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Opus 40

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This is how I strum this out on my acoustic
INTRO:
  C  Cmaj7(?)    Am     G    F     Em     Dm  G  
      \
       \
      (x20010)
VERSE:
Well she Ctossed all night like a Cmaj7raging sea
AmWoke up and climbed from the Gsuicide maFchineEm  Dm  G  
With her Cspanish candles and her Cmaj7persian poems
AmStuck on the rocks inside Gopus 40 FstonedEm  Dm  G  
And Cscratching her wrists in the Cmaj7pouring rain
She Amcollapses down Gupon the ocean Ffloor       Em  Dagain
CHORUS:
CTears in Fwaves minds on Cfire
CNights aAmlone by your Dside
VERSE:
CCatskill mansions Cmaj7buried dreams
I'm Amalive she cried but i Gdon't know what it FmeansEm  Dm  G  
Csomewhere out there across the Cmaj7moonlit sands
there's a Amline drawn like the Glines on her own FhandEm  Dm  G  
and Cslammin' her eyes Cmaj7lockin' the door
she Amcollapses down Gupon the ocean FfloorEm.... Dagain
CHORUS:
CTears in Fwaves minds on Cfire
CNights aAmlone by your Dside

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Opus 40

by Mercury Rev

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

This is how I strum this out on my acoustic

INTRO:

C Cmaj7 Am G F Em Dm G

(?)

(x20010)

VERSE:

C Cmaj7

Well she tossed all night like a raging sea

Am G F Em Dm G

Woke up and climbed from the suicide machine

C Cmaj7

With her spanish candles and her persian poems

Am G F Em Dm G

Stuck on the rocks inside opus 40 stoned

C Cmaj7

And scratching her wrists in the pouring rain

Am G F Em D

She collapses down upon the ocean floor again

CHORUS:

C F C

Tears in waves minds on fire

C Am D

Nights alone by your side

VERSE:

C Cmaj7

Catskill mansions buried dreams

Am G F Em Dm G

I'm alive she cried but i don't know what it means

C Cmaj7

somewhere out there across the moonlit sands

Am G F Em Dm G

there's a line drawn like the lines on her own hand

C Cmaj7

and slammin' her eyes lockin' the door

Am G F Em D

she collapses down upon the ocean floor.... again

CHORUS:

C F C

Tears in waves minds on fire

C Am D

Nights alone by your side

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