Rough Song
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CHORDS FOR VERSES 1,2 &3
G C6 D Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-12-12--10-10-10-10-10--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------|
G|--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0---5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------|
D|----------------------------0-0-0------------------------------------------|
A|--10-10-10-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------8--8--8--8--8----------0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------|
or like this
G C6 D Em
e|--7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------|
B|--------------------3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------|
G|--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------|
A|---------3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-3-3--------------------------------------------------------------------|
CHORDS FOR BRIDGE and OUTRO (heard best at 3:35)
G C6 D Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-12-12--12-12-12-10-10--10-10-10--12-12-12-12-12-----------------------|
G|--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0------------------===---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--10-10-10-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------8--8--8--8--8---10-10-10--12-12-12-12-12-----------------------|
verse
G C6 D Em
In the middle of the party
G C6 D Em
Found a hole to be sorry
G C6 D Em
Through the glass drank a memory
G C6 D Em
of her face
verse
G C6 D Em
All the charm in the evening
G C6 D Em
Peridot television
G C6 D Em
Loveless another
G C6 D Em
daughter and mother
Bridge
G C6 D Em
Shut the door she'll have no more another vodka cocktail party
G C6 D Em
Her story unravels like a ribbon in the windy distance
verse
G C6 D Em
Schoolgirls were praying
G C6 D Em
Lace curtains fading
G C6 D Em
Fern of the forest
G C6 D Em
Dearly beloved
BRIDGE
G C6 D Em
Hard to hear she spit on you and made your bloody nose more bloody
G C6 D Em
Shut the door she'll have no more another vodka cocktail party
OUTRO
G C6
D Em
Totems in the night
G C6
I want to forget
D Em
All that wasn't right
G C6
I need to leave it
D Em
Totems in the night
G C6
I want to forget
D Em
All that wasn't right
G C6
I need to leave it
D Em
Totems in the night
G C6
I want to forget
D Em
All that wasn't right
G C6
She needs to leave it
How to play Rough Song
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 G. 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.