Emancipation Of The Mind
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: BbCapotraste: Sem capotraste
~ – Hold chord
p.s. – Pick scrape
[Intro]
Eb5~ F5~ Bb5
p.s.
Yeah
[Verse 1]
Bb5
Walls of suspicion, spandrels of doubt
F5 Bb5 F5
Spasm of uncertainty, a world all inside-out
Bb5
Ubiquitous confusion, heads in the sand
F5
Self-appointed experts making claims they can't defend
C5 C5 C#5
Or even understand
[Chorus]
D5 C5 Bb5
The commons turned out to be a tragedy
F5 C5
Oh, the victims are easy to find
D5 C5 Bb5
But the wellspring of true liberty
F5 Eb5 Bb5 F5
Is emancipation of the mind
Eb5 Bb5 F5 p.s.
[Verse 2]
Bb5
Hey, chains of superstition all come undone
F5 Bb5 F5
Vivid illumination that's brighter than the sun
Bb5
Oh, a handicap of bigotry and prejudice
F5
All become a hinterland, a smoky wilderness
C5 C5 C#5
The dominion of ignorance
[Chorus]
D5 C5 Bb5
The commons turned out to be a tragedy
F5 C5
Oh, the victims are easy to find
D5 C5 Bb5
But the wellspring of true liberty
F5 Eb5 Bb5 F5
Is emancipation of the mind
Eb5 Bb5 F5
[Bridge]
D5 Bb5
It's a stalemate of morality
F5 C5
A debt for all mankind
Eb5 Bb5 F5
These haughty mental shackles make us blind
C5 p.s.
To what is really right
[Solo]
x3
e|-----------------|-----------6-|-5---6-5-----|-----5-5-6-5---|----------------|
B|-----------------|--------8----|-------------|-------------8-|-8---6-4--p.s.--|
G|-8-8---8-10-7---•|-8--10-------|-------------|---------------|----------------|
D|----------------•|-------------|-------------|---------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|----------------|
[Chorus]
D5 C5 Bb5
Oh, The commons turned out to be a tragedy
F5 C5
Yeah, the victims are easy to find
D5 C5 Bb5
But the wellspring of true liberty
F5 Eb5 Bb5 F5
Is emancipation of the mind
Eb5 Bb5 F5
[Outro]
Eb5 Bb5 F5
Oh, see what you can find
Eb5 Bb5 F5
If you take a different line
Eb5 Bb5 F5
Emancipation of the mind
How to play Emancipation Of The Mind
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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?
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