The Wires Are Down Chords by The Blue Nile
Tempo:
98.95 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Bm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[Em] [D]
Why is it then, why is it then,
[Bm] nothing works here [G]
[D] anymore?
The road is so quiet now, the day was all blue and broken.
[Bm] When I held you I was strong, but I [G] held you too long.
[D]
I [A] look at the [G] colored lights, [A]
yeah, breaking the [G] good hearts down.
[D] I shout in the dying light, I get out of shanty [G] town.
The [D] sun going down, cars leaving one [G] by one.
Dusty roads and radio, [Bm] swinging [G] so high and so low.
[A]
[D] I look at the colored lights, yeah, breaking the good hearts down.
[Bm] I shout in the [D] dying light, I get out of shanty town.
[A] [Dm] [G]
[D] [A] [G]
[D] Shanty town.
[G]
[D]
[Em] [D]
The wires [G] are down, the wires are down.
[Bm] You and [G] I don't really count, even the wires are down.
[A]
[D] [A] Look at the colored lights, yeah, breaking the [D] good hearts down.
[Bm] [A] Shout at the dying [D] light,
[A] get out of shanty town.
[D] Look at the Roman Red, yeah, breaking the good hearts down.
Shout at the dying light, I can't get out of [Bm]
shanty town.
[D]
[G]
[Em]
Let's go.
[D] [G]
[D] [Em]
[D]
[Em]
Thank you.
[D]
[E] [D]
[G]
[D]
[G] [D]
[Em]
[Em] [D]
Why is it then, why is it then,
[Bm] nothing works here [G]
[D] anymore?
The road is so quiet now, the day was all blue and broken.
[Bm] When I held you I was strong, but I [G] held you too long.
[D]
I [A] look at the [G] colored lights, [A]
yeah, breaking the [G] good hearts down.
[D] I shout in the dying light, I get out of shanty [G] town.
The [D] sun going down, cars leaving one [G] by one.
Dusty roads and radio, [Bm] swinging [G] so high and so low.
[A]
[D] I look at the colored lights, yeah, breaking the good hearts down.
[Bm] I shout in the [D] dying light, I get out of shanty town.
[A] [Dm] [G]
[D] [A] [G]
[D] Shanty town.
[G]
[D]
[Em] [D]
The wires [G] are down, the wires are down.
[Bm] You and [G] I don't really count, even the wires are down.
[A]
[D] [A] Look at the colored lights, yeah, breaking the [D] good hearts down.
[Bm] [A] Shout at the dying [D] light,
[A] get out of shanty town.
[D] Look at the Roman Red, yeah, breaking the good hearts down.
Shout at the dying light, I can't get out of [Bm]
shanty town.
[D]
[G]
[Em]
Let's go.
[D] [G]
[D] [Em]
[D]
[Em]
Thank you.
[D]
[E] [D]
[G]
[D]
[G] [D]
[Em]
Key:
D
G
A
Bm
Em
D
G
A
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Why is it then, _ _ _ _ _ _ why is it then, _
[Bm] _ _ nothing works here [G]
[D] anymore? _ _ _ _ _ _
The road is so quiet now, _ _ _ the day was all blue and broken.
[Bm] When _ I held you I was strong, _ _ _ _ _ but I [G] held you too long.
[D] _ _ _
_ I [A] look at the [G] colored lights, [A]
yeah, _ breaking the [G] good hearts down.
[D] _ I shout in the dying light, _ _ I get out of shanty [G] town.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ The _ [D] sun going down, _ _ _ _ _ cars leaving one [G] by one.
_ _ _ Dusty roads and radio, _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ swinging [G] so high and so low.
[A] _ _ _
[D] _ I look at the colored lights, yeah, _ breaking the good hearts down.
[Bm] I shout in the [D] dying light, _ _ I get out of shanty town.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] Shanty town.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The wires [G] are down, _ _ _ _ _ the wires are down. _
[Bm] _ _ You and [G] I don't really count, _ _ _ _ _ even the wires are down.
[A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] Look at the colored lights, yeah, _ breaking the [D] good hearts down.
[Bm] _ _ [A] Shout at the dying [D] light, _
_ _ [A] get out of shanty town.
[D] _ _ Look at the Roman Red, yeah, _ breaking the good hearts down.
_ _ Shout at the dying light, I can't get out of [Bm]
shanty _ town.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Let's _ _ _ _ _ go.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Thank you.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Why is it then, _ _ _ _ _ _ why is it then, _
[Bm] _ _ nothing works here [G]
[D] anymore? _ _ _ _ _ _
The road is so quiet now, _ _ _ the day was all blue and broken.
[Bm] When _ I held you I was strong, _ _ _ _ _ but I [G] held you too long.
[D] _ _ _
_ I [A] look at the [G] colored lights, [A]
yeah, _ breaking the [G] good hearts down.
[D] _ I shout in the dying light, _ _ I get out of shanty [G] town.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ The _ [D] sun going down, _ _ _ _ _ cars leaving one [G] by one.
_ _ _ Dusty roads and radio, _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ swinging [G] so high and so low.
[A] _ _ _
[D] _ I look at the colored lights, yeah, _ breaking the good hearts down.
[Bm] I shout in the [D] dying light, _ _ I get out of shanty town.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] Shanty town.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The wires [G] are down, _ _ _ _ _ the wires are down. _
[Bm] _ _ You and [G] I don't really count, _ _ _ _ _ even the wires are down.
[A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] Look at the colored lights, yeah, _ breaking the [D] good hearts down.
[Bm] _ _ [A] Shout at the dying [D] light, _
_ _ [A] get out of shanty town.
[D] _ _ Look at the Roman Red, yeah, _ breaking the good hearts down.
_ _ Shout at the dying light, I can't get out of [Bm]
shanty _ town.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Let's _ _ _ _ _ go.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Thank you.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _