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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
#2 from the Cloudcuckooland album.  The C#m is a bit dodgy to me, it
could be an A but I haven't got a good enough ear to tell.
Intro:  E..  A  B  
EBound in a nutshell, lost in our C#mweary eyes
      E                            C#m (not sure about this one)
We're tumbledown people living our tumbledown lives
But a breath of Alife could make our Bengines roar
Oh, we're Efar from Apower, Bnorth of desire
High and dry, hoping you'll send us
From your mouth, instead of lies
A kiss of life for sleeping giants
Broken, bound and battered, freezing on picket lines
A colder frost can shatter and chain us for all our lives
But a breath of life could make our engines roar
Oh, we're far from power, north of desire
Tied and bound by all these lies
Step by step open tired eyes
With a kiss of life for sleeping giants
They Aspin our Eworld from F#mcruel to Ekind, and Amake our Efutures a F#mdownward Eslide
The Astrong get Estrong, and F#mstill want Emore, but F#mday by day Athe giants thaBw
Tomorrow must be calling with an open door
There's noone left to start our revolution anymore
We need some flames to burn down every door
Oh, we're far from power, north of desire
High and dry, hoping you'll send us
From your mouth, instead of lies
A kiss of life for sleeping giants
Oh, we're far from power, north of desire
Tied and bound by all these lies
Step by step open tired eyes
With a kiss of life for sleeping giants
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Bound In A Nutshell

by The Lightning Seeds

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C#m

F#m

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

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

#2 from the Cloudcuckooland album. The C#m is a bit dodgy to me, it

could be an A but I haven't got a good enough ear to tell.

E A B

Intro: ..

E C#m

Bound in a nutshell, lost in our weary eyes

E C#m (not sure about this one)

We're tumbledown people living our tumbledown lives

A B

But a breath of life could make our engines roar

E A B

Oh, we're far from power, north of desire

High and dry, hoping you'll send us

From your mouth, instead of lies

A kiss of life for sleeping giants

Broken, bound and battered, freezing on picket lines

A colder frost can shatter and chain us for all our lives

But a breath of life could make our engines roar

Oh, we're far from power, north of desire

Tied and bound by all these lies

Step by step open tired eyes

With a kiss of life for sleeping giants

A E F#m E A E F#m E

They spin our world from cruel to kind, and make our futures a downward slide

A E F#m E F#m A B

The strong get strong, and still want more, but day by day the giants thaw

Tomorrow must be calling with an open door

There's noone left to start our revolution anymore

We need some flames to burn down every door

Oh, we're far from power, north of desire

High and dry, hoping you'll send us

From your mouth, instead of lies

A kiss of life for sleeping giants

Oh, we're far from power, north of desire

Tied and bound by all these lies

Step by step open tired eyes

With a kiss of life for sleeping giants

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About Bound In A Nutshell Chords by The Lightning Seeds

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What key is "Bound In A Nutshell" in?

The chords for "Bound In A Nutshell" show the original chord names (including C#m, A, E, B, F#m). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.