Sunken Waltz Chords by Calexico

Tempo:
149.1 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

Em

Am

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Calexico - Sunken Waltz chords
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[Am]
[F] [C]
[Em]
[Am]
Washed my face in [F] the rivers [C] of empire Made [F] my bed [C] from a cardboard [G] crate
[Em] Down in the city [Am] of quartz No news, no [F] new [C]
regrets
Gossed [F] that Susan B [C] over [G] my shoulder
[F] Prayed it [Em] would rain [Dm] and rain
[F] Submerge [Em] the whole western [Dm] states [C] Call it a last [F] fair deal
With [C] an American [F] seal [Em] And corporate [Am]
handshake
[C]
[F]
[C] [G]
[Em] [Am]
Take the story [F] of carpenter [C] Mike [F] Dropped his tools [C] and his keys [G] and left
[F] And headed [Em] out as far as [Dm] he could [F] Past the city [Em] and gated [Dm]
neighborhoods
[C] His left knee's [F] the stars [C] Wrote down what [F] he's wrong
And [C] built a [F] machine for [G] no one [Am] to see [G] Then took flight,
[F] first [C] light of new morning
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
Em
121
Am
2311
G
2131
F
134211111
C
3211
Em
121
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To learn Calexico - Sunken Waltz chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Dm, F, Em, C, F and C. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 74 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 149. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: A Minor.

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[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Washed my face in [F] the rivers [C] of _ empire _ _ _ _ Made [F] my bed [C] from a cardboard [G] crate _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] Down in the city [Am] of quartz _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ No news, no [F] new _ [C] _
regrets _ _ _ _
Gossed [F] that Susan B [C] over [G] my shoulder _ _
_ [F] Prayed it [Em] would rain [Dm] and rain _ _
_ [F] _ Submerge [Em] the whole western [Dm] _ states _ _ [C] Call it a last [F] fair deal
_ With _ _ [C] an American [F] seal _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] And corporate _ [Am] _ _
handshake _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Take the story [F] of carpenter [C] _ Mike _ _ _ _ _ [F] Dropped his tools [C] and his keys [G] and left
_ _ [F] And headed [Em] out as far as [Dm] he could _ _ _ [F] Past the city [Em] and gated _ [Dm] _
neighborhoods
_ _ [C] His left knee's [F] the _ stars _ _ _ _ [C] Wrote down what [F] he's wrong
_ And _ _ _ _ [C] built a [F] _ _ machine _ for _ _ [G] no one [Am] to _ _ see _ _ _ _ _
[G] Then took _ flight, _
[F] _ first [C] light of new morning _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Feast of Wire album.

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