Rough Gem
IslandsVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Intro Chords ///
///!CLAP!CLAP!/
The world beat you for something nice
You worked hard, died poor
You mined what you died for
Diamonds di di di di di uh
You can whistle my name
It's the mines, in Africa
That are to blame
You can Scoop out my brain
Shape it into an ear and then tell me your pain
///!CLAP!CLAP!/
I've been awake from the first day
Stayed awake, stayed awake
The rabbit linked up to the whole moon
Longer, short road
Pre Breakdown: (in arpeggios) ///
Dig deep but don't dig too deep
When it's late you'll see the hole is empty and oh so deadly
They want me raw and smooth like glass
They want it fast but they don't want flaws
I'm a girl's best friend
Can you cut, I can cut, 'cause I'm a rough gem
who lives in those lights in the distance?
why didntyou tell me the rain would help you out
I had a dream, it was all a dream
But it was ruined by the sun shining in through me
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Readable chord sheet for Rough Gem by Islands
Intro Chords [F#]/[C#]/[Abm]/[B] [F#]/[C#]/[B]/!CLAP!CLAP!/[B] [F#]The world beat you for [Ebm]something nice [C#]You worked hard, [B]died poor [F#]You mined what you[Ebm] died for [C#]Diamonds [F#]di di [B]di di [C#]di uh [F#]You can whistle my [Ebm]name [B]It's the mines, in Africa [C#]That are to blame [F#]You can Scoop out my brain [Ebm]Shape it into an ear and then[B] tell me yo[C#]ur pain [F#]/[C#]/[B]/!CLAP!CLAP!/[B] [F#]I've been awake from the [Ebm]first day [B]Stayed awake, [C#]stayed awake [F#]The rabbit linked up to t[Ebm]he whole moon [B]Longer, [C#]short road Pre Breakdown: (in arpeggios) [F#]/[B]/[Ebm]/[C#] [F#] [C#] [Abm] [B] [F#] [B] [Ebm] [C#] [F#]Dig deep but don't dig too deep [C#]When it's late you'll see the hole is [Abm]empty and oh so [B]deadly [F#]They want me raw and smooth like g[C#]lass They want it fast but they don't want [Abm]flaws I'm a girl's best friend [B]Can you cut, I can cut, 'cause I'm a rough gem [F#] [C#] [Abm] [B] [F#]who lives in those [B]lights in the distance? [Ebm]why didntyou tell me the rain [C#]would help you out [F#]I had a dream, [B]it was all a dream [Ebm]But it was ruined by the s[C#]un shining in through[F#] me