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Penal Colony

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1/21

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 21Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Voicings:
e|-D----D/C#-----D/F#------G------G/B------G/D------A-----|
B|-7----7----7----12----12----12----14---|
G|-7----7----7----12----12----12----14---|
D|-7----7----7----12----12----12----14---|
A|-5----4----9----10----14----10----12---|
E|----------------------------10---------|
[Verse]
DThey will break D/C#another
And D/F#another
Joined at the Gcorners
DFaces start to D/C#blend
Meets a sudden Dend
And you're gone comGpletely
G/B(OhhhhoohhhhGohhhhhhhh)
D/F#I know that it's Ghard
GTo AgoG  A  
[Interlude]
(Repeat thrice, while the other guitar alternates G and A for the first four and a half measures)
e|----12-------------------|-------------------------|
B|-14-------14-15-14-12----|----------12-------------|
G|-------------------------|-14-14-14----12-11-------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------14-12-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
[Verse]
DYou see the deD/C#signer
And the D/F#horror
That's what you Gcame for
DFaces start to D/C#blend
Meet a sudden D/F#end
And you're gone comGpletely
G/B(OhhhhoohhhhGohhhhhhhh)
D/F#I know that it's Ghard
GTo AgoG  A  G  
ALooking to GyouA  
G/DJust know that it's there
AWhat we can GdoA  
G/DJust Glie on our G/DbacksA  

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Penal Colony

by Women

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/C#

D/F#

G/B

G/D

Voicings:

D D/C# D/F# G G/B G/D A

e|---------------------------------------|

B|-7----7----7----12----12----12----14---|

G|-7----7----7----12----12----12----14---|

D|-7----7----7----12----12----12----14---|

A|-5----4----9----10----14----10----12---|

E|----------------------------10---------|

[Verse]

D D/C#

They will break another

D/F#

And another

Joined at the corners

D D/C#

Faces start to blend

Meets a sudden end

And you're gone completely

G/B G

(Ohhhhoohhhhohhhhhhhh)

D/F# G

I know that it's hard

G A G A

To go

[Interlude]

(Repeat thrice, while the other guitar alternates G and A for the first four and a half measures)

e|----12-------------------|-------------------------|

B|-14-------14-15-14-12----|----------12-------------|

G|-------------------------|-14-14-14----12-11-------|

D|-------------------------|-------------------14-12-|

A|-------------------------|-------------------------|

E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

[Verse]

D D/C#

You see the designer

D/F#

And the horror

That's what you came for

D D/C#

Faces start to blend

D/F#

Meet a sudden end

And you're gone completely

G/B G

(Ohhhhoohhhhohhhhhhhh)

D/F# G

I know that it's hard

G A G A G

To go

A G A

Looking to you

G/D

Just know that it's there

A G A

What we can do

G/D G G/D A

Just lie on our backs

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