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Note the continually changing Time Signatures shown below the section labels.
[Intro] 
(7/8)
 A7   Amaj7     Am    Adim(x4)
[Intro] 
(4/4)
  D     F#m   Adim   Esus4(x2)
[Verse 1] 
(4/4)
DConcrete boxes and F#mtoxic skies,
AdimAn information Esus4super-high.
DCrowded people aF#mlong for the ride,
AdimNo direction, Esus4stolen lives,
DPeople scatter F#mfolding paper,
AdimWaiting for their Esus4token waiver,
DAmbition lost to sF#mcaling labour,
AdimImagining invented Esus4saviour.
[Bridge] 
(3/4)
I don't Ethink anyone's got a brain in their Amaj7head!
[Chorus] 
(4/4)
These Bmseven years of Gconcrete boxes 
Have A7made Amaj7me    Amnumb to Adimyou.
These Bmseven years of Gconcrete boxes 
Have A7made Amaj7me    Amnumb to Adimyou.
[Verse 2] 
(4/4)
There’s no Didols any F#mmore.
AdimJustified lies in Esus4lazy law. 
DNobody held in F#mawe,
AdimTechnological overEsus4haul.
There’s no Dleader in the F#mlight,
To Adimcapture public Esus4eye.
No Dcaptain of the F#mflight,
ReAdimmembered for the Esus4fight.
[Bridge] 
(3/4)
I don't Ethink anyone's got a brain in their Amaj7head!
[Chorus] 
(4/4)
These Bmseven years of Gconcrete boxes 
Have A7made Amaj7me    Amnumb to Adimyou.
These Bmseven years of Gconcrete boxes 
Have A7made Amaj7me    Amnumb to Adimyou.
[Middle 8] (7/8)
 A7   Amaj7     Am    Adim(x4)
[Chorus] 
(4/4)
There's Bmseven years of Gconcrete boxes 
In A7all  Amaj7I     Amwant to Adimdo.
There's Bmseven years of Gconcrete boxes 
In A7all  Amaj7I     Amwant to Adimdo.
These Bmseven years of Gconcrete boxes
Have A7made Amaj7me    Amnumb to Adimyou.
These Bmseven years of Gconcrete boxes
Have A7made Amaj7me    Amnumb to Adimyou.
[Outro] 
(7/8)
Bm  G  A7 Amaj7 Am Adim
Bm  G  A7 Amaj7 Am

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Concrete Boxes

by Allan Dawson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Amaj7

Adim

F#m

Esus4

Note the continually changing Time Signatures shown below the section labels.

[Intro]

(7/8)

A7 Amaj7 Am Adim

(x4)

[Intro]

(4/4)

D F#m Adim Esus4

(x2)

[Verse 1]

(4/4)

D F#m

Concrete boxes and toxic skies,

Adim Esus4

An information super-high.

D F#m

Crowded people along for the ride,

Adim Esus4

No direction, stolen lives,

D F#m

People scatter folding paper,

Adim Esus4

Waiting for their token waiver,

D F#m

Ambition lost to scaling labour,

Adim Esus4

Imagining invented saviour.

[Bridge]

(3/4)

E Amaj7

I don't think anyone's got a brain in their head!

[Chorus]

(4/4)

Bm G

These seven years of concrete boxes

A7 Amaj7 Am Adim

Have made me numb to you.

Bm G

These seven years of concrete boxes

A7 Amaj7 Am Adim

Have made me numb to you.

[Verse 2]

(4/4)

D F#m

There’s no idols any more.

Adim Esus4

Justified lies in lazy law.

D F#m

Nobody held in awe,

Adim Esus4

Technological overhaul.

D F#m

There’s no leader in the light,

Adim Esus4

To capture public eye.

D F#m

No captain of the flight,

Adim Esus4

Remembered for the fight.

[Bridge]

(3/4)

E Amaj7

I don't think anyone's got a brain in their head!

[Chorus]

(4/4)

Bm G

These seven years of concrete boxes

A7 Amaj7 Am Adim

Have made me numb to you.

Bm G

These seven years of concrete boxes

A7 Amaj7 Am Adim

Have made me numb to you.

[Middle 8] (7/8)

A7 Amaj7 Am Adim

(x4)

[Chorus]

(4/4)

Bm G

There's seven years of concrete boxes

A7 Amaj7 Am Adim

In all I want to do.

Bm G

There's seven years of concrete boxes

A7 Amaj7 Am Adim

In all I want to do.

Bm G

These seven years of concrete boxes

A7 Amaj7 Am Adim

Have made me numb to you.

Bm G

These seven years of concrete boxes

A7 Amaj7 Am Adim

Have made me numb to you.

[Outro]

(7/8)

Bm G A7 Amaj7 Am Adim

Bm G A7 Amaj7 Am

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