Scattered
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Intro
G G G Cadd9
[Verso 1]
G G/B Cadd9
Like a seed that is sewn,
G G/B Cadd9
All the children are scattered,
G G/B Cadd9
By a breeze that is blown . . .,
G G/B Cadd9
Now the crops are all scattered,
G G D
We are torn, we are shattered,
G G7 Cadd9
Now some of us are barmy and battered,
G G D
And the fields where we gathered,
G G7 Cadd9
Are overgrown in weeds and in tatters,
G G D
Through it all we were scattered.
[Verso 2]
G G/B Cadd9
To the fields we are scattered,
G G/B Cadd9
From the day we are born . . .,
G G/B Cadd9
To grow wild and sleep rough,
G G/B Cadd9
Till from the earth we are torn . . .,
G G D
And a soul that is free,
G G7 Cadd9
Can live on eternally,
G G D
And the spirit can live on,
G G7 Cadd9
Though it's scattered in the world beyond,
G
And I've been out of my mind,
D D
Ever since she's been gone.
[Verso 3]
Eb Bb F
I look around that empty room,
D
No sight nor sound,
Eb
She's left so soon,
Bb
She's out of view,
F
But then I find,
D Eb
Those scattered clues she left behind,
Eb Eb
A photograph with a smiling face,
Bb
A cigarette stubbed out on the fireplace,
F
A coffee cup with her lipstick stains,
D
I guess I'll never see her again.
[Verso 4]
G G/B Cadd9
Now my life is all scattered,
G G/B Cadd9
Ever since she's been gone,
G G/B Cadd9
I feel older, I feel fatter,
G G/B Cadd9
I feel the blues coming on . . .,
G G D
We get bruised, we get battered,
G G7 C
But we'll pick up the pieces that scattered,
D
And with emotional glue,
D Eb
We're gonna stick together, body and mind.
[Verso 5]
Eb
Ever since she went away,
Bb
I've been alone to contemplate,
F
Time and space and why world's move,
D
While sitting in my solitude,
Eb
I've watched the stars and wondered why,
Bb
They're scattered up there in the sky,
F
And is she up there out of view,
D
On some higher platitude.
[Verso 6]
Eb Bb
I wish I knew,
F
Wish I could prove,
F
The reason why this life on earth,
D
Is scattered like the universe,
Eb
Do bub . . .,
Bb
Do bub . . .,
F
I'm scattered here and scattered there,
D
Bits of me scattered everywhere.
[Verso 7]
G G/B Cadd9
To the fields we are scattered,
G G/B Cadd9
Then from the dust we are born,
G G/B Cadd9
We survive somewhat battered,
G G/B Cadd9
To a new life, a new dawn,
G G D
In the end what will it matter,
G G7 C
There'll only be my ashes to scatter,
G
And all the logical answers,
D
To a worrying mind,
G G/B Cadd9
Will be scattered in time,
G G/B Cadd9
Beaten and battered,
G G D
To the earth you are scattered,
G G7 C
You're going home so what does it matter,
G
To an atomic mind,
D Eb
Scattered here while you travel time.
Outro
Eb F G
Oooh oooh oooh.
How to play Scattered
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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.