Chords for Jennie Abrahamson performs We Work The Black Seam at the Polar Music Prize 2017
Tempo:
121.1 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
D
F#m
Em
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm] [A] [G#]
[Bm]
This place has changed me Your [D] [F#m] economic reset [Bm] it won't
[Em]
[Bm] It's hard for us to understand We [D] can't give up [Bm] our jobs the way we should
Our
[G] [D] [Em]
[Bm] blood is stained, oh cool [D] We're tattled deep [F#m] inside [Bm] the nation's soul
[G] [Em]
[Bm] [B] Matter, modern pounds and [Bm] pence [D] Your economic [F#m] theory makes no [Bm] sense
[F#]
[G] One day in [F#m] this nuclear age [Em] They may [Bm] understand our age
Build machines that they [D] can't control [Bm] And bury the waste in a graveyard
Powers [D] to become cheap and clean [Am] [Em] Grimy phases [Bm] were never seen
[G] Deadly fault, 12 [D],000 years It's carbon-14 [G]
worth [Bm] of [F#] lexine
[Bm] To get up, [F#m]
[Bm] [F#m]
[Bm] sleep in the [Em]
[Bm] dusting weighs [E] underground
[D] Three [G] million [D] [F#m] years of [Bm] pressure patting it down
We [Em]
[Bm] walk on ancient [E]
[F#m] forest lands [D] And light a thousand [Bm] [F#m]
cities with [Bm] our heads
[G] [D] [Em]
Your [Bm] dogs are tanned in heels [D] We've made redundant [F#m] all [Bm] our mining skills
[G] [Em]
[Bm] You can't exchange a six-inch span For [D] all the poison [F#m] streams of [Bm] Cumberland
One [D]
day in this nuclear age [G] They may [D] understand our age
[Bm] Build machines that they [D] can't [Bm] control Powers [D] to become cheap and clean
[Em] Grimy phases [Bm] were never seen [G] Deadly fault, 12 [D],000 years [Em] It's carbon-14
[G] [Bm] worth of lexine
To get up, [F#m] worth
[Bm] of [F#m] lexine To get [Em] up
[Bm]
[Em] And [Bm] should the children weep [G] Our tattered [D] [F#m] world will sing [D] their souls [F#] to [Bm] sleep
When [Em]
[Bm] [A] you have [E] sunk without a [F#m] trace The [D] universe [F#m] will sulk [G#] and [F#m] [Bm] into place
A [F#]
[G] world [F#m] of clear age [Em] They may understand our age
[G] Build machines [D] that they can't control And bury [Bm] the waste in a graveyard
Powers to [D] become cheap and clean [Em] Grimy phases [Bm] were never seen
[G] Deadly fault, [D] 12,000 years [Em] It's carbon [G]-14 [Bm] worth of lexine
To get up, worth of lexine To get up
[C#]
[Bm]
This place has changed me Your [D] [F#m] economic reset [Bm] it won't
[Em]
[Bm] It's hard for us to understand We [D] can't give up [Bm] our jobs the way we should
Our
[G] [D] [Em]
[Bm] blood is stained, oh cool [D] We're tattled deep [F#m] inside [Bm] the nation's soul
[G] [Em]
[Bm] [B] Matter, modern pounds and [Bm] pence [D] Your economic [F#m] theory makes no [Bm] sense
[F#]
[G] One day in [F#m] this nuclear age [Em] They may [Bm] understand our age
Build machines that they [D] can't control [Bm] And bury the waste in a graveyard
Powers [D] to become cheap and clean [Am] [Em] Grimy phases [Bm] were never seen
[G] Deadly fault, 12 [D],000 years It's carbon-14 [G]
worth [Bm] of [F#] lexine
[Bm] To get up, [F#m]
[Bm] [F#m]
[Bm] sleep in the [Em]
[Bm] dusting weighs [E] underground
[D] Three [G] million [D] [F#m] years of [Bm] pressure patting it down
We [Em]
[Bm] walk on ancient [E]
[F#m] forest lands [D] And light a thousand [Bm] [F#m]
cities with [Bm] our heads
[G] [D] [Em]
Your [Bm] dogs are tanned in heels [D] We've made redundant [F#m] all [Bm] our mining skills
[G] [Em]
[Bm] You can't exchange a six-inch span For [D] all the poison [F#m] streams of [Bm] Cumberland
One [D]
day in this nuclear age [G] They may [D] understand our age
[Bm] Build machines that they [D] can't [Bm] control Powers [D] to become cheap and clean
[Em] Grimy phases [Bm] were never seen [G] Deadly fault, 12 [D],000 years [Em] It's carbon-14
[G] [Bm] worth of lexine
To get up, [F#m] worth
[Bm] of [F#m] lexine To get [Em] up
[Bm]
[Em] And [Bm] should the children weep [G] Our tattered [D] [F#m] world will sing [D] their souls [F#] to [Bm] sleep
When [Em]
[Bm] [A] you have [E] sunk without a [F#m] trace The [D] universe [F#m] will sulk [G#] and [F#m] [Bm] into place
A [F#]
[G] world [F#m] of clear age [Em] They may understand our age
[G] Build machines [D] that they can't control And bury [Bm] the waste in a graveyard
Powers to [D] become cheap and clean [Em] Grimy phases [Bm] were never seen
[G] Deadly fault, [D] 12,000 years [Em] It's carbon [G]-14 [Bm] worth of lexine
To get up, worth of lexine To get up
[C#]
Key:
Bm
D
F#m
Em
G
Bm
D
F#m
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
This place has changed me _ Your [D] _ _ [F#m] economic _ reset [Bm] it won't _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[Bm] It's hard for us to _ understand We [D] can't give up [Bm] our jobs the way we should
_ Our _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] blood is stained, oh cool [D] We're tattled deep [F#m] inside [Bm] the _ nation's soul _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [B] Matter, modern pounds and [Bm] pence [D] Your economic _ [F#m] theory makes no [Bm] _ sense _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[G] One _ day in [F#m] this nuclear age [Em] They may [Bm] understand our age
