{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1751147,"song":"Switzerland","artist":"Ghost Mice","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11378165-switzerland-chords-by-ghost-mice/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1751147?type=chord","rating":0.07283,"votes":0,"content":"Next up is the always-neutral country of Switzerland, where our intrepid heroes climb a mountain and, in\r\na spiritual awakening on its summit, forsake their normal ambrosia of sliced, fried potatoes and give \r\nlegumes a shot instead. They also encounter and photograph a bunch of baby sheep, one of which is used as the\r\ncover art for the album. \r\n\r\nUSED CHORDS:\r\n[ch]A[/ch]\r\n[ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]B[/ch]\r\n\r\nGHOST MICE: EUROPE\r\n\r\n\"Switzerland\"\r\n\r\n[ch]E[/ch] - [ch]A[/ch] - [ch]B[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nLooking out the foggy window of the train it seemed insane,[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]A[/ch]  \r\nThe rain was comin' down so fast it couldn't make it in the drains[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]B[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]B[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch] \r\nAnd all the roads had turned to rivers and the stairs to waterfalls.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]B[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]B[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAll the buildings in Zurich had great graffiti on their walls[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]                            [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWe only saw it for a second when the lightning bolts would strike[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                  [ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]B[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe city had no power; there was a monster in the sky blocking out the sunlight[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]B[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]B[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIt was hard to tell whether it was day or night[/tab]\r\n\r\n         \r\n[tab]         [ch]B[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]B[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhen our train pulled into the station, we were happy just to be alive[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]B[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe had made it on time and the storm had surrendered[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]B[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe set up our tent in the victorious sunlight[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd we walked into town and we looked around[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]B[/ch]                             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe stared through the windows at Swiss army knives[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe were in a deep valley in the middle of two lakes[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]B[/ch]                              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWith the mighty mystic mountains rising up on each side[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]B[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd we slept that night and we dreamed about the climb that we were gonna make[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]B[/ch]                         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nCause life's not about the stuff that you have; it's more about the chances you take[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]B[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIt's more about the chances you take.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWe bought two cans of beans, one for you and one for me,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]B[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd a bag of peanuts too then we laced up our boots[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]B[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWe hiked up the hills passing ponies on the way[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]B[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nStoppin', reachin' through the fence to feed them some hay[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                     [ch]B[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nNow the trees grew so thick that we couldn't see their tops[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                      [ch]B[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAs we twisted like the roots through the rocks and the moss[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                      [ch]B[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nComing down around the corner came a herd of baby lambs[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]B[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI swear I took at least a hundred pictures of them[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]B[/ch]                                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhen we made it out of the trees and back into the light[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]B[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe could see we were gettin' pretty close to the sky[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]B[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nUnder our feet perfect blue, pink, and white[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]B[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWere the smallest, sweetest edelweiss[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                               [ch]B[/ch]\r\nAnd Gandalf would have been a great guide[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAs the trail we were trusting hugged the mountainside[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                      [ch]B[/ch]\r\nDeep down below in the ice and the snow[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe river cut a gorge through the rock like a knife[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                   [ch]B[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd we could see the spot where the giant pushed his feet into the stone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                          [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd kept the mountain from fallin', saving the village below[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]              [ch]B[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the crows, the crows, came to say hello[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]B[/ch]                             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThey laughed at you and me; they said we were way too slow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe crows, the crows, without effort, sank and rose[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                       [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThey laughed at you and me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThey sang that we should have flown[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nWhen we got up to the top we had to stop cause there was nowhere left to go\r\n\r\nAnd so we ate our beans and we shared our nuts with those big black braggin' crows\r\n\r\nWe smashed our cans, we put on our packs, and started back on our way home\r\n\r\nI liked goin' up better than comin' down but everything comes back down, you know\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYeah, the sun, the sun will melt away the snow,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the rivers, the rivers will flow, [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]B[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nthe crows, the crows, will sing together and alone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]          [ch]B[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]B[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThis whole world is our home. They said make this world your home. [/tab]","plain_text":"Next up is the always-neutral country of Switzerland, where our intrepid heroes climb a mountain and, in\na spiritual awakening on its summit, forsake their normal ambrosia of sliced, fried potatoes and give \nlegumes a shot instead. They also encounter and photograph a bunch of baby sheep, one of which is used as the\ncover art for the album. \n\nUSED CHORDS:\nA\nE\nB\n\nGHOST MICE: EUROPE\n\n\"Switzerland\"\n\nE - A - B\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n         \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen we got up to the top we had to stop cause there was nowhere left to go\n\nAnd so we ate our beans and we shared our nuts with those big black braggin' crows\n\nWe smashed our cans, we put on our packs, and started back on our way home\n\nI liked goin' up better than comin' down but everything comes back down, you know","chords":["A","E","B"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}