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Capercaillie - Black Fields
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
Am  Dm  F  Am  F  G  Am  D  Am
[Verse 1]
From a Fwindow, a Gvision of your Dworld
Looks surFreal in a Gblue and grey surAmroundD  Am  
I'm here in a Fcorner, a Gpicture on your Dscreen
I'm a satellite Fbeam, a byGstander
And I'm Cwatching the Gship going Fdown
With the Cdeadliest Emcargo inFboundAm  
[Verse 2]
PoliFticians, their Gaxe is ground and Dclean
Survey the Fscene in a Gwell-rehearsed aAmlarmD  Am  
Stand back from the Fshoreline with a Gsilver dollar Dsmile
And you put us on Ffile, leave an Gisland
To the Ccurse of the Gspray and the Fspill
Worse things Chappen at Emsea and they Fwill
[Chorus]
And Amhow many Dbirds make a Fsacrifice Gin the black fiAmelds?
How many Dwords 'til we Fpay the price Gin the black fiAmelds?
I know diDsaster grows without Flooking twice Gin the black fiFeldsG  Am  
[Verse 3]
All hands to the Fvideo, take a Gmovie channel Dcruise
Anything but Fnews, all coGcooned we climb the AmstairsD  Am  
Back here in the Fblack fields, we Ghide behind the Dtrees
In a chemical Fbreeze, leave a Gcall sign
All the Ckings of the Gfuture will Fhear
CCiviliEmzation was Fhere
[Chorus]
And Amhow many Dbirds make a Fsacrifice Gin the black fiAmelds?
How many Dwords 'til we Fpay the price Gin the black fiAmelds?
I know diDsaster grows without Flooking twice Gin the black fiAmelds
[Bridge]
To the world outside
There was nothing more to Dm7see
And the story died
And the Emdemon keeps below the sea
And we Amcried and criFed and cried
[Chorus]
And Amhow many Dbirds make a Fsacrifice Gin the black fiAmelds?
How many Dwords 'til we Fpay the price Gin the black fiAmelds?
I know diDsaster grows without Flooking twice Gin the black fiFeldsG  Am  
[Outro]
From a Fwindow, a Gvision of your Dworld
Looks surFreal in a Gblue and grey surAmroundD  

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Black Fields

by Capercaillie

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

Capercaillie - Black Fields

CAPO: 3rd Fret

[Intro]

Am Dm F Am F G Am D Am

[Verse 1]

F G D

From a window, a vision of your world

F G Am D Am

Looks surreal in a blue and grey surround

F G D

I'm here in a corner, a picture on your screen

F G

I'm a satellite beam, a bystander

C G F

And I'm watching the ship going down

C Em F Am

With the deadliest cargo inbound

[Verse 2]

F G D

Politicians, their axe is ground and clean

F G Am D Am

Survey the scene in a well-rehearsed alarm

F G D

Stand back from the shoreline with a silver dollar smile

F G

And you put us on file, leave an island

C G F

To the curse of the spray and the spill

C Em F

Worse things happen at sea and they will

[Chorus]

Am D F G Am

And how many birds make a sacrifice in the black fields?

D F G Am

How many words 'til we pay the price in the black fields?

D F G F G Am

I know disaster grows without looking twice in the black fields

[Verse 3]

F G D

All hands to the video, take a movie channel cruise

F G Am D Am

Anything but news, all cocooned we climb the stairs

F G D

Back here in the black fields, we hide behind the trees

F G

In a chemical breeze, leave a call sign

C G F

All the kings of the future will hear

C Em F

Civilization was here

[Chorus]

Am D F G Am

And how many birds make a sacrifice in the black fields?

D F G Am

How many words 'til we pay the price in the black fields?

D F G Am

I know disaster grows without looking twice in the black fields

[Bridge]

To the world outside

Dm7

There was nothing more to see

And the story died

And the demon keeps below the sea

Am F

And we cried and cried and cried

[Chorus]

Am D F G Am

And how many birds make a sacrifice in the black fields?

D F G Am

How many words 'til we pay the price in the black fields?

D F G F G Am

I know disaster grows without looking twice in the black fields

[Outro]

F G D

From a window, a vision of your world

F G Am D

Looks surreal in a blue and grey surround

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