Kliptown Mud
View chords used in this chart
Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ECapotraste:
2nd traste
From the album "Slow Dawn" (2020) by Mark Seymour & The Undertow
Youtube link: https://youtu.be/9-R9L9pMJg0
Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/track/1KTS063y36mbm0zTIiNLaI?si=11740b5a32da4c5d
Capo on 2nd fret. If you want to play without capo, you can set the "Transpose" button
on +2.
[Intro]
| D A | G A |
| D A | G A |
[Verse 1]
D A G D
Through Kliptown mud we walked in shame
Bm A G D
Nervous animals in the African rain
D A G D
Step this way follow the guiding hand
Bm A G D
We were rich and well in a wretched land
[Chorus 1]
A G D
Old woman calls to her one-armed child
Bm A G D
Follow the drains deep into the wild
A G D
And on her table the proteas in bloom
Bm A G
Welcome to the dark side of the moon
A G A
Welcome to the dark side of the moon
[Post-Chorus]
| D A | G A |
| D A | G A |
[Verse 2]
D A G D
The floors were clean and the beds were all made
Bm A G D
Pillows stained where generations laid
D A G D
Rise to work in the cold crack of dawn
Bm A G D
To reap a whirlwind huddled in the storm
[Chorus 2]
A G D
You shouldn't be here so how does it feel?
Bm A G D
To touch the hand that knows misery is real
A G D
Her eyes smiling in her tiny room
Bm A G
Welcome to the dark side of the moon
A G A
Welcome to the dark side of the moon
[Post-Chorus]
| D A | G A |
[Instrumental]
| Em D | A |
| Em D | A |
| Em D | G | G |
[Verse 3]
D A G D
Across the Rand they're digging deeper by the day
Bm A G D
Somebody said "I couldn't live that way"
[Chorus 3]
A G D
How could you know? Where have you been?
Bm A G D
In the year of terror Two Seventeen
A G D
Your best-laid plans are like proteas in bloom
Bm A G
Welcome to the dark side of the moon
A G D
Your best-laid plans are like proteas in bloom
Bm A G
Welcome to the dark side of the moon
A G A
Welcome to the dark side of the moon
[Outro]
| D A | G A |
| D A | G A |
The dark side of the moon
| D A | G A |
| D A | G A | D |
How to play Kliptown Mud
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.