Build machines that they [D] can't control [Bm] And bury the waste in a graveyard
_ _ Powers [D] to become cheap and clean [Am] [Em] Grimy phases [Bm] were never seen
[G] Deadly fault, 12 [D],000 years It's carbon-14 [G] _
worth [Bm] _ of [F#] lexine
[Bm] To get up, _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[Bm] sleep in the [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ dusting weighs _ [E] underground
_ [D] Three [G] million [D] [F#m] years of [Bm] pressure patting it down _ _
_ _ _ _ We [Em] _ _
_ _ [Bm] walk on ancient [E]
[F#m] forest lands [D] And light a thousand [Bm] _ [F#m]
cities with [Bm] our heads _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ [Em] _
Your _ [Bm] dogs are tanned in heels [D] We've made redundant [F#m] all [Bm] our mining _ _ skills _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _
[Bm] You can't exchange a six-inch span For [D] all the poison [F#m] streams of _ [Bm] _ Cumberland _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ One _ _ [D] _
day in this nuclear age [G] They may _ [D] understand our age
[Bm] Build machines that they [D] can't _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ control _ _ Powers [D] to become cheap and clean
[Em] Grimy phases [Bm] were never seen [G] Deadly fault, 12 [D],000 years [Em] It's carbon-14 _
[G] _ _ [Bm] worth of _ lexine
To get up, _ _ [F#m] _ worth _
_ _ [Bm] of _ [F#m] lexine To get [Em] up
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _
[Em] And [Bm] should the children _ weep [G] Our tattered [D] [F#m] world will sing [D] their souls [F#] to [Bm] sleep _ _ _
_ When _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [Bm] _ [A] you have [E] sunk without a [F#m] trace The [D] universe [F#m] will sulk [G#] and [F#m] [Bm] into place
_ A _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [G] world _ _ [F#m] of clear age [Em] They may _ understand our age
[G] Build machines [D] that they can't control And bury [Bm] the waste in a graveyard
_ Powers to [D] become cheap and clean [Em] Grimy phases [Bm] were never seen
_ [G] Deadly fault, [D] 12,000 years [Em] It's carbon _ [G]-14 _ _ [Bm] worth of _ lexine
To get up, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ worth of lexine To get up
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
This place has changed me _ Your [D] _ _ [F#m] economic _ reset [Bm] it won't _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[Bm] It's hard for us to _ understand We [D] can't give up [Bm] our jobs the way we should
_ Our _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] blood is stained, oh cool [D] We're tattled deep [F#m] inside [Bm] the _ nation's soul _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [B] Matter, modern pounds and [Bm] pence [D] Your economic _ [F#m] theory makes no [Bm] _ sense _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[G] One _ day in [F#m] this nuclear age [Em] They may [Bm] understand our age
Build machines that they [D] can't control [Bm] And bury the waste in a graveyard
_ _ Powers [D] to become cheap and clean [Am] [Em] Grimy phases [Bm] were never seen
[G] Deadly fault, 12 [D],000 years It's carbon-14 [G] _
worth [Bm] _ of [F#] lexine
[Bm] To get up, _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[Bm] sleep in the [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ dusting weighs _ [E] underground
_ [D] Three [G] million [D] [F#m] years of [Bm] pressure patting it down _ _
_ _ _ _ We [Em] _ _
_ _ [Bm] walk on ancient [E]
[F#m] forest lands [D] And light a thousand [Bm] _ [F#m]
cities with [Bm] our heads _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ [Em] _
Your _ [Bm] dogs are tanned in heels [D] We've made redundant [F#m] all [Bm] our mining _ _ skills _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _
[Bm] You can't exchange a six-inch span For [D] all the poison [F#m] streams of _ [Bm] _ Cumberland _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ One _ _ [D] _
day in this nuclear age [G] They may _ [D] understand our age
[Bm] Build machines that they [D] can't _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ control _ _ Powers [D] to become cheap and clean
[Em] Grimy phases [Bm] were never seen [G] Deadly fault, 12 [D],000 years [Em] It's carbon-14 _
[G] _ _ [Bm] worth of _ lexine
To get up, _ _ [F#m] _ worth _
_ _ [Bm] of _ [F#m] lexine To get [Em] up
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _
[Em] And [Bm] should the children _ weep [G] Our tattered [D] [F#m] world will sing [D] their souls [F#] to [Bm] sleep _ _ _
_ When _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [Bm] _ [A] you have [E] sunk without a [F#m] trace The [D] universe [F#m] will sulk [G#] and [F#m] [Bm] into place
_ A _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [G] world _ _ [F#m] of clear age [Em] They may _ understand our age
[G] Build machines [D] that they can't control And bury [Bm] the waste in a graveyard
_ Powers to [D] become cheap and clean [Em] Grimy phases [Bm] were never seen
_ [G] Deadly fault, [D] 12,000 years [Em] It's carbon _ [G]-14 _ _ [Bm] worth of _ lexine
To get up, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ worth of lexine To get up
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _