Barbaric
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Standard tuning.
[Intro]
C G/B G F
C Am Dm F
[Verse]
C
Who blinks first
G/B
You’re gonna win
G F
The fallen doves of lovers’ vows
C Am Dm F
In the world all around us
C G/B
And I'd like if you’ve got the time
G F C Am Dm F
To talk to you about what this breakup has done to me
[Chorus]
C Dm C Dm Am
I have lost the feeling that I thought I’d never lose
C F C
Now where am I going
C Dm C Dm Am
At what cost, the feeling that I thought I’d never lose
C F C
It is barbaric
[Verse]
C G/B
Now you can’t play to every taste
G F
The powder keg of common cause
C Am Dm F
All of us carry trauma
C G/B
And in lieu of an explanation
G F C Am Dm F
I will pour oil from the cup on the pyre of abdication
[Chorus]
C Dm
You have lost
C Dm Am
The feeling that you thought you’d never lose
C F C
Now where are you going, darling
C Dm C Dm Am
At what cost, the feeling that you thought you’d never lose
C F C
And it is barbaric
[Bridge]
Am C
Empty grove, winter darkness
Ab G
We're taking down the scaffolds very soon
Am Ab
Crow dappled the lonely baubles on the plane tree
G
The can of soup and heating up to ten
F
Which leads me to the part
G
Where we agreed on different dreams
[Chorus]
C Dm C Dm Am
And that we never had lost the feeling that we thought we’d never lose
C F C
Now where are we going
C Dm C Dm Am
At what cost, the feeling that we thought we’d never lose
C F C
It is barbaric
C Dm C Dm Am
We have lost the feeling that we thought we’d never lose
C F C
Now where are we going
C Dm C Dm Am
We have lost the feeling that we thought we’d never lose
C F C
It is barbaric, darling
C Dm C Dm Am
We have lost the feeling that we thought we’d never lose
C F C
Now where are we going
C Dm C Dm Am
We have lost the feeling that we thought we’d never lose
C F C
It is barbaric
How to play Barbaric
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. 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.