The Age Of Self Chords by Robert Wyatt

Tempo:
90.4 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

E

Eb

Gm

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Robert Wyatt : 'The Age of Self' chords
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[Bb] They say the working class is [E] dead, we're all [Eb] consumers now.
[Bb] They say that we have moved ahead, [E] we're all just [Eb] people now.
[Bb] People doing frankly [E] well, they're either [Eb] on the shelf,
or [Bb] never mind the second [E] kind, this is the [Eb] age of self.
[Gm]
[D]
[Bb] [C]
[D] [Gm] Seems to me if we [D] forget our roots and where we stand,
[Bb] the movement will disintegrate [C] like castles built on sand.
[Bb] They say we need new images [E] to help our [Eb] movement grow.
[Bb] They say that life is brought about [E] as if we [Eb] didn't know.
I [Bb] want Martin Jakes and Robert [E] Magwell, play with [Eb] Brindis.
[Bb] The workers round the world still [E] die, but Rio [Eb] Tinto.
[Gm]
[D]
[Bb] [C]
[D] [Gm] Seems to me if we forget our roots and where we stand,
[Bb] the movement will disintegrate [C] like castles built on sand.
[Cm]
Castles built [G] on [Gm] sand.
[G]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
E
2311
Eb
12341116
Gm
123111113
D
1321
Bb
12341111
E
2311
Eb
12341116
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To learn Robert Wyatt - The Age Of Self chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - E, Eb, Bb, E, D, Gm, D, Bb and C. A strategic approach would be to train at 45 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 90. Considering the song's key of Eb Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ _ [Bb] They say the working class is [E] dead, we're all [Eb] consumers now.
[Bb] They say that we have moved ahead, [E] we're all just [Eb] people now. _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] People doing frankly [E] well, they're either [Eb] on the shelf,
or [Bb] never mind the second [E] kind, this is the [Eb] age of self. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [Gm] Seems to me if we [D] forget our roots and where we stand,
[Bb] the movement will disintegrate [C] like castles built on sand.
_ _ _ [Bb] They say we need new images [E] to help our [Eb] movement grow.
_ [Bb] They say that life is brought about [E] as if we [Eb] didn't know. _
_ _ I [Bb] want Martin Jakes and Robert [E] Magwell, play with [Eb] Brindis. _
_ [Bb] The workers round the world still [E] die, but Rio [Eb] Tinto. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [Gm] Seems to me if we forget our roots and where we stand,
[Bb] the movement will disintegrate [C] like castles built on sand.
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_ _ _ _ Castles built [G] on _ [Gm] _ _ sand.
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This song is part of Old Rottenhat album.

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