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Capo: 2 Tuning: E A D G B E
Artist: Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mescaleros Song: Forbidden City Written: Joe Strummer Album: Rock Art and the X-Ray Style Background: From the debut album released by Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros in 1999. Author: Richard Grosser (grosserr@gmail.com) Tuning: Standard with Capo on 2nd fret (Hence all chords are up two semitones, or a tone) Chords: C: ======= 332010 F7: ======= 131211 G: ======= 355433 Am: ======= 002210 Notes: 1. Totally revised from my previously posted 2008 version. 2. Where the chords are shown with triplets in brackets (e.g. x3) ...it's a quick, forceful(forte) staccato rhythmic chords. Intro: [Tom-Tom & Bongos, over organ riff, with arpeggiated chords] | C F7 G F7 | Okay, dream of freedom... | C F7 G F7 | C (x3) Verse 1:
CUnder the moon in the dragon F7room, G7Inside the mind of a F7soul Cconfined. CDon't talk about soon in the dragon F7room, GUnder the scream of a F7jet machiCne. F7(x3)Who knoG(x3)ws in F7(x3)the hills, Am(x3)Who knoF7(x3)ws whenG(x3) she wGill.
Chorus 1:
AmWhen all the hidden pity in the forbidden city comes F7out, AmWhen all the hidden pity in the forbidden city comes F7out, AmWhen all the hidden pity in the forbidden city comes F7out, AmWhen all the hidden pity in the forbidden city comes Gout, ...Oh, CChina, Yeah, F7ChinCa. G(x3) F7(x3) C(x3)
Verse 2:
CGold silk in a loom in the dragon F7room, GThat silk that will be for the fF7lag of the Cfree. F7(x3)Who knoG(x3)ws in F7(x3)the hills, Am(x3)Who knoF7(x3)ws whenG(x3) she wGill.
Chorus 2:
AmWhen all the hidden pity in the forbidden city comes F7out, AmWhen all the hidden pity in the forbidden city comes F7out, AmWhen all the hidden pity in the forbidden city comes F7out, AmWhen all the hidden pity in the forbidden city comes Gout. F7Oh, CChina, F7Yeah, CChina. F7Oh, CChina, F7Yeah, CChina.
Instrumental:
G(x3)Yeah, F7(x3)they got lots of towers, (Organ riff over muffled gunfire) Am' Never pushed someone so faF7r. Am F7
Chorus 3:
AmWhen all the hidden pity in the forbidden city comes F7out, AmWhen all the hidden pity in the forbidden city comes F7out, AmWhen all the hidden pity in the forbidden city comes F7out, AmWhen all the hidden pity in the forbidden city comes Gout,
Coda:
...Oh, CCh-i-na (End)
Footnote: This is an even more timely song, Joe! Especially, in 2012. :-R