Pyongyang
Learn how to play Pyongyang by Blur with a complete chord chart, highlighted chords and a layout optimized for mobile.
Capo on 1st fret
Bm D
G
x2
Bm D
I look down from my window
G
To the island where I'm held
Bm D
Listen while you're sleeping
G
Darkness is itself
Bm D
Tomorrow I am disappearing
G
Cause the trees are amplified
Bm D
Never ending broadcasts
G
To which I cannot aspire
Dm Bb
Kid the mausoleum's fallen
C
And the perfect avenues
Will seem empty without you
Eb Gm
And the pink light that bathes the great leaders
F
is fading
Bb
By the time your sun is rising there
C
Out here it's turning blue
The silver rockets coming
Eb Gm
And the cherry trees, Pyongyang,
F
I'm leaving
Bm D
I feel like I'm floating
G
Persisting autotune
Bm D
never end, roll on
G
To the palace of the doom
Bm D
The temperature keeps falling
G
Soon there will be no lights
Bm D
Just a red glow of glass coffins
G
Watched by someone through the night
Dm Bb
Kid the mausoleum's fallen
C
And the perfect avenues
Will seem empty without you
Eb Gm
And the pink light that bathes the great leaders
F
is fading
Bb
By the time your sun is rising there
C
Out here it's turning blue
The silver rockets coming
Eb Gm
And the cherry trees, Pyongyang,
F
I'm leaving
Fm
Bm D
G
(Soon there will be no light, someone through the night)
Dm Bb
Kid the mausoleum's fallen
C
And the perfect avenues
Will seem empty without you
Eb Gm
And the pink light that bathes the great leaders
F
is fading
Bb
By the time your sun is rising there
C
Out here it's turning blue
The silver rockets coming
Eb Gm
And the cherry trees, Pyongyang,
F
I'm leaving
(Lyrics copied from MetroLyrics)
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How to play Pyongyang
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 Bm. 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.