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A Sadness Song

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Title: A Sadness Song
G:     35500x
Em:    02200x
Cmaj7: x32000
Am:    x02210   
C/E:   032010
The whole song is played in something like arpeggio, just strum
every note separately. Am and C in the chorus are played as chords.
  Em    G   Cmaj7x2
Em
EmWhen we touch the worldG  
And it fCmaj7alls away Em  
When we feel that we're bornG  
Just to Cmaj7fall apartEm  
And our mother lies in stateG  
And the Cmaj7broken pitcher glistensEm  
And the snow is at the windowG  
Creating nCmaj7either sign nor symbolEm  
And tAmhe earth covers earthC/E  
And tAmhe mud lies in poolsC/E  
Where the sEmand-dunes stretch unbrGoken
And the dCmaj7ry wind bends and sEmighs
And the geese are running harmGless
And oCmaj7ur desires are running Emwild
Then we're looking at the smokeG  
That's rCmaj7ising from the incenseEm  
Neither coming here nor goingG  
Neither Cmaj7heaven here nor hellEm  
Neither borning here nor birthingG  
Neither Cmaj7dying here nor deathEm  
And we're wAmrapped inside our trC/Eoubles
And we're wAmrapped inside our pC/Eain
And wEmracked with fires with loGnging
And our Cmaj7eyes are blind with niEmght
With our fingers clutching coGins
And our Cmaj7thoughts burning with 'EmI'
And our eyes cannot be saGted
With the wCmaj7orld and its nighEmtmares
With the world and its dreGams
Though laCmaj7ter they'll be filEmled
With a sAmmall handful of dC/Eust
And the Amgods appear on the alC/Etars
AEmnd we recognise theGir face
It's a fCmaj7ace that we have cEmarved there
And it's full of fear and longGing
And prCmaj7omises and threatEms
But they neither stoop to conGquer
Nor dCmaj7o they stoop to prEmaise
And the mines are void of diamGonds
That Cmaj7we carry in our raEmgs
AmThen all the wCmaj7orld seems
A sEmadness song
A sadness soGngCmaj7  
A sadness sEmong
And all the wGorld seemsCmaj7  
A sadness sEmong

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A Sadness Song

by Current 93

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Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

C/E

Title: A Sadness Song

G: 35500x

Em: 02200x

Cmaj7: x32000

Am: x02210

C/E: 032010

The whole song is played in something like arpeggio, just strum

every note separately. Am and C in the chorus are played as chords.

Em G Cmaj7

Em G

When we touch the world

Cmaj7 Em

And it falls away

When we feel that we're born

Cmaj7 Em

Just to fall apart

And our mother lies in state

Cmaj7 Em

And the broken pitcher glistens

And the snow is at the window

Cmaj7 Em

Creating neither sign nor symbol

Am C/E

And the earth covers earth

Am C/E

And the mud lies in pools

Em G

Where the sand-dunes stretch unbroken

Cmaj7 Em

And the dry wind bends and sighs

And the geese are running harmless

Cmaj7 Em

And our desires are running wild

Then we're looking at the smoke

Cmaj7 Em

That's rising from the incense

Neither coming here nor going

Cmaj7 Em

Neither heaven here nor hell

Neither borning here nor birthing

Cmaj7 Em

Neither dying here nor death

Am C/E

And we're wrapped inside our troubles

Am C/E

And we're wrapped inside our pain

Em G

And wracked with fires with longing

Cmaj7 Em

And our eyes are blind with night

With our fingers clutching coins

Cmaj7 Em

And our thoughts burning with 'I'

And our eyes cannot be sated

Cmaj7 Em

With the world and its nightmares

With the world and its dreams

Cmaj7 Em

Though later they'll be filled

Am C/E

With a small handful of dust

Am C/E

And the gods appear on the altars

Em G

And we recognise their face

Cmaj7 Em

It's a face that we have carved there

And it's full of fear and longing

Cmaj7 Em

And promises and threats

But they neither stoop to conquer

Cmaj7 Em

Nor do they stoop to praise

And the mines are void of diamonds

Cmaj7 Em

That we carry in our rags

Am Cmaj7

Then all the world seems

A sadness song

G Cmaj7

A sadness song

G Cmaj7

And all the world seems

A sadness song

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