No Birds In The Air No Fish In The Sea
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: DmCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Verse 1]
Dm
I heard a tale of a son of the sea
C
He spoke of the way things used to be
Dm
Once there was grass and there used to be trees
F C Dm
in the days of the fishing and whaling
[Verse 2]
Dm
And the land was pretty and the land was fair
C
Before the concrete everywhere
Dm
And the poisons filled up the sea and the air
F C Dm
And the crops in the ground started failing
[Chorus]
Bb F
No birds in the air. No fish in the sea.
Gm Dm
The flowers won’t grow now we’ve got no bees.
Bb F F
You can’t eat fruit from the money tree.
Dm C Dm
And plastic covers the ocean.
[Chorus]
Bb F
No birds in the air. No fish in the sea.
Gm Dm
The flowers won’t grow now we’ve got no bees.
Bb F F
You can’t eat fruit from the money tree.
Dm C Dm
And plastic covers the ocean.
[Verse 3]
Dm
And as the world began to warm
C
The seas they rose and the land was torn
Dm
Thousands died in the gathering storm
F C Dm
And that should have got us all sober
[Verse 4]
Dm
But we all carried on pretty much the same
C
Playing the corporation game
Dm
Buying crap that was almost exactly the same
F C Dm
Over and over and over
[Chorus]
Bb F
No birds in the air. No fish in the sea.
Gm Dm
The flowers won’t grow now we’ve got no bees.
Bb F
You can’t eat fruit from the money tree.
Dm C Dm
And plastic covers the ocean.
[Chorus]
Bb F
No birds in the air. No fish in the sea.
Gm Dm
The flowers won’t grow now we’ve got no bees.
Bb F
You can’t eat fruit from the money tree.
Dm C Dm
And plastic covers the ocean.
[Verse 5]
Dm
And as we sit becalmed in the sun
C
Bodies burned and faces stunned
Dm
And wonder what we could have done
F C Dm
I think that we know the solution
Dm
The time is now, it’s not too late
C
Unless we sit around and wait
Dm
We can’t unsplice our bonds of fate
F C Dm
From the fog of this mental pollution
[Chorus]
Bb F
No birds in the air. No fish in the sea.
Gm Dm
The flowers won’t grow now we’ve got no bees.
Bb F
You can’t eat fruit from the money tree.
Dm C Dm
And plastic covers the ocean.
[Chorus]
Bb F
No birds in the air. No fish in the sea.
Gm Dm
The flowers won’t grow now we’ve got no bees.
Bb F
You can’t eat fruit from the money tree.
Dm C Dm
And plastic covers the ocean.
[Chorus]
Bb F
No birds in the air. No fish in the sea.
Gm Dm
The flowers won’t grow now we’ve got no bees.
Bb F
You can’t eat fruit from the money tree.
Dm C Dm
And plastic covers the ocean.
How to play No Birds In The Air No Fish In The Sea
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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?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.