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Tuning: E A D G B E
Originally tabbed by Bert Timmermans on Fear Is A Man's Best Friend – the John Cale fan site. I've just copy and pasted it over here so everyone has access to these chords. The original URL to the chords on the fan site is: http://werksman.home.xs4all.nl/cale/tabs/antarctica_starts_here.html [Intro] Fma7 Fma7 Bb6 Bb6 Fma7 Fma7 Bb6 Bb6 [Verse] Fma7 Fma7 The paranoid great movie queen
Sits Bb6idly fully Bb6armed Fma7 Fma7 The powder and mascara there A Bb6warning light for Bb6charm Bb(ma7)6 F/A [the (ma7) is when you include the vocal line] We see her every movie night The Gmstrong against the Fweak The Bb6lines come out and F/Astruggle with The Gmempty voice that Cspeaks Gm Gm Fma7 Fma7 - that spea-ea---ea-ea-eaks
Bb6 Bb6 [Verse] Fma7 Fma7 Her heart is o so tired now Bb(ma7)6 Bb6 Of kindnesses gone by Fma7 Fma7 Like broken glasses in a drain
Gone Bb6down but not well Bb6spent Bb(ma7)6 F/A [see above] The road from Barbary to here She Gmsold then stole right Fback The Bb6vanity, inF/Asanity Her Gmhungry heart forCgave
Bb/D F/C [bass line follows the vocal melody] The fading bride's dull beauty grows Bb(ma7) F/A [...and leaves it again: (ma7) with the vocal] Just begging to be seen
BeGm7neath the magic Gmlights that reach C9 - C11 F [C in bass + Bb-D-G (C9); + Bb-D-F (C11)] From Barbary to here
[Instrumental] C C Dm C F C C Dm C F F F Gm Gm Bb Bb C C Bb/D F/C [see note above] Her schoolhouse mind has windows now Bb(ma7)6 F/A [see note above] Where handsome creatures come to watch
The Gm6anaesthetic Gm6wearing off AnGm6tarctica starts Edimhere Edim