Jocasta
Noah And The WhaleVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
A (CLAP CLAP CLAP!)
When the baby's born
Oh, let's turn it to the snow
So that ice will surely grow
Over weak and brittle bones
Oh, let's leave it to the wolves
So their teeth turn it to food
Oh, its flesh keeps them alive
Oh, its death helps them survive
Oh, the world can be kind in its own way
(repeat the chord progression for verse 1 instrumentally before going into verse 2)
Oh well your future's a machine
With the mechanics of a dream
It is your mind that spins the wheel
And your heart that makes you feel
All the guilt for all your sins
Oh and as that wheel spins
Oh well it plays as they believed
And for your husband you have grieved
Oh the world still deceives you as it turns
(no instrumental break, cut straight to the next part)
Well in my lucid moments I could see
Oh that the heart might be the weakest part of me
Oh and the moon controls the movements of the tide
Oh but it has no weight on the movements of my mind
(This next part is acapella until the next chord is brought up. This section is supposed
be suspenseful so I would implore you to improvise with what you have around you as
through this section, and have your friends or audience sing it with you)
But if you turn your hands into flames
All their light will burn the same
Whether you just pass it through
or if it's what you want to do
And your sense of culpability
Is from the guides that you perceive
Will show you grace
Oh when you turn to a ghost
Oh but now the love you found
Is raising you from muddy ground
And oh the death will let you down
'Cause your curse
Will go on the same
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Readable chord sheet for Jocasta by Noah And The Whale
A (CLAP CLAP CLAP!) [A]When the baby's b[E]orn Oh, let's t[A]urn it to the s[E]now So that [F#m]ice will surely g[E]row Over [F#m]weak and brittle b[E]ones Oh, let's le[A]ave it to the wol[E]ves So their t[A]eeth turn it to fo[E]od Oh, its f[F#m]lesh keeps them al[E]ive Oh, its d[F#m]eath helps them su[E]rvive Oh, the w[F#m]orld c[A]an be k[E]ind in its own [F#m]way [E] (repeat the chord progression for verse 1 instrumentally before going into verse 2) Oh well your fu[A]ture's a ma[E]chine With the mec[A]hanics of a dr[E]eam It is your m[F#m]ind that spins the wh[E]eel And your h[F#m]eart that makes you fe[E]el All the gu[A]ilt for all your s[E]ins Oh and a[A]s that wheel sp[E]ins Oh well it p[F#m]lays as they be[E]lieved And for your h[F#m]usband you have gr[E]ieved Oh the w[F#m]orld st[A]ill dece[E]ives you as it t[F#m]urns [E] (no instrumental break, cut straight to the next part) Well i[D]n my lucid moments I could se[A]e Oh that the h[F#m]eart might be the weakest part of [E]me Oh and the m[D]oon controls the movements of the ti[A]de Oh but it [F#m]has no weight on the movements of my m[E]ind (This next part is acapella until the next chord is brought up. This section is supposed be suspenseful so I would implore you to improvise with what you have around you as through this section, and have your friends or audience sing it with you) [N.C.]But if you turn your hands into flames All their light will burn the same Whether you just pass it through or if it's what you want to do A[N.C.]nd your sens[D]e of culp[A]ability Is from the gu[D]ides that you pe[A]rceive Will show you gr[F#m]ace Oh when you turn to a gho[E]st Oh but n[D]ow the love you fo[A]und Is raising y[D]ou from muddy gr[A]ound And oh the de[D]ath will let you d[A]own 'Cause your cu[F#m]rse Will go on the sa[E]me