Tokyo Chords by Bruce Cockburn

Tempo:
103.5 bpm
Chords used:

C#

F#

B

G#

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bruce Cockburn - Tokyo chords
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[C#]
[B] [F#]
[C#]
[F#]
They're getting prepared to haul a car out of the river.
[B] Noiseless smoke and [F#] concrete seem to be going on forever.
Grinding gears and [C#] drivers getting high on exhaust.
[B] I'm thinking about [F#] the water down [E] below and what got
[F#] lost.
A [C#]
[F#]
chinko [C#] jingle, space torpedo [B] beams, comic book [F#] violence, escaping steam.
Gray suited [C#] businessmen, isn't it get to wall?
[B] Got a crumbling guardrail, [E] slow motion car [F#] fall.
[B] Tokyo, [C#] I never can sleep in your [G#] arm.
[F#] Mind [B] keeps on
[C#] ringing like the fire [G#] alarm.
[F#] Me and all [B] these other guys
[C#] bouncing around in [G#] the car.
[C#] You have to show me [F#] that accident scene.
[C#] Didn't I get enough shaking [G#] up?
Still I'm [B] gonna miss
[G#m] you.
[F#] [C#]
[B]
Dragon of good fortune [C#] struggles with tricks to fox.
[B] Energy and patience and power of the fox.
Tonight I'm flying headlong to [C#] beat the dark red edge of dawn.
I [B] know somebody will be crying [E] and somebody will
[F#] be
[B] Tokyo, [C#] I never can sleep in [G#] your arm.
[F#] Mind keeps [B] on
[C#] ringing like the fire [G#] alarm.
[F#] Me and all [B] these other guys
[C#] bouncing around in the [G#] car.
You [F#] have to show me [B] that accident scene.
Didn't [C#] I get enough shaking [G#] up?
Still I'm gonna [B] miss [G#m] you.
[G#m] [F#] [C#]
[F#]
[C#]
[B] [F#]
Key:  
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
B
12341112
G#
134211114
E
2311
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
B
12341112
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Let's start jamming Bruce Cockburn - Tokyo chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - G#, F#, B, C#, G#m, F#, C# and F# in sequence. The tempo control on ChordU helps you begin at a comfortable speed and increase as you learn. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: F# Major.

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_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
They're getting prepared to haul a car out of the river.
[B] Noiseless smoke and [F#] concrete seem to be going on forever.
Grinding gears and [C#] drivers getting high on exhaust.
[B] I'm thinking about [F#] the water down [E] below and what got _
[F#] lost.
A _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ chinko [C#] jingle, space torpedo [B] beams, comic book [F#] violence, escaping steam.
Gray suited [C#] businessmen, isn't it get to wall?
[B] Got a crumbling guardrail, [E] slow motion car [F#] fall.
_ _ _ [B] Tokyo, _ _ [C#] I never can sleep in your [G#] arm. _ _
[F#] Mind _ [B] keeps on _
[C#] ringing like the fire [G#] alarm. _ _
[F#] Me and all [B] these other guys _
[C#] bouncing around in [G#] the car. _ _
[C#] You have to show me [F#] that accident scene.
[C#] Didn't I get enough shaking [G#] up?
Still I'm [B] gonna _ _ _ _ miss _
[G#m] you. _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Dragon of good fortune [C#] struggles with tricks to fox.
[B] _ Energy and patience and power of the fox.
Tonight I'm flying headlong to [C#] beat the dark red edge of dawn.
I [B] know somebody will be crying [E] and somebody will _
[F#] _ _ _ be_
[B] Tokyo, _ [C#] I never can sleep in [G#] your arm. _ _
[F#] Mind keeps [B] on _ _
[C#] ringing like the fire [G#] alarm. _ _ _
[F#] Me and all [B] these other guys _
[C#] bouncing around in the [G#] car.
_ You [F#] have to show me [B] that accident scene.
Didn't [C#] I get enough shaking [G#] up?
Still I'm gonna [B] _ _ _ miss _ _ [G#m] you.
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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Featured within the album Anything Anytime Anywhere is this song, written by Bruce Cockburn.

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