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Upon The Heath

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Album: A Tale of Two Cities
[Intro]
 Em9   D/F#   Gmaj7   Em/Gx4
[Verse 1]
  Em9     D/F#   Gmaj7      Em/G  C#dim*              D/F#  
   Upon the heath we sit, trying to make some sense of it
       Em        D/F#      G     Em/G  C#dim*                D/F#  
   These mushrooms help a bit, help us thing how we ought to think
[Chorus]
GThere's nothing in our waAy, and no one's dying Bmhere 
There's nothing in our Dway, we've nothing left to fear
GThere's nothing in our waA/Gy, and no one's dying Fmaj9here
[Verse 2]
     Em9   D/F#   Gmaj7        Em/G  C#dim*            D/F#  
   Down into town we stroll, i suggest no more rock and roll
        Em       D/F#             G    Em/G  C#dim*         D/F#  
   Canary Wharf, our christmas tree, sucking up electricity
[Chorus]                                                           
GThere's nothing in our waAy, and no one's dying Bmhere                                                                     
There's nothing in our Dway, we've nothing left to fear                                                               
GThere's nothing in out waAy, and no one's dying Bmhere        
not that i can see (only first time)                        
[Bridge]
I see GBattenburg houses, Anightclub skies                                                                              
I hear Bmnursery rhymes, -words that rhyme- (3rd + 4th time)  
Dfill my eyes write these lines                             
[Build] x2
Em9 D/F# Gmaj7 Em/G
Em9Down D/F#into Gmaj7town wEm/Ge stroll
Em9Down D/F#into Gmaj7town wEm/Ge stroll
   Em9UD/F#pon the Gmaj7heath Em/Gwe sit
   Em9UD/F#pon the Gmaj7heath Em/Gwe sit
   Em9Down D/F#into Gmaj7town wEm/Ge stroll
Em9i insist D/F#no more Gmaj7rock and roll
no more Em9rock and rollD/F#, no more Gmaj7rock and roll
no more Em9rock and rollD/F#, no more Gmaj7rock and rollEm/G  
[Outro]
 Em9   D/F#   Gmaj7   Em/G(play an octave higher)
Em9 D/F# Gmaj7 Em/G
Em9 D/F# Gmaj7 Em/G
Em9 D/F# Gmaj7
*I'm not quite sure about this C#dim but it's something close to it

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Upon The Heath

by Mr Hudson & The Library

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em9

D/F#

Gmaj7

Em/G

C#dim

A/G

Fmaj9

Album: A Tale of Two Cities

[Intro]

Em9 D/F# Gmaj7 Em/G

[Verse 1]

Em9 D/F# Gmaj7 Em/G C#dim D/F#

Upon the heath we sit, trying to make some sense of it

Em D/F# G Em/G C#dim D/F#

These mushrooms help a bit, help us thing how we ought to think

[Chorus]

G A Bm

There's nothing in our way, and no one's dying here

There's nothing in our way, we've nothing left to fear

G A/G Fmaj9

There's nothing in our way, and no one's dying here

[Verse 2]

Em9 D/F# Gmaj7 Em/G C#dim D/F#

Down into town we stroll, i suggest no more rock and roll

Em D/F# G Em/G C#dim D/F#

Canary Wharf, our christmas tree, sucking up electricity

[Chorus]

G A Bm

There's nothing in our way, and no one's dying here

There's nothing in our way, we've nothing left to fear

G A Bm

There's nothing in out way, and no one's dying here

not that i can see (only first time)

[Bridge]

G A

I see Battenburg houses, nightclub skies

I hear nursery rhymes, -words that rhyme- (3rd + 4th time)

fill my eyes write these lines

[Build] x2

Em9 D/F# Gmaj7 Em/G

Down into town we stroll

Em9 D/F# Gmaj7 Em/G

Down into town we stroll

Em9 D/F# Gmaj7 Em/G

Upon the heath we sit

Em9 D/F# Gmaj7 Em/G

Upon the heath we sit

Em9 D/F# Gmaj7 Em/G

Down into town we stroll

Em9 D/F# Gmaj7

i insist no more rock and roll

Em9 D/F# Gmaj7

no more rock and roll, no more rock and roll

Em9 D/F# Gmaj7 Em/G

no more rock and roll, no more rock and roll

[Outro]

Em9 D/F# Gmaj7 Em/G

(play an octave higher)

Em9 D/F# Gmaj7 Em/G

Em9 D/F# Gmaj7

*I'm not quite sure about this C#dim but it's something close to it

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