Chords for Roxy Music - Strictly Confidential
Tempo:
134.7 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
D
Dm
A
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em] Delivery of your [A] pain.
[Dm] Severed, my darling, too [D] quickly from this [Am] life.
Of fires [Dm] drawn and of [G] memories met,
[Em] I [D] shall hold [G] our two hearts again [C] in [Am] single time.
[D]
[A] [Bb]
[C] [D]
[Gm] [A]
[Bb] [Gm] [C]
[D] Before I die, I'll write [Bb] this letter.
[D] Here are the secrets you [Bb] must know.
[Dm]
Until the cloak of [Bb]
evening's shadow
[D] changes to mantle [Bb] of your door.
Will [Dm] it be sunny?
Then [Bb] I wonder.
[Eb] Rolling [Ab] and turning, [Eb] how can [Ab] I sleep?
[Eb] [Db] Hold on [Gb] till morning, [Db] what if I [A] fall?
[D] Over the hills and [Bb] down the valley,
[D] Soaring aloft and [Bb] far below,
[D] Lying on stony [Dm] ground [Bb] of fragments,
[D] Truth is the seed we try [Bb] to sow.
[D]
Marking the time spent on [Bb] our journey,
[Dm] [D] There isn't much we have to [Bb] show.
[D]
[Dm] Counting the cost of [Bb] money only
strikes [D]
me as funny, don't [Bb] you know?
[Dm]
Tongue-tied to thread of [Bb]
conversation,
[D]
Weighing the words one tries [Bb] to use,
[Dm]
Nevertheless, [Bb] communication,
[Dm]
[G] This is the [Dm] gift you must [Bb] not lose.
In [F] [D]
the [Dm] always [Bb] other voices,
[Dm]
Sometimes I wonder if [Bb] they'll be heard.
[D] Or is it my own [Bb] imagination?
[D]
Guilt is a wound that's hard [Bb] to heal,
[Dm] Even thoughts [Bb] become me,
[D]
Some things are better left [Bb] unsaid.
[Db] [Eb]
[Ab] Magic's gone over, [Eb] the spell [Ab] it's just breaking,
[Db] There is [Gb] no light here, [Db] is there no [A] key?
[N]
[Dm] Severed, my darling, too [D] quickly from this [Am] life.
Of fires [Dm] drawn and of [G] memories met,
[Em] I [D] shall hold [G] our two hearts again [C] in [Am] single time.
[D]
[A] [Bb]
[C] [D]
[Gm] [A]
[Bb] [Gm] [C]
[D] Before I die, I'll write [Bb] this letter.
[D] Here are the secrets you [Bb] must know.
[Dm]
Until the cloak of [Bb]
evening's shadow
[D] changes to mantle [Bb] of your door.
Will [Dm] it be sunny?
Then [Bb] I wonder.
[Eb] Rolling [Ab] and turning, [Eb] how can [Ab] I sleep?
[Eb] [Db] Hold on [Gb] till morning, [Db] what if I [A] fall?
[D] Over the hills and [Bb] down the valley,
[D] Soaring aloft and [Bb] far below,
[D] Lying on stony [Dm] ground [Bb] of fragments,
[D] Truth is the seed we try [Bb] to sow.
[D]
Marking the time spent on [Bb] our journey,
[Dm] [D] There isn't much we have to [Bb] show.
[D]
[Dm] Counting the cost of [Bb] money only
strikes [D]
me as funny, don't [Bb] you know?
[Dm]
Tongue-tied to thread of [Bb]
conversation,
[D]
Weighing the words one tries [Bb] to use,
[Dm]
Nevertheless, [Bb] communication,
[Dm]
[G] This is the [Dm] gift you must [Bb] not lose.
In [F] [D]
the [Dm] always [Bb] other voices,
[Dm]
Sometimes I wonder if [Bb] they'll be heard.
[D] Or is it my own [Bb] imagination?
[D]
Guilt is a wound that's hard [Bb] to heal,
[Dm] Even thoughts [Bb] become me,
[D]
Some things are better left [Bb] unsaid.
[Db] [Eb]
[Ab] Magic's gone over, [Eb] the spell [Ab] it's just breaking,
[Db] There is [Gb] no light here, [Db] is there no [A] key?
[N]
Key:
Bb
D
Dm
A
Eb
Bb
D
Dm
[Em] Delivery of your [A] pain. _
_ [Dm] _ Severed, my darling, too [D] quickly from this [Am] life. _ _
Of fires [Dm] drawn and of [G] memories met,
[Em] _ _ I [D] shall hold [G] our two hearts again [C] _ in _ [Am] single time.
_ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [D] _ _ Before I die, I'll write [Bb] this _ letter. _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ Here are the secrets you [Bb] must know.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ Until the cloak of [Bb]
evening's _ shadow _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ changes to mantle [Bb] of your door.
_ _ Will _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ it be sunny?
Then [Bb] I _ wonder.
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Rolling [Ab] and turning, _ [Eb] _ how can [Ab] I sleep?
[Eb] _ [Db] _ Hold on [Gb] till _ morning, [Db] _ what if I [A] fall? _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ Over the hills and [Bb] down the valley, _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ Soaring aloft and [Bb] far below, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ Lying on stony [Dm] ground [Bb] of _ fragments, _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ Truth is the seed we try [Bb] to sow. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
Marking the time spent on [Bb] our _ journey,
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [D] _ There isn't much we have to [Bb] show. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Dm] Counting the cost of [Bb] money only
_ _ _ strikes [D] _ _ _
me as funny, don't [Bb] you know?
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
Tongue-tied to thread of _ [Bb] _ _
conversation,
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
Weighing the words one tries [Bb] to use, _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
Nevertheless, _ _ _ [Bb] communication, _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[G] This is the [Dm] gift you must [Bb] not lose.
In _ _ [F] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
the [Dm] always [Bb] other voices,
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
Sometimes I wonder if [Bb] they'll be heard.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ Or is it my own _ _ [Bb] imagination? _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
Guilt is a wound that's hard [Bb] to heal, _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] Even _ _ _ _ thoughts [Bb] become _ _ me,
_ _ _ [D] _ _
Some things are better left [Bb] _ unsaid.
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] Magic's gone over, [Eb] the spell [Ab] it's just breaking,
_ _ [Db] There is [Gb] no light here, [Db] is there no [A] key? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ Severed, my darling, too [D] quickly from this [Am] life. _ _
Of fires [Dm] drawn and of [G] memories met,
[Em] _ _ I [D] shall hold [G] our two hearts again [C] _ in _ [Am] single time.
_ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [D] _ _ Before I die, I'll write [Bb] this _ letter. _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ Here are the secrets you [Bb] must know.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ Until the cloak of [Bb]
evening's _ shadow _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ changes to mantle [Bb] of your door.
_ _ Will _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ it be sunny?
Then [Bb] I _ wonder.
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Rolling [Ab] and turning, _ [Eb] _ how can [Ab] I sleep?
[Eb] _ [Db] _ Hold on [Gb] till _ morning, [Db] _ what if I [A] fall? _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ Over the hills and [Bb] down the valley, _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ Soaring aloft and [Bb] far below, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ Lying on stony [Dm] ground [Bb] of _ fragments, _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ Truth is the seed we try [Bb] to sow. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
Marking the time spent on [Bb] our _ journey,
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [D] _ There isn't much we have to [Bb] show. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Dm] Counting the cost of [Bb] money only
_ _ _ strikes [D] _ _ _
me as funny, don't [Bb] you know?
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
Tongue-tied to thread of _ [Bb] _ _
conversation,
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
Weighing the words one tries [Bb] to use, _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
Nevertheless, _ _ _ [Bb] communication, _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[G] This is the [Dm] gift you must [Bb] not lose.
In _ _ [F] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
the [Dm] always [Bb] other voices,
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
Sometimes I wonder if [Bb] they'll be heard.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ Or is it my own _ _ [Bb] imagination? _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
Guilt is a wound that's hard [Bb] to heal, _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] Even _ _ _ _ thoughts [Bb] become _ _ me,
_ _ _ [D] _ _
Some things are better left [Bb] _ unsaid.
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] Magic's gone over, [Eb] the spell [Ab] it's just breaking,
_ _ [Db] There is [Gb] no light here, [Db] is there no [A] key? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _