Beirut - Postcards from italy
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Tuning: G C E A
[The introduction and the first part (up to "Those were our times" and the following instrumental) are the
same. The base chord progression is F - A - F - A - F - etc, but with simple melodic variations:]
/F (x3) \ / A (x3) \
A| |-0----0-0-0-| -0-0-0-0- |-0----0-0-0-| -0-0-0-0-|
E| |-1----1-1-1-| -1-1-1-1- |-0----0-0-0-| -0-0-0-0-|
C| |-0----0-0-0-| -0-0-0-0- |-1----1-1-1-| -1-1-1-1-|
G| |-0h2--2-2-2-| -3-2-0-2- |-0h2--2-2-2-| -3-2-0-2-|
\ / \ /
[Intro]
F A
[Verse]
The Ftimes we had, oh, when the Awind would blow with rain and snow
Were Fnot all bad, we put our Afeet just where they had
Had tFo go, never tAo go
The Fshattered soul following Aclose, but nearly twice as slow
In Fmy good times there were alAways golden rocks to throw
FAt those who, those who adAmit defeat too late
Those were oFur times, those were oAur times
[Instrumental]
F A (x5)
F
[The last F chord before moving to the second part goes like this:]
/ 2x \ / 2x \
A| |-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| - |-3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E| |-1----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| - |-1----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
C| |-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| - |-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G| |-0h2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| - |-2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
\ / \ /
Bbadd9 F Dmadd4 C (x2)
[The second part is a progression of four chords, with sporadic melodic variations:]
Bbadd9 F Dmadd4 C
A|--3------0------0------3----|
E|--1------1------1------1p0--|
C|--2------0------2------0----|
G|--3------0h2----0------0----|
[Chorus]
And Bbadd9I will Flove to see that Dmadd4day, that Cday is mine
When Bbadd9she will Fmarry me outDmadd4side with the Cwillow trees
And Bbadd9pla----Fay the songs in Dmadd4May, they Cmade me so
And Bbadd4I would Flove to see that Dmadd4day, her Cday was mine
[Outro]
Bbadd9 F Dmadd4 C (x9)