Chords for Egypt (The Chains Are On)
Tempo:
80.6 bpm
Chords used:
C
Bb
Dm
D
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[Gm] [A] [Eb]
[D] [D] [A]
[Am] [D]
[D]
[Bb]
[D] [Bb]
[D] In the land of the lost horizon, where the queen lies dark and cold, and when the [C] stars
won't shine, then the story's [Bb] told.
Yeah!
[A]
[D] When the world was smoking honey, and the magic was strong and true, then the [C] strange ones
came, and the people [Bb] [A] that the chains [Dm] were on, [Bb]
that the chains were [Dm] on.
[Bb]
My love, [Dm] in the land [C] of no tomorrow, [Dm] where you pray just [D] to end each day, [Dm] and your life
[C] just slowly melts [Bb] away.
[A]
Each [Dm] day you hear the sand as [C] it moves and [Dm] whispers, come and sail on [D] my golden sea.
[Dm] Maybe one [C] day you'll be just like [Bb] me, and that's [A] free!
But still your [Dm] chains are on,
[Bb] yes your chains [Dm] are on,
[Bb] still your [Dm] chains are on.
You've seen [C] them walking [D] down the water, [Bb] [D] you've seen [C] them flying [Bb] through the sky, [F] [D]
they [C] were
frightening [D] in the darkness.
[Bb] They [D] [C] had rainbows in [Bb] their [F] eyes.
[Bb] [D]
[C] [Bb]
[Bb] [C] [Dm]
[A] [Dm]
They had wings, [A]
they had wings, they had [C]
wings.
[Bb] When [G] the [Dm]
world [D] was milking honey, [Dm]
and the magic was [D] strong and true, [Dm]
then the strange
[C] ones came, and the people [Bb]
knew, [A] yeah, that the chains [Dm] were on, that the chains [C] were on,
that the chains [Bb] were on, the chains [A] were on, the chains [Dm] were on.
In the land [C] of the lost horizon, [Bb]
where the chains [C] are on, [Dm]
in the [C] land of, [Bb]
still the [Dm] chains
are [C] on, where the queen [C] lies dark and lonely, [Bb]
still her chains [F] are on.
[Dm]
And the world [C] was new and magic, [Bb]
but the chains [C] are on, the chains [Dm] are on, [C] oh the chains [Bb] were on,
[C] yeah the chains [Dm] were on, [C] oh the chains [Bb] were on, [C] yeah the chains [Dm] were on.
Seen them walking [C] on the water, oh the chains [Bb] were on, seen them flying through [C] the sky,
my eyes were [Dm] on, [C] the chains were [Bb] on.
[C] [Dm]
[N]
[Gm] [A] [Eb]
[D] [D] [A]
[Am] [D]
[D]
[Bb]
[D] [Bb]
[D] In the land of the lost horizon, where the queen lies dark and cold, and when the [C] stars
won't shine, then the story's [Bb] told.
Yeah!
[A]
[D] When the world was smoking honey, and the magic was strong and true, then the [C] strange ones
came, and the people [Bb] [A] that the chains [Dm] were on, [Bb]
that the chains were [Dm] on.
[Bb]
My love, [Dm] in the land [C] of no tomorrow, [Dm] where you pray just [D] to end each day, [Dm] and your life
[C] just slowly melts [Bb] away.
[A]
Each [Dm] day you hear the sand as [C] it moves and [Dm] whispers, come and sail on [D] my golden sea.
[Dm] Maybe one [C] day you'll be just like [Bb] me, and that's [A] free!
But still your [Dm] chains are on,
[Bb] yes your chains [Dm] are on,
[Bb] still your [Dm] chains are on.
You've seen [C] them walking [D] down the water, [Bb] [D] you've seen [C] them flying [Bb] through the sky, [F] [D]
they [C] were
frightening [D] in the darkness.
[Bb] They [D] [C] had rainbows in [Bb] their [F] eyes.
[Bb] [D]
[C] [Bb]
[Bb] [C] [Dm]
[A] [Dm]
They had wings, [A]
they had wings, they had [C]
wings.
[Bb] When [G] the [Dm]
world [D] was milking honey, [Dm]
and the magic was [D] strong and true, [Dm]
then the strange
[C] ones came, and the people [Bb]
knew, [A] yeah, that the chains [Dm] were on, that the chains [C] were on,
that the chains [Bb] were on, the chains [A] were on, the chains [Dm] were on.
In the land [C] of the lost horizon, [Bb]
where the chains [C] are on, [Dm]
in the [C] land of, [Bb]
still the [Dm] chains
are [C] on, where the queen [C] lies dark and lonely, [Bb]
still her chains [F] are on.
[Dm]
And the world [C] was new and magic, [Bb]
but the chains [C] are on, the chains [Dm] are on, [C] oh the chains [Bb] were on,
[C] yeah the chains [Dm] were on, [C] oh the chains [Bb] were on, [C] yeah the chains [Dm] were on.
Seen them walking [C] on the water, oh the chains [Bb] were on, seen them flying through [C] the sky,
my eyes were [Dm] on, [C] the chains were [Bb] on.
[C] [Dm]
[N]
Key:
C
Bb
Dm
D
A
C
Bb
Dm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[D] In the land of the lost horizon, _ where the queen lies dark and cold, and when the [C] stars
won't shine, then the story's [Bb] _ told.
Yeah!
[A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ When the world was smoking honey, _ and the magic was strong and true, _ then the [C] strange ones
came, and the people [Bb] _ _ _ _ [A] that the chains [Dm] were on, _ _ _ _ [Bb]
that the chains were [Dm] on.
_ _ _ [Bb] _
My love, [Dm] in the land [C] of no tomorrow, _ [Dm] where you pray just [D] to end each day, _ [Dm] _ and your life
[C] just slowly melts [Bb] away.
_ _ _ [A] _
_ Each [Dm] day you hear the sand as [C] it moves and [Dm] whispers, come and sail on [D] my golden sea.
_ [Dm] Maybe one [C] day you'll be just like [Bb] _ me, and that's [A] free!
But still your [Dm] chains are on, _ _ _
[Bb] yes your chains [Dm] are on, _ _
[Bb] still your [Dm] chains are on. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ You've seen [C] them walking [D] down the water, [Bb] _ _ _ [D] you've seen [C] them flying [Bb] through the sky, [F] _ _ _ [D]
they [C] were
frightening [D] in the darkness.
[Bb] _ They [D] _ [C] had rainbows in [Bb] their [F] eyes.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ They had wings, _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ they had wings, they had [C] _
_ wings.
_ _ _ [Bb] When _ _ _ _ [G] the _ [Dm] _
_ world [D] was milking honey, [Dm] _
and the magic was [D] strong and true, _ [Dm]
then the strange
[C] ones came, and the people [Bb]
knew, _ _ [A] yeah, that the chains [Dm] were on, _ _ _ that the chains [C] were on,
_ _ that the chains [Bb] were on, _ _ _ the chains [A] were on, _ _ the chains [Dm] were on.
In the land [C] of the lost horizon, [Bb] _
where the chains [C] are on, _ _ [Dm] _
in the [C] land of, _ _ _ [Bb] _
still the [Dm] chains
are [C] on, _ _ where the queen [C] lies dark and lonely, [Bb] _
still her chains [F] are on.
_ _ [Dm] _
And the world [C] was new and magic, [Bb] _
but the chains [C] are on, the chains [Dm] are on, _ _ [C] _ oh the chains [Bb] were on,
_ _ [C] _ yeah the chains [Dm] were on, _ _ [C] _ oh the chains [Bb] were on, _ _ [C] _ yeah the chains [Dm] were on.
Seen them walking [C] on the water, oh the chains [Bb] were on, seen them flying through [C] the sky,
my eyes were [Dm] on, _ _ _ [C] _ the chains were [Bb] on.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[D] In the land of the lost horizon, _ where the queen lies dark and cold, and when the [C] stars
won't shine, then the story's [Bb] _ told.
Yeah!
[A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ When the world was smoking honey, _ and the magic was strong and true, _ then the [C] strange ones
came, and the people [Bb] _ _ _ _ [A] that the chains [Dm] were on, _ _ _ _ [Bb]
that the chains were [Dm] on.
_ _ _ [Bb] _
My love, [Dm] in the land [C] of no tomorrow, _ [Dm] where you pray just [D] to end each day, _ [Dm] _ and your life
[C] just slowly melts [Bb] away.
_ _ _ [A] _
_ Each [Dm] day you hear the sand as [C] it moves and [Dm] whispers, come and sail on [D] my golden sea.
_ [Dm] Maybe one [C] day you'll be just like [Bb] _ me, and that's [A] free!
But still your [Dm] chains are on, _ _ _
[Bb] yes your chains [Dm] are on, _ _
[Bb] still your [Dm] chains are on. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ You've seen [C] them walking [D] down the water, [Bb] _ _ _ [D] you've seen [C] them flying [Bb] through the sky, [F] _ _ _ [D]
they [C] were
frightening [D] in the darkness.
[Bb] _ They [D] _ [C] had rainbows in [Bb] their [F] eyes.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ They had wings, _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ they had wings, they had [C] _
_ wings.
_ _ _ [Bb] When _ _ _ _ [G] the _ [Dm] _
_ world [D] was milking honey, [Dm] _
and the magic was [D] strong and true, _ [Dm]
then the strange
[C] ones came, and the people [Bb]
knew, _ _ [A] yeah, that the chains [Dm] were on, _ _ _ that the chains [C] were on,
_ _ that the chains [Bb] were on, _ _ _ the chains [A] were on, _ _ the chains [Dm] were on.
In the land [C] of the lost horizon, [Bb] _
where the chains [C] are on, _ _ [Dm] _
in the [C] land of, _ _ _ [Bb] _
still the [Dm] chains
are [C] on, _ _ where the queen [C] lies dark and lonely, [Bb] _
still her chains [F] are on.
_ _ [Dm] _
And the world [C] was new and magic, [Bb] _
but the chains [C] are on, the chains [Dm] are on, _ _ [C] _ oh the chains [Bb] were on,
_ _ [C] _ yeah the chains [Dm] were on, _ _ [C] _ oh the chains [Bb] were on, _ _ [C] _ yeah the chains [Dm] were on.
Seen them walking [C] on the water, oh the chains [Bb] were on, seen them flying through [C] the sky,
my eyes were [Dm] on, _ _ _ [C] _ the chains were [Bb] on.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _