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The Frolic
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Step 1 / 12Position: 7
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
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D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Em Cmaj7 G Cmaj7x2
EmI take Cmaj7your hanGd
Cmaj7We walk tEmowards where the Cmaj7roses once gGrewCmaj7
EmI lie back Cmaj7in the graGssCmaj7
AEmnd dream Cmaj7of how it Gonce was
AmThe rubbishCmaj7strewn streets
AmRiperisCmaj7ing smell of gutters and rain
EmThe childreCmaj7n abanGdonedCmaj7
EmMother recalCmaj7ls chiGld in poolCmaj7 Em
Cmaj7What is that that lGiesCmaj7?Em
Cmaj7DeadchGilddead
AmI have such nCmaj7ightmaresAm
And you're all in Cmaj7all of them
It's Emworse than yoCmaj7u or i cGan ever know
Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
On the eEmdge Cmaj7of the cGlouds we crouchCmaj7
We Emsmile Cmaj7and spGitAm
AmThe pool of sCmaj7aliva cAmoruscates bCmaj7elow our feet
It sEmhiftsCmaj7 G
Cmaj7Children Emwith kniveCmaj7s begin Gto rise from itCmaj7
They lEmaugh and Cmaj7blow kisGses at the moon
Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 Gx3
Cmaj7
EmWe think it's the Cmaj7rainG Cmaj7
I see a bEmird moCmaj7ve onto the Gtable in my gAmarden
Its Cmaj7beak scAmoops uCmaj7p the seedsCmaj7
The green of the grEmass aCmaj7nd the blue of the sGkyCmaj7
Are iEmmmense Cmaj7and terrifGyingCmaj7
EverytEmhing sCmaj7eems so close
So vGery very cCmaj7lose
EmShould a sCmaj7torm come
GShould a storm Cmaj7break and hEmalo all aCmaj7round us
GAs some sCmaj7avage Emand Cmaj7blind god G
Cmaj7JerkinEmg hiCmaj7s hands out tGo us
Cmaj7The birds Emdrop Cmaj7all arGound us
Am Cmaj7x2
Cmaj7I walk into the aEmltar Cmaj7room
All the buGddhas are sCmaj7mashed thereEm
Cmaj7Avalokitesvara's hGundred faces Cmaj7lie shEmattered
Cmaj7I have done GthisCmaj7
EmI walk to the makeshift Cmaj7red brick altar a huGndred years agoCmaj7
thEmere is a small bCmaj7rass iGmage thereCmaj7
I have bEmuilt this
The Cmaj7red and black aGnts mill around
Cmaj7Unknown journeyEms
I tCmaj7ake my lighter Gand Cmaj7torch themEm
I tCmaj7ake my lighter and tGorch themAm
I weCmaj7epAm
I Cmaj7weep
Cmaj7The ants scEmatter Cmaj7
GOr writhe Cmaj7
I take my lEmighter and Cmaj7torch them torch GthemCmaj7
I hEmave dCmaj7one this
I am suGrrounded by bCmaj7utterfEmliesCmaj7
The cGhild's legsCmaj7
EmLay sCmaj7mashed G Cmaj7
Please pEmray for hCmaj7im she says to meG Cmaj7
Too lEmate
Cmaj7Alas oGh Cmaj7so Em
Cmaj7Too laGteCmaj7 Em Cmaj7 G
Am Cmaj7x2
Cmaj7I see the tEmwinkling sCmaj7tars
I drop a photoGgraphCmaj7
I bEmend to Cmaj7pick it upG
Cmaj7My hearEmt leaps Cmaj7as i see your fGaceCmaj7
EmStare up at Cmaj7me from the paGperCmaj7
As if sEmtill Cmaj7alive on this eGarth
Cmaj7When i reEmturn mCmaj7y eyes tGo the starsCmaj7
They gEmathered
They Cmaj7puckerG
And are bCmaj7lindEm
Cmaj7And are blindG
Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 Gx3
Am Cmaj7 Am
So very Cmaj7lost are we
Oh what have Emi Cmaj7
GBecomeCmaj7
I hEmave becomeCmaj7
Cmaj7That i haGteCmaj7
I have beEmcome Cmaj7that i shall Gsay noCmaj7 Em
The Cmaj7bird is dGead nowCmaj7 Em
Cmaj7AlasG Cmaj7
A voice wEmhispeCmaj7rs to GmeCmaj7
And sEmays Cmaj7nothing GnCmaj7othingEm
Cmaj7There is GnothingAm
AmI look to my rCmaj7ightAm
And see her face aCmaj7gain
And aEmgain thCmaj7e world disappGears
Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 G
Cmaj7And all fall dEmownCmaj7 G
Cmaj7All fall dEmownCmaj7 G
Cmaj7All fall dEmownCmaj7 G
Cmaj7I all fall dEmownCmaj7 G
Cmaj7All fall dEmownCmaj7 G
Cmaj7I all fall dEmownCmaj7 G
(No Chords)
We all fall down
We all fall down
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The Frolic
by Current 93
Chords in this song · guitar
Em
Cmaj7
G
Am
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G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Em Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
x2
Em Cmaj7 G
I take your hand
Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
We walk towards where the roses once grew
Em Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
I lie back in the grass
Em Cmaj7 G
And dream of how it once was
Am Cmaj7
The rubbishstrewn streets
Am Cmaj7
Riperising smell of gutters and rain
Em Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
The children abandoned
Em Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 Em
Mother recalls child in pool
Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 Em
What is that that lies?
Cmaj7 G
Deadchilddead
Am Cmaj7 Am
I have such nightmares
Cmaj7
And you're all in all of them
Em Cmaj7 G
It's worse than you or i can ever know
Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
Em Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
On the edge of the clouds we crouch
Em Cmaj7 G Am
We smile and spit
Am Cmaj7 Am Cmaj7
The pool of saliva coruscates below our feet
Em Cmaj7 G
It shifts
Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
Children with knives begin to rise from it
Em Cmaj7 G
They laugh and blow kisses at the moon
Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 G
x3
Cmaj7
Em Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
We think it's the rain
Em Cmaj7 G Am
I see a bird move onto the table in my garden
Cmaj7 Am Cmaj7 Cmaj7
Its beak scoops up the seeds
Em Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
The green of the grass and the blue of the sky
Em Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
Are immense and terrifying
Em Cmaj7
Everything seems so close
G Cmaj7
So very very close
Em Cmaj7
Should a storm come
G Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
Should a storm break and halo all around us
G Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 G
As some savage and blind god
Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 G
Jerking his hands out to us
Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 G
The birds drop all around us
Am Cmaj7
x2
Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
I walk into the altar room
G Cmaj7 Em
All the buddhas are smashed there
Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 Em
Avalokitesvara's hundred faces lie shattered
Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
I have done this
Em Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
I walk to the makeshift red brick altar a hundred years ago
Em Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
there is a small brass image there
Em
I have built this
Cmaj7 G
The red and black ants mill around
Cmaj7 Em
Unknown journeys
Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 Em
I take my lighter and torch them
Cmaj7 G Am
I take my lighter and torch them
Cmaj7 Am
I weep
Cmaj7
I weep
Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
The ants scatter
G Cmaj7
Or writhe
Em Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
I take my lighter and torch them torch them
Em Cmaj7
I have done this
G Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
I am surrounded by butterflies
G Cmaj7
The child's legs
Em Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
Lay smashed
Em Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
Please pray for him she says to me
Em
Too late
Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 Em
Alas oh so
Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 G
Too late
Am Cmaj7
x2
Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
I see the twinkling stars
G Cmaj7
I drop a photograph
Em Cmaj7 G
I bend to pick it up
Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
My heart leaps as i see your face
Em Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
Stare up at me from the paper
Em Cmaj7 G
As if still alive on this earth
Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
When i return my eyes to the stars
Em
They gathered
Cmaj7 G
They pucker
Cmaj7 Em
And are blind
Cmaj7 G
And are blind
Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 G
x3
Am Cmaj7 Am
Cmaj7
So very lost are we
Em Cmaj7
Oh what have i
G Cmaj7
Become
Em Cmaj7
I have become
Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
That i hate
Em Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 Em
I have become that i shall say no
Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 Em
The bird is dead now
Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
Alas
Em Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
A voice whispers to me
Em Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 Em
And says nothing nothing
Cmaj7 G Am
There is nothing
Am Cmaj7 Am
I look to my right
Cmaj7
And see her face again
Em Cmaj7 G
And again the world disappears
Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 G
Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 G
And all fall down
Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 G
All fall down
Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 G
All fall down
Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 G
I all fall down
Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 G
All fall down
Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 G
I all fall down
(No Chords)
We all fall down
We all fall down
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