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Earthbound

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Finally, here are the chords (for those who haven't already figured them out by
Starts off with a D chord. Intro (riff 1) goes something like this:
E-2-3-2-0-2-                            -2-0-0-2-|
B-3-3-3-3-3-                            -3-3-3-3-|
G-2-2-2-2-2- strum D a few times then...-2-2-2-2-| the D is held until A on the
D-0-0-0-0-0-                            -0-0-0-0-| first line
A-x-x-x-x-x-                            -x-x-x-x-|
E-x-x-x-x-x-                            -x-x-x-x-|
   DA black crow Astanding
   GOn a sea of Ashells
   DShe's blessed by Amagic
   And the Gsound of libery's Abells
   GI'll raise the Dcurfew
         Bm        D  A*     G  
   And set by her door
                    Em            A   D& Riff 1
   She's been through this world before
the chords are the same for the second verse.
verse 3:
   BmShe's giving me Aquestions
   And Emquizzical Alooks
   GShe tears up my Dpapers
   And Emburns Dall my Abooks
   CThey gave her Cnothing
            Em         D  A*
   She didn't already know
               Em          A   D& Riff 1
   She's getting ready to go
* means hold chord for 2 bars
of chords for 2 verses and then the second set of chords for the next (third)
verse. please personally e-mailed with questions and/or corrections. enjoy.

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Earthbound

by David Sylvian

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

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Finally, here are the chords (for those who haven't already figured them out by

Starts off with a D chord. Intro (riff 1) goes something like this:

-2-3-2-0-2- -2-0-0-2-|

-3-3-3-3-3- -3-3-3-3-|

G-2-2-2-2-2- strum D a few times then...-2-2-2-2-| the D is held until A on the

D-0-0-0-0-0- -0-0-0-0-| first line

-x-x-x-x-x- -x-x-x-x-|

D A

A black crow standing

G A

On a sea of shells

D A

She's blessed by magic

G A

And the sound of libery's bells

G D

I'll raise the curfew

Bm D A G

And set by her door

Em A D

& Riff 1

She's been through this world before

the chords are the same for the second verse.

verse 3:

Bm A

She's giving me questions

Em A

And quizzical looks

G D

She tears up my papers

Em D A

And burns all my books

C C

They gave her nothing

Em D A

She didn't already know

Em A D

& Riff 1

She's getting ready to go

* means hold chord for 2 bars

of chords for 2 verses and then the second set of chords for the next (third)

verse. please personally e-mailed with questions and/or corrections. enjoy.

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