Roka Chords by Calexico

Tempo:
83.55 bpm
Chords used:

Bbm

F

C

Db

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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calexico - roka chords
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[F]
[C] [Bbm] [F] [Bbm]
[F] [Bbm] [C] [Bbm]
[F] [Bbm] [Cm] [Bbm]
Sleeping in the valley, [F] valley of [Bbm] ill fortune, [C] waking [Bbm] across the river, [F] river [Bbm] of illusion.
[C] From the [Bbm] love to waste, [Cm] waves of [Bbm]
desperation, [C] empty [Bbm] hearts and mouths without a way.
Close your eyes, slow [Db] your breath, [F]
dream of [Bbm] all the [G] lights around us [Bbm] today.
[Bb]
[Bbm] Don't abandon, don't cry, look for your river, [F] don't feel lost.
Turn, [Bbm] turn [Ab] and turn, [Db] dance [F] of death [Bbm] that comes to see [Ab] you.
[Db] Dance!
[F] [Bbm]
[F] Cup your heads [Bbm] to a parched heart, [F] parched and [Bbm] broken heart.
[C] No water, [Bbm] give to drink, [F] we need [Bbm] downstream.
Won't go to where the water [C] flows, water's [Bbm] running dry.
[F] So don't give up, [Gb] no don't cry, [C] don't cry, [Bbm] just close our eyes.
Pretend we [Db] forget, [F] north [Bbm] country dreams, [Ab] twist this [G] dance.
[Bbm]
Dance [C] of death [Gb] that comes to see you, [F] dance until you [Bbm] find yourself, dance and turn.
[Bb] Dance of death.
[C] Sleep now, [Bbm] sleep now.
[F] [Bbm]
[C] [Bbm]
Dance [C] of death.
[Bbm] Sleep now, [C] sleep now.
[Bbm]
[C] [Bbm] [F] Dance [Bbm] of death.
[F] [Db] [F] [Bbm]
[C] [F] [Bbm]
Dance [C] of death.
[Db] [Bb] [Bbm]
Dancing, [C] turning.
[Bbm]
Dance of [C] death.
[Db] [F] [Bbm]
Dancing.
[Bb]
Dance!
Key:  
Bbm
13421111
F
134211111
C
3211
Db
12341114
Bb
12341111
Bbm
13421111
F
134211111
C
3211
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Learn the basic chords of Calexico - Roka chords, with this master sequence: F, Db, F, Bbm, Db, Bbm and F. The tempo control on ChordU helps you begin at a comfortable speed and increase as you learn. With the song's key of Ab Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bbm] _
_ [F] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bbm] _
_ Sleeping in the valley, [F] valley of [Bbm] ill fortune, [C] waking [Bbm] across the river, [F] river [Bbm] of illusion.
[C] From the [Bbm] love to waste, [Cm] waves of [Bbm]
desperation, [C] empty [Bbm] hearts and mouths without a way.
Close your eyes, slow [Db] your breath, [F]
dream of [Bbm] all the [G] lights around us [Bbm] today.
_ [Bb] _
_ [Bbm] _ Don't abandon, don't cry, look for your river, [F] don't feel lost.
Turn, _ _ [Bbm] turn [Ab] and turn, _ [Db] dance [F] of death [Bbm] that comes to see [Ab] you.
_ [Db] Dance!
[F] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ Cup your heads [Bbm] to a parched heart, [F] parched and [Bbm] broken heart.
[C] No water, [Bbm] give to drink, [F] we need [Bbm] downstream.
Won't go to where the water [C] flows, water's [Bbm] running dry.
[F] So don't give up, [Gb] no don't cry, [C] don't cry, [Bbm] just close our eyes.
Pretend we [Db] forget, [F] north [Bbm] country dreams, [Ab] twist this [G] dance.
[Bbm] _ _
Dance [C] of death [Gb] that comes to see you, [F] dance until you [Bbm] find yourself, dance and turn.
_ [Bb] Dance of death.
[C] Sleep now, [Bbm] sleep now.
[F] _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm]
Dance [C] of death.
[Bbm] Sleep now, [C] sleep now.
[Bbm] _
_ [C] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [F] Dance [Bbm] of death.
_ [F] _ _ [Db] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bbm] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bbm]
Dance [C] of death.
[Db] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Bbm]
Dancing, [C] turning.
[Bbm] _ _ _ _
Dance of [C] death.
[Db] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Dancing.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
Dance! _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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Featured within the album Garden Ruin is this song, written by Joey Burns.

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