Spandau Ballet - Through the barricades
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THROUGH THE BARRICADES - SPANDAU BALLET
THE CHORDS
G, Emadd9, Bm7, Cadd9, Em, Fadd9, C, Dsus2, Dadd9/F#, Am7, D, F.
I have given you the chord diagrams only where the voicings arent obvious.
Emadd9 Bm7 Cadd9 Fadd9 Dsus2 Dadd9/F# Am7
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VERSE 1
G Emadd9 Bm7
Mother doesn't know where love has gone,
Cadd9 She says it muEmst be youth that Fadd9keeps us feelingC strong
G Emadd9 Bm7
I see it in her face thats turned to ice,
Cadd9 and when she sEmmiles she shows the Clines of sacriDfice,
CHORUS
C Dsus2 G Dadd9/F# Em
and I know, what they're saying, as our sun begins to fade,
and we Cmade our love on Am7wasteland,
and Dthrough the barriGcades,
VERSE 2
G Emadd9 Bm7
Father made my history,
Cadd9 he fought for whaEmt he thought, would Fadd9set us somehowC free,
G Emadd9 Bm7
he taught me what to say in school,
Cadd9 I learned it oEmff by heart and Cnow thats torn in Dtwo,
CHORUS
C Dsus2 G Dadd9/F# Em
and now I know what they're sayin' in the music of the parade,
and we Cmade our love on Am7wasteland,
and Cthrough the barriFadd9cades,F Fadd9 F Cadd9 C Cadd9 C G
VERSE 3
G Emadd9 Bm7
Born on different sides of life,
Cadd9 we fEmeel the same and Fadd9feel all of this strife,
G Emadd9 Bm7
so come to me when I'm asleep,
Cadd9 we'll crEmoss the lines and dCance upon the stDreets,
CHORUS
C Dsus2 G Dadd9/F# Em
now I know what they're saying, when the drums begin to fade,
we Cmade our love on Am7wasteland, and Dthrough the barriGcades,
MIDDLE 8
F Oh Cturn around and I'll be tGhere,
theres a Fscar through my heCart but I'll beGar it again,
well I Fthought we were the human raceC,
but were Gjust another borderline Emcase,
and the sCtars reach down and tell us, theres Dalways one escape, oooh
VERSE 4
G Dadd9/F# Em
oh, I dont know where love has gone,
C and in this tEmroubled land, despeCration keeps us strDong,
G Fridays child is full of Emsoul,
C with nothing lEmeft to lose, theres Ceverything to Dgo,
CHORUS
C D G Dadd9/F# Em
And now I know what they're saying, its a terrible beauty weve made,
so we Cmake our love on Am7wasteland, and Dthrough the barriGcades,
now I Cknow what they're sDaying, as Emhearts go Don to thCey're graves,
we made our love on Am7wastelCand, and tDhrough,
the barricFadd9ades, F Fadd9 F Cadd9 C Cadd9 C
Fadd9 F Fadd9 F Cadd9 C Cadd9 C ( REPEAT AS SONG FADES OUT )