Talking Drum Chords by Japan

Tempo:
120.1 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

Bm

D

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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JAPAN TALKING DRUM chords
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[E]
[A] [E]
[E]
[A]
I [Am] hear a [E] [Bm] voice, I hear a sound, [E] but [A] [E] nothing stays on [B] my mind.
[E] I [A] take the [E] car, [Bm] I travel round, [E] but [A] nothing [E] stays on my mind.
What do you do when [F#m] things go wrong?
[G] [G#]
I'm winning [E] [A] in [E] the heart of the bushland.
[C#] What do you do when things go wrong?
[E] I'm winning in the heart of the bushland.
[A] But [B] now I'm scared, now [D] I'm lost [C] in love.
[Am] All [G] these things were never done.
Nobody [Dm] breaks my token.
[D#]
[D#m] Nowhere to lay my head but
[B] my [E] token [D] drum.
[C#]
[E]
My [Bm] token drum.
[E]
[F#] My token [Dm] drum.
[E] My [Bm] token [Am] drum.
[E] What do you do when things go wrong?
[A] I'm winning [E]
in the heart of the [B] bushland.
What do you do when things [E] go wrong?
[F#m] I'm winning [E] in the heart of the [B] bushland.
But now I'm scared, now [Am] I'm lost in love.
All [G] these things were never done.
Nobody [Dm] breaks my [D#] token drum.
[D#m] Nowhere to lay my head but
[F#]
my [A] token [Bm]
[D] [A] [E] drum.
My
[F#] token drum.
My token [A] [D#]
[E] drum.
[A] [Bm]
[F] [E]
[F#]
[A]
My [E] [Bm] token [D] drum.
[A] My [F#] token drum.
My token drum.
[D] My token [A] drum.
[E]
[A] [E] My token [A] drum.
[F#]
My token [Bm] [D] drum.
[E] [Em]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
Bm
13421112
D
1321
F#
134211112
E
2311
A
1231
Bm
13421112
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To learn Japan - Talking Drum chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: B, E, E, A, E, Bm and E. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 60 BPM and then match the original tempo of 120 BPM. With an eye on the song's key A Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
I _ [Am] hear a [E] [Bm] voice, I hear a sound, [E] but [A] [E] nothing stays on [B] my mind.
[E] I [A] take the [E] car, [Bm] I travel round, [E] but [A] nothing [E] stays on my mind.
What do you do when [F#m] things go wrong?
[G] _ [G#]
I'm winning _ [E] _ [A] in [E] the heart of the bushland.
[C#] What do you do when things go wrong?
[E] I'm winning _ _ in the heart of the bushland.
[A] But [B] now I'm scared, now [D] I'm lost [C] in love.
[Am] All [G] these things were never done.
Nobody [Dm] _ breaks my token.
[D#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D#m] Nowhere to lay my head but
[B] _ _ _ my _ [E] _ _ token [D] drum.
[C#] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
My _ [Bm] _ token drum. _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] My _ _ token [Dm] drum. _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ My _ _ [Bm] _ token [Am] drum. _
_ [E] _ _ _ What do you do when things go wrong?
[A] I'm winning _ [E] _
in the heart of the [B] bushland.
What do you do when things [E] go wrong?
[F#m] I'm winning _ [E] in the heart of the [B] bushland.
But now I'm scared, _ now [Am] I'm lost in love.
All [G] these things were never done.
Nobody [Dm] breaks my [D#] token _ drum. _ _ _
[D#m] Nowhere to lay my head but
[F#]
my _ _ _ [A] _ token [Bm] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [E] drum.
My _
[F#] token drum. _ _ _ _ _
My token _ _ [A] _ _ [D#] _ _
_ [E] drum.
_ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ My _ [E] _ [Bm] token _ [D] _ drum.
[A] My [F#] token drum.
My token drum. _ _ _ _ _
[D] My token _ [A] drum.
_ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] [E] My token _ _ [A] drum.
_ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
My token [Bm] _ _ [D] _ drum.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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