Your Name On My Tongue Chords by Billy Bragg

Tempo:
138.25 bpm
Chords used:

G

Em

D

C

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Billy Bragg - Your Name On My Tongue chords
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[G] [D]
[Em] [C] [G]
[D]
[Em] [C] [G]
[D]
[Em] [G]
[D]
[Em] [C] [G]
I [D] heard a [Em] bell [C] ringing [G] in the tower [D] of lost [Em] [C] desire
[G] [D] Clinging from small [Em] beginnings, [C] the living [G] world undone
[Em] [C]
[G] Night [D] hums [Em] and is [C] singing [G]
like [D] words out [Em] on the [G] wire
[D] Banging [Em] like [C] surrender, your name on [G] my [D] tongue
[G] [C]
[G] [D]
[Em] [G]
[D]
[Em] [G]
[D]
[Em] [G]
[C]
[G] Grief was [Em] my [C] companion, [G]
it [D] pushed me [G] like a sea
[D]
[G] The comforts [D] bleed at [Em] my throat, [C] pointing up to [G] the sun
[D]
[Em] [C] [G]
[D] Fear begs a [Em] strange [C] courage, [G] it's a [D] holy
[Em] conspiracy
[G] The trips [D] lead [Em] down a path, your name [G] on my tongue
Your name on my [D]
[Em] [C]
[G] [D] tongue
[G] [C] Your name [G] on my [D]
[Em] [C] tongue
[G] Get [D] [Em]
[C]
[G] up, get it up, like it's enough, [C]
[G] time
Get up, get it up, like it's [C] enough, [G] time
Get up, get [Em] it up, like [C] it's enough,
[G] time
[C]
[G] [D]
[Em] [C] [G]
[D]
[Em]
[G] I'm still in [D] love, [Em]
[C] [G]
I'm still in love, [Bm]
[Em] [C] [G]
still in [Em] love
[Bm] [C]
[G] [D]
[Em] [C]
[G] [D] I've set [Em] out a [C] table,
[G] I've made up my [C] bed
[G] [D] The ceiling [Em] above my head, the [G] floor where you're lying
[D]
[Em]
[G] But [D] I really [Em] [G] believe, [C]
[G] to hold [D] my own, hold [Em] my peace
[G] But [D] I'll never [Em] let [C] go, your name [G] on my [D] tongue
[Em] Your
[Am] name [G] on my [D]
tongue
[Em] Your name [F#] on [G] my tongue
[Em] Your name on [G] my [D] tongue
[Em] [C]
[G]
Your [Em]
[G]
name on my tongue
Your name on my tongue
[Dm] [Em]
[C] [G]
[N]
Key:  
G
2131
Em
121
D
1321
C
3211
Bm
13421112
G
2131
Em
121
D
1321
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To learn Billy Bragg - Your Name On My Tongue chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Em, C, G, D, Em, G and Em in sequence. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 69 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 138 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: G Major.

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[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _
_ I [D] heard a [Em] bell _ [C] ringing _ [G] in the tower [D] of lost [Em] _ _ _ [C] desire _
[G] _ _ [D] Clinging from small [Em] beginnings, [C] the living [G] world undone _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] Night _ _ [D] hums [Em] and is _ [C] singing [G]
like _ _ [D] words out [Em] on the _ [G] wire _
_ _ [D] Banging _ [Em] like _ [C] surrender, your name on [G] my [D] tongue _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ Grief was [Em] my _ _ [C] companion, [G]
it _ [D] pushed me [G] like a sea
[D] _ _
[G] The comforts [D] bleed at [Em] my throat, [C] pointing up to [G] the sun
_ [D] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] Fear begs a [Em] strange _ [C] courage, [G] it's a _ [D] holy _
[Em] _ _ conspiracy _
[G] The trips _ [D] lead [Em] down a path, your name [G] on my tongue _
Your _ _ _ name on my _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] tongue _
[G] _ _ _ [C] Your name [G] on my _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [C] _ tongue
[G] _ Get [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ up, get it up, like it's enough, [C] _
[G] time
Get up, get it up, like it's [C] enough, _ [G] time
Get up, get [Em] it up, like [C] it's enough, _ _
[G] time _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _
[G] I'm still in [D] love, _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G]
I'm still in love, [Bm] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ still in _ [Em] love
_ [Bm] _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] I've set [Em] out a [C] table, _ _
[G] _ _ _ I've made up my _ [C] _ bed
_ [G] _ [D] The ceiling [Em] above my head, the [G] floor where you're lying
_ [D] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ But [D] I really [Em] _ _ [G] believe, [C] _
_ [G] to hold [D] my own, hold [Em] my _ peace
[G] But _ [D] I'll never [Em] let [C] go, your name [G] on my [D] tongue
_ [Em] Your _ _ _
[Am] name [G] on my [D]
tongue
_ [Em] _ _ Your name [F#] on [G] my tongue
_ _ [Em] _ Your name on [G] my [D] tongue
_ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
Your [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ name _ _ _ _ on my _ tongue _ _ _ _
Your name on my tongue _
[Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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