Bury Me Under The Palm Tree
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Intro: Eb Cm Bb (x2)
[Verso 1]
Eb
They write the name on the
Cm Bb Eb Cm Bb
hills here 45 feet high
Eb Cm
So your dreams have an epitaph
Bb Eb Cm Bb
when they go there to die
[Pré-Refrão]
Ab
Who needs self preservation
Fm Gm Ab
when you’ve got sunshine?
[Refrão]
Ab Eb
I don’t like this city
Cm Bb
no one here likes me
Ab
Oh this place is killing me
Eb
Cuz I know how I go there
Cm Bb
but not why I stay So
Ab
when I go please bury
me under a palm tree
[Pós-Refrão]
Eb Cm Bb (x2)
[Verso 2]
Eb Cm
No one here gets older
Bb Eb Cm Bb
they just melt together
Eb Cm
They pay the same doctor
Bb Eb Cm Bb
to make them live forever
[Pré-Refrão]
Ab
But you're not fooling
Fm
anyone with that
Gm Ab
astroturf on your lawn
[Refrão]
Ab Eb
I don’t like this city
Cm Bb
no one here likes me
Ab
Oh this place is killing me
Eb
Cuz I know how I go there
Cm Bb
but not why I stay So when
Ab
I go please bury me
Fm Gm Ab
under a palm tree
Bb Fm Gm Ab
under a palm tree
Bb Fm Gm Ab
under a palm tree
[Ponte]
Ab
Promise they will
remember me when I’m
Cm Eb Cm Eb Ab
gone Promise this
Cm Eb Cm Eb
means something to someone
Bb
To someone
[Refrão]
Eb
I don’t like this city
Cm Bb
no one here likes me
Ab
Oh this place is killing me
Eb
Cuz I know how I go there
Cm Bb
but not why I stay So when
Ab
I go please bury me
under a palm tree
Outro:
Eb Cm Bb
Eb Cm
Bb Eb Cm Bb
under a palm tree
Eb Cm
when I go please bury
Bb Eb
me under a palm tree
How to play Bury Me Under The Palm Tree
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Eb. 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.