False Faces
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: FCapotraste: Sem capotraste
From 1977 album Nether Lands
Youtube link: https://youtu.be/tkKe6-AVMa8
*Note - Use 3rd version of Gsus in chord chart
[Intro] x2
F C/F F C/F Dsus Dm
[Verse 1]
F C/F
Oil on canvas
F C/F F
Couplets and stan-zas
Dsus Dm
To divine who you are
F C/F F
Pencil portray-als and
F C/F F
Jealous betray-als
Dsus Dm
Get you further afar
[Chorus]
Bb C/Bb
Oh..., False faces and
Bb C/Bb
Meaningless chases
Bb Am
I travel alone
Bb C/Bb
Oh.., First places and
Bb C/Bb
Calendar races
Dm C Bb Am G
I need a home Whoa---------oa
[Interlude]
F C/F F C/F Dsus Dm
[Verse 2]
F C/F
Hostile hotel walls
F C/F F
Footfalls and phone calls
Dsus Dm
And you're on the line
F C/F F
Gentle coer-cions and
F C/F F
Bitter deser - tions
Dsus Dm
When the truth is a lie
[Chorus]
Bb C/Bb
Oh..., False faces and
Bb C/Bb
Meaningless chases
Bb Am
I travel alone
Bb C/Bb
Oh.., First places and
Bb C/Bb
Calendar races
Dm C Bb Am Gsus
I need a home Whoa---------oa
[Bridge]
Bb F/A G Bb F/A G
oo-------- oo--------
Bb F/A G F Fsus F
oo-------- oo--------
Bb F/Bb Gm/Bb Bb F/Bb Gm/Bb F C/F F C/F
Bb F/Bb Gm/Bb Bb F/Bb Gm/Bb F C/F F C/F
Dsus Dm
[Verse 3]
F C/F F
Lover twice year-ly
F/C C/F F
That last battle near-ly
Dsus Dm
Cost me the fight
F C/F
Broke through the ice
F C/F
And got cut down to size
Dsus Dm
And escaped through the night
[Chorus]
Bb C/Bb
Oh..., False faces and
Bb C/Bb
Meaningless chases
Bb Am
I travel alone
Bb C/Bb
Oh.., First places and
Bb C/Bb
Calendar races
Dm C Bb Am Gsus
I need a home Whoa---------oa
[Outro]
Bb F/Bb Gm7/Bb Bb F/Bb Gm7/Bb
oo------------ oo------------
Bb F/Bb Gm7/Bb F C/F F C/F
oo------------ oo---------
Bb F/Bb Gm/Bb Bb F/Bb Gm/Bb F C/F F C/F
Bb F/Bb Gm/Bb Bb F/Bb Gm/Bb F C/F F C/F
oo----------- oo-----------
[Fade]
Bb F/Bb Gm/Bb Bb F/Bb Gm/Bb F C/F F C/F
oo----------- oo-----------
How to play False Faces
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.