Chords for "The Lavender Song", based on "Das Lila Lied" (Berlin, 1921; a gay/lesbian liberation song)
Tempo:
121.95 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
F#
F
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#] [G#]
[C#m]
[Am] [E]
What makes [F] them think they have the [E] right to say what God [Am] considers vice?
[Am] What makes them [F] think they have the right [C] to keep us [G] out of [C] paradise?
They make our [C] lives hell here on earth, [F] poisoning [C] us with guilt and shame.
If we resist, prison [Dm] awaits, so our love does not [F] speak [E] its name.
[Dm]
The crime is when love [E] must hide.
[Dm] From now on we'll [F] love with pride.
[E]
[A] We're not afraid to be [E] queer and different.
If that means hell, well, hell [A] will take the chance.
They [F#] are so straight, uptight, [B] upright, and rigid.
They march in [E] lockstep, we [F#] prefer to [A] dance.
We see a world of [B] romance and of [E] pleasure.
All they can see is sheer [A] banality.
Lavender [F#] nights are our greatest [Bm] treasure, where [B] we can be [E] just who we [A] want to be.
[B] [Am]
[E]
Round us all [F] up, send us [E] away, that's what you'd [Am] really like to do.
But we are too strong, proud, unafraid.
[C] In fact, we almost pity you.
You [G] act from fear, why [C] should that be?
[A] What is it that [C] you're frightened of?
[F] The way [C] that we dress, the way [Am] that we meet.
[Dm] The fact that you [E] cannot destroy our love.
[F] We're going to win [E] our rights [Dm] to lavender [E] days and nights.
[A] We're not afraid to be [E] queer and different.
If that means hell, well, hell will [A] take the chance.
They are [F#] so straight, uptight, upright, and rigid.
[B] They march in lockstep, we [E]
prefer [F#] to dance.
[A] We see a world of romance [E] and of pleasure.
All they can see is sheer [A] banality.
[F#] Lavender nights are [C#] our greatest treasure, [B] where we can be just [E] who we want [A] to be.
[F#] Lavender nights are our [Bm] greatest treasure, [B] where we can be [E] just who we [A] want to be.
[Am] [N]
[C#m]
[Am] [E]
What makes [F] them think they have the [E] right to say what God [Am] considers vice?
[Am] What makes them [F] think they have the right [C] to keep us [G] out of [C] paradise?
They make our [C] lives hell here on earth, [F] poisoning [C] us with guilt and shame.
If we resist, prison [Dm] awaits, so our love does not [F] speak [E] its name.
[Dm]
The crime is when love [E] must hide.
[Dm] From now on we'll [F] love with pride.
[E]
[A] We're not afraid to be [E] queer and different.
If that means hell, well, hell [A] will take the chance.
They [F#] are so straight, uptight, [B] upright, and rigid.
They march in [E] lockstep, we [F#] prefer to [A] dance.
We see a world of [B] romance and of [E] pleasure.
All they can see is sheer [A] banality.
Lavender [F#] nights are our greatest [Bm] treasure, where [B] we can be [E] just who we [A] want to be.
[B] [Am]
[E]
Round us all [F] up, send us [E] away, that's what you'd [Am] really like to do.
But we are too strong, proud, unafraid.
[C] In fact, we almost pity you.
You [G] act from fear, why [C] should that be?
[A] What is it that [C] you're frightened of?
[F] The way [C] that we dress, the way [Am] that we meet.
[Dm] The fact that you [E] cannot destroy our love.
[F] We're going to win [E] our rights [Dm] to lavender [E] days and nights.
[A] We're not afraid to be [E] queer and different.
If that means hell, well, hell will [A] take the chance.
They are [F#] so straight, uptight, upright, and rigid.
[B] They march in lockstep, we [E]
prefer [F#] to dance.
[A] We see a world of romance [E] and of pleasure.
All they can see is sheer [A] banality.
[F#] Lavender nights are [C#] our greatest treasure, [B] where we can be just [E] who we want [A] to be.
[F#] Lavender nights are our [Bm] greatest treasure, [B] where we can be [E] just who we [A] want to be.
