Cuyahoga Cifra

R.E.M. – Cuyahoga
 
BASS INTRO [CAN BE PLAYED ON GUITAR]
 
   D          G          Em          G
G|-------------7---7------------------77-77-7-|
D|--7---7-7---5---5--5----9---99-9---5--5--5--|
A|-5---5-----------------7---7--7-------------|
E|--------------------------------------------| × 1
 
VERSE 1
 
      D               G
Let's put our heads together
    Em          G
and start a new country up.
    D                 G
Our father's father's father tried,
 Em                 G
erased the parts he didn't like.
      D                  G
Let's try to fill it in,
Em              G
bank the quarry river, swim.
D                  G
We knee-skinned it you and me;
Em                   G
We knee-skinned that river red.
 
BRIDGE
 
Em               Bm
This is where we walked,
Em               F#m
this is where we swam.
Em                  Bm
Take a picture here,
Em               D
take a souvenir.
 
VERSE 2
 
     D                   G
This land is the land of ours,
     Em             G
this river runs red over it.
D                  G
We knee-skinned it you and me;
Em                   G
we knee-skinned that river red.
       D               G
And we gathered up our friends,
Em              G
bank the quarry river, swim.
D                  G
We knee-skinned it you and me;
Em             G
underneath the river bed.
 
BRIDGE
 
Em               Bm
This is where we walked,
Em               F#m
this is where we swam.
Em                  Bm
Take a picture here,
Em               D
take a souvenir.
 
CHORUS
 
D   Em  G Bm     D      A
    Cuyahoga.
D   Em  G Bm     D  Em  G
    Cuyahoga, is gone.
 
VERSE 3
 
      D             G
Let's put our heads together,
Em          G
start a new country up.
D              G
Underneath the river bed
   Em                     G
we burned the river down.
 
BRIDGE
 
Em                 Bm
This is where they walked, swam,
Em                 F#m
hunted, danced and sang.
Em                   Bm
Take a picture here,
Em               D
take a souvenir.
 
CHORUS
 
D   Em  G Bm     D      A
    Cuyahoga.
D   Em  G Bm     D  Em  G
    Cuyahoga, is gone.
 
BREAK
 
  Bm                A
Rewrite the book and rule the pages,
G
saving face, secured in faith.
Bm             A
Bury, burn the waste
G
Behind you.
 
   D          G          Em          G
G|-------------7---7------------------77-77-7-|
D|--7---7-7---5---5--5----9---99-9---5--5--5--|
A|-5---5-----------------7---7--7-------------|
E|--------------------------------------------| × 1
 
VERSE 4
 
     D                   G
This land is the land of ours,
     Em             G
this river runs red over it.
D               G
We are not your allies,
Em         G
we can not defend.
 
BRIDGE
 
Em                 Bm
This is where they walked,
Em                 F#m
this is where they swam.
Em                  Bm
Take a picture here,
Em               D
take a souvenir.
 
CHORUS × 2
 
D   Em  G Bm     D      A
    Cuyahoga.
D   Em  G Bm     D  Em  G
    Cuyahoga, is gone.
 
D   Em  G Bm     D      A
    Cuyahoga.
D   Em  G Bm     D  Em  G
    Cuyahoga, is gone.
 
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