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Indian

The Cult
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 Am Em Faded in with Cello accomp.
 Indian  Woman, Let  down your hair. (x2)
 Blood  red wine, Layered  in time. (x2)
 x
 
   x
 Standing at the edge of the world,
  x
 
 Please  help me girl, ooh, help me girl.
 x
 
   x
   x
 I'm standing at the edge of the world,
  x
 
  (let  fade) x~~~~~~~~~~
 Please help me girl, oh, help me girl.
 V2: (same chords)
 Standing at the forest, awaiting your pennance (x2)
 Indian Woman, let down your hair. (x2)
 (Chorus again)
 (solo)
 V3: (Everybody's favourite Am/Em riff)
 All the temples stand in ruin (in ruin)
 Reaching out to the gods in the sky (of the sky)
 While the earth beats to the rhythm (beat to the rhythm)
 My Indian lover's high,high,high,high...
 Ad lib over chorus' chords.
 End when you hold that D chord on "help me girl"
 NOTE: an "x" indicates a tambourine slam in the chorus,
 and means "twice" if followed by a number. Ie: (x2)
 and "x~~~~~~~~~" is a tambourine slam and shake.
 (Is that considered drum tab?)
 Scott Coates
 Hamilton, ONT. CANADA

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Readable chord sheet for Indian by The Cult

Am  Em  Faded in with Cello accomp.

I[Am]ndian Woman, Le[Em]t down your hair.  (x2)

B[Am]lood red wine, La[Em]yered in time.   (x2)

x
 [G]
 [D] x
Standing at the edge of the world,

      x
 [C]
P[Am]lease help me girl, ooh, help me girl.

x
 [G]
 [D] x
 [Am]   x
I'm standing at the edge of the world,

      x
 [C]
 [D](let fade)  x~~~~~~~~~~
Please help me girl,  oh, help me girl.

V2:  (same chords)

Standing at the forest, awaiting your pennance  (x2)
Indian Woman, let down your hair.  (x2)

(Chorus again)
(solo)

V3: (Everybody's favourite Am/Em riff)

All the temples stand in ruin  (in ruin)
Reaching out to the gods in the sky (of the sky)
While the earth beats to the rhythm (beat to the rhythm)
My Indian lover's high,high,high,high...

Ad lib over chorus' chords.

End when you hold that D chord on "help me girl"

NOTE: an "x" indicates a tambourine slam in the chorus,
and means "twice" if followed by a number. Ie: (x2)
and "x~~~~~~~~~" is a tambourine slam and shake.
(Is that considered drum tab?)

Scott Coates
Hamilton, ONT. CANADA

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