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Date: Wed, 12 Jun 96 15:22:47 EDT
From: Matt Dawson
Subject: "Earthbound" by David Sylvian
Finally, here are the chords (for those who haven't already figured them out bynow). "Earthbound" by David Sylvian off the Jean the Birdman cd singleStarts off with a D chord. Intro (riff 1) goes something like this:e-2-3-2-0-2- -2-0-0-2-|B-3-3-3-3-3- -3-3-3-3-|G-2-2-2-2-2- strum D a few times then...-2-2-2-2-| the D is held until A on theD-0-0-0-0-0- -0-0-0-0-| first lineA-x-x-x-x-x- -x-x-x-x-|E-x-x-x-x-x- -x-x-x-x-|
D A
A black crow standing
G A
On a sea of shells
D A
She's blessed by magic
G A
And the sound of libery's bells
G D
I'll raise the curfew
Bm D A* G
And set by her door
Em A D & Riff 1
She's been through this world before
the chords are the same for the second verse.
verse 3:
Bm A
She's giving me questions
Em A
And quizzical looks
G D
She tears up my papers
Em D A
And burns all my books
C C
They gave her nothing
Em D A*
She didn't already know
Em A D & Riff 1
She's getting ready to go
* means hold chord for 2 bars
the song repeats after this, with 2 on one off. meaning to say, the first set
of chords for 2 verses and then the second set of chords for the next (third)
verse. please personally e-mailed with questions and/or corrections. enjoy.