Blue Marbled Elm Trees
View chords used in this chart
Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: BbCapotraste:
3rd traste
[Intro]
C C G
[Verse 1]
G C
No, I shan't complain
G
If on an April day and the ice gusts in from Norway
C
Scours the sand
G
Off of your grieving skin
C
And as you lay me down to sleep
G
And under earth two metres deep
G
Take the stones and the coals from the saw arms
C G
You place them at my head, you place them at my feet
C
No, I shan't complain
G
If only a dozen or so of the loves of my life
C
Cannot contain their grief
And they weep real tears
G
Of all those wasted years
C G
And as you lay me under earth, take comfort in the knowing
C
That they haven't an ease
G
A bitter soul to keep
C
No, I shan't complain
[Chorus]
|Am C | Em G C
I had the best time laughing with my girls
|Am C | Em G C
I had the best life offered up by this blue marble
|Am C | G
Or any alien world
[Verse 2]
G C
And no, I shan't complain
G C
If the lasting memory of me is the sign of a new life budding
G
In the leaves of the elm trees
C
No, I shan't complain
[Chorus]
|Am C | Em G C
I had the best time laughing with my girls
|Am C | Em G C
I had the best life offered up by this blue marble
|Am C | G
Or any alien world
[Bridge]
C
I shan't complain
[Instrumental]
G C G C G C
G C
No, I shan't complain
[Chorus]
|Am C | Em G C
I had the best time laughing with my girls
|Am C | Em G C
I had the best life offered up by this blue marble
|Am C | G
Or any alien world
G C
No, I shan't complain
|Am C | Em G C
I had the best time laughing with my girls
|Am C | Em G C
I had the best life offered up by this blue marble
|Am C | G
Or any alien world
[Outro]
C
I shan't complain
G C
No, I shan't complain
G C
No, I shan't complain
G C G C
G C G C
[Outro]
How to play Blue Marbled Elm Trees
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.