Marvellous Year
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[Intro]
D
[Verse 1]
D A G
There you go again around our sun
D A G
No-one even knows where you come from
Em A
You sail across the sky with you tail of sparkling ice
D A G
Many years ago word would get around
D A G
Everyone would move to higher ground'
Em A
The mountain tops would ring with prayers and sacrifice
[Chorus]
D G A
There you go our lovely
D G A
friend don't wait so long to come again
D G A
And if you meet someone
D G A
along the road remember us, and say we said hello
[Verse 2]
D A G
Now the jury's out on our existence
D A G
Seems to be some doubt we'll go the distance
Em
The worst are full of passionate intensity
A
While the best just try to cope
[Chorus]
D G A
There you go our lovely
D G A
friend don't wait so long to come again
[Bridge]
D G A/C#
Cause we did a lot of things, and some of them were good
D G A/C#
We did a lot of things, we did the best that we could
D Dm D
We had democracy, dentistry, waist-band elastic, rhythmic gymnastics,
D Dm D
The rule Of law, The rule Of thumb, fire, the wheel, rugby union,
D Dm D
The petrol engine, the old-age pension, the fire Of Hades, the Briscoes lady,
D Dm D
dental floss, motorcross, the Koran, the Torah, Interflora
[Outro]
D A G
And in that marvellous year some child should have been born
D A G
To look up at the sky and write you a song
How to play Marvellous Year
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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.