John Cale - Antarctica starts here
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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