Underlands - Andrew Bird

Underlands

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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
Em D
Em D
Dm G7
C C/B C/Bb A
Dm G
Dm G
Dm G
C C/B F G
C C/B F G
 
[Verse]
Em D
Oh I can't get over this moon
Em D
And all creatures under the sun
Dm G7 C C/B C/Bb A
Move through their days in a state of oblivion
 
[Chorus]
Dm G
Stars don't owe you anything
Dm G
Don't give a damn about your nations
Dm G
Fear the slightest obligation
G
I mean, listen
C C/B F G
What if the world goes spinning off its axis?
C C/B F G7
And what if the moon begins to wane before it waxes?
 
[Break]
Am D
Am D
Dm G7 C C/B C/Bb A
Am G
Am G
Am G
 
[Bridge]
Cm
Wrapped in darkness
Cm/B
Take my hand
Eb/Bb F
Through all the chambers of the underland
Ab Eb
Like this penny on the railroad track
D G G7
If you go too far, you know you can't go back
 
[Verse]
Em D
I've never been here before
Em D
Deep inside Earth's molten core
Dm G7 C C/B C/Bb A
Oh no need for clothes or for eyes to see
 
[Chorus]
Dm G
So find yourself a pair of ears
Dm G
Gonna be down here for many years
Dm G
Just listen out for that subterranean river of tears
C C/B
Not exactly hell
F G
More like a nocturnal paradise
C C/B
Not exactly heaven either
F G6 G7
I'd say 'bout half as nice
 
[Bridge]
Cm
We're at the end now
Cm/B
You've run aground
En/Bb F
And all the sound waves have gone underground
Ab En
There's a threshold between the here and hereafter
D G6 G7
To cross a river, you know you gotta take a raft there
 
[Break]
Em D
Em D
Dm G7
C C/B C/Bb A
 
[Chorus]
Dm G
Stars don't owe you anything
Dm G
Don't give a damn about your nations
Dm G
Fear the slightest obligation
Dm G Dm G
Oh I can't get over this moon now
Dm G Dm G
Oh I can't get over this moon
 
[Outro]
Dm G x10

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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.

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