Down From Above
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Intro:Am (4 bars)
(Verse)
Am Dm Am F G Dm
Your mother made you cry when she told you about the womb
G E Am
And how people die.
Am Dm Am F G
Watching over you when you were young smiling as you learned
Dm G E Am
to crawl. You don?t know her at all.
(Chorus)
Am F C E Am
It?s a dirty job but they?re very suave
F C E Am
Jesus high on wine drinking turpentine
(Verse)
Am Dm Am F G Dm
Daddy?s voice like an intercom connected to a hidden room
G E Am
Were yellow roses bloom
Am Dm Am F
A sacred mountain near Peterborough where clouds paint a
G Dm E Am
picture so calm that they swallowed mom.
(Chorus)
Am F C E Am
It?s a dirty job but they?re very suave
F C E Dm
Jesus high on wine weeping turpentine
Dm Am
What are they doing in there? Have they got guns?
F C Dm
Make you run up and down the same hill
E Am
And they?ll break your will.
(Guitar solo)-repeat verse section 2x
(Verse)
Am Dm Am F
Was it Christmas or groundhog day when your friends turned
G Dm G E Am
to shadows and they dragged you away.
Am Dm Am F G
Tell nobody that you?ve been here don?t breath a word that?s
Dm G E Am
been said. Now there?s a scar(whispered)upon your forehead.
(Chorus)
Am F C E Am
It?s a dirty job but they?re very suave
F C E Dm
Jesus high on wine weeping turpentine
Dm Am
What are they doing in there? Have they got guns?
Dm Am E
Whether Mt. Pinutubo or the threat of God?s love
F C Dm
There?ll always be something that?s raining
E Am
Down from above (4x total)
E Am
Na na na na na na (fade to end)
How to play Down From Above
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am. 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.