The Glassblower
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste:
1st traste
[Instrumental]
Dm A Am G Gm Dm E7 A
[Intro]
Dm A
Fire and famine
Am G
Pestilence and sin
Gm Dm
But there's no surviving
E7 A
A hike in the rent
[Verse 1]
Dm A
Bottles on my vertebrae
Am G
Vases are my main stay
Gm Dm
For I am the glassblower
E7 A
Shards the heart of the pain
[Chorus 1]
D A
Fashions, they come and go
C G
Well-fashionable crowds they know
A# F
They know who is the glassblower
E7 A
And wherein is his lair
[Verse 2]
Dm A
Wine like a siren threads
Am G
Between the lives I've led
Gm Dm
Wind swims in my naked head
E7 A
With my legs in the air
[Verse 3]
Dm A
My veil is two centuries long
Am G
I sing forgotten songs
Gm Dm
Amongst the sarees and sarongs
E7 A
Therein is my lair
[Chorus 2]
D A
Fashions, they come and go
C G
And fashionable crowds they know
A# F
They know who is the glassblower
E7 A
And wherein is his lair
[Verse 4]
Dm A
Split and repatched seams
Am G
Badly repatched dreams
Gm Dm
Under-funded council schemes
E7 A
And my legs in the air
[Verse 5]
Dm A
Fire and famine
Am G
Pestilence and sin
Gm Dm
But there's no surviving
E7 A
A hike in the rent
[Outro]
D A
Fashions, they come and go
C G
And fashionable crowds they know
A# F
They know who is the glassblower
E7 A
And wherein is his lair
E7 A
And says, "I know your feeling"
[Instrumental]
Dm A Am G Gm Dm
E7 A Dm
My legs in the air
How to play The Glassblower
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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.