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
Start Jamming...
[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]
[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
E
Eb
Gm
D
Bb
E
Eb
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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.
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_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
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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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_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
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