Forbidden City
Joe StrummerVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
: ======= 332010
: ======= 130211
: ======= 133211
: ======= 320001
: ======= 320003
: ======= 002210
Notes:
1. All 7th chords are played with the chord oscillating between the 7th and Major form,
the up and down strokes. Hence it's easier with barre chords (not shown in the
as above).
2. Where the chords are shown with triplets in brackets ...it's a quick, forceful(forte)
staccato rhythm.
(Intro)
Okay, dream of freedom...
Under the moon in the dragon room
Inside the mind of a soul confined
Don't talk about soon in the dragon room
Under the scream of a jet machine
Who knows in the hills,
Who knows when she will
When all the hidden pity in the forbidden city comes out
When all the hidden pity in the forbidden city comes out
When all the hidden pity in the forbidden city comes out
When all the hidden pity in the forbidden city comes out,
...Oh, China, Yeah, China
Gold silk in a loom in the dragon room
That silk that will be for the flag of the free
Who knows in the hills
Who knows when she will
When all the hidden pity in the forbidden city comes out
When all the hidden pity in the forbidden city comes out
When all the hidden pity in the forbidden city comes out
When all the hidden pity in the forbidden city comes out, ...oh, yeah
Yeah, China, Whoa-oh, China, ...Yeah, China
(Organ riff over gunfire masked by firecrackers)
Yeah ...they got lots of towers, ' Never pushed someone so far...
When all the hidden pity in the forbidden city comes out
When all the hidden pity in the forbidden city comes out
When all the hidden pity in the forbidden city comes out
When all the hidden pity in the forbidden city comes out,
...Oh, China
Footnote:
This is still a very timely song, Joe! In 2008, ...even moreso than a decade ago. :-R
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Readable chord sheet for Forbidden City by Joe Strummer
[C]: ======= 332010 [F7]: ======= 130211 [F]: ======= 133211 [G7]: ======= 320001 [G]: ======= 320003 [Am]: ======= 002210 Notes: 1. All 7th chords are played with the chord oscillating between the 7th and Major form, the up and down strokes. Hence it's easier with barre chords (not shown in the as above). 2. Where the chords are shown with triplets in brackets ...it's a quick, forceful(forte) staccato rhythm. (Intro) [Tom-Tom & Bongos, over organ riff, leads into arpeggio chords] [C]Okay[F7], dre[C]am [G7]of fr[F7]eedom[C]... [C]Under the moon in the [F7]dragon [C]room [G7]Inside the mind of [F7]a soul [C]confined [C]Don't talk about soon in the [F7]dragon [C]room [G7]Under the scream o[F7]f a jet [C]mach[C]ine [F7] [G7]Who knows in the h[Am]ills, [C] [F7] [C]Who knows when she [G7]will [Am]When all the hidden pity [C]in the forbidden city comes [F7]out [Am]When all the hidden pity [C]in the forbidden city comes [F7]out [Am]When all the hidden pity [C]in the forbidden city comes [F7]out [Am]When all the hidden pity [C]in the forbidden city comes [G7]out, ...Oh, [C]China, Yeah, [F7]China [C] [G7] [C] [C]Gold silk in a loom in the [F7]dragon [C]room [G]That silk that will be [F7]for the [C]flag of the free [C]Who knows in the [Am]hills [C] [F7] [C]Who knows when she [G7]will [Am]When all the hidden pity [C]in the forbidden city comes [F7]out [Am]When all the hidden pity [C]in the forbidden city comes [F7]out [Am]When all the hidden pity [C]in the forbidden city comes [F7]out [Am]When all the hidden pity [C]in the forbidden city comes [G7]out, ...oh, yeah Yeah, [C]China, Whoa-o[F7]h, C[C]hina, ...[G7]Yeah, C[C]hina (Organ riff over gunfire masked by firecrackers) Yeah .[C]..they got lo[F7]ts o[C]f towers,[G7] ' Neve[C]r pushed someone so far... [C]When all the hidden pity [Am]in the forbidden city comes [F7]out [C]When all the hidden pity [Am]in the forbidden city comes [F7]out [C]When all the hidden pity [Am]in the forbidden city comes [F7]out [C]When all the hidden pity [Am]in the forbidden city comes [G7]out, [C]...Oh, [F7]Chin[C]a [End] Footnote: This is still a very timely song, Joe! In 2008, ...even moreso than a decade ago. :-R