James Dean Bradfield - See a friend in tears
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Nice little tune, originally by Jacques Brel.
Just the chords, the picking's not too difficult,
apart from the very beginning, which is very
pretty indeed. Chord table at the bottom:
e---------------------2-3-----2-3--|
B-------0-------0------------------|
G-----2-------2--------------------|
D---0-------0-------2-------2------|
A----------------------------------|
E-3-------3-------0-------0--------|
GSo men are still at war in Emthis land
GFor certain songs and Cadd9certain dates
Am7The tender gave way to the Dfirebrand
Cadd9And Europe gave way to the B7States
GSo now that money's all but Emscentless
FNoses and consciences are Cadd9clear
Am7The pointless flowers can be Ddispensed with
To see a friend in Gtears
G/F#So our defeats are just Emreminders
Em/DOf death that waits behind it Cadd9all
Am7The body wilts before the Dmind does
Cadd9Surprised to see how soon it B7falls
GIt's true our women have Emdeceived us
FAll hunted species Cadd9disappear
Am7It's true we've shot the golden Deagles
GTo see a friend in tears
It's true our cities are exhausted
Made by and for the middle aged
Our weakness gave them more than force did
We thought that love could cure a toothache
And in the underground we're drowning
Accelerating through the years
You think you'll find the truth by frowning
To see a friend in tears
It's true our mirrors don't show heroes
We lack the courage to be Jews
Without the elegance of Africa
With our youthful fireworks all defused
And all these men who are our brothers
Wonder why we don't want to hear
How their worst enemies are their lovers
To see a friend in tears
G Em C Am7 D B7 F G/F#
e-3-0--0-0---2-2--1-3-----|
B-0-0--3-1---3-0--1-0-----|
G-0-0--0-0---2-2--2-0-----|
D-0-2--2-2---0-1--3-0-----|
A-2-2--3-0---0-2--3-0-----|
E-3-0--0-0--------1-2-----|
There's a little run here and there, say from
Cadd9 to Am7, but these are the basics. Enjoy.
Tabbed by Ben Jones, for study purposes only etc
etc. Mail me at ben (at) everfeltlost.co.uk .