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Experiment Iv

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CAPO: 1st fret (Will then sound in the recorded key of Bb)
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
  Am= 577555    Dm= x57765     F= 133211    Em7= 075700
 Am7= 575555     G= 355433    Em= 022000
The chugging Am to Am7 riff is played at the end of each
line of the verses
[Intro]
[2 bars Drums]
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |
||: /__Am/   Am7/__/   Am/__Am/    Am7/__Am/  | /__Am/   Am7/__/   Am/__Am/   Am7/__/  Am:||[x2]
       ^   ^  ^      ^    ^  ^       ^   ^  ^      ^   ^  ^
[Verse 1]
    DmWe were Gworking secret - Dmly for the GMilitary,Am  
    DmOur ex - Gperiment in Dmsound was nearly Gready to be - Amgin,
    FWe only Emknow in theo - Fry what we are Emdoing,Am  
    DmMusic Gmade for pleas - Dmure,  music Gmade ...to Amthrill,
    DmIt was Gmusic we were Dmmaking here un - Amtil...
[Chorus]
They Amtold us all they Em7wanted was a Amsound that...
...Would Em7kill someone from a Amdistance,
So we Em7go ahead, and the Ammeters are Em7over in the red,
It's a Ammistake in the Em7making
||: /__Am/   Am7/__/   Am/__Am/    Am7/__Am/  | /__Am/   Am7/__/   Am/__Am/   Am7/__/  Am:||x2
       ^   ^  ^      ^    ^  ^       ^   ^  ^      ^   ^  ^
[Verse 2]
    AmFrom the Gpainful cries of Ammothers, to the Gterrifying Amscream,
    DmWe re - Gcorded it, and Dmput it into Amour machine
[Chorus]
They Amtold us all they Em7wanted was a Amsound that...
...Would Em7kill someone from a Amdistance,
So we Em7go ahead, and the Ammeters are Em7over in the red,
It's a Ammistake in the Em7making
||: /__Am/   Am7/__/   Am/__Am/    Am7/__Am/  | /__Am/   Am7/__/   Am/__Am/   Am7/__/  Am:||[x2]
       ^   ^  ^      ^    ^  ^       ^   ^  ^      ^   ^  ^
[Verse 3]
It could Ffeel like Em7falling in Amlove, it could Ffeel so Em7bad,Am  
It could Ffeel so Em7good,       Amit could Fsing you to Em7sleep,Am  
But that Fdream is your Em7enemyAm  
[Verse 4]
    DmWe won't Gbe there to be Dmblamed, we won't Gbe there to Amsnitch,
    DmI just Gpray that someone Dmthere can hit the Amswitch
[Chorus]
They Amtold us all they Em7wanted was a Amsound that...
...Would Em7kill someone from a Amdistance,
So we Em7go ahead, and the Ammeters are Em7over in the red,
It's a Ammistake in the Em7making
||: /__Am/   Am7/__/   Am/__Am/    Am7/__Am/  | /__Am/   Am7/__/   Am/__Am/   Am7/__/  Am:||[x2]
       ^   ^  ^      ^    ^  ^       ^   ^  ^      ^   ^  ^
|  F/  /  /  /  |  Em7/  /  /  /  |
|  /__Am/   Am7/__/   Am/__Am/    Am7/__Am/  | /__Am/   Am7/__/   Am/__Am/   Am7/__/   Am|
      ^   ^  ^      ^    ^  ^       ^   ^  ^      ^   ^  ^
And the Fpublic are Em7warned to stay Amoff
||: /__Am/   Am7/__/   Am/__Am/    Am7/__Am/  | /__Am/   Am7/__/   Am/__Am/   Am7/__/  Am:||x4
       ^   ^  ^      ^    ^  ^       ^   ^  ^      ^   ^  ^

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Experiment Iv

by Kate Bush

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Am7

CAPO: 1st fret (Will then sound in the recorded key of Bb)

Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:

Am Dm F Em7

= 577555 = x57765 = 133211 = 075700

Am7 G Em

= 575555 = 355433 = 022000

The chugging Am to Am7 riff is played at the end of each

line of the verses

[Intro]

[2 bars Drums]

| / / / / | / / / / |

Am Am7 Am Am Am7 Am Am Am7 Am Am Am7 Am

||: /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ :||[x2]

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

[Verse 1]

Dm G Dm G Am

We were working secret - ly for the Military,

Dm G Dm G Am

Our ex - periment in sound was nearly ready to be - gin,

F Em F Em Am

We only know in theo - ry what we are doing,

Dm G Dm G Am

Music made for pleas - ure, music made ...to thrill,

Dm G Dm Am

It was music we were making here un - til...

[Chorus]

Am Em7 Am

They told us all they wanted was a sound that...

Em7 Am

...Would kill someone from a distance,

Em7 Am Em7

So we go ahead, and the meters are over in the red,

Am Em7

It's a mistake in the making

Am Am7 Am Am Am7 Am Am Am7 Am Am Am7 Am

||: /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ :||x2

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

[Verse 2]

Am G Am G Am

From the painful cries of mothers, to the terrifying scream,

Dm G Dm Am

We re - corded it, and put it into our machine

[Chorus]

Am Em7 Am

They told us all they wanted was a sound that...

Em7 Am

...Would kill someone from a distance,

Em7 Am Em7

So we go ahead, and the meters are over in the red,

Am Em7

It's a mistake in the making

Am Am7 Am Am Am7 Am Am Am7 Am Am Am7 Am

||: /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ :||[x2]

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

[Verse 3]

F Em7 Am F Em7 Am

It could feel like falling in love, it could feel so bad,

F Em7 Am F Em7 Am

It could feel so good, it could sing you to sleep,

F Em7 Am

But that dream is your enemy

[Verse 4]

Dm G Dm G Am

We won't be there to be blamed, we won't be there to snitch,

Dm G Dm Am

I just pray that someone there can hit the switch

[Chorus]

Am Em7 Am

They told us all they wanted was a sound that...

Em7 Am

...Would kill someone from a distance,

Em7 Am Em7

So we go ahead, and the meters are over in the red,

Am Em7

It's a mistake in the making

Am Am7 Am Am Am7 Am Am Am7 Am Am Am7 Am

||: /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ :||[x2]

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

F Em7

| / / / / | / / / / |

Am Am7 Am Am Am7 Am Am Am7 Am Am Am7 Am

| /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ |

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

F Em7 Am

And the public are warned to stay off

Am Am7 Am Am Am7 Am Am Am7 Am Am Am7 Am

||: /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ :||x4

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

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