Before The Lobotomy
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[Intro ]
F#
Dreaming
C#/F
I am only dreaming
C#/E
Of another place and time
B Bm/D
Where my family's from
F#
Singing
C#/F
I can hear them singing
C#/E
When the rain has washed away
B Bm/D
All these scattered dreams
F#
Dying
C#/F
Everyone's reminded
C#/E
Hearts are washed in misery
B Bm/D
Drenched in gasoline
F#
Laughter
C#/F
There is no more laughter
C#/E
Songs of yesterday
B Bm/D
Now live in the underground
Bridge
C# F# G# x12
Verse
C# G# F# C# C# F# G# F# G# C#
Life before the lobotomy
C# G# F# C# C# F# G# F# G# C#
Christian sang the eulogy
C# G# F# C# C# F# G# F# G# C#
Sign my love a lost memory
C# G# F# C# C# F# G# F# G# C#
From the end of the century
Chorus
F# C# G# F# C# G#
Well, it's enough to make you sick
F# C# G# F# C# G#
To cast a stone and throw a brick
F# C# G# F# C# G#
When the sky is falling down
F# C# G# F# G# C#
It burned your dreams into the ground
Verse
C# G# F# C# C# F# G# F# G# C#
Christian's lesson is what he's been sold
C# G# F# C# C# F# G# F# G# C#
We are normal and self-controlled
C# G# F# C# C# F# G# F# G# C#
Remember to learn to forget
C# C# F# G# F# G# C#
Whiskey shots and cheap cigarettes
Chorus
F# C# G#
Well I'm not stoned
F# C# G#
I'm just fucked up
F# C# G# F# C# G#
I got so high I can't stand up
F# C# G# F# C# G#
I'm not cursed 'cause I've been blessed
F# C# G' F# C# G#
I'm not in love 'cause I'm a mess
Middle 8
C# G#
Like refugees
C# G#
We're lost like refugees
C# G#
Like refugees
C# G#
We're lost like refugees
B F# D A
The brutality of reality
C#
Is the freedom that keeps me from
Outro
F#
Dreaming
C#/F
I was only dreaming
C#/E
Of another place and time
B Bm/D
Where my family's from
F#
Singing
C#/F
I can hear them singing
C#/E
When the rain has washed away
B Bm/D
All these scattered dreams
F#
Dying
C#/F
Everyone's reminded
C#/E
Hearts are washed in misery
B Bm/D
Drenched in gasoline
F#
Laughter
C#/F
There is no more laughter
C#/E
Songs of yesterday
B Bm
Now live in the underground
How to play Before The Lobotomy
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F#. 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.