Forbidden City Chords by Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros

Tempo:
117.75 bpm
Chords used:

G

A

Bm

D

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - Forbidden City chords
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[G]
[A] [G] I hope you can feel the [Em] breeze.
In [G]
[A] [G]
[D] [E]
[D] the room, in the [G] dragon room,
[A] inside the [Em] mind of a
[D] sultan's wife.
Don't talk about the sun, in the [G] dragon room,
[A] under the [Em] screen of a [D] chair.
Who knows when the moon will rise, who knows when the sun will set.
[G] [A]
Who knows when [G] the moon [Em]
will [G] [Em] rise, [A] who knows when the sun will set.
[Bm] Who knows when the moon
[G] will rise, [Bm] who knows when the sun [G] will set.
[Bm]
Who knows when the moon will rise, who knows when the sun will set.
[G]
[Bm]
[A]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[A] [G]
[D]
[G]
[A] [Em]
[D] Who [G] [Em]
[A] [E] knows [G] when the moon [Em]
will [G] [Em]
[A] rise, who [Em] knows when [A] she will.
[Bm] When all the heavy pit in the fog of the city [G] comes out.
[Bm] When all the heavy pit in the fog of the city [G] comes out.
[Bm] When all the heavy pit in the fog of the city [G] comes out.
[Bm] When all the heavy pit in the fog of the city [A] comes out.
[D] Oh child,
[G]
[D] yeah child,
[G]
[D] oh child,
[G] yeah [D] child.
Get me a [A] sink full of light red [G] towers.
[Bm]
[G] Who's so [Bm] much so far?
[G] [Bm]
When all the heavy pit in the fog of the city [G] comes out.
[Bm] When all the heavy pit in the fog of the city [G] comes out.
[Bm] When all the heavy pit in the fog of the city [G] comes out.
[Bm] When all the heavy pit in the fog of the city [A] comes out.
Oh [D] child.
[G]
Key:  
G
2131
A
1231
Bm
13421112
D
1321
Em
121
G
2131
A
1231
Bm
13421112
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To learn Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - Forbidden City chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Bm, G, Bm, Em, D, G and A of chords. Ease into the song by practicing at 59 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 118 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: D Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] I hope you can feel the [Em] breeze.
_ In [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ the room, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the [G] dragon room, _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ inside the [Em] mind of a _
[D] sultan's wife. _ _ _ _
Don't talk about the sun, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the [G] dragon room, _ _ _ _ _
[A] under the [Em] screen of a [D] chair.
Who knows when the moon will rise, who knows when the sun will set.
_ [G] _ _ _ [A]
Who _ knows when [G] the moon [Em]
will _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] rise, [A] who knows when the sun will set.
[Bm] _ Who knows when the moon _
[G] will _ rise, _ _ [Bm] who knows when the _ sun [G] will set.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm]
Who knows when the moon will rise, who knows when the sun will set.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ Who [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] knows [G] when the moon [Em] _
will _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _
[A] rise, who _ [Em] knows when [A] she _ will.
[Bm] When all the heavy pit in the fog of the city [G] comes out. _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] When all the heavy pit in the fog of the city [G] comes _ out. _ _ _
[Bm] When all the heavy pit in the fog of the city [G] comes _ out. _ _ _ _
[Bm] When all the heavy pit in the fog of the city [A] comes _ _ _ _ out.
[D] Oh child, _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] yeah child, _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] oh child, _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ yeah [D] child.
Get _ _ me a [A] sink full of light red [G] towers. _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ Who's so [Bm] much so far? _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
When all the heavy pit in the fog of the city [G] comes out. _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] When all the heavy pit in the fog of the city [G] comes out. _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] When all the heavy pit in the fog of the city [G] comes _ out. _ _ _ _
[Bm] When all the heavy pit in the fog of the city [A] comes _ _ out.
_ Oh [D] child. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _

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This song was penned by Joe Strummer.

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