Chords for Jim James - State Of The Art (A.E.I.O.U)

Tempo:
142.7 bpm
Chords used:

Dm

D

G

Am

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Jim James - State Of The Art (A.E.I.O.U) chords
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[Cm]
[D]
[Dm] [G] [D]
[Dm] [G]
[Dm]
Daylight come, [D]
[Dm] [Dm]
[G] daylight [D] go.
[Dm]
[G] [Dm]
How far will it reach?
[D]
Ain't nobody know.
[G]
[Dm] And when the dawn breaks,
[D]
Crater will fall.
[Dm]
[G]
And down will come, baby,
[D]
Crater and all.
Now I know you [G] need the dark
[D] [Am]
Just as [D] much as the [Dm]
sun.
[D] [Dm]
But you're signing on forever
[D] When you ink it in [Dm] [G]
blood.
[Dm] A-E-I [E]-O-U-E-I-O-U-A-E-I-O [B]-U-I
I [D] use the state of the art
[F] [D]
[Am]
[D] Technology
[F] [G]
[Dm] Supposed to make the better living
[D]
Are [Am] we better human [D] [F] beings?
[D]
[Dm] We've [Fm] got our wires [Dm] all crossed
[G]
[D] [Am]
[A] Tubes are all [F] tied
[D]
[Dm] And I'm straining to remember
[G] Just [D] what it means to be [Bb] alive
A life worth living
Now you can feel it in your chest
Building like little birds
Just building up the nest
And you build it up strong
[D] And you build it up with love
[Dm] And you pray for [Am] good [D] rain
[Dm] [A] [D]
All from [Am] the Lord [Dm] above
A-E-I-O [D]-U-E-I-O-U-A-E-I
I use the state of the [Dm] art
[A]
[D]
Technology
[Dm] [A] [Dm]
Now [G] don't you [D] forget [Dm] it
[D] It ain't used to [Dm] me
It's really on my bones
[Dm] I
[D] got [G] all that
[Dm]
[D] I need
It's the power that's going out
[Dm] [D]
I need the power that's going out
[Dm]
[G] [Dm] [A] I need the power that's going [Dm] out
[G] [Dm] I need the power that's going out
[Gm]
Key:  
Dm
2311
D
1321
G
2131
Am
2311
A
1231
Dm
2311
D
1321
G
2131
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To learn Jim James - (A.E.I.O.U.) State Of The Art chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: G, Dm, D, Dm, G and D. Adjust your pace with the tempo control on ChordU, starting slowly and speeding up progressively. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: C Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Daylight _ _ come, _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [G] daylight _ [D] go.
_ [Dm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ How far will it reach?
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Ain't _ nobody know.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ And when the dawn _ breaks,
_ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Crater will fall.
_ [Dm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And down will come, baby,
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Crater and all. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now I know you [G] need the _ dark _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
Just as [D] much _ as the [Dm]
sun.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
But _ _ you're signing on forever
_ _ [D] When _ _ _ _ _ _ you ink it in _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
blood.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ A-E-I [E]-O-U-E-I-O-U-A-E-I-O [B]-U-I
I [D] use the state of the art
_ [F] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] Technology
_ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ [Dm] Supposed _ _ _ _ to make the better living
_ [D]
Are _ _ _ [Am] _ _ we better human [D] _ _ [F] beings?
[D] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ We've [Fm] got our wires [Dm] all crossed
_ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[A] Tubes are all [F] tied
_ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] And I'm straining to remember
_ [G] Just _ _ [D] _ _ what it means to be [Bb] _ alive _ _ _
_ A _ _ _ _ life worth living _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Now you can feel it in your _ _ chest _ _
_ _ _ _ Building like little birds
_ _ Just _ _ _ _ _ _ building up the _ _ _ nest _
And _ _ you build it up strong
_ _ [D] And _ _ _ _ _ _ you build it up with love
[Dm] _ And _ _ _ _ _ _ you pray for [Am] good [D] rain