[Am] [N]
Key:
E
A
F#
F
C
E
A
F#
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
What makes [F] them think they have the [E] right to say what God _ [Am] considers vice?
[Am] What makes them [F] think they have the right [C] to keep us [G] out of [C] paradise? _
They make our [C] lives hell here on earth, [F] poisoning [C] us with guilt and shame.
If we resist, prison [Dm] awaits, so our love does not [F] speak [E] its name.
_ [Dm]
The crime is when love [E] must hide. _
[Dm] From now on we'll [F] love with pride.
[E] _
_ _ _ [A] We're not afraid to be [E] queer and different.
If that means hell, well, hell [A] will take the chance.
They [F#] are so straight, uptight, [B] upright, and rigid.
They march in [E] lockstep, we [F#] prefer to [A] dance.
We see a world of [B] romance and of [E] pleasure.
All they can see is sheer [A] banality.
_ Lavender [F#] nights are our greatest [Bm] treasure, where [B] we can be [E] just who we [A] want to be.
_ [B] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
Round us all [F] up, send us [E] away, that's what you'd [Am] really like to do.
But we are too strong, proud, unafraid.
[C] In fact, we almost pity you.
You [G] act from fear, why [C] should that be?
[A] What is it that [C] you're frightened of?
[F] The way [C] that we dress, the way [Am] that we meet.
[Dm] The fact that you [E] cannot destroy our love.
[F] We're going to win [E] our rights [Dm] to lavender [E] days and nights. _ _
_ _ [A] We're not afraid to be [E] queer and different.
If that means hell, well, hell will [A] take the chance.
They are [F#] so straight, uptight, upright, and rigid.
[B] They march in lockstep, we [E]
prefer [F#] to dance.
[A] We see a world of romance [E] and of pleasure.
All they can see is sheer [A] banality.
_ [F#] Lavender nights are [C#] our greatest treasure, [B] where we can be just [E] who we want [A] to be.
_ [F#] Lavender nights are our [Bm] greatest treasure, [B] where we can be [E] just who we [A] want to be.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
What makes [F] them think they have the [E] right to say what God _ [Am] considers vice?
[Am] What makes them [F] think they have the right [C] to keep us [G] out of [C] paradise? _
They make our [C] lives hell here on earth, [F] poisoning [C] us with guilt and shame.
If we resist, prison [Dm] awaits, so our love does not [F] speak [E] its name.
_ [Dm]
The crime is when love [E] must hide. _
[Dm] From now on we'll [F] love with pride.
[E] _
_ _ _ [A] We're not afraid to be [E] queer and different.
If that means hell, well, hell [A] will take the chance.
They [F#] are so straight, uptight, [B] upright, and rigid.
They march in [E] lockstep, we [F#] prefer to [A] dance.
We see a world of [B] romance and of [E] pleasure.
All they can see is sheer [A] banality.
_ Lavender [F#] nights are our greatest [Bm] treasure, where [B] we can be [E] just who we [A] want to be.
_ [B] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
Round us all [F] up, send us [E] away, that's what you'd [Am] really like to do.
But we are too strong, proud, unafraid.
[C] In fact, we almost pity you.
You [G] act from fear, why [C] should that be?
[A] What is it that [C] you're frightened of?
[F] The way [C] that we dress, the way [Am] that we meet.
[Dm] The fact that you [E] cannot destroy our love.
[F] We're going to win [E] our rights [Dm] to lavender [E] days and nights. _ _
_ _ [A] We're not afraid to be [E] queer and different.
If that means hell, well, hell will [A] take the chance.
They are [F#] so straight, uptight, upright, and rigid.
[B] They march in lockstep, we [E]
prefer [F#] to dance.
[A] We see a world of romance [E] and of pleasure.
All they can see is sheer [A] banality.
_ [F#] Lavender nights are [C#] our greatest treasure, [B] where we can be just [E] who we want [A] to be.
_ [F#] Lavender nights are our [Bm] greatest treasure, [B] where we can be [E] just who we [A] want to be.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _