Sword of Damocles (Externally) Chords

Tempo:
119.9 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

Em

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sword of Damocles (Externally) chords
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[G]
[C] [Gm] [G]
[C] [Gm]
[C]
[Gm]
[Em]
[C] [G]
[Em]
[C] [G]
[Em] I see the sword of [C] Damocles is right above your [G] head
[Em] They're trying a new treatment [C] to get you out of bed
[G] But
[Em] radiation kills both bad and [C] good, it cannot differentiate
[G]
[Em] So to kill you they must kill [C] you, the sword of Damocles [G] hangs above your head
Now [Em]
[C] [G]
[Em]
[C] [G]
[Em] I've seen lots of people die [C] from car crashes or drugs
[G]
[Em] Last night on 33rd street [C] I saw a kid get hit by a bus
[G]
But [Em] this drawn out torture over which part of [C] you lives is very hard to take
[G] To
[Em] kill you they must kill [C] you, the sword of Damocles [G] above your head
[Em]
[C] [G]
[Em]
[C] [G]
That [Em] mix of morphine and dexedrine, [C] we use it on the street
[G] It [Em] kills the pain and keeps you up, [C] you're very slow to keep
[G]
[Em] But this guessing game has its own rules, [C] the good don't always [G] win
And
[Em] life makes right, the [C] sword of Damocles is hanging [G] above your head
It [Em] seems everything's done that must be [C] done
From over here though things don't seem [G] fair
But [Em] there are things that we can't know, [C] maybe there's something over there
[G]
Some [Em] other world that we don't know about, [C] I know you hate that mystic [G] shit
It's [Em] just another way of seeing, [C] the sword of Damocles above [G] your head
[Em]
[C] [G]
[Em]
[C] [G]
[Em]
[C] [G]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
Em
121
Gm
123111113
C
3211
G
2131
Em
121
Gm
123111113
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Let's start jamming Lou Reed - (Externally) Sword Of Damocles chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - C, G, Em and C in sequence. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 59 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 120 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of G Major.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] I see the sword of [C] Damocles is right above your [G] head _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] They're trying a new treatment [C] to get you out of bed
[G] _ But _
_ _ _ _ [Em] radiation kills both bad and [C] good, it cannot differentiate
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] So to kill you they must kill [C] you, the sword of Damocles [G] hangs above your head
Now _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] I've seen lots of people die [C] from car crashes or drugs
[G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] Last night on 33rd street [C] I saw a kid get hit by a bus
[G] _ _ _ _
_ _ But [Em] this drawn out torture over which part of [C] you lives is very hard to take
[G] _ To _
_ _ _ _ [Em] kill you they must kill [C] you, the sword of Damocles [G] above your head _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ That [Em] mix of morphine and dexedrine, [C] we use it on the street
_ [G] It _ _ _ _ _ [Em] kills the pain and keeps you up, [C] you're very slow to keep
[G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] But this guessing game has its own rules, [C] the good don't always [G] win
And _
_ _ _ _ [Em] life makes right, the [C] sword of Damocles is hanging [G] above your head _ _
_ _ It [Em] seems everything's done that must be [C] done
From over here though things don't seem [G] fair _ _ _
_ _ But [Em] there are things that we can't know, [C] maybe there's something over there
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ Some [Em] other world that we don't know about, [C] I know you hate that mystic [G] shit
_ It's _ _ _ [Em] just another way of seeing, [C] the sword of Damocles above [G] your head _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _

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This song is part of Magic And Loss album.

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