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Aminor
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Refugees by The Chameleons / Mark Burgess & the Sons of God
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The Chords to this song are kind of hard to get the strumming patterns
but once you have them down this song is really fun to play. Here's the
Chords:
E A D G B E
Dm - x x 0 2 3 1
Am - x 0 2 2 1 0
E - 0 2 2 1 0 0
G - 3 2 0 0 0 3
D - x x 0 2 3 2
Fmaj7 - x x 3 2 1 0
Em - 0 2 2 0 0 0
C - x 3 2 0 1 0
Verse 1:
Dm  AmOnce tEhe sAmea Dm  
AmHad Eno eAmnd Dm  
AmIn disEtant Amdays Dm  
AmWe were the fEirst ones Am  Dm  
AmDelugEe drAmained Dm  
AmTides EreceAmde Dm  
AmCastEawAmay Dm  
Am E Am ( keep playing A minor till you get to Strangers)
We were the first ones
GStranDgerFmaj7s to tDhe gGround D  Fmaj7  D  
GStranDgers yFmaj7es
DBut Amwhat was lDost can sAmtill be fDound
AmWisdom dDid not dEmrown
AmOh noEm  
Verse 2: Reapeat the Chords from verse 1
Home submerged
Nomads we
Roam your lands
We walk amongst you
Secrets safe
Signs concealed
Sight unseen
We walk amongst you
Savage is your way
Savage yes
But soon the tides will turn again
The meek shall have their day
Oh yes
Oh yes
G
Chorus:
EmWhen it Ccomes
It is Amswift in its Dmission
And seeks only the Emhumble heart
When it Ccomes
It is Amswift
We'll meDet you by the Dmside of the spiAmrals yeEsAm  
Repeat these Chords for the rest of the song.
Verse 3:
Numbered we
The grains of sand
As you do now
We are the last ones
If you have
Ears to hear
Understand
We are the last ones
Your world has no shame
Those in anguish cry out loud
And call our name
Who will save the sane?
Oh yes
Chorus :
When it comes
It is swift in its mission
And seeks only the humble heart
When it comes
It is swift in its mission
And seeks only the noble heart
When it comes
It is swift in its justice
And breaks only the selfish heart
When it comes
And it will
We'll meet you by the side of the spirals yes
Outro : (the Outro has a diffrent rhythm then the verses) Dm Am E Am
All chords in this song (10)

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