Bracing For Sunday
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[Verse 1]
A
I dropped my gloves into the stove
A
Hymns echoed out the grate
C#m F#m Dmaj7
I fell in love with those electric lights
Dmaj7
That drug me into town so late
D Bm
A
To nimble, cunning, clever nights
A
I railed behind them, deputized
C#m F#m
To scrape the lens of Christian eyes
[Refrain]
D F E A
I'm a Friday night girl bracing for Sunday to come
[Verse 2]
A
I only ever held one love
A
Her name was Mary Anne
C#m F#m D
She died having a child by her brother
Dmaj7
He died because I murdered him
D Bm
A
I shot him through his jelly eye
A
I won myself his wicked life
C#m7 F#m
Now I thread-the-needle, waltz through mine
[Refrain]
D F E Am
I'm a Friday night girl bracing for Sunday to come
[Instrumental]
A C A C A C A
[Bridge]
Am F
I emptied onto shifting sheets
Am
Staring rosary holes in my ceiling
Am F
Waiting for my purpose to deliver
A Am
And reveal itself to me
G
But all I hear are subway trains
G#
Bang against their bedrock lanes
Am
So I bang a little, too
[Refrain]
D F E Am
I'm a Friday night girl bracing for Sunday to come
F E Am
Bracing for Sunday to come
[Outro]
Am D Am
How to play Bracing For Sunday
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. 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.