Brutal Romance
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Key: A | Capo: 2
Intro: Em A2 Em Em Esus4/C Em G Esus4/C Em Em A Em
Em
All shapes and colours
A2
Rolled and stained in aging hands
Em
Sculpted explosions, histories unfold
Em Esus4/C
Our Jackson Pollocked earth turns
Em
A silent witness
G
Lonely as silent
Esus4/C Em
Poets bequeath best attempts
D Cmaj7
Romanticising the brutality
A2 Em
Of the ages and of us
Emadd9
Avarice and lust
Cmaj7 Em
Love and death, and death and love
D
Brutal romance
Cmaj7 Em
The silver thread, the sharpened knife
D
A spinning slow-dance
Cmaj7 D
I can't remember before
Em G/B Cmaj7
Warmth in the veins, lead in the core
D Em
Brutal romance
Em A2
You're dripping with gold
Em
Mine is more interior
Em Esus4/C Em
Yours is sinking you
Em
Men at attention
Esus4/C Em
Devouring a drowning fleet
D Cmaj7 A2 Em Emadd9
Epaulettes of charm
Cmaj7 Em
Love and death, and death and love
D
Brutal romance
Cmaj7 Em
The silver thread, the sharpened knife
D
In a spinning slow-dance
Cmaj7 D
I can't remember before
Em G/B Cmaj7
Breath in the lungs, blood on the door
B Em
Brutal romance
Instrumental (x4): Em G D C
Em G
And I want to sing
D C
Over them and into them
Em G D C
What can't be unsung
Em G
And I want to sing
D C
Over you and into you
Em G D C
What can't be unsung
(x2)
Cmaj7 Em
Love and death, and death and love
D
Brutal romance
Cmaj7 Em
The silver thread, the sharpened knife
D
A spinning slow-dance
Cmaj7 D
I can't remember before
Em G/B Cmaj7
Washing of wounds, won inner wars
B A Cmaj7
Brutal romance
B A Cmaj7
Brutal romance
B Em
Brutal romance
How to play Brutal Romance
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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.