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On The Museum Island

Emmy The Great
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 
  0 3 1 0
  1 3 1 1
  2 0 2 2
  0 0 3 2
  3 2 3 0
  x 3 1 x
 Intro
On  the museum island,
 At the end  of the day,
 we had travelled  for miles,
 We had come  to escape
 All  the space on the page
 That the newspapers gave
 Up to pictures  and pictures  of us.
As  we followed the coffin
 Of your  famous father.
Adjusting  our skirts
 As we  turned at the altar.
 And within  every word
 That they'd  written, was spelt  out
 You'd taken  your last  ever bus.
So  skimming the surface
 Of all your  new money,
 we  skimmed the surface
 Of the  air as we flew.
 we were  out of the rain,
 we were thinking  that maybe
 Berlin  was the place  to renew.
 well  you know what they say
 About terrible  hate -
 It will breed  something good
 When it's through.
 At the  end of the day,
 By the  Potsdamer Place
 And the  Brandenburg Gate,
 It was you.
 hold C for interlude
You  have hardened completely
 By the end  of this story,
 You have  learned to look clear
 Through the  flash of a bulb,
 When you hear  your own name
 From the  back of a crowd,
 You just straighten  your gaze,
 No you don't  turn around.
 Oh but there  was a time
 At the end  of the day,
 We were both  stood in line
 At the museum  display,
 And you  outshone the light
 Under which  you were bathed,
 You could outshine  the sky
 With the look  that you gave,
 Oh so don't  be afraid
 To look back  and wave,
 Now that waving  is all that you do.
 At the end  of the day,
 By the Potsdamer  Place,
 I am waving  back  at you.
 hold C for interlude
 So don't  be afraid
 To look  back and wave,
 Now that waving  is all that you do.
 At the end  of the day,
 By the Potsdamer Place,
 I am  waving back  at you.

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Readable chord sheet for On The Museum Island by Emmy The Great

[C]    [G]    [F]   [Am]

  0    3    1   0
  1    3    1   1
  2    0    2   2
  0    0    3   2
  3    2    3   0
  x    3    1   x

Intro [C]

[C]On the museum island,
At the e[G]nd of the day,
we had [C]travelled for miles,
We had [G]come to escape
All[F] the space on the page
That the [C]newspapers [Am]gave
Up to [G]pictures and [F]pictures of u[C]s.
[C]As we followed the coffin
Of y[G]our famous father.
[C]Adjusting our skirts
As w[G]e turned at the altar.
And [F]within every word
That they'd[C] written, was spe[Am]lt out
You'd [G]taken your [F]last ever bus.[C]

[C]So skimming the surface
Of all [G]your new money,
we[C] skimmed the surface
Of the[G] air as we flew.
we [F]were out of the rain,
we were [C]thinking that [Am]maybe
B[G]erlin was the [F]place to renew.[C]

well[F] you know what they say
About t[C]errible hate -
It will [Am]breed something good
When it's [C]through.
At the[F] end of the day,
By the[C] Potsdamer [Am]Place
And the[G] Brandenburg [F]Gate,
It was y[C]ou.

hold C for interlude

[C]You have hardened completely
By the [G]end of this story,
You have[C] learned to look clear
Through the[G] flash of a bulb,
When you [C]hear your own name
From the[G] back of a crowd,
You just [C]straighten your gaze,
No you [G]don't turn around.
Oh but [F]there was a time
At the [C]end of the day,
We were [Am]both stood in line
At the [C]museum display,
And you[F] outshone the light
Under [C]which you were bathed,
You could [Am]outshine the sky
With the [C]look that you gave,
Oh so [F]don't be afraid
To look [C]back and wave,
Now that [Am]waving is all that you [C]do.
At the [F]end of the day,
By the [C]Potsdamer P[Am]lace,
I am [G]waving b[F]ack at y[C]ou.

hold C for interlude

So [F]don't be afraid
To look[C] back and wave,
Now that [Am]waving is all that you [C]do.
At the [F]end of the day,
By the [C]Potsdamer [Am]Place,
I am[G] waving [F]back at [C]you.

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