In Ancient Rome Chords by Perry Keyes

Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:

E

B

F#

C#m

G#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Perry Keyes - In Ancient Rome chords
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[N] [B] In ancient Rome you can [D#]
ride in a 63 [B] Fairlane
Convertible for [D#m] $98 an [E] hour
[G#m]
[B] Ride around with a [D#m] stone girl
[E] Who's all dressed up and has her head in her [C#m]
hands
[B]
[F#]
[B] In ancient Rome you can score a young man [E] against a stone wall
In [B] the city, in [D#m] the middle of the [E] afternoon
[B] In ancient Rome it's [D#m] your birthday [E] everyday
If you can [C#m] pay
[B] [G#m]
[F#]
[E] [F#] Brother have you got a dollar?
[B]
[E]
[F#] Sister why you living [B] alone?
Are [E] you all burnt [F#] out by [G#m] the sun?
[F#]
[E]
[B] In ancient Rome all the single girls are pushing prams
Decide to take a race, waiting for their [E] methadone
While
[B] a young man huddles a [E] turnstile
[F#] Shit's getting a [C#m]
shame
In
[F#]
[B] ancient Rome you can take the very [E] last ghost train
Set [B] it on fire, ride it straight up Cleveland
[E] street
[B] Stolen by a drunk clown, a half naked [E] girl
[B] Run on new [C#m] used parts
[F#]
[E] [F#] Brother have you got [B] a dollar?
[E]
[F#] Sister why you [B] living alone?
Are [E] you all burnt [F#] out by [G#m] the sun?
[E]
[C#m]
[E]
[C#m]
[D#m] [E]
[C#m] [B]
[E]
[B]
[E]
[B]
[E]
[B]
[E]
[B] In ancient Rome you can be broke, homeless, [E] smacked up, schizophrenic
[B]
Paid by the media,
[E]
[B] then be told you [E]
can't have anymore
[C#m]
[F#]
[B] In ancient Rome the flu's fast, treatment [E] takes too long
And everybody [B] wants to get [E] on
[B] In ancient Rome you [E] can place that bet for [C#m] free
[G#m] [F#]
[E] [F#] Brother have you got a [B] dollar?
[E] [F#]
Sister why you living [B] alone?
Are you [E]
all burnt [F#] out by [G#m] the sun?
[F#] [E]
Are you all burnt [F#] out by the [G#m] sun?
[F#] [E] Are you all burnt [F#] out by the [G#m] [F#] sun?
Key:  
E
2311
B
12341112
F#
134211112
C#m
13421114
G#m
123111114
E
2311
B
12341112
F#
134211112
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To learn Perry Keyes - In Ancient Rome chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: F#, E, B, E, F# and G#m. Adjust your pace with the tempo control on ChordU, starting slowly and speeding up progressively. With the song's key of B Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[N] _ [B] _ In ancient Rome you can [D#]
ride in a 63 _ _ [B] Fairlane _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Convertible _ for [D#m] $98 _ an [E] hour
_ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
_ [B] _ _ Ride around with a [D#m] stone girl
_ [E] Who's all dressed up _ and has her head in her [C#m] _
hands
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] In ancient Rome you can score a young man [E] against a stone wall
_ _ _ In [B] the city, _ in [D#m] the middle of the _ [E] afternoon _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] In ancient Rome it's [D#m] your birthday _ [E] everyday _ _ _ _
_ _ _ If you can [C#m] pay _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] Brother have you got a dollar?
[B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [F#] Sister why you living [B] alone?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Are [E] you all burnt [F#] out _ by [G#m] the sun?
[F#] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] In ancient Rome all the single girls are pushing prams
_ _ _ _ Decide to take a race, _ waiting for their _ [E] methadone
_ _ While _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ a young man huddles a _ _ [E] turnstile _ _
_ _ _ [F#] Shit's getting a [C#m]
shame
_ In _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ ancient Rome you can take the very [E] last ghost train
_ _ Set [B] it on fire, ride it straight up Cleveland _
[E] street _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] Stolen by a drunk clown, a half naked [E] girl _ _ _
_ [B] Run on new [C#m] used parts _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] Brother have you got [B] a dollar? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [F#] Sister why you [B] living alone?
_ _ _ _ _ _ Are [E] you all burnt [F#] out _ by [G#m] the sun?
_ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ In ancient Rome you can be broke, homeless, _ [E] smacked up, _ schizophrenic
_ _ _ _ [B]
Paid by the media, _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] then be told _ you _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ can't have anymore
[C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ In ancient Rome the flu's fast, _ treatment [E] takes too long
_ _ And everybody [B] wants to _ _ get _ _ [E] on
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] In ancient Rome _ you _ [E] _ _ _ _ can place that bet for [C#m] free _ _ _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [F#] Brother have you got a [B] dollar? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#]
Sister why you living [B] alone? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Are you [E] _
all burnt [F#] out _ by [G#m] the sun?
[F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Are you _ all burnt [F#] out _ by the [G#m] sun?
[F#] _ _ [E] Are _ _ _ _ _ _ you _ all burnt [F#] out _ by the [G#m] _ [F#] sun? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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