Scratch The Surface Chords by Sloan

Tempo:
125.2 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

F

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sloan - Scratch The Surface chords
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When you're alone [F] in the [C] city, [G] no one [F] knows your [C] name.
[G] Alone [F] in the [C] city, [G] everybody feels the [F] same.
[C] [G] [Dm] When you're alone in the city, [G] no [D] one knows your name.
[G] [D] Alone [F] in the [C] city, [G] everybody feels the [D] same.
[G] [D] You've got your [F] peace and [C] love.
[G] You've got [Dm] your liquor and [C] drugs.
[G]
[Dm] Liquor and [C] drugs, peace [G] and love, [D] it feels the same.
[G] [F]
Scratch the [C] surface.
[F]
There's [G] something living on the [F] other side.
Scratch the surface.
There's [G] something living that's [D] worthwhile.
Alone in the city, [G] [D] like a city in your [G] frame.
[D] Alone in the [C] city, [G] everybody feels [D] the same.
[G] [D] You're alone in the [C] city and you [G] don't connect.
[D] The [F] world around [C] you and [G] you're in a stretch.
[Dm]
Alone in the [C] city.
[G] Take [D] it easy, baby.
[G] [F]
Scratch the [C] surface.
[F]
There's [G] something living on the [F] other side.
Scratch the [C] surface.
[F]
There's [G] something living that's [D] worthwhile.
[C] [G] [D]
[Dm] [G] [D]
[Dm]
[C] [G] [D]
[G] You've got your [F] peace and [C] love.
[G] You've [Dm] got your liquor and [C] drugs.
[G] [Dm]
Liquor [D] and drugs, [G] peace and love, [Dm] it feels the [C] same.
[G] [Dm]
[C] Scratch the [G] surface.
Scratch the surface.
[F] There's [C] something [G] living on the other [Dm] side.
[C] Scratch the [G] surface.
[Dm]
There's [C] something [G] living that's [Dm] worthwhile.
[C] Scratch the [G] surface.
[Dm]
There's [C] something [G] living on the other [Dm] side.
[D] Scratch the [G] surface.
[Dm]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
F
134211111
Dm
2311
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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To learn Sloan - Scratch The Surface chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - G, Dm, C, G, D, F, C, G and F of chords. A strategic approach would be to train at 62 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 125. With an eye on the song's key C Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ _ _ _ When you're alone [F] in the [C] city, _ [G] _ no one [F] knows your [C] name.
_ [G] _ _ Alone [F] in the [C] city, [G] everybody feels the [F] same.
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ [Dm] When you're alone in the city, _ [G] _ no [D] one knows your name.
[G] _ _ _ [D] Alone [F] in the [C] city, [G] everybody feels the [D] same.
_ _ _ [G] _ [D] You've got your [F] peace and [C] love.
_ [G] _ You've got [Dm] your liquor and [C] drugs.
_ [G] _ _ _
[Dm] Liquor and [C] drugs, peace [G] and love, [D] it feels the same.
_ [G] _ _ _ [F] _
_ Scratch the _ [C] surface.
[F] _ _
There's [G] something living on the [F] other side.
_ Scratch the _ _ surface. _
There's [G] something living that's [D] worthwhile.
Alone in the city, [G] _ _ _ [D] like a city in your [G] frame.
_ _ _ [D] Alone in the [C] city, [G] everybody feels [D] the same.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] You're alone in the [C] city and you [G] don't connect.
[D] The [F] world around [C] you and [G] you're in a stretch.
_ [Dm]
Alone in the [C] city.
_ [G] _ Take [D] it easy, baby.
_ [G] _ _ _ [F] _
_ Scratch the [C] surface.
_ [F] _
There's [G] something living on the [F] other side.
_ Scratch the [C] surface.
_ [F] _ _
There's [G] something living that's [D] worthwhile.
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ You've got your [F] peace and [C] love.
_ [G] _ You've [Dm] got your liquor and [C] drugs.
_ [G] _ _ _ [Dm]
Liquor [D] and drugs, [G] peace and love, [Dm] it feels the [C] same.
_ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [C] Scratch the [G] surface.
_ Scratch the surface.
[F] There's [C] something [G] living on the other [Dm] side.
_ [C] Scratch the [G] surface.
_ _ [Dm] _
There's [C] something [G] living that's [Dm] worthwhile.
_ [C] Scratch the [G] surface.
_ _ [Dm] _
There's [C] something [G] living on the other [Dm] side.
_ [D] Scratch the [G] surface.
_ [Dm]

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