Song Against Sex
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: FCapotraste:
6th traste
[Intro]
E5
[Verse]
E5
And the first one tore a picture of a dead and hanging man
Who was kissing foreign fishes that flew right out from his hands
B5
And when I put my arms around him
I felt the blushing blood run through my cheeks
E5
And an eeriness surrounded when his tongue began to speak
B5
And he said...Oh boy you are so pretty
Enough to wrap tight in rice-paper string.
E5
And when I finally kissed him the whole world began to ring
B5
Lost like a bell that's tipping over
with two cracks along both sides
E5
And I knew the world was over so I took a look outside
B5
And watched the fires that were reaching up
to the weather vane and the tops of trees
E5
And the waiting scene and the Sunday dream
B5
they're all waiting here for me-e-e-e-e
[Instrumental]
E5
[Verse]
E5
Deli markets with their flower stands
And pretty girls and the burning men
B5
Hanging out on the hooks next to the window displays
And I took out my tongue twice removed from my face
E5
Across the bridge and across the mountains
Threw a nickel in a fountain
B5
To save my soul from all these troubled times
And all the drugs that I don't have the guts to take
To soothe my mind
E5
so I'm always sober, always aching, always heading towards
B5
Mass suicide, occult figurines
And wasted gas-station attendants attending to their jobs
E5
And a nice drive in the country
Finds a nice cliff to drop off
B5
Oh and this life just gets so grating
All the grittiness of life
E5
But don't take those pills your boyfriend gave you
B5
You're too wonderful to die-ie-ie-ie-ie
[Instrumental]
E5 B5 E5
[Verse]
E5
And the last one tore a picture from the pornographic page
And all the pleasure points attacking,
all the looks of love were staged
B5
And it's a lie that you've been given
That just hurts you every day
E5
So why should I lay here naked when it's just too far away
B5
From anything we could call loving, any love worth living for
E5
So I'll sleep out in the gutter
You can sleep here on the floor
B5
And when I wake up in the morning
I won't forget to lock the door
E5
'Cause with a match that's mean and some gasoline
B5
You won't see me anymo-o-o-o-ore
[Outro]
E5
How to play Song Against Sex
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The first identified chord is E. 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.