Tibetan Side Of Town Chords by Bruce Cockburn

Tempo:
92.9 bpm
Chords used:

D

Dm

Em

A

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Show Tuner
Bruce Cockburn ~ Tibetan Side of Town chords
Jam Along & Learn...
[C#]
[D]
[Cm] [D]
[Cm] [D]
[B] [Em]
[B] Through run and winding streets of Kathmandu, [D]
dodging crowded humans, cows, dogs, rickshaws,
storefronts [E] constellated pools of blue-white,
100%  ➙  93BPM
D
1321
Dm
2311
Em
121
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
Dm
2311
Em
121
Show All Diagrams
Chords
NotesBeta

To learn Bruce Cockburn - (Deluxe Edition) Tibetan Side Of Town chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: E, D, Em, B, Dm, G and D. A strategic approach would be to train at 46 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 93. With C Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

Download PDF
Download Midi
Edit This Version
Hide Lyrics Hint
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [Em] _
[B] Through run and winding streets of Kathmandu, [D] _ _
dodging crowded humans, cows, dogs, rickshaws,
_ [Em] _
storefronts [E] constellated pools of blue-white, _ _
[Dm] bright against darkening walls, _ _ [E] the butterfly
sparkling my laser [B] dye still seems to [Dm] hold that last [D] shot of red sun through haze over tumbled roofs. _
[E] _ Everything moves [E] like slow fluid in this atmosphere [A] thick as dreams, with [Dm] sewage, incense, dust
and fever, and the [D] smoke of brick hills and cremations.
[G] Tom Kelly's [F] bike rumbles down.
_ [Em] We're going to drink on the Tibetan [Dm] side of town.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Vega [Em] with withered legs sits sideways on a skateboard [Dm] grinning.
[D] There's a joke going on somewhere but we'll never know.
[Em] But laughing kids with hungry eyes must be in on it too.
[D] With the clinging memories of a culture crushed by Chinese greed, _ [Em] a pretty young mother by
the [B] temple gate [D] covers her baby's face against diesel fumes. _
_ [Em] That look of concern, [E] _ you can see it [D] still, [Dm] not yet masked by the [D] hard lies of a woman's
struggle to survive.
[G] Our bargain's going [D]
down.
[Em] When you're living on the Tibetan [Dm] side of town.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ Our bargain's going [F] down.
_ [Em] When you're living on the [Dm] Tibetan side of town. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ Our bargain's going down. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Am] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [D] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em]
The red-haired field bullet lurches to a halt in the [E] dust. _
[D] Last blast of engine leaves are ringing in the ears.
[Em] _
Fades into the rustle of bare feet and slapping [B] sandals.
[D] And the baritone moan of long bronze trumpets muffled by monastery [Em] walls.
Prayer plights crack like whips in the [E] breeze. _
Sending to [D] the world, tonight the message blows east.
[Em] Dark door opens to warm yellow room and there are these steaming kettles of hot [A] millet beer
[D] and I'm sucked into the scene like this liquor up this bamboo straw.
_ [G] _ Sweet tongue but [D] sliding down.
[Em] We drink on the Tibetan [Dm] side of town. _
_ [G] _ Sweet tongue [D] but sliding down.
[Em] We drink on the [Dm] Tibetan side of town.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ .
[D] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song finds its place within the Big Circumstance album.

You may also like to play

Bruce Cockburn jams with Ali Farka Toure in River of Sand (film)
3:12
Bruce Cockburn jams with Ali Farka Toure in River of Sand (film)