Too Close To The Sun
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: F#mCapotraste:
2nd traste
[For guitarists, use capo 2]
[Intro]
F#m E F#m E F#m
[Verse 1]
C#
It's so dry here
C#
One spark and the whole place could go up
A G#
C#
I think I'll stop and get a drink here
C# A
Something like the picture on the poster I saw a few miles back
G#
A green can on a nest of ice
Bbm F# C#
Like the egg of some Antarctic bird
[Chorus]
F#m
And I've seen this town in a dream
E
I was running away
F#m
From something that I didn't want to see
E
It was a day like today
Bm
I watched the sky melt over Highway One
D# D F#m
And I fell too close to the sun
[Instrumental]
F#m E F#m E F#m
[Verse 2]
C#
Neighbour of mine
C# A
Got out of his car somewhere down country in weather like this
G#
C#
Just disappeared
C#
Left the engine running
C#
Police came to talk to his wife
A
I watched them from my window
G#
She was shaking her head
Bbm F# C#
The cops were standing with their big hands hanging down
[Chorus]
F#m
And I've seen this town in a dream
E
I was running away
F#m
From something that I didn't want to see
E
It was a day like today
Bm
I watched the sky melt over Highway One
D# D
And I fell too close to the sun
[Bridge]
F#m
Who's that yonder dressed in white?
A
(An old man kneeling on the bowling green, shiny with gin and brilliantine)
F#m
He might as well have stepped from a satellite
A C#
(Looks at me and gets up slowly, smiles and waves as if he knows me)
[Chorus]
F#m
And I've seen this town in a dream
E
I was running away
F#m
From something that I didn't want to see
E
It was a day like today
Bm
I watched the sky melt over Highway One
D# D
And I fell too close to the sun
[Outro]
F#m E F#m E F#m A E F#m
How to play Too Close To The Sun
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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.