A Generous Exposition
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Intro: A F#m E B F#m A C#m
Verse
B F#m
It’s raining again,
A C# B
and it seems like this city gets drearier everyday,
F#m
Perhaps it’s the weather
A
or maybe I’ve been here too long,
C#m
still I defiantly stay,
B F#m
And they build more upmarket riverside housing,
A
when there are streets down the road
C#m
with no people to fill.
B F#m A C#m
A regional hub of prosperity committing character suicide,
D#m E F#
and there’s not a lot more of it left to kill.
[Refrão]
B F# B G# F# E B F#
They won’t be happy until every city centre looks the same,
B F# B G# F# A
Helplessly trapped within homogeneity,
E
I want to tell them they should be ashamed,
B
but I’m not sure who to blame,
B F#m A C#m
Verse
B F#m
You know the day’s a write off
A C#m B
when even the Durham advertiser is getting you down,
F#m
some local kid just got beat to death
A C#m
drinking with his friends at a club in town,
B F#m
and is this the price we pay?
A C#m
Was he a worthy sacrifice to make?
B F#m
I’m not gonna leave the fucking house today,
A C#m
I’ll just stare at the ceiling,
D#m E F#
I’ll just lie on the cold, cold ground.
[Refrão]
B F# B G# F# E B F#
They won’t be happy until every city centre looks the same,
B F# B G# F# A
Helplessly trapped within homogeneity,
E
I want to tell them they should be ashamed,
A E
but I’m not sure who to blame,
Outro
C#m B A E
(palm mute) C#m A E (x4)
C#m A E C#m
One more metre of concrete,
A E C#m
One more local shop closed down,
A E C#m
No matter how much they change it,
E C#m
This is still our town.
A E C#m
One more metre of concrete,
A E C#m
One more local shop closed down,
A E C#m
No matter how much they change it,
E C#m A
This is still our town.
E F#m A
How to play A Generous Exposition
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.