Hey,this is a simplified version for acoustic guitars.I think this song can also be
played with chords on accoustic guitar. I'm using a D-Tuning, but it might also be okay in
standard tuning.
Notice: In Verse it also might sound good to play B5 and Cm5 instead of G and Cm
Enjoy it.
Verse:
F5 B Cm F5 When our rivers run dry and our crops cease to grow
F5 B Cm F5 And when our summers grow longer and winters won't snow
F F From the banks of the ocean and the ice in the hills
F5 G To the fight in the desert where progress stands still
F F When we've lost our will
Chorus:
F5 That's how we'll know
B F F5 This is not a test, oh no
B F This is cardiac arrest
F5 B F Of a world too proud to admit our mistakes
F5 B F F5 We're crashing into the ground as we all fall from grace
Verse:
F5 B Cm F5 When the air that we breathe becomes air that we choke
F5 B Cm F5 When the marsh fever spreads from the swamps to our homes
F F When your home on the range has been torn down and paved and
F5 G The buffalo roam to a slaughterhouse grave
F F What more will it take
Chorus:
F5 For us to know
B F F5 This is not a test, oh no
B F This is cardiac arrest
F5 B F Of a world too proud to admit our mistakes
F5 B F F5 Kissing the ground as we all fall from grace
Bridge:
F5 F F This is a chance to set things straight
F5 F F To bend or break the rules back into place
F5 F F There is no middle ground, no compromise, we've drawn the line
F5 F F With perfect aim, we stand back and throw
F5 F F Glass windows break and it's all about to blow
F5 F F Lights Go out as we pass the torch again
B B G F In hope that it stays lit
solo
F F Neutrality means that you don't really care
F5 G Cause the struggle goes on even when you're not there
F F Blind and unaware
chorus:
F5 That's how we'll know
B F F5 This is not a test, oh no
B F This is cardiac arrest
F5 B F Of a world too proud to admit our mistakes
F5 B F
F5 We're crashing into the ground as we all, yeah we all, all fall from grace
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