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"Brian Eno" - MGMT
Great song from a great album.
Chords used:
Verse:
Dm - 000231
Bbm - 113321
Am - 002210/577555
Gm - 355333
Chorus:
D - 000232
Bm - 224432
G - 320003/355433
A - 002220/577655
DmSo tired
BbmSoul searching
AmI followed the sounds to a cathedral
DmImagine my surBbmprise to find that they Amwere produded by Brian Eno
Verse:
DmPast the gates
BbmQuite stark
AmThe roses trimmed and the Asus2windows dark
DmI see the walls through a Bbmlimestone crack
AmNot red, not blue, not Asus2yellow, but black
Gm   Am(barre)
And all the space left for you
GmIf the sky was synthesized you'd probably know
DmHe taught me Bbmmany things
AmThe wisdom of o' Asus2bleak stratagems
DmThe prophet of a Bbmsapphire soul
AmPresented through Asus2creative freedoms
Gm   Am(barre)
And everything I say is true
Gm'Cause if i was telling lies it'd probably show
Chorus:
DI can tell that he's Bmkind of smiling
GBut what does he know?
DWe're always one Bmstep behind him
GHe's Brian Eno (Brian Eno)
ABrian Eno! (Brian Eno!)
Verse:
When I was stuck he'd make me memorize elaborate curses
Tinctures and formulas
To ditch the choir and flip the verses
My whole foundation came unglued
When I tried to humanize by ambient light
Chorus:
Dipping swords in metaphors yeah
But what does he know?
He's go the whole world behind him
He's Brian Eno (Brian Eno)
Brian Eno! (Brian Eno!)
Breakdown:
DmHe promised Bbmpretty worlds and Amall the silence I could dream of
DmBrian Peter BbmGeorge St. John
Le Baptiste de la Salle Eno
DWell all alone by the Bmoldest stone where the sGhade trees grow
(What does he know?)
DThe creature by the Bmwater feature with a gGhostly glow
(Brian Eno!)
DYeah, he's making sure that Bmtime's preserved well
GWe reap what we sow
(What does he know?)
DWe're always one Bmstep behind him
GHe's Brian Eno! (Brian Eno!)
DYeah, I can tell that he's Bmdoing well yeah
GWhat does he know? (What does he know?!)
DI'm always one Bmstep behind him
GHe's Brian Eno! (Brian Eno!)
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