Nine Chords by Patti Smith

Tempo:
104.2 bpm
Chords used:

D

C

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Patti Smith - Nine chords
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[D] [C] [G]
[D]
Night, O night of diamonds, O woman, lay and cry
[C] At the sister [G] of mercy on the [D] Sabbath day.
Night, O night of diamonds, As revelers commence
[C] To shiver [G] as she bore In a babe of [D] radiance.
Brave in constant motion Where imperfection brews,
[C] Darkness [G] as his brother, Mischief [D] as his moon,
Summoned beneath With his gypsy moves,
[C] Yonder as [G] the fall, So shy and [D] beautiful,
Every card he drew Had a different face.
[C] Lingering [G] and lost, Unholy, holy [D] ghost,
Attempt to play them all, [C] He spoke with [D] confidence,
But it's [C] another [D] kind of strange [C] To shift in [G] [D] loneliness.
He sought not for himself The empire he would find,
[C] Save the [G] golden womb Which enters in [D] his mind.
[G] [D]
[C] [D] We
[G] [D]
will die a little, The rogues are whistling,
[C] I'm Dwight [G]
Sellers, Tip their caps [D] to him.
As he passes through them, More vagabond than king,
[C] With diamonds on [G] his sleeves, Like a harlot [D] queen.
Key:  
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
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To learn Patti Smith - Nine chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: C, G, D, C, D and G. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 52 BPM and then match the original tempo of 104 BPM. With the song's key of D Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
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_ _ _ _ _ Night, O night of diamonds, _ O woman, lay and cry
_ _ [C] _ At the sister [G] of mercy _ _ _ on the [D] Sabbath day.
_ Night, O night of diamonds, As _ _ revelers commence
[C] To shiver _ [G] as she bore In a babe of [D] _ _ radiance. _ _ _
_ Brave in constant motion _ Where _ imperfection _ brews,
[C] _ Darkness [G] as his brother, _ _ Mischief [D] as his moon,
_ _ _ Summoned beneath _ _ With his gypsy _ moves,
[C] Yonder as [G] the fall, _ So shy and [D] beautiful, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Every card he drew _ Had a different face.
_ [C] _ Lingering [G] and _ lost, Unholy, holy [D] _ ghost, _ _ _ _
_ Attempt to play them all, [C] He spoke with [D] confidence,
But it's _ [C] another _ [D] kind of strange [C] To shift in [G] [D] loneliness. _ _
_ _ _ _ He sought not for himself _ The empire he would find,
_ [C] Save the [G] golden _ womb Which enters in [D] his mind. _ _ _ _ _
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[C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ We _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ will die a little, _ _ The rogues are _ _ whistling, _
_ _ [C] _ I'm Dwight [G]
Sellers, _ _ Tip their caps [D] to him.
_ _ _ As he passes through them, _ More _ vagabond than king,
_ _ _ [C] With diamonds _ on [G] his _ _ sleeves, _ Like a harlot [D] queen. _ _
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