Up From The Skies - Gilberto Gil

Up From The Skies

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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
The chords during the verses and choruses are often arpeggiated.
 
Chords for : Verse 1, Chorus 1+2, Outro
C5 x-x-5-5-8-x
G x-x-5-3-2-x
D7 x-5-4-5-x-x
 
Chords for Verse 2
D5 x-x-7-7-10-x
A x-x-7-6-5-x
E7 x-7-6-7-x-x
 
Chords for Bridge + Solo
A7 5-x-5-6-x-x
G#7 4-x-4-5-x-x
G7 3-x-3-4-x-x
B7 7-x-7-8-x-x
 
[Intro]
C5 G D7
C5 G D7
 
[Verse 1]
C5 G D7
I just want to talk to you
C5 G D7
I won't, do you no harm
C5 G D7
I just want to know about your different lives
C5 G D7
On this is here people farm
C5 G D7
I heard some of you got your families
C5 G D7
Living in cages tall and cold
C5 G D7
And some just stay there and dust away
C5 G D7
Past the age of old
 
[Chorus 1]
C5 G D7
Is this true?
C5 G D7
Please let me talk to you
 
[Verse 2]
D5 A E7
I just wanna know about
D5 A E7
The rooms behind your minds
D5 A E7
Uh do I see a vacuum there
D5 A E7
Or am I going blind?
D5 A E7
Or is it just uh, remains of vibrations
D5 A E7
And echoes long ago?
D5 A E7
Things like "Love the world" and uhh
D5 A E7
"Let your fancy flow"
 
[Chorus 2]
C5 G D7
Is this true ?
C5 G D7
Please let me talk to you
C5 G D7
Let me talk to you
 
[Bridge]
A7 G#7 G7
I have lived here before
G7 G#7 A7
The days of ice
A7
And of course this is why
G#7 G7 G#7 A7
I'm so concerned
A7 G#7 G7
And I come back to find
G7 G#7 A7
The stars misplaced
A7 G#7 G7
And the smell of a world
G7 G#7 A7
That is burned
A7 G#7 A7
A smell of a world
A7
That is burned
 
[Instrumental]
A7 G#7 G7
G7 G#7 A7
A7
A7
B7
B7
 
[Outro]
C5 G D7
So where do I purchase my ticket?
C5 G D7
I'd just like to have a ringside seat
C5 G D7
I wanna know about the new Mother Earth
C5 G D7
I wanna hear and see everything
C5 G D7
I wanna hear and see everything
C5 G D7
I wanna hear and see everything
C5 G D7
Yeah...
 
D7

How to play Up From The Skies

Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.

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.

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