Chords for Big Country. We're not in Kansas
Tempo:
124.75 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
F
Gm
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C]
[G]
Yeah!
[C]
[G]
[C] [G]
Yeah!
Would you learn in school today that you learn to run and the teachers pray that they teach
you enough to know the state you're in?
Not enough to get out, not enough to win?
Yeah!
Would you learn at home today that you learn to pay in the proper way?
That you're in the right fam, recognize your friends, they have the right money, they have
the right gigging?
I wonder around thinking, well what kind of place is this?
Well, maybe it's in the parks, ah-ha, maybe it's in the stores.
But I know if we're being honest, it's in the people.
But they're [Gm] all caught [G] up in the traffic, listening to the weather.
[C]
[G] [F] We are not easy, [C]
[G] no, [F]
[C] no, no, no, no, [G] no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
I [F] sure don't understand it, [C] that's what you're counting [G] for.
[F]
[C]
Jesus!
[G]
Would you learn in your job today to learn to sleep while the bus is away?
And you shut your mouth or he calls you down?
There's not much work in that kind of town.
I wonder around thinking, well what kind of place is this?
Where they say, I don't do in the world.
[D] Then, well, hey man, what did you do [G] with the bees?
Well, we built these real safe weapons, so you could sleep with ease.
[D] [G] [C]
[F] [C]
[G] [F]
We're not in, [C]
let's not, [G] [F] I sure don't understand it, [C] that's what you're counting [G] for.
[F]
We're not in, let's not, [C]
[G]
well what kind of place is this?
On the [C] wrong side of the [G] rainbow, where the twisters never come.
And they tore up all the yellow bricks, [C] and they sold them to [G] Japan.
And still the advertisers tell [C] you, hey, there's no place like.
[G]
[F]
[C] The skies are colored [G] with [C] the wind [F] that [C] is blowing.
[G] [F] I sure don't understand it, [C] that's what you're counting [G] for.
[C]
We're [F] not in, [C]
[G] [F]
[C]
let's not, [G] I [F]
[C]
[G] [F] sure don't understand it, [C] that's what you're counting [G] for.
[F]
[C]
[G]
[Gm]
[G]
[Gm]
Amen.
[D]
[G]
Yeah!
[C]
[G]
[C] [G]
Yeah!
Would you learn in school today that you learn to run and the teachers pray that they teach
you enough to know the state you're in?
Not enough to get out, not enough to win?
Yeah!
Would you learn at home today that you learn to pay in the proper way?
That you're in the right fam, recognize your friends, they have the right money, they have
the right gigging?
I wonder around thinking, well what kind of place is this?
Well, maybe it's in the parks, ah-ha, maybe it's in the stores.
But I know if we're being honest, it's in the people.
But they're [Gm] all caught [G] up in the traffic, listening to the weather.
[C]
[G] [F] We are not easy, [C]
[G] no, [F]
[C] no, no, no, no, [G] no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
I [F] sure don't understand it, [C] that's what you're counting [G] for.
[F]
[C]
Jesus!
[G]
Would you learn in your job today to learn to sleep while the bus is away?
And you shut your mouth or he calls you down?
There's not much work in that kind of town.
I wonder around thinking, well what kind of place is this?
Where they say, I don't do in the world.
[D] Then, well, hey man, what did you do [G] with the bees?
Well, we built these real safe weapons, so you could sleep with ease.
[D] [G] [C]
[F] [C]
[G] [F]
We're not in, [C]
let's not, [G] [F] I sure don't understand it, [C] that's what you're counting [G] for.
[F]
We're not in, let's not, [C]
[G]
well what kind of place is this?
On the [C] wrong side of the [G] rainbow, where the twisters never come.
And they tore up all the yellow bricks, [C] and they sold them to [G] Japan.
And still the advertisers tell [C] you, hey, there's no place like.
[G]
[F]
[C] The skies are colored [G] with [C] the wind [F] that [C] is blowing.
[G] [F] I sure don't understand it, [C] that's what you're counting [G] for.
[C]
We're [F] not in, [C]
[G] [F]
[C]
let's not, [G] I [F]
[C]
[G] [F] sure don't understand it, [C] that's what you're counting [G] for.
