Work Not Play
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: FCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
F A F A F A F A
[Verse 1]
F A
The bell rings it's a decade past my decadence
F A
My beast wears rings and he's waiting in the shadows
F A
Of my hesitations, my silent hesitations
F A
The image is so clear; it seems I have no hands
F A
The gestures of the air confuse all my demands
F A
And the beast hears the bell; he comes out of the shadows
F A
He rips apart the shadows and he says
[Chorus 1]
F A
This is work not play
F A F A
And then he says; there's always more than one way
A
This is work not play
[Bridge]
E G E G E G E G
[Refrain]
E
I see the ghost of my childhood
D
They dressed in blue, they trail me in the night
E
They ride in cars with real upholstery
D A F
They trail me until........ here comes the light
[Verse 2]
F A
She was standing, standing on the balcony
F A
Her black, black eyes folded over her eyelids
F A
Like sheets on motel beds, she must be eating reds
F
This place is filled with mirrors
A F
It echoes what she said, and she said
[Chorus 2]
A F
I need a judgment day
A F A F
And then she said I know it's work not play
a A
I need a judgment day I want my judgment
[Bridge]
E G E G E G E G
[Refrain]
E
I see the ghost of my childhood
D
They dressed in blue, they trail me in the night
E
They drive in cars with real upholstery
D A F
They trail me until........ here comes the light
[Instrumental]
F A F A F A F A F A
F A F A F A F A F A
[Verse 3]
F A
To sleep without dreams so distant from the mirror
F A
Imitating clarity, disguising all the terror
F A
I heard a thousand bells from a thousand old cathedrals
F
They rang.... I haven't heard them since,
A
A decade past my decadence
F A
The beast hears the bells; he comes out of the shadow
F A
I'm cursed to be a singer, a singer of the flames
F A
A thinker of the fire, and a son without a name
[Bridge]
E G E G E G E G
[Refrain]
E
I see the ghost of my childhood
D
They dressed in blue; they trail me in the night
E
They drive in cars with real upholstery
D A F
They trail me until........ here comes the light
[Outro]
F A F A F A F A
F A F A F A F A
How to play Work Not Play
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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.