View Guitar Chords for Forbidden city - chords ver. 1
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 ([email protected]) Tuning: : Capo on 2nd fret (Hence all chords are up two semitones, or a tone) Chords: C: ======= 332010 F7: ======= 130211 F: ======= 133211 G7: ======= 320001 G: ======= 320003 Am: ======= 002210 Notes: 1. All 7th chords are played with the chord oscillating between the 7th and Major form, the up and down strokes. Hence it's easier with barre chords (not shown in the as above). 2. Where the chords are shown with triplets in brackets ...it's a quick, forceful(forte) staccato rhythm. (Intro) [Tom-Tom & Bongos, over organ riff, leads into arpeggio chords] C F7 C G7 F7 C(x3) Okay, dream of freedom... Verse 1:CUnder the moon in the F7dragon Croom G7Inside the mind of F7a soul Cconfined CDon't talk about soon in the F7dragon Croom G7 F7 C C(x3) F7(x3) Under the scream of a jet machine G7(x3) Am(x3) C(x3) F7(x3) Who knows in the hills, C(x3) G7(x6) Who knows when she willChorus:AmWhen all the hidden pity Cin the forbidden city comes F7out AmWhen all the hidden pity Cin the forbidden city comes F7out AmWhen all the hidden pity Cin the forbidden city comes F7out Am C G7(x3) When all the hidden pity in the forbidden city comes out, C F7 C G7(x3) C(x3) ...Oh, China, Yeah, ChinaVerse 2:CGold silk in a loom in the F7dragon Croom GThat silk that will be F7for the Cflag of the free C(x3) Am(x3) C(x3) F7(x3) Who knows in the hills C(x3) G7(x3) Who knows when she willChorus:AmWhen all the hidden pity Cin the forbidden city comes F7out AmWhen all the hidden pity Cin the forbidden city comes F7out AmWhen all the hidden pity Cin the forbidden city comes F7out Am C G7(x3) When all the hidden pity in the forbidden city comes out, ...oh, yeahRefrain: C F7 C G7(x3) C(x3) Yeah, China, Whoa-oh, China, ...Yeah, China (Organ riff over gunfire masked by firecrackers) C F7 C G7(x3) C(x3) Yeah ...they got lots of towers, ' Never pushed someone so far... Chorus:CWhen all the hidden pity Amin the forbidden city comes F7out CWhen all the hidden pity Amin the forbidden city comes F7out CWhen all the hidden pity Amin the forbidden city comes F7out C Am G7(x3) When all the hidden pity in the forbidden city comes out,Refrain:C...Oh, F7ChinCa (End)Footnote: This is still a very timely song, Joe! In 2008, ...even moreso than a decade ago. :-R