Battiato, running against the grain Chords

Tempo:
66.8 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

E

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Battiato, running against the grain chords
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[Bm] Riding [E] against the grain
[Bm] Riding [D] through the [Em] rain
[C] I've crossed [G] the lower life
[D] Following the lines in the opposite direction
[C] Taking advantage of [G] my real
[E] Currents of countercurrent
Always [C] looking for the [Bm] causes that taught [D] me to go
[C] With discipline even [G] against my [E] inclinations
[B] [G] Touchdown
I [B] remember your [Em] face
So near to me
I fall in love [Em] yesterday, far away
I break my forces, my spurs
The smell of the southern light
And the [B] scent of the colors
In truth I never got attached to them
And now [C] my life
[G] Flies [D] diagonally
[F#m] It comes back [C] pre-emptily
[G] A [D] moral desire
[E] My [C] life is looking for
[G] Flies [D] diagonally
[F#m] To [C] accelerate
[G] The hot [D] sun's influences
[E] [B] I remember [G] your face
[B] So near to [Em] me
I observe my condition
My precious is from the past
My bizarre impressions
Are a colored mercury
A leap [G] beyond what passes
Up to [Em] the high seas
And meanwhile [C] my life
[G] Flies [D] diagonally
[F#m] It comes back pre [C]-emptily
[G] A [D] moral desire
[E] My [C] life is looking for
[G] Flies [D] diagonally [F#m] To [C] accelerate
[G] The hot sun's influences
[D]
[E] Never looking [C] backwards
[G] My heart [D] is beating
[F#m] Running till [C] tomorrow
[G] And my wild heart [E] is beating
I was smashed but never [C] broken
Independente, [G] la mia vita
[D] Fugge
[F#m] Yeah my wild heart is [C] beating
Independente, [G] la mia vita
Smashed but never [E] broken
Racing till [Em] tomorrow
[E] [G] [C]
[G]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
E
2311
Em
121
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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To learn Franco Battiato - Running Against The Grain chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Bm, D, F#m, C, D, C, F#m, G and D. Set your pace at 67 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 134. Considering the song's key of G Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ _ [Bm] Riding _ [E] against the grain
_ _ [Bm] Riding [D] through the [Em] rain
_ [C] I've crossed [G] the lower life
[D] Following the lines in the opposite direction
[C] Taking advantage of [G] my real
[E] Currents of countercurrent
Always [C] looking for the [Bm] causes that taught [D] me to go _
_ [C] With discipline even [G] against my _ [E] inclinations
_ _ [B] _ [G] Touchdown
I [B] remember your [Em] face
So near to me
I fall in love [Em] yesterday, far away
I break my forces, my spurs
The smell of the southern light
And the [B] scent of the colors
In truth I never got attached to them
And now [C] my life
[G] Flies _ [D] diagonally
[F#m] It comes back [C] pre-emptily
[G] A [D] moral desire
[E] My [C] life is looking for
[G] Flies _ [D] diagonally
[F#m] To [C] accelerate
[G] The hot [D] sun's influences _
[E] _ _ [B] I remember [G] your face
[B] So near to [Em] me
I observe my condition
_ My precious is from the past
_ My bizarre impressions
Are a colored mercury
A leap [G] beyond what passes
Up to [Em] the high seas
And meanwhile [C] my life
[G] Flies [D] diagonally
[F#m] It comes back pre [C]-emptily
[G] A [D] moral desire
[E] My [C] life is looking for
[G] Flies _ [D] diagonally [F#m] To [C] accelerate
[G] The hot sun's influences
[D] _ _
[E] Never looking [C] backwards
[G] My heart [D] is beating _
[F#m] Running till [C] tomorrow
[G] And my wild heart [E] is beating
I was smashed but never [C] broken
Independente, [G] la mia vita
[D] Fugge
[F#m] Yeah my wild heart is [C] beating
Independente, [G] la mia vita
Smashed but never [E] broken _
Racing till [Em] tomorrow _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Manlio Sgalambro and Franco Battiato.