Second Nature Chords by Rush
Tempo:
60 bpm
Chords used:
B
F#
E
A
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [F#] [B] [F#]
[E] [B] [E] [B] [C#]
[B] [F#] A memo to a higher [B] office, [F#] open letter to the powers that [B] be.
[F#] To a god, a king, a head of [B] state, [F#] a captain of industry.
[B] [F#] To the movers and the shakers, [B] [C#] can't everybody see?
[C#m] [B]
Not to be second natured, I mean the places where we live.
Let's talk about this sensibly, we're not insensitive.
[F#] I know progress has no patience, [C#] but something's got to give.
[A] I know [G] you're different, you know I'm [A] the same.
But too [G] busy to be taking [D] the blame.
I'd like [E] some changes, but we don't have [F#m] the time.
We can't go [E] on thinking it's a [A] victimless crime.
No one [G] is blameless, [A] but we're all [G] without shame.
[D] We fight [E] the fire, [F#m] while we're feeding [E] the flames.
[B] [F#] Let's make choices, and choices got to have voices.
[B] Folks are basically decent, conventional wisdom would say.
[F#] Well we read about the [B] exceptions, [C#] in the papers every day.
[C#m] [B] Not to be second [E] natured, [B] at least that's what I feel.
[E] [B] Now I lay me down and dream, [E] and [B] I know purpose not for me own.
[F#] I thought I might get closer, [B] [C#]
but I'm ready to make a deal.
[A] Today [G] is different and tomorrow [A] the same.
It's hard to [G] take the world the way [D] that it came.
Too [E] many rabbits keep us sweeping [F#m] along.
Too [E] many chaplains keep on steering [A] us wrong.
It's hard [G] to take the heat, [A] it's hard to [G] let blame.
[D] We fight [E] the fire,
[F#m] while we're feeding [E] the flames.
[F#] [B] [F#]
[B] [F#] [B] [F#]
[B] [F#] [B] [E] [B]
[B] [E] [F#] [B] [F#]
[C#] [C#m] [B]
It ought to be second nature, [E] [B] at least that's what I feel.
[E] [B] Now I lay me down and dream, [E] and [B] I know purpose not for me own.
[F#] I thought I might get closer.
[B] [F#]
[B] [F#] [E] [F#]
[B] [F#]
[E] [B] [E] [B] [C#]
[B] [F#] A memo to a higher [B] office, [F#] open letter to the powers that [B] be.
[F#] To a god, a king, a head of [B] state, [F#] a captain of industry.
[B] [F#] To the movers and the shakers, [B] [C#] can't everybody see?
[C#m] [B]
Not to be second natured, I mean the places where we live.
Let's talk about this sensibly, we're not insensitive.
[F#] I know progress has no patience, [C#] but something's got to give.
[A] I know [G] you're different, you know I'm [A] the same.
But too [G] busy to be taking [D] the blame.
I'd like [E] some changes, but we don't have [F#m] the time.
We can't go [E] on thinking it's a [A] victimless crime.
No one [G] is blameless, [A] but we're all [G] without shame.
[D] We fight [E] the fire, [F#m] while we're feeding [E] the flames.
[B] [F#] Let's make choices, and choices got to have voices.
[B] Folks are basically decent, conventional wisdom would say.
[F#] Well we read about the [B] exceptions, [C#] in the papers every day.
[C#m] [B] Not to be second [E] natured, [B] at least that's what I feel.
[E] [B] Now I lay me down and dream, [E] and [B] I know purpose not for me own.
[F#] I thought I might get closer, [B] [C#]
but I'm ready to make a deal.
[A] Today [G] is different and tomorrow [A] the same.
It's hard to [G] take the world the way [D] that it came.
Too [E] many rabbits keep us sweeping [F#m] along.
Too [E] many chaplains keep on steering [A] us wrong.
It's hard [G] to take the heat, [A] it's hard to [G] let blame.
[D] We fight [E] the fire,
[F#m] while we're feeding [E] the flames.
[F#] [B] [F#]
[B] [F#] [B] [F#]
[B] [F#] [B] [E] [B]
[B] [E] [F#] [B] [F#]
[C#] [C#m] [B]
It ought to be second nature, [E] [B] at least that's what I feel.
[E] [B] Now I lay me down and dream, [E] and [B] I know purpose not for me own.
[F#] I thought I might get closer.
[B] [F#]
[B] [F#] [E] [F#]
[B] [F#]
Key:
B
F#
E
A
G
B
F#
E
[B] _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ [F#] _ _ _
[E] _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ [F#] A memo to a higher [B] office, [F#] open letter to the powers that [B] be.
[F#] To a god, a king, a head of [B] state, [F#] a captain of industry.
[B] _ [F#] To the movers and the shakers, [B] _ [C#] can't everybody see?
_ _ [C#m] _ [B]
Not to be second natured, I mean the places where we live.
Let's talk about this sensibly, _ we're not insensitive.
[F#] I know progress has no patience, [C#] but something's got to give. _
[A] I know [G] you're different, you know I'm [A] the same.
But too [G] busy to be taking [D] the blame.
I'd like [E] some changes, but we don't have [F#m] the time.
We can't go [E] on thinking it's a [A] victimless crime.
No one [G] is blameless, _ [A] but we're all [G] without shame. _
[D] We fight [E] the fire, _ [F#m] while we're feeding [E] the flames.
[B] _ [F#] Let's make choices, and choices got to have voices.
[B] _ Folks are basically decent, conventional wisdom would say.
_ [F#] Well we read about the [B] exceptions, [C#] in the papers every day.
_ [C#m] _ [B] Not to be second [E] natured, [B] at least that's what I feel.
[E] [B] Now I lay me down and dream, [E] and [B] I know purpose not for me own.
[F#] I thought I might get closer, [B] _ [C#]
but I'm ready to make a deal.
_ [A] Today [G] is different and tomorrow [A] the same.
It's hard to [G] take the world the way [D] that it came.
Too [E] many rabbits keep us sweeping [F#m] along.
Too [E] many chaplains keep on steering [A] us wrong.
It's hard [G] to take the heat, [A] it's hard to [G] let blame.
_ [D] We fight [E] the fire, _
[F#m] while we're feeding [E] the flames.
_ [F#] _ _ [B] _ [F#] _
_ _ [B] _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ [F#] _
_ _ [B] _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ [E] _ [B] _
_ _ [B] _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ [F#] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [B]
It ought to be second nature, [E] _ [B] at least that's what I feel.
[E] [B] Now I lay me down and dream, [E] and [B] I know purpose not for me own.
[F#] I thought I might get closer. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ [F#] _ _ _
[B] _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ [F#] A memo to a higher [B] office, [F#] open letter to the powers that [B] be.
[F#] To a god, a king, a head of [B] state, [F#] a captain of industry.
[B] _ [F#] To the movers and the shakers, [B] _ [C#] can't everybody see?
_ _ [C#m] _ [B]
Not to be second natured, I mean the places where we live.
Let's talk about this sensibly, _ we're not insensitive.
[F#] I know progress has no patience, [C#] but something's got to give. _
[A] I know [G] you're different, you know I'm [A] the same.
But too [G] busy to be taking [D] the blame.
I'd like [E] some changes, but we don't have [F#m] the time.
We can't go [E] on thinking it's a [A] victimless crime.
No one [G] is blameless, _ [A] but we're all [G] without shame. _
[D] We fight [E] the fire, _ [F#m] while we're feeding [E] the flames.
[B] _ [F#] Let's make choices, and choices got to have voices.
[B] _ Folks are basically decent, conventional wisdom would say.
_ [F#] Well we read about the [B] exceptions, [C#] in the papers every day.
_ [C#m] _ [B] Not to be second [E] natured, [B] at least that's what I feel.
[E] [B] Now I lay me down and dream, [E] and [B] I know purpose not for me own.
[F#] I thought I might get closer, [B] _ [C#]
but I'm ready to make a deal.
_ [A] Today [G] is different and tomorrow [A] the same.
It's hard to [G] take the world the way [D] that it came.
Too [E] many rabbits keep us sweeping [F#m] along.
Too [E] many chaplains keep on steering [A] us wrong.
It's hard [G] to take the heat, [A] it's hard to [G] let blame.
_ [D] We fight [E] the fire, _
[F#m] while we're feeding [E] the flames.
_ [F#] _ _ [B] _ [F#] _
_ _ [B] _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ [F#] _
_ _ [B] _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ [E] _ [B] _
_ _ [B] _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ [F#] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [B]
It ought to be second nature, [E] _ [B] at least that's what I feel.
[E] [B] Now I lay me down and dream, [E] and [B] I know purpose not for me own.
[F#] I thought I might get closer. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ [F#] _ _ _
[B] _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _