The Bust Of Nefertiti
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: GmCapotraste: Sem capotraste
As recorded by Hand Habits
(From the 2023 EP SUGAR THE BRUISE)
[Verse 1]
D
In the belly of the museum
Gm
Past the halls of men in power
Bm7
Technological advances
Esus4
Spanning millennia of knowledge
Bbmaj7
Her face and neck and shoulders
Gm
Seem to hover like a tower
F
On a pedestal of marble
Esus4
You stood there for an hour
[Pre-Chorus]
Am7
Weeping at the symbols
Gm
Your knees cold upon the tile
Fmaj7
As a golden disc of sunlight
Esus4
Seemed to circle you
E
Entirely
Am7
And so you ask the question
Gm
Why is she in Germany?
[Chorus]
Fmaj7 Ebmaj7
The bust of Nefertiti
Fmaj7 Ebmaj7
The bust of Nefertiti
Fmaj7 Ebmaj7 Dm
The bust of Nefertiti
[Verse 2]
C
Residing in her chamber
C
Like a wise egyptian deity
D
No wonder she's so famous
Am
How she radiates divinity
Bbmaj7
And in the diary of the excavator
Gm7
Declares - she must be seen
F
That no photograph could replicate
Esus4
Gasping for air
E
I think you agree
[Pre-Chorus]
Am7
As you weep before the symbols
Gm
Your knees cold upon the tile
F
How a golden disc of sunlight
Esus4 E
Seems to circle you entirely
Am
And so you ask the question
Am
Once more
Gm
Why is she in Germany?
[Chorus]
F Gm
The bust of Nefertiti
F Gm
The bust of Nefertiti
F Gm
The bust of Nefertiti
F Gm
The bust of Nefertiti
F Gm
The bust of Nefertiti
F Gm
The bust of Nefertiti
F Gm
The bust of Nefertiti
F Gm
The bust of Nefertiti
F Gm
The bust of Nefertiti
F Gm
The bust of Nefertiti
F Gm
The bust of Nefertiti
Gm
The bust of Nefertiti
Gm
The bust of Nefertiti
[Outro]
Gm Dm Eb Dm Cm
Dm Gm Fm Cm Dm
Eb Dm Cm Dm Gm Dm
Cm Gm Fm Gm Fm Dm
Gm Fm Dm Gm
G D C G C G
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