[F]
[C]
[G]
[Gm]
[G]
[Gm]
Amen.
[D]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ Yeah!
_ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Yeah!
Would you learn in school today that you learn to run and the teachers pray that they teach
you enough to know the state you're in?
Not enough to get out, not enough to win?
Yeah! _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Would you learn at home today that you learn to pay in the proper way?
That you're in the right fam, recognize your friends, they have the right money, they have
the right gigging?
_ I wonder around thinking, well what kind of place is this? _
Well, maybe it's in the parks, _ ah-ha, maybe it's in the stores. _ _ _
But I know if we're being honest, it's in the people. _ _ _
But they're [Gm] all caught [G] up in the traffic, _ _ listening to the weather.
_ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] We are not easy, _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] no, _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] no, no, no, no, [G] no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
I [F] sure don't _ understand it, [C] that's what you're counting [G] for.
_ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Jesus!
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Would you learn in your job today to learn to sleep while the bus is away?
And you shut your mouth or he calls you down?
There's not much work in that kind of town.
_ I wonder around thinking, well what kind of place is this? _
Where they say, _ _ I don't _ do in the world. _ _ _ _
_ [D] Then, well, hey man, _ what did you do [G] with the bees? _ _ _
Well, we built these real safe weapons, so you could sleep with _ _ ease. _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _
We're not in, _ _ _ [C] _
let's not, _ [G] _ _ _ [F] I sure don't _ understand it, [C] that's what you're counting [G] for.
_ _ [F] _
We're not in, let's not, _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
well what kind of place is this? _ _
_ On the [C] wrong side of the [G] rainbow, where the twisters never come. _ _ _
And they tore up all the yellow bricks, [C] and they sold them to [G] Japan. _ _ _
And still the advertisers tell [C] you, hey, there's no place like.
_ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] The skies are colored [G] with _ _ [C] the wind [F] that _ _ _ _ [C] is blowing.
[G] _ _ _ [F] I sure don't understand it, [C] that's what you're counting [G] for.
_ _ [C] _
We're [F] not in, _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
let's not, [G] _ _ I [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] sure don't understand it, [C] that's what you're counting [G] for.
_ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Amen. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ Yeah!
_ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Yeah!
Would you learn in school today that you learn to run and the teachers pray that they teach
you enough to know the state you're in?
Not enough to get out, not enough to win?
Yeah! _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Would you learn at home today that you learn to pay in the proper way?
That you're in the right fam, recognize your friends, they have the right money, they have
the right gigging?
_ I wonder around thinking, well what kind of place is this? _
Well, maybe it's in the parks, _ ah-ha, maybe it's in the stores. _ _ _
But I know if we're being honest, it's in the people. _ _ _
But they're [Gm] all caught [G] up in the traffic, _ _ listening to the weather.
_ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] We are not easy, _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] no, _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] no, no, no, no, [G] no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
I [F] sure don't _ understand it, [C] that's what you're counting [G] for.
_ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Jesus!
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Would you learn in your job today to learn to sleep while the bus is away?
And you shut your mouth or he calls you down?
There's not much work in that kind of town.
_ I wonder around thinking, well what kind of place is this? _
Where they say, _ _ I don't _ do in the world. _ _ _ _
_ [D] Then, well, hey man, _ what did you do [G] with the bees? _ _ _
Well, we built these real safe weapons, so you could sleep with _ _ ease. _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _
We're not in, _ _ _ [C] _
let's not, _ [G] _ _ _ [F] I sure don't _ understand it, [C] that's what you're counting [G] for.
_ _ [F] _
We're not in, let's not, _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
well what kind of place is this? _ _
_ On the [C] wrong side of the [G] rainbow, where the twisters never come. _ _ _
And they tore up all the yellow bricks, [C] and they sold them to [G] Japan. _ _ _
And still the advertisers tell [C] you, hey, there's no place like.
_ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] The skies are colored [G] with _ _ [C] the wind [F] that _ _ _ _ [C] is blowing.
[G] _ _ _ [F] I sure don't understand it, [C] that's what you're counting [G] for.
_ _ [C] _
We're [F] not in, _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
let's not, [G] _ _ I [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] sure don't understand it, [C] that's what you're counting [G] for.
_ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
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_ Amen. _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
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