The Crowd Chords by The Cat Empire
Tempo:
124.35 bpm
Chords used:
Dm
G
Bm
F
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Dm]
[G] [Dm]
[G] [Dm]
[G] Lord, unchain my [Dm]
hands.
Let [G] me sing inside the crowded [Dm]
trams.
Let me [G] dance among the traffic [Dm]
jams.
We're [G] gonna sleep on the St [Bm] Kilda
[F] sands.
[G] Lord, unbind [Dm] my feet.
Let [G] me mingle with the good [D] people [Dm] we meet.
[G]
Water rising up [Bm] into the [Dm] street.
Unbind my [G]
feet.
[Dm]
[E] [G]
The apparition of these faces in the crowd.
[Abm] Pedals on [Dm] the web.
Black down, [G] extra pound.
Found the formula.
Our [Bm] houses are [D] rectangular.
But [Dm] life is curved, not angular.
So when things start to strangle, remember.
Rain still falls on the halls of power.
New babies being born every hour.
[Bm] And the eagle keeps watch [G] on the old clock [D] tower over me.
[F] [D]
Lord, [Bm] unchain my [F] hands.
[Dm] Let [D] me [Bm] sing inside the crowded [Dm] trams.
[F] Let [D] me [Bm] dance among the traffic [Dm] jams.
[F] We're [D] gonna sleep on the St Kilda [F]
sands.
[Dm] [G] Lord, [Bm] unbind my [F] feet.
[Dm] Let me mingle [D] with the good people [F] we meet.
[Dm] Water [G]
rising up [Bm] into the [F]
street.
[D] [F] Unbind [D] my feet.
[Dm]
In [G]
[E] [G]
the [Bm] train, I refrain from sitting with heads and shoulders bowed.
They [Dm] call me time, result, the essence.
No wandering allowed.
But [D] then I saw a [Bm] pretty girl whose feet just stood out in the crowd.
[Dm] When ten minutes passed, my thought waiting for her to look around.
I'm [Bm] just another clown kicking around in Melbourne town.
I'm [F] just another clown calling out, relaxing, watching the world go round.
[D] So if you [Bm] ever got that time and you want to go drink some wine,
I'd rather [Dm] greet you with a smile than greet [F] you with a frown.
[G] [C]
Lord, unchain [Dm]
my hands.
Let [G] me sing inside [Dm]
the crowded trams.
Let [G] me dance among the traffic [Dm] jams.
We're gonna [G] sleep on the St Kilda [Dm]
sands.
[G] Lord, unbind my [Dm]
feet.
Let [G] me mingle with the good [Dm] people we meet.
Water [G] rising up into [Dm] the street.
Unbind [G] my feet.
[Dm] [G]
[Dm]
[G]
[Dm]
[G]
[Dm]
[G]
[Dm]
[G]
[G] [Dm]
[G] [Dm]
[G] Lord, unchain my [Dm]
hands.
Let [G] me sing inside the crowded [Dm]
trams.
Let me [G] dance among the traffic [Dm]
jams.
We're [G] gonna sleep on the St [Bm] Kilda
[F] sands.
[G] Lord, unbind [Dm] my feet.
Let [G] me mingle with the good [D] people [Dm] we meet.
[G]
Water rising up [Bm] into the [Dm] street.
Unbind my [G]
feet.
[Dm]
[E] [G]
The apparition of these faces in the crowd.
[Abm] Pedals on [Dm] the web.
Black down, [G] extra pound.
Found the formula.
Our [Bm] houses are [D] rectangular.
But [Dm] life is curved, not angular.
So when things start to strangle, remember.
Rain still falls on the halls of power.
New babies being born every hour.
[Bm] And the eagle keeps watch [G] on the old clock [D] tower over me.
[F] [D]
Lord, [Bm] unchain my [F] hands.
[Dm] Let [D] me [Bm] sing inside the crowded [Dm] trams.
[F] Let [D] me [Bm] dance among the traffic [Dm] jams.
[F] We're [D] gonna sleep on the St Kilda [F]
sands.
[Dm] [G] Lord, [Bm] unbind my [F] feet.
[Dm] Let me mingle [D] with the good people [F] we meet.
[Dm] Water [G]
rising up [Bm] into the [F]
street.
[D] [F] Unbind [D] my feet.
[Dm]
In [G]
[E] [G]
the [Bm] train, I refrain from sitting with heads and shoulders bowed.
They [Dm] call me time, result, the essence.
No wandering allowed.
But [D] then I saw a [Bm] pretty girl whose feet just stood out in the crowd.
[Dm] When ten minutes passed, my thought waiting for her to look around.
I'm [Bm] just another clown kicking around in Melbourne town.
I'm [F] just another clown calling out, relaxing, watching the world go round.
[D] So if you [Bm] ever got that time and you want to go drink some wine,
I'd rather [Dm] greet you with a smile than greet [F] you with a frown.
[G] [C]
Lord, unchain [Dm]
my hands.
Let [G] me sing inside [Dm]
the crowded trams.
Let [G] me dance among the traffic [Dm] jams.
We're gonna [G] sleep on the St Kilda [Dm]
sands.
[G] Lord, unbind my [Dm]
feet.
Let [G] me mingle with the good [Dm] people we meet.
Water [G] rising up into [Dm] the street.
Unbind [G] my feet.
[Dm] [G]
[Dm]
[G]
[Dm]
[G]
[Dm]
[G]
[Dm]
[G]
Key:
Dm
G
Bm
F
D
Dm
G
Bm
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_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Lord, _ _ unchain my [Dm]
hands.
