When The Bees Are Sleeping
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: F#mCapotraste: Sem capotraste
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Tabs/chords af: Christian Wille Koch
Dato: 26. oktober 2023
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[Intro]
F#m
^ v
e|-----2-2-------|
B|-----2-2-------|
G|-----2-2-------|
D|-----4-4-------| x 4
A|----------4-4--|
E|---2-----------|
[Verse 1]
F#m
Snowy mountainside
E B
With trees on
F#m
Cold winds blowing by
E B
My season
F#m
Blinded by the light
A B
Everything I see
F#m F#m F#m F#m
Right as rain
[Verse 2]
F#m
Dead october daze
E B
No reason
F#m
Lying in the hay
E B
With heat on
F#m
Nearly stuck on you
A
You are rubber
B F#m F#m
I am glue
[Chorus 1]
E F#m B
And it doesn't have to take to long to win it back
E F#m
When the bees are sleeping
E F#m B
Days of little hours growing longer as we walk
E F#m
Through solemn singing
E F#m B
When the choir has begun we strike a pose
E C#m C#m F#m F#m
And the bells start ringing
[Verse 3]
F#m
Past and present lights
E B
Are shining
F#m
Magic carpet rides
E B
While dining
F#m
Blinded by the tides
A B
Cold and icy blue
F#m F#m
Winterland
[Verse 4]
F#m
I know this to be
E B
A pleasure
F#m
All is entity
E B
No measure
F#m
This my elegy
A B
Find out what it means
F#m F#m
To me
[Chorus 2]
E F#m B
And it doesn't have to take too long to win it back
E F#m
From a time of weeping
E F#m B B
See children running by with swords and paper hats
E F#m
Hide and seeking
E F#m B
And the widows had a gift for stuffing in the cracks
E C#m
In the walls of wailing
[Outro lick]
C#m F#m B E C#m
e|----7----------------------------------------|
B|--5-5-5--7/9---------------------------------|
G|----4--------6--------8-------9-9-9-8-6------| x 2
D|---------------7-9-11---------9-------6------|
A|---------------------------------------------| (Slightly different
E|---------------------------------------------| 2nd. time)
/ — slide up
v — strum up
^ — strum down
How to play When The Bees Are Sleeping
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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.