Standing At The Skys Edge
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: GCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
D D G G
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[Verse 1]
D G D
Joseph was a good man though he killed his wife
D C D
His hungry little children, he took their lives
D G D
This was the end of a desperate... man
D C D
With only love in his eyes, no evil hands
[Chorus 1]
D G D
He was standing at the sky's edge
F G D
And out there who knows what he's thinking
D G
He was sliding down the razor's edge
D G D C F D
And watched his life slowly sinking, Away,... away
[Verse 2]
D G D
Mary was a troubled girl, she stole to...eat
D C D
She had to sell her body to put shoes on her feet
D G D
Stole a car and tried to get...away
D C D
Now all she hears is the rain on the roof at sky's edge jail
[Chorus 1]
F G D
She was standing at the sky's edge
F G D
And out there who knows what she's thinking
F G D
She was sliding down the razor's edge
F G D C F D
And watched her life slowly sinking, Away... away
[Instrumental Verse ]
D G D
D C D
D G D
D C D
[Chorus 2]
F G D
They were standing at the sky's edge
F G D
And out there who knows what they're thinking
F G D
They were sliding down the razor's edge
F G D
And watched their lives slowly sinking
C Bm Bb A F D
Away, away, away, away, away
[Verse 3]
D G D
Jacob was misguided, he carried a blade
D C D
So much fear in the city it carried him away
D G D
Young men were fighting and losing their lives
D C D
At night as the screech howls in the trees watch young men die
[Chorus 2]
F G D
They were standing at the sky's edge
F G D
And out there who knows what they're thinking
F G D
They were sliding down the razor's edge
F G D
And watched their lives slowly sinking
[Outro]
F G D
They were standing at the sky's edge
F G D
And out there there's dangerous thinking
F G D
They were standing at the mirror's edge
F G D
And watched their lives slowly sinking
C F D C F D C F D
Away, away, away, away, away
How to play Standing At The Skys Edge
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What is the starting chord?
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.