Butchered Tongue
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: BmCapotraste: Sem capotraste
{Intro]
Bm D Gmaj7
[Verse 1]
Bm D
As a child it was the place names
Gmaj7
Singin' at me as the first thing
Bm A F#m
How the mouth must be employed in every corner of itself
G D Gmaj7
To say "Appalacicola" or "Hushpukena", like "Gweebarra"
Em A D
A promise softly sung of somewhere else
[Chorus]
G Bm
And as a young man blessed to pass so many road signs
G A F#m
And have my foreign ear made fresh again on each unlikely sound
G D Bm F#m
But feel at home, hearin' a music that few still understand
Em A D
A butchered tongue still singin' here above the ground
[Verse 2]
Bm D G
The ears were chopped from young men if the pitch cap didn't kill them
Bm A F#m
They are buried without scalp in the shattered bedrock of our home
G D
You may never know your fortune
G Em A
Until the distance has been shown between what is lost forever
D
And what can still be known
[Chorus]
G Bm
So far from home to have a stranger call you, "Darling"
G A F#m
And have your guarded heart be lifted like a child up by the hand
G D
In some town that just means 'Home' to them
Bm F#m
With no translator left to sound
Em A D
A butchered tongue still singin' here above the ground
Bm D Gmaj7 F#m
Bm D Gmaj7 Bm
How to play Butchered Tongue
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
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.