--------7p6-7-6------| -------------------------------
D|------------8------------8----| ----11-----11---11----11-------
A|------------------------------| -------------------------------
E|------------------------------| -------------------------------

Solo...
Engage panic circuits!
I have used XXX to indicate "pluck wildly at the same note for a while".
Not sure about the first chord!  Parts of this are completely wild.  I
love it, but I can't play it very well, or hear it!  Here's my best shot,
but I'm sure I've left several notes out in parts!

   F#m?
   -5?----------------------------------------------------------14-- 
   -2?-------17b(19)-------17b(19)-17b(19)-17b(19)----17b(19)------- 
   -2?-------------------------------------------------------------- 
   -4?-------------------------------------------------------------- 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

   -16b(17)rp(14)--------------------------------------------------- 
   ---------------17b(19)---------19r(17)-15-14h15-14h15p14----14--- 
   ---------------------------------------------------------16----16 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   ----------------------------------------------------------------- 

   -------------14h15p14----14-------------------------------------- 
   -------14h15----------15----15-14h15p14----14-------------------- 
   -15h16----------------------------------16----16-15-16---15h16p15 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   ----------------------------------------------------------------- 

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   -----15-----15h16h15----15h16p15-----15/16-16XXX--16/14-14-14----
   -17-----17-----------17----------17---------------------------16- 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

   --------------------------------16-17-19-17h19-19(b)21-19b(21)--- 
   -------------17b(19)-17b(19)-19---------------------------------- 
   -14b(16)--16----------------------------------------------------- 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   ----------------------------------------------------------------- 

   -19b(21)-19b(21)-19b(21)-19b(21)-19b(21)-----19/21-21b(22)XXX---- 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   ----------------------------------------------------------------- 

   -19-21-19/17-19---14-15-----14-----------------------------------
   -------------------------17-----15-14-14h15-14------------------- 
   -----------------------------------------------16p15-15h16------- 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   ----------------------------------------------------------------- 

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------15b(17)-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------16/18-18-18-18-18-|
D|------14h16p14h16p14h16...----------14h16~-----------------------|
A|-16--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

             (x2)
E|--------| |----19-17-15-15h17-----------19-17-15-15h17------------
B|--------| |--------------------15~-----------------------15~------
G|-18-18--| |-------------------------------------------------------
D|--------| |-------------------------------------------------------
A|--------| |-------------------------------------------------------
E|--------| |-------------------------------------------------------

E|---------------------------------------------------| |
B|-15--14h15p14----14~-------15--14h15p14----14~-----| |
G|--------------16------------------------16---------| |
D|---------------------------------------------------| |
A|---------------------------------------------------| |
E|---------------------------------------------------| |



iii) MYLO
 
   Repeat for the duration.

   ----------------------------------------------------------------- 
   -------------------------------------------10---------------10--- 
   -12----11---------12-----11-------------------------------------- 
   --------------9------------------9-12-11-9----------12-11-9------ 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|



iv) PERIMETER WALK

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   -11----11-12-14-12-11-----9---11-9------------------------------- 
   ----11----------------11----9------12-11h12p11-9~---------------- 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   -11----11-12-14-12-11-----9---11-9-------------12/14~------------ 
   ----11----------------11----9------12-11h12p11------------------- 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

   (x2)
 ||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
 ||-14----14-15/12---12---12-/17~----14----14-15/12---12---12~------||
 ||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
 ||----11---------------9---------------11---------------9----------||
 ||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
 ||-----------------------------------------------------------------||

  For the duration of the words:
  (I think this is actually on the keyboard...)

   -9-------------------------------9---9b(10)r--------------------- 
   ------12---10---9----------------------------12----10----9------- 
   ------------------9----------------------------------------9----- 
   --------------------11---------------------------------------11-- 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|



v) THD SHOLD

Intro, and twice per verse:  (with minor variations)
"I saw a war widow..."
    A            G           A                        G
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1b(2)-------------------1b(2)--14b(15)r-12\----------------|
G|-2------------4-----------2------------------------4------X\-----|
D|-2------------5----5~-----2------------------------5------X\-----|
A|-0------------5-----------0------------------------5------X\-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

"I see convoys..."
    D           C           D          C
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   -7-----------5-----------7----------5-------X\------------------- 
   -7-----------5-----------7----------5-------X\------------------- 
   -5-----------3-----------5----------3-------X\------------------- 
   ----------------------------------------------------------------- 

"I can't take anymore..."  (slight variation 2nd time)
    D
   -17-15-14----15-14-------------17-15-14----15-14----------------- 
   ----------15-------15-------------------15-------15-14----------- 
   ----------------------14----------------------------------------- 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   ----------------------------------------------------------------- 

    C
   -15-13-12----13-12-------------15-------------------------------- 
   ----------13-------13----------------13----15b(17)--------------- 
   ----------------------12----------------------------------------- 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   ----------------------------------------------------------------- 

Ending (x4):

   ------------12~----9-10-12-10p9--------9-10-9-------------------- 
   ------10-10--------------------12~---12------10~--10--10b(12)r---
   -9~-----9--9----------------------------------------11----------- 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   ----------------------------------------------------------------- 



CHILDHOODS END?

Need a good bit of delay here, as for Kayleigh.  I guess the delay
parameters remain the same for the whole album, it's just switched on
and off as required.

Repeat for intro and verse:

E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-11------------------11---------------|
D|----12--14p11----------12---14-11-----|
A|--------------12------------------12--|
E|--------------------------------------|

Repeat chords for chorus:
(almost the same chords as the Kayleigh chorus!)
E|-7--------9----5---------10-------9----7-------|
B|-9--------10---7---------10-------10---9-------|
G|-9--------9----7---------11-------9----9-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

Solo between verses:

   ----------------------------------12b(14)-12~--10-9-9h10-9------- 
   -12b(14)--12---10p9-10-9h10p9------------------------------10-12~ 
   ------------------------------9~--------------------------------- 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   ----------------------------------------------------------------- 

   -------------------------------12b(14)r-12--10-9-9h10-9----------
   ----12~--10-9-9h10-9-10---------------------------------10b(12)-- 
   -9----------------------9~--------------------------------------- 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   ----------------------------------------------------------------- 



WHITE FEATHER

Okay, this has already been done by Dan Newcombe (it's at Nevada),
but to me it sounds a little different, so I've included my own
version.  The effects used make it really difficult to hear - I guess
everyone hears it differently!  But anyway...

   ------------------------12--------------------------------------- 
   --------10------10---------------10--8h10p8-7-8--8p7------------- 
   -----------9-------9---------------------------------7----------- 
   --7----------------------------------------------------7--------- 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   --9--7h9p7--6h7p6------------------------------------------------ 
   -------------------9--7------------------------------------------ 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

To me it sounds like Steve plays pretty much the same throughout the
song, but replaces some of the fiddly bits with equivalent chords and
strums them a few times during the verses...?
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