Dustine
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Tuning: D# G# C# F# A# D# (half step down)
Intro
A A Bm D (x2)
[Verso 1]
A A Bm D
My sister is a river and I'm a figurine
A A Bm D
Made from the dust of my brother and midribs of maple leaves
A A Bm D
Dad had clinics in dead malls. Dispensing destinies
A A Bm D
Out on the knife of Virginia. Cutting Kentucky and Tennessee
{Break 1}
A A Bm D (x2)
[Verso 2]
A A Bm D
My sister says there is a next life but no one I know will be there
A A Bm D
I'll have seven senses and singing rings
A A Bm D
Hallucination hydrangeas. Erupt in the reverse breeze
A A Bm D
Men in these parts fenced their gardens with the skeletons of Cherokees
{Break 2}
A A Bm D (x4)
[Ponte]
F#m G A D A D
In bands of static. The cries of vile guys she'd find in dives and
F#m G A D A D
Bring on back to the attic. Meat to sate the howling shades that wait in
F#m G A D A D
Tesseractic shadow. Dosed the wine and flash that awful smile and
F#m G
The fear floods into their eyes
D
I don't feel right
D
I don't feel right
{Break 3}
A A Bm D (x2) quiet
A A Bm D (x4) loud
{Finale}
F#m G
Deflecting hexes
A D A D
The vengeful dead those scumbags wept and bled when
F#m G
They look into my secret eyes
A D A D
They'll rot on top of ziggurats for eons
F#m G
And wake up next to strange wives
A D A D
God, a girl her pearls dead worlds we're hurtling through
F#m G
Days generated by rules
F#m G
Written in dazzling rooms
F#m G
Oh, every black hole sings the tune
D
I'm composing
D
Sad and lovely
D
And it's nothing
D
Really nothing
Outro
A A Bm D (x2) quiet
How to play Dustine
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D#. 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.