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Sinkin Soon

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SINKIN' SOON
____----____----____----____----____----____----____----____
Intro: Em (play on 7th fret)
         .           .
e|:-----------|---7-------:|
B|:---7-------|------7----:|
G|:------9----|------9----:|
D|:------9----|------9----:|
A|:------8----|------8----:|
E|:------7----|------7----:|     x8   (continue playing this rythm)
Verse
We're an Emoyster cracker Emon the stew
And the Emhoney in the Emtea
We're the D7sugar cubes, D7one lump or two,
               C7   B7(/C7/ D7slide)
 In the black coffee,
  /                  Em  Em  
The golden crust on an apple pie,
That Emshines in the sun at Emnoon,
We're a D7wheel of cheese D7high in the sky,
        D7      C7   D7        B7       Em*
But we're gonna be sinkin' soon.
Piano Solo...
 Em(x3)
In a Emboat that's built of Emsticks and hay,
We Emdrifted from the Emshore,
With a D7captain who's D7too proud to say,
                   C7    B7(/C7/ D7slide)  
 That he dropped the oar,
  /               Em  Em  
Now a tiny hole has sprung a leak,
EmIn this cheap ponEmtoon,
Now the D7hull has started D7growing weak,
        D7      C7   D7        B7       Em*
And we're gonna be sinkin' soon.
We're Ggonna be
Sinkin' Gsoon,
We're Emgonna be
Sinkin' Emsoon,
GEverybody C7hold your breath 'cuz,
We're B7gonna be sinkin' Emsoon
Instrumental Part:
 Em(x5)   D7  D7  
C7 B7
 Em(x4)  D7  D7  
B7   Em
We're Ggonna be
Sinkin' Gsoon,
We're Emgonna be
Sinkin' Emsoon,
GEverybody C7hold your breath 'cuz,
B7Down and down we Emgo.
Piano Solo
 Em(x3)
Like the Emoyster cracker Emon the stew,
The Emhoney in the Emtea
The D7sugar cubes, D7one lump or two?
                      C7   B7(/C7/  D7slide)
 No thank you, none for me.
   /                       Em  Em  
We're the golden crust on an apple pie,
That Emshines in the sun at Emnoon,
Like the D7wheel of cheese D7high in the sky
D7Well ... we're C7gonna D7be B7sinkin' Emsoon.
 B7   Em(let ring)

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The story behind the song

This cabaret-influenced lounge-jazz track from Norah Jones' album Not Too Late uses the metaphor of a sinking ship to describe a sociopolitical state. The lyrics were largely penned by Lee Alexander, with Norah Jones contributing to the bridge. The recording session even involved a "drunken sailor vibe" to capture the right feel, with pots, pans, and even a teapot used for percussion. It plays like a wry commentary, delivered with a cool, understated swing.

AI-written from these sources:Sinkin' Soon — Wikipedia ↗Norah Jones — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Sinkin Soon

by Norah Jones

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SINKIN' SOON

____----____----____----____----____----____----____----____

Intro: Em (play on 7th fret)

. .

e|:-----------|---7-------:|

B|:---7-------|------7----:|

G|:------9----|------9----:|

D|:------9----|------9----:|

A|:------8----|------8----:|

E|:------7----|------7----:| x8 (continue playing this rythm)

Verse

Em Em

We're an oyster cracker on the stew

Em Em

And the honey in the tea

D7 D7

We're the sugar cubes, one lump or two,

C7 B7 C7 D7

(// slide)

In the black coffee,

Em Em

The golden crust on an apple pie,

Em Em

That shines in the sun at noon,

D7 D7

We're a wheel of cheese high in the sky,

D7 C7 D7 B7 Em

But we're gonna be sinkin' soon.

Piano Solo...

(x3)

Em Em

In a boat that's built of sticks and hay,

Em Em

We drifted from the shore,

D7 D7

With a captain who's too proud to say,

C7 B7 C7 D7

(// slide)

That he dropped the oar,

Em Em

Now a tiny hole has sprung a leak,

Em Em

In this cheap pontoon,

D7 D7

Now the hull has started growing weak,

D7 C7 D7 B7 Em

And we're gonna be sinkin' soon.

We're gonna be

Sinkin' soon,

We're gonna be

Sinkin' soon,

G C7

Everybody hold your breath 'cuz,

B7 Em

We're gonna be sinkin' soon

Instrumental Part:

Em D7 D7

(x5)

C7 B7

Em D7 D7

(x4)

B7 Em

We're gonna be

Sinkin' soon,

We're gonna be

Sinkin' soon,

G C7

Everybody hold your breath 'cuz,

B7 Em

Down and down we go.

Piano Solo

(x3)

Em Em

Like the oyster cracker on the stew,

Em Em

The honey in the tea

D7 D7

The sugar cubes, one lump or two?

C7 B7 C7 D7

(// slide)

No thank you, none for me.

Em Em

We're the golden crust on an apple pie,

Em Em

That shines in the sun at noon,

D7 D7

Like the wheel of cheese high in the sky

D7 C7 D7 B7 Em

Well ... we're gonna be sinkin' soon.

B7 Em

(let ring)

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