Dishes
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste:
1st traste
[Verse 1]
N.C. G
Do the dishes
Am C
With the windows open
G
Soak the dirt
Am C
From under your nails
G
Pour a double
Am C
Put a record on the table
F C
The light’s always perfect
G
Just before it fails
G Am C
[Verse 2]
G
Bow your head down
Am C
When you break bread together
G
Close your eyes
Am C
Make a circle of hands
G
There is nothing
Am C
That cannot be taken from you
F C
In this life we just hold on
G
To the love that we have
G Am C
[Verse 3]
G
Swing the axe
Am C
In the hour before daylight
G
Note the sparks
Am C
That attend to the blade
G
A thing made free
Am C
Of itself leaps apart
F C
And the heart di-vided
G
Would do just the same
G Am C
[Verse 4]
G
Take the back roads
Am C
With nobody on them
G
Find a river
Am C
Make yourself clean
G
Go down to the water
Am C
If you would be delivered
F C
Of sinner and sin
G
Seen and unseen
[Verse 5]
G
Step outside
Am C
Let the stars reel around you
G
Cup your hands
Am C
Around a bright flame
G
In that darkness
Am C
Let the heavens confound you
F C
It’s all just a story
G
Even the sound of your name
How to play Dishes
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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.