Seven O'clock
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Intro: Em
[Verso 1]
G
Seven o'clock in the morning
C
Got a message from afar
G/B
Down under an oasis where there are
C
Dreams still being born
G
And summer spoke to winter
C
Relaying all encouraging words
G/B
And I was fully grateful
C
Mutant messages were heard
G
Moved onfrom my despondency
C
And left it in the bed
G/B
Do I leave it there still
C
Sleeping or maybe kill it better yet?
G
For this is no time for depression
C
Or self indulgent hesitance
G/B
This fucked-up situation
C G C
Calls for all hands, hands on deck
G
Freedom is as freedom does
C
And freedom is a verb
G/B
They giveth and they taketh and you fight
C
To keep that what you've earned
G
We saw the destination
C
Got so close before its turned
G/B
Swim sideways from this undertow
C G C
And do not be deterred
[Refrão]
A Em
Floodlight dreams go drifting past
G D
All the lies we could've had
A Em
Distant loves floating above
G D
Close these eyes. They've seen enough
( Em )
[Verso 2]
G
Caught the butterfly, broke its wing
C
Then put it on display
G/B
Stripped of all its beauty once it
C
Could not fly high away
G
Still alive like a passer-by
C
Overdosed on gamma rays
G/B
Another "God's" creation destined
C G C
To be thrown away
G
Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse
C
Come forged the north and west
G/B
Then there's Sitting Bullshit
C
As our sitting president
G C
Talking to his mirror, whats he say
What's it say back?
G/B C
A tragedy of errors, who'll be last
G C
To have a laugh?
[Refrão]
A Em
His best days gone, hard to admit
G D
Throwing angry punches with nothing to hit
A Em
Luminous thoughts were once all he had
G D
Fading lights, lost eloquence
A Em
There's still a fire in the engine room
G D
Knows relief will be coming soon
( C#m D A E )
( C#m D A E )
[Ponte]
C#m D
What's to be done
A E C#m
Carve a path for Rivers reign
D
Much to be done
A E
Oceans rising with the waves
C#m D
Hold by these thoughts
A E
They refuse to slip away
C#m D
Hangman in dreamland
A E
About to call your name
( C#m D A E )
( C#m D A E )
C#m D
Much to be done
A
Much to be
E
Much to be done
C#m
Much to be
D
Much to be done
A
Much to be
E
Much to be done
Final: C#m D A
How to play Seven O'clock
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em. 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.