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Chromium appeared originally on "After Everything Now This" and was an electric version.
There's a remixed electronic version on Parallel Universe.  There's also an acoustic
on The Church's "El Momento Descuidado" and Marty Willson-Piper's solo live CD "Live 
the Other Side."
The lyrics appear in different order in different versions.  The chords and lyrics here
from the acoustic live version on Willson-Piper's live album.
[Intro]
Em D Em C
Em D Em C
Em D Em C
Em D Em C
[Verse 1]
Silver Emneedles DGolden Emeagles
CFrightened Emfaces DBasket Emcases
CJags and Emriches DQueens and Emwitches
CElectric Emmantras And Dtight-fitting EmdreamsC  
[Interlude]
EmNever Dbeen so Chigh
EmNever Dbeen so Clow
EmNever Dbeen so Chigh
Em D  C
[Verse 2]
Gilded Emflowers DLong-lost Emhours
CMorning Emprograms DWith fake Emsuntans
CMeet a Emmaniac in thDe cul-dEme-sac
COtherwise Emit's tDhis EmennuiC  
[Chorus]
CChroDmium EmplatDin'C  
DAll this Emwaiting bDrings me Cdown
DSuEmffoDcatCin'
DAll thoEmse colors Dbring me Emaround
[Interlude]
EmNever Dbeen so Chigh
EmNever Dbeen so Clow
EmNever Dbeen so Chigh
Em D  C
[Verse 3]
Broken Emrecords DFaded Emlabels
CSongs tEmo sing to DWhen you were Emyoung
A Ctattooed Empierced arm DFresh and Emperfumed
CSwitch your Emprison DFly EmawayC  
[Chorus]
CChroDmium EmplatDin'C  
DAll this Emwaiting bDrings me Cdown
DSuEmffoDcatCin'
DAll thoEmse colors Dbring me AmaroAsus2und
 Bm   Bsus4(x24400)
Am Asus2
BmAll those colorBsus4s bring me down
Am Asus2
Bm Bsus4
Am Asus2
BmAll those colors Bsus4bring me Emround
Em (x3)
Em D Em C
Em D Em C
[Verse 4]
And jewels on your Emfingers
DTears in your Emdresses
CFabulous Emmansions And Ddamp little Emrooms
CThis one will Emshrink me
DThis one will Emgrow me
CCue me to Emsleep And Dreality EmloomsC  
[Chorus] 
CChroDmium EmplatDin'C  
DAll this Emwaiting bDrings me Cdown
DSuEmffoDcatCin'
DAll thoEmse colors Dbring me Emaround

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Chromium

by The Church

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus2

Bsus4

Chromium appeared originally on "After Everything Now This" and was an electric version.

There's a remixed electronic version on Parallel Universe. There's also an acoustic

on The Church's "El Momento Descuidado" and Marty Willson-Piper's solo live CD "Live

the Other Side."

The lyrics appear in different order in different versions. The chords and lyrics here

from the acoustic live version on Willson-Piper's live album.

[Intro]

Em D Em C

[Verse 1]

Em D Em

Silver needles Golden eagles

C Em D Em

Frightened faces Basket cases

C Em D Em

Jags and riches Queens and witches

C Em D Em C

Electric mantras And tight-fitting dreams

[Interlude]

Em D C

Never been so high

Em D C

Never been so low

Em D C

Never been so high

Em D C

[Verse 2]

Em D Em

Gilded flowers Long-lost hours

C Em D Em

Morning programs With fake suntans

C Em D Em

Meet a maniac in the cul-de-sac

C Em D Em C

Otherwise it's this ennui

[Chorus]

C D Em D C

Chromium platin'

D Em D C

All this waiting brings me down

D Em D C

Suffocatin'

D Em D Em

All those colors bring me around

[Interlude]

Em D C

Never been so high

Em D C

Never been so low

Em D C

Never been so high

Em D C

[Verse 3]

Em D Em

Broken records Faded labels

C Em D Em

Songs to sing to When you were young

C Em D Em

A tattooed pierced arm Fresh and perfumed

C Em D Em C

Switch your prison Fly away

[Chorus]

C D Em D C

Chromium platin'

D Em D C

All this waiting brings me down

D Em D C

Suffocatin'

D Em D Am Asus2

All those colors bring me around

Bm Bsus4

(x24400)

Am Asus2

Bm Bsus4

All those colors bring me down

Am Asus2

Bm Bsus4

Am Asus2

Bm Bsus4 Em

All those colors bring me round

Em (x3)

Em D Em C

[Verse 4]

And jewels on your fingers

D Em

Tears in your dresses

C Em D Em

Fabulous mansions And damp little rooms

C Em

This one will shrink me

D Em

This one will grow me

C Em D Em C

Cue me to sleep And reality looms

[Chorus]

C D Em D C

Chromium platin'

D Em D C

All this waiting brings me down

D Em D C

Suffocatin'

D Em D Em

All those colors bring me around

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