Plastic Beach

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As played by Jeff Wootton and Damon Albarn since the Humanz tour in 2017
The chords can be played on an organ or an reverberated guitar (additionally with chorus)
Bm G F#m E F#mE
() () () () () ()
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------0-2-4-2-------------0-2-4-2~-------0-2-4-4~-2-2~------|
A|--2----2-----------2-2~----2--------------2--------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F# Bm G E F#m
() () () () ()
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-2-2/4~------------------0-2-4-------------------------------|
A|-----------------0-2~----2--------------------------0---0-2----|
E|---------------2--------------------(0)--0-1-2~-------2--------|
As the song starts, play a reggae or ska strumming pattern
[Verse 1]
Bm E
To the dark, dark seas
Bm E
Comes the only whale
Bm E
Watching ships go by
Bm E
It's the day we try
It doesn't know
[Chorus] (Held Chords)
Bm7 E
It's a Casio on a plastic beach, it's a Casio on a plastic beach
D E
It's a styrofoam deep sea landfill, it's a styrofoam deep sea landfill
D E
It's automated computer speech, it's automated computer speech
D E
It's a Casio on a plastic beach, it's a Casio
[Verse 2]
Bm E
Did they haul you out
Bm E
On a really hot day?
Bm E
When the call got made
Bm E
You had gone away
It doesn't know
[Chorus]
Bm7 E
It's a Casio on a plastic beach, it's a Casio on a plastic beach
D E
It's a styrofoam deep sea landfill, it's a styrofoam deep sea landfill
D E
It's automated computer speech, it's automated computer speech
D E
It's a Casio on a plastic beach, it's a Casio
[Bridge]
Bm7 E
Casio, Casio, Casio and green, green glow
D E
Casio, Casio, Casio, green, green glow
Bm7 E
Casio, Casio, Casio and green, green glow
D E
Casio, Casio, Casio
[Chorus]
Bm7 E
It's a Casio on a plastic beach, it's a Casio on a plastic beach
D E
It's a styrofoam deep sea landfill, it's a styrofoam deep sea landfill
D E
It's automated computer speech, it's automated computer speech
D E
It's a Casio on a plastic beach, it's a Casio
[Bridge]
Bm7 E
Plastico, plastico, plastico where the green, green grows
D E
Plastico, plastico, plastico
Bm7 E
Plastico, plastico, plastico where the green, green grows
D E
Plastico, plastico, plastico
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| ~ Vibrato
| / Slide up
| (n) Ghost note
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Plastic Beach chords and lyrics

Free chords for Plastic Beach by Gorillaz. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

As played by Jeff Wootton and Damon Albarn since the Humanz tour in 2017
As the song starts, play a reggae or ska strumming pattern
[Verse 1]
It doesn't know
[Chorus] (Held Chords)
[Verse 2]
It doesn't know
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
******************************
|  ~   Vibrato
|  /   Slide up
| (n)  Ghost note
******************************

Plastic Beach Chords by Gorillaz

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Plastic Beach Chords · Gorillaz