We Work The Black Seam Chords by Sting

Tempo:
126.65 bpm
Chords used:

B

Abm

Ebm

Ab

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sting - We Work the Black Seam (Live) chords
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[Abm] [Eb]
[Gb] [Ebm] [Abm]
[Ebm]
[E] [Bb] [Abm]
[Eb]
[B] [Gb] [Abm]
[Ebm]
[E] [Ab] [Abm]
[Eb]
[Ab] [Gb] [Eb]
[Ebm]
[B] [Ab]
[Eb] We [B] can't give up our [Bb] jobs the way [Abm] we should.
[B] [Abm]
Our [Ebm] blood has stained the [Ab] coal.
We've [Gb] done our deepest wrong.
[Eb] We've inside the nation's soul.
[Ebm]
[B] [Ab]
We [Ebm] made them all the hounds and puns.
[Eb] Your economic [Bb] theory makes [Abm] no sense.
[E] One day in [B] a generation,
[Db] they may [Abm] understand our vision.
[E] They build the machines that [B] they can't control,
[Db] but Mary Louise stood [Abm] a great big old.
[E] One was to [B] become chief factory.
[Db] Grimy faces [Abm] were never seen.
[E] They lived for twelve thousand [B] years.
[Db] This government falls in.
You [Eb] work for badness.
Together,
[Gb] [Bbm]
you [Eb] work for [Abm] badness.
[Ab] [Abm]
[Eb] Soon lies unbothered.
[Gb] A million years [Ebm] of pressure [Abm]
packed in [Ebm] [Eb] doubt.
[Ebm]
[B] [Eb]
[Ebm] What we [Eb] wish for is left [Gb] in line of [Ebm] thousands of miles.
[Bb]
[Ab]
[Ebm] The docks that panic mills have [B] made redundant.
[Bb] All our
[Eb] mining's scurred.
[B] [Ab] [Ebm]
We have exchanged our six-inch plan
for [B] all the poison [Eb] streams in Gumbach.
[Ebm]
[E] [Abm]
[E] One day in [B] a generation,
[Db]
they may understand [B] our vision.
[E] They build the machines that [B] they can't control,
[Db] but Mary Louise stood a [B] great big old.
[E] One was to [B] become chief factory.
[Db] Grimy faces [Ab] were never seen.
[E] They lived for [B] twelve thousand years.
[Db] This government falls in.
[E]
You [Abm] work for badness.
Soon together,
[Gb] [Ebm] [Ab]
you work [Ebm] for badness.
Soon together, [E] [Ab] [Abm]
precious lives will be.
[Ab]
You cling [Gb] on to [Ebm] your mountain [Eb] while [Ab] we
[B] sleep.
[Db] [Abm]
This way of life is part of me.
[B] There is no price [Ebm] so holy.
[Ab] Maybe,
[Ebm] [Abm]
but should the children weep,
[B] the stunning world will [Eb] sing their songs [Abm] to sleep.
[E]
[Abm] You have sunk with all our dreams.
[B]
The universe will [Eb] suck me into [Ab] place.
[Abm] Into black
[E] wounds they [B] rage.
[Db] They may [Abm] understand our vision.
[E] They build the machines that [B] they can't control,
[Db] but Mary Louise stood a [Abm] great big old.
[E] I was to [B] become chief factory.
[Db] Grimy faces were [B] never seen.
[E] They lived for twelve [B] thousand years.
[Db] This government falls in.
You work for [Eb] badness.
Soon together,
[Gb] [Ebm] [Ab]
[Ebm] you work for badness.
[Ab]
[E] [B] [Db] [Abm]
You work for badness.
[Gb] [Ab] You [Ebm] work for badness.
[E] [Abm] [Ab]
[Abm] [Eb]
[Gb] [Ebm] [Abm]
[Ebm] [Ab]
[B] [Ab]
[Ebm]
[B] [Eb]
[Gb]
[Bb] [Ab]
[Abm] [Ab]
[Ebm]
[N]
Key:  
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Abm
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Ebm
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Ab
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Eb
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B
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Abm
123111114
Ebm
13421116
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Learn the basic chords of Sting - (Live In Paris, 1985) We Work The Black Seam chords, with this master sequence: Dbm, Abm, E, B, Abm, B, Ebm, B and Db. Start slow with ChordU's Free Tempo controller and increase your speed as you get comfortable. Given the song's key of B Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ [B] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ We [B] can't give up our [Bb] jobs the way [Abm] we _ should. _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
Our [Ebm] blood has stained the [Ab] coal.
We've [Gb] done our deepest wrong.
[Eb] We've inside the _ nation's soul.
_ [Ebm] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
We [Ebm] made them all the hounds and puns.
[Eb] Your _ economic [Bb] theory makes [Abm] no sense. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ One day in [B] a _ generation,
[Db] _ they may [Abm] understand our vision.
[E] They build the machines that [B] they can't control,
[Db] but Mary Louise stood [Abm] a great big old.
[E] One was to [B] become chief factory. _
[Db] Grimy faces [Abm] were never seen.
[E] They lived for twelve thousand [B] years.
[Db] This government falls in. _ _
You [Eb] work for badness.
_ Together, _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
you [Eb] work for [Abm] badness. _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
[Eb] Soon lies _ _ unbothered.
[Gb] A million years [Ebm] of pressure [Abm]
packed in [Ebm] _ [Eb] doubt.
_ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Ebm] What we [Eb] wish for is left [Gb] in line of [Ebm] thousands of _ _ _ miles.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] The docks that panic _ _ mills have [B] made redundant.
[Bb] All our _
[Eb] mining's scurred. _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
We have exchanged our six-inch plan
for [B] all the poison [Eb] streams in Gumbach.
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
[E] One day in [B] a generation,
_ _ [Db] _
_ they may understand [B] our vision.
[E] They build the machines that [B] they can't control,
[Db] but Mary Louise stood a [B] great big old.
[E] One was to [B] become chief factory. _
[Db] Grimy faces [Ab] were never seen.
[E] They lived for [B] twelve thousand years.
[Db] This government falls in.
_ [E] _
You [Abm] work for badness.
Soon together, _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _
you work [Ebm] for badness.
Soon together, [E] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ precious lives will be.
[Ab] _
You cling [Gb] on to [Ebm] your mountain [Eb] while [Ab] we _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] sleep.
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Abm]
This way of life is part of me.
[B] There is no price [Ebm] so holy. _ _
[Ab] Maybe, _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _
but should the children _ _ weep,
[B] the stunning world will [Eb] sing their songs [Abm] to _ sleep. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Abm] You have sunk with all our dreams.
[B]
The universe will [Eb] suck me into [Ab] _ _ _ place. _ _
[Abm] Into black _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ wounds they _ [B] _ _ rage.
[Db] They may [Abm] understand our vision.
[E] They build the machines that [B] they can't control,
[Db] but Mary Louise stood a [Abm] great big old. _
[E] I was to [B] become chief factory. _
[Db] Grimy faces were [B] never seen.
[E] They lived for twelve [B] thousand years. _
[Db] This government falls in. _ _
You work for [Eb] badness.
Soon together, _
_ [Gb] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Ebm] you work for badness.
_ [Ab] _ _ _
[E] _ [B] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Abm] _ _
You work for badness. _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ You [Ebm] work for badness. _ _ _ _
[E] _ [Abm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [B] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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