A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi

Written by: Tennant/Lowe
From maxi-single: “Winner” (2012)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Capo: 1st fret
Play: Bm
Key: Cm
For chords in original key transpose +1 (and "use flats")

CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
Em(add9)  0-2-2-0-0-2

Intro

| N.C. |
Un, deux, trois, quatre ...
| Bm | % | D | % | A | % | E | % |
| Bm | % | D | % | A | % | E | % |

Verse 1

            Bm
I feel like sending you a love letter
              D
Lets face it, nobody does it better
         A
You’re a promising prospect
               E
From what I’ve seen

Verse 2

             Bm
If you wanna take me out on a detour
        D
I’m not feeling too demure
           A
I like the cut of your jib
                   E
If you know what I mean

Chorus

        Bm
There’s something about that look in your eyes
        D
There’s something about the way that you smile
       A                                     E
You’ve really got a certain, mmm, je ne sais quoi

Interlude

| Bm | % | D | % | A | % | E | % |

Verse 3

      Bm
In Berlin you’re dancing to techno
           D
before you catch the first flight to Moscow
    A                                 E
You know your way around an space d’affaires

Verse 4

       Bm
On the coast you’re such a creation
               D
And though New York’s just an obligation
     A                                      E
I’ve every confidence you'll amuse yourself there

Chorus

        Bm
There’s something about that look in your eyes
        D
There’s something about the way that you smile
       A                                     E
You’ve really got a certain, mmm, je ne sais quoi

Chorus

        Bm
There’s something about the way that you think
        D
There’s something about the wine that you drink
       A                                     E
You’ve really got a certain, mmm, je ne sais quoi

Bridge

| G | G           | Em(add9) | % |
       It’s all perception
| F#m7 | F#m7        | D | % |
          How people see you
| G | G             | Em(add9) | % |
       And when they see you
| F#m7 | F#m7          | D | % |
           They want to be you

Interlude

| N.C. |
Un, deux, trois, quatre ...
| Bm | % | D | % | A | % | E | % |

Verse 5

     Bm
In Tehran they’ve known you for years
   D
In spite of clerical fears
     A                                   E
They think you understand their point of view

Verse 6

       Bm
In the old days it would have been Rome
        D
But now Beijing’s a second home
   A                                            E
It started in the eighties, just Bertolucci and you

Chorus

        Bm
There’s something about that look in your eyes
        D
There’s something about the way that you smile
       A                                     E
You’ve really got a certain, mmm, je ne sais quoi

Chorus

        Bm
There’s something about the words you employ
        D
There’s something about the clothes you enjoy
       A                                     E
You’ve really got a certain, mmm, je ne sais quoi

Outro

| G | % | Em(add9) | % |
            | F#m7 | % |
When people see you
           | D | % |  Bm
They want to be you