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I don't consider myself anything more than a competent guitarist, so it's rare when I see that a song I
is not posted, so here goes.
The intro and between verse part is merely a hard Em/C strum, four measures per.  If you know the song,
know the rhythm.
[Intro]
Em C Em C
[Verse 1]
they Emtook me to the battlefield
Csaw the mushroom clouds, said
Em"i can see the colours even
Cwhen my head is bowed" they
Emshowed me the destruction, the
Cslaughter a la carte
Amisn't nature wonderful, 
   G    Dbut is this Emart?
[Interlude]
Em C Em C
[Verse 2]
they Emtook me to the hospital
and Cpulled aside the sheet,
said "Emlook at that pulsating,
just Clisten to the beat"
Emshowed me the incision
then Ctook away my heart
Amisn't nature wonderful, 
   G    Dbut is this Emart?
[Interlude]
Em C Em C
[Verse 3]
they Emtook me to the scientist,
oCpened up a phial
said Em"this is only chickenpox
Cand rhino bile."
Emshowed me what it did to mice
and Cthis is just the start.
Amisn't nature wonderful, 
   G    Dbut is this Emart?
[Solo]
Em C Em C
[Verse 4]
they Emtook me to the tenement
Ckicked down the door
said Emhave you seen the copulation
Cpractised by the poor
we seEmlect the ones to breed
then Cwe reject the part
Amisn't nature wonderful, 
   G    Dbut is this Emart?
[Outro]
Em C Em C

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Is This Art

by Levellers

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I don't consider myself anything more than a competent guitarist, so it's rare when I see that a song I

is not posted, so here goes.

The intro and between verse part is merely a hard Em/C strum, four measures per. If you know the song,

know the rhythm.

[Intro]

Em C Em C

[Verse 1]

they took me to the battlefield

saw the mushroom clouds, said

"i can see the colours even

when my head is bowed" they

showed me the destruction, the

slaughter a la carte

isn't nature wonderful,

G D Em

but is this art?

[Interlude]

Em C Em C

[Verse 2]

they took me to the hospital

and pulled aside the sheet,

said "look at that pulsating,

just listen to the beat"

showed me the incision

then took away my heart

isn't nature wonderful,

G D Em

but is this art?

[Interlude]

Em C Em C

[Verse 3]

they took me to the scientist,

opened up a phial

said "this is only chickenpox

and rhino bile."

showed me what it did to mice

and this is just the start.

isn't nature wonderful,

G D Em

but is this art?

[Solo]

Em C Em C

[Verse 4]

they took me to the tenement

kicked down the door

said have you seen the copulation

practised by the poor

we select the ones to breed

then we reject the part

isn't nature wonderful,

G D Em

but is this art?

[Outro]

Em C Em C

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