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Appealing To Venus

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Cardiacs side project The Sea Nymphs.
Song title : Appealing to Venus
Very Beach Boys ala "God Only Knows" feel to the song.
You'll probably have to know the song quite well to know the timing of the vocal melody
but hopefully the site page shows the chord changes above the correct words !
[Intro]
Cm
[Verse 1]
CmSo many years aAbgo
DbCutting them down
CraCmcking their Fskulls, I Bbstroke your Ctemple
And Fwhere are Bball the Cpeople
FCome back to Bbus we Ebneed DmyouCm  Dm  Eb  
Eb    Dm    Cm   Dm  Eb
[Verse 2]
CmAnd good we have a Ablove match
DbAs soon as they're aCmsleep we're Fgonna
Bbget us Cout of here
FLegend or Bbnot he's Cgone
He Fclaimed to Bbbe the Ebfu....DmtureCm  Dm  Eb  
Eb    Dm    Cm   Dm  Eb
[Bridge]
CI strike from you Aball your preEbcious lAbife,
DestroEy my wBill
It's oF#nly lo.Db.veCm  Bbm  Cm  Db  
Db   Cm   Bbm  Cm  Db
G (root note only)
sax (?) solo repeats verse and bridge x1
[Verse 3]
G (root note only)
CmSo many years aAbgo
DbGolden appeals to CmVenus
FCut them Bbdown by Cmillions
A Fbillion Bbtrillion Cmillions
FThey claimed to Bbbe the Ebfu..DmtureCm  Dm  Eb  
Eb    Dm    Cm  Dm  Eb
Eb    Dm    Cm  Dm  Eb
Eb    Dm    Cm  Dm  Eb
to fade...

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Appealing To Venus

by Cardiacs

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Bbm

Cardiacs side project The Sea Nymphs.

Song title : Appealing to Venus

Very Beach Boys ala "God Only Knows" feel to the song.

You'll probably have to know the song quite well to know the timing of the vocal melody

but hopefully the site page shows the chord changes above the correct words !

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Cm Ab

So many years ago

Cutting them down

Cm F Bb C

Cracking their skulls, I stroke your temple

F Bb C

And where are all the people

F Bb Eb Dm Cm Dm Eb

Come back to us we need you

Eb Dm Cm Dm Eb

[Verse 2]

Cm Ab

And good we have a love match

Db Cm F

As soon as they're asleep we're gonna

Bb C

get us out of here

F Bb C

Legend or not he's gone

F Bb Eb Dm Cm Dm Eb

He claimed to be the fu....ture

Eb Dm Cm Dm Eb

[Bridge]

C Ab Eb Ab

I strike from you all your precious life,

E B

Destroy my will

F# Db Cm Bbm Cm Db

It's only lo..ve

Db Cm Bbm Cm Db

G (root note only)

sax (?) solo repeats verse and bridge x1

[Verse 3]

G (root note only)

Cm Ab

So many years ago

Db Cm

Golden appeals to Venus

F Bb C

Cut them down by millions

F Bb C

A billion trillion millions

F Bb Eb Dm Cm Dm Eb

They claimed to be the fu..ture

Eb Dm Cm Dm Eb

to fade...

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