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Tokyo

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
  E022100
B/ E024400
F#m/ E044200
D/E  002200  (I don't think this is the right name for this chord
In the chorus barr the A on the fifth fret and the B on the Seventh.
                                 E  B/E  
They're getting prepared to haul a car out of the river
          F#m/                           E  E  
Noise and smoke and concrete seem to be going on forever
                                 B/E  
Grinding gears and drivers getting high on exhaust
             F#m/                          E  D/E  
I'm thinking about the water down below and what got lost
E / / / B/E  / / / F#m/E  / / / E  / / /
                   E  B/E  
Pachinko jingle and space torpedo beams
F#m/                   E  E  
Comic book violence and escaping steam
                        B/E  
Gray suited businessmen pissing against the wall
       F#m/                      E  D/E  
Cut to crumbling guard rail, slow motion car fall
EOh ATokyo, I Bnever can sleep in your F#marms
EMind Akeeps on Bringing like a fire alF#marm
EMe and all these Aother dice
BBouncing around in the F#mcup
Did you Ehave to show me that Aaccident scene
Didn't I Bget enough shaking F#mup
Still I'm going to Amiss   F#myou
Dragon of good fortune struggles with the trickster fox
Energy and patience and the power of the buck
Tonight I'm flying headlong to meet the dark red edge of dawn
I know somebody will be crying and somebody will be gone
Oh Tokyo, I never can sleep in your arms
Mind keeps on ringing like a fire alarm
Me and all these other dice
Bouncing around in the cup
Did you have to show me that accident scene
Didn't I get enough shaking up
Still I'm going to miss you

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Tokyo

by Bruce Cockburn

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

D/E

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

022100

B E

/ 024400

F#m E

/ 044200

D/E 002200 (I don't think this is the right name for this chord

In the chorus barr the A on the fifth fret and the B on the Seventh.

E B E

They're getting prepared to haul a car out of the river

F#m E E

Noise and smoke and concrete seem to be going on forever

B E

Grinding gears and drivers getting high on exhaust

F#m E D/E

I'm thinking about the water down below and what got lost

E / / / B/E / / / F#m/E / / / E / / /

E B E

Pachinko jingle and space torpedo beams

F#m E E

Comic book violence and escaping steam

B E

Gray suited businessmen pissing against the wall

F#m E D/E

Cut to crumbling guard rail, slow motion car fall

E A B F#m

Oh Tokyo, I never can sleep in your arms

E A B F#m

Mind keeps on ringing like a fire alarm

E A

Me and all these other dice

B F#m

Bouncing around in the cup

E A

Did you have to show me that accident scene

B F#m

Didn't I get enough shaking up

A F#m

Still I'm going to miss you

Dragon of good fortune struggles with the trickster fox

Energy and patience and the power of the buck

Tonight I'm flying headlong to meet the dark red edge of dawn

I know somebody will be crying and somebody will be gone

Oh Tokyo, I never can sleep in your arms

Mind keeps on ringing like a fire alarm

Me and all these other dice

Bouncing around in the cup

Did you have to show me that accident scene

Didn't I get enough shaking up

Still I'm going to miss you

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