Pandemonium
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(Sung, no guitar)
It’s pandemonium
In the streets there’s a sadness
An unbridled madness abound
And the sound is like nothing I’ve ever heard at all before
C E Am
I try to face the crowd
F
They’re pushing and shoving,
Fm
They just keep on coming
C
And I ask myself,
Am F G
How did it ever come to this unfortunate abyss?
C E Am F
We’ll never know how long it’s all gonna last,
Fm
Centuries have passed
C Am
They’re full of pain, what have we gained?
F G
Fighting for scraps, maybe we could perhaps have
Am Dm
Change, instead of chains,
F Fm C
No more worry and no more games
Am E
Friends, instead of trends,
F Fm C
It’s all the means to an untimely end
C E Am
The skies are turning grey
F
What happened to the day?
Fm
Oh, I could never say
C Am
That’s not my job, but moving on
F
If we don’t stop and look around sometime,
G
All it will ever be to us is
C E Am F
Gone, all gone, you’re reality shows,
Fm C
You’ll never strike a pose again, you’re dead
Am F
Just like I said, fighting for scraps
G
We could perhaps have
Am Dm
Change, instead of chains,
F Fm C
No more worry and no more games
Am E
Friends, instead of trends
F Fm C
It’s all the means to an untimely end
C (walk up G, A, B, C)
C E
I mean it when I say
F G
There’s still hope for us anyway
C E
And I don’t wanna get you down
F G
But I’ve been seeing what’s going around
C E Am
It’s pandemonium
F
In the streets there’s a sadness
Fm C
An unbridled madness abound
Am F G C
And the sound is like nothing I’ve ever heard at all before
(la da da da da)
C E Am
F Fm
C Am F G x2
How to play Pandemonium
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. 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.