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Black Gold

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[Intro]
Bm A G G A Bm
Bm A G G A Bm
[Verse]
BmTop Aof the Gworld, bottom of the oceaAnBm  
BmTop Aof the Gworld, bottom of the oceaAnBm  
BmThey Abuilt you Gup and broke Ayou Bmdown again
BmSo Anow you Ghope to Abe paBmcific
Cause Gthe future is not what you've Bmseen
It's not where you've Abeen to at all
GThe future is not what you've Bmseen
It's not where you've Abeen to at all
GThe future is not what it Bmused to be
AUsed to be
GThe future is not what it Bmused to be
AUsed to be
[Interlude]
Bm A G G A Bm
[Verse]
BmTop Aof the Gworld, bottom of the oceaAnBm  
BmTop Aof the Gworld, bottom of the oceaAnBm  
BmThey Alit you Gup and Afound the Bmground again
BmSo Anow you Gknow to Abe paBmcific
Cause Gthe future is not what you've Bmseen
It's not where you've Abeen to at all
GThe future is not what you've Bmseen
It's not where you've Abeen to at all
GThe future is not what it Bmused to be
AUsed to be
GThe future is not what it Bmused to be
AUsed to be
[Interlude]
Bm A G A Bm
Bm A G A Bm
[Bridge]
BmThey buried the gold, your ancestry's Asold and left
GJust the residue
BmThey buried the gold, your ancestry's Asold and left
GJust the mist of you
BmThey buried the gold, your ancestry's Asold and left
GJust the residue
BmThey buried the gold, your ancestry's Asold and left
GJust the mist of you
BmNow what's happened to you
BmLook what's happened to you
BmWhat's happened to you
[Chorus]
GNow that spring is finally Bmhere
Your hollow Aheart, your hollow Gheart
Drive through the forest and into the Bmnight
Away from the Acity, away from the Glight
Hollow heart, your hollow Bmheart
You know
AAnd we're worlds aGpart
And we're worlds aBmpartA  
GThey gouge you out, they dug you Bmin
They took the Aname right out of your Gmouth
Hollow heart, your hollow Bmheart
You know
AWorlds aGpart
And we're worlds aBmpartA  
GInto yourself past of it
BmInto yourAself past of it
GInto yourself past of it
BmInto yourAself past of it
GInto yourself, into yourBmself
Into yourAself, into yourGself
Into yourself, into yourBmselfA  
[Outro]
G Bm A

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Black Gold

by Foals

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Bm A G G A Bm

[Verse]

Bm A G A Bm

Top of the world, bottom of the ocean

Bm A G A Bm

Top of the world, bottom of the ocean

Bm A G A Bm

They built you up and broke you down again

Bm A G A Bm

So now you hope to be pacific

G Bm

Cause the future is not what you've seen

It's not where you've been to at all

G Bm

The future is not what you've seen

It's not where you've been to at all

G Bm

The future is not what it used to be

Used to be

G Bm

The future is not what it used to be

Used to be

[Interlude]

Bm A G G A Bm

[Verse]

Bm A G A Bm

Top of the world, bottom of the ocean

Bm A G A Bm

Top of the world, bottom of the ocean

Bm A G A Bm

They lit you up and found the ground again

Bm A G A Bm

So now you know to be pacific

G Bm

Cause the future is not what you've seen

It's not where you've been to at all

G Bm

The future is not what you've seen

It's not where you've been to at all

G Bm

The future is not what it used to be

Used to be

G Bm

The future is not what it used to be

Used to be

[Interlude]

Bm A G A Bm

[Bridge]

Bm A

They buried the gold, your ancestry's sold and left

Just the residue

Bm A

They buried the gold, your ancestry's sold and left

Just the mist of you

Bm A

They buried the gold, your ancestry's sold and left

Just the residue

Bm A

They buried the gold, your ancestry's sold and left

Just the mist of you

Now what's happened to you

Look what's happened to you

What's happened to you

[Chorus]

G Bm

Now that spring is finally here

A G

Your hollow heart, your hollow heart

Drive through the forest and into the night

A G

Away from the city, away from the light

Hollow heart, your hollow heart

You know

A G

And we're worlds apart

Bm A

And we're worlds apart

G Bm

They gouge you out, they dug you in

A G

They took the name right out of your mouth

Hollow heart, your hollow heart

You know

A G

Worlds apart

Bm A

And we're worlds apart

Into yourself past of it

Bm A

Into yourself past of it

Bm A

Into yourself past of it

G Bm

Into yourself, into yourself

A G

Into yourself, into yourself

Bm A

Into yourself, into yourself

[Outro]

G Bm A

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