Big Songs Of Hope And Cheer
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Intro
G
verse 1
C G D Em
The satellites are raining down
Bm C
On the international room
G D G
There's nothing secret, nothing sacred anymore
C G D Em
All the soldiers of the world are turning
Bm C
History around
G D G
They're with me now, they're breaking down the door
verse 2
C G D Em
One mother's daughter has seen her brothers
Bm C
Taken to the shadowlands
G D G
Now she's waiting for six soldiers to return
C G D Em
And another mother's daughter 's down
Bm C
On channel twenty one
G D G
Where she's opened up her life to let it burn
[Refrão]G Em
Pictures in a room
C Em C
I can't take it anymore
G C Em D G G
And I can't sing the pains of hope in a torn... world
Link
D Em G
verse 3
C G D Em
And the company say. give us more of these
Bm C
Big songs of hope and cheer
G D G
Hits and hooks and riffs that shine as new
C G D Em
As the refugees come in, live and dying,
Bm C
miles across the snow
G D G
And there's nothing that this stunning world can do
[Refrão]G Em
Pictures in a room
C Em C
I can't take it anymore
G C Em D G G
And I can't sing the pains of hope in a torn... world
G Em
Pictures in a room
C Em C
Somebody help me please
G C Em D G G
Cause I can't sing the pains of hope in a strange... place
Link
Em D Em G
Em D Em G
verse 4
C G D Em
And the satellites are raining down
Bm C
On a Sunday afternoon
G D G
She's opened for the world to take it all
C G D Em
Where we face our sweetest demons in the hands
Bm C
Of flesh and love
G D G
She's aching at the stations of the fall
[Refrão]G Em
Pictures in a room
C Em C
I can't take it anymore
G C Em D G G
And I can't sing the pains of hope in a torn... world
G Em
Pictures in a room
C Em C
Somebody help me please
G C Em D G G
Cause I can't sing the pains of hope in a strange... place
Outro
Em D Em G
Em D Em G
C
The satellites are raining down
How to play Big Songs Of Hope And Cheer
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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.