Bastille Day
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Intro
G A G A G A G F# E x2
A B A B A B A G# F# x2
E G C D A D E G C D C D x4
verse 1
E G C D A D
Ooh, there's no bread, let them eat cake.
E G C D C D
There's no end to what they'll take.
E G C D A D
Flaunt the fruits of noble birth.
E G C D C D
Wash the salt into the earth.
[Refrão]
G F# G C B A
But they're marching to Bastille Day.
G A D
La guillotine will claim her bloody prize.
G F# G C B A
Free the dungeons of the innocent.
G A D
The king will kneel and let his kingdom rise.
Instrumental
E G C D A D E G C D C D x2
Verse 2
E G C D A D
Ooh, bloodstained velvet, dirty lace.
E G C D C D
Naked fear on every face.
E G C D A D
See them bow their heads to die
E G C D C D
As we would bow as they rode by.
Chorus 2
G F# G C B A
And we're marching to Bastille Day.
G A D
La guillotine will claim her bloody prize.
G F# G C B A
Sing oh choirs of cacophony.
G A D
The king has kneeled to let his kindgom rise.
Instrumental
G F# C B G A D
G F# C B G A E
Solo
G F# G E F E C D E
G F# G E F A
C D E
D A D A D A G F# E x2
E B E B E B A G# F# x2
C# D C# G# A A x3
D Eb D A A# A# x3
B C B F# G G x3
E G C D A D E G C D C D
Verse 3
E G C D A D
Lessons taught but never learned.
E G C D C D
All around us anger burns.
E G C D A D
Guide the future by the past.
E G C D C D
Long ago the mould was cast.
[Refrão]
G F# G C B A
For they marched up to Bastille Day.
G A D
La guillotine claimed her bloody prize.
G F# G C B A
Hear the echoes of the centuries.
G A D
Power isn't all that money buys.
Outro
G F# C B G A D
G F# C B G A E
D A D A D A G F# E x2
E B E B E B A G# F# x2
C# D C# G# A A x3
D Eb D A A# A# x3
E F E B C C x3
G F# G C B A
G A D
G F# G C B A
G A G A G
How to play Bastille Day
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. 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.