_ _ _ _ Let [G] me sing inside the crowded [Dm]
trams.
_ _ _ _ Let me [G] dance among the _ traffic [Dm]
jams.
_ _ _ _ We're [G] gonna sleep on the St _ [Bm] Kilda _
[F] sands. _ _ _ _ _
[G] Lord, _ _ unbind [Dm] my feet.
_ _ _ _ Let [G] me mingle with the good [D] people [Dm] we meet.
_ _ _ _ _ [G]
Water rising up [Bm] into the [Dm] street.
_ _ _ Unbind my [G] _
_ feet.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _
The apparition of these faces in the crowd. _
[Abm] Pedals on [Dm] the web.
Black down, [G] extra pound.
Found the formula.
Our [Bm] houses are [D] rectangular.
But [Dm] life is curved, not angular.
So when things start to strangle, remember.
Rain still falls on the halls of power.
New babies being born every hour.
[Bm] And the eagle keeps watch [G] on the old clock [D] tower over me.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _
_ Lord, [Bm] unchain my [F] hands.
_ _ [Dm] _ Let [D] me [Bm] sing inside the crowded [Dm] trams.
_ _ _ [F] _ Let [D] me [Bm] dance among the traffic [Dm] jams.
_ _ _ _ [F] We're [D] gonna sleep on the St Kilda _ [F]
sands.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] Lord, _ _ _ [Bm] unbind my [F] feet.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ Let me mingle [D] with the good people [F] we meet.
[Dm] _ _ _ Water [G] _
rising up [Bm] into the _ [F] _
street.
[D] _ _ [F] Unbind [D] my _ feet.
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ In _ [G] _
_ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
the [Bm] train, I refrain from sitting with heads and shoulders bowed.
They [Dm] call me time, result, the essence.
No wandering allowed.
But [D] then I saw a [Bm] pretty girl whose feet just stood out in the crowd.
[Dm] When ten minutes passed, my thought waiting for her to look around.
I'm [Bm] just another clown kicking around in Melbourne town.
I'm [F] just another clown calling out, relaxing, watching the world go round.
[D] So if you [Bm] ever got that time and you want to go drink some wine,
I'd rather [Dm] greet you with a smile than greet [F] you with a _ frown.
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
Lord, _ _ unchain _ [Dm] _
_ my hands.
Let [G] me sing inside _ _ _ [Dm]
the crowded _ _ _ trams.
Let [G] me dance among the _ traffic [Dm] _ jams.
_ _ We're gonna [G] sleep on the St Kilda [Dm]
sands. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Lord, _ _ unbind my [Dm] _
feet.
_ _ _ _ Let [G] me mingle with the good [Dm] people we _ _ meet.
_ Water [G] _ rising up into [Dm] the _ street.
_ Unbind [G] my _ _ _ _ feet.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Lord, _ _ unchain my [Dm]
hands.
_ _ _ _ Let [G] me sing inside the crowded [Dm]
trams.
_ _ _ _ Let me [G] dance among the _ traffic [Dm]
jams.
_ _ _ _ We're [G] gonna sleep on the St _ [Bm] Kilda _
[F] sands. _ _ _ _ _
[G] Lord, _ _ unbind [Dm] my feet.
_ _ _ _ Let [G] me mingle with the good [D] people [Dm] we meet.
_ _ _ _ _ [G]
Water rising up [Bm] into the [Dm] street.
_ _ _ Unbind my [G] _
_ feet.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _
The apparition of these faces in the crowd. _
[Abm] Pedals on [Dm] the web.
Black down, [G] extra pound.
Found the formula.
Our [Bm] houses are [D] rectangular.
But [Dm] life is curved, not angular.
So when things start to strangle, remember.
Rain still falls on the halls of power.
New babies being born every hour.
[Bm] And the eagle keeps watch [G] on the old clock [D] tower over me.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _
_ Lord, [Bm] unchain my [F] hands.
_ _ [Dm] _ Let [D] me [Bm] sing inside the crowded [Dm] trams.
_ _ _ [F] _ Let [D] me [Bm] dance among the traffic [Dm] jams.
_ _ _ _ [F] We're [D] gonna sleep on the St Kilda _ [F]
sands.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] Lord, _ _ _ [Bm] unbind my [F] feet.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ Let me mingle [D] with the good people [F] we meet.
[Dm] _ _ _ Water [G] _
rising up [Bm] into the _ [F] _
street.
[D] _ _ [F] Unbind [D] my _ feet.
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ In _ [G] _
_ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
the [Bm] train, I refrain from sitting with heads and shoulders bowed.
They [Dm] call me time, result, the essence.
No wandering allowed.
But [D] then I saw a [Bm] pretty girl whose feet just stood out in the crowd.
[Dm] When ten minutes passed, my thought waiting for her to look around.
I'm [Bm] just another clown kicking around in Melbourne town.
I'm [F] just another clown calling out, relaxing, watching the world go round.
[D] So if you [Bm] ever got that time and you want to go drink some wine,
I'd rather [Dm] greet you with a smile than greet [F] you with a _ frown.
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
Lord, _ _ unchain _ [Dm] _
_ my hands.
Let [G] me sing inside _ _ _ [Dm]
the crowded _ _ _ trams.
Let [G] me dance among the _ traffic [Dm] _ jams.
_ _ We're gonna [G] sleep on the St Kilda [Dm]
sands. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Lord, _ _ unbind my [Dm] _
feet.
_ _ _ _ Let [G] me mingle with the good [Dm] people we _ _ meet.
_ Water [G] _ rising up into [Dm] the _ street.
_ Unbind [G] my _ _ _ _ feet.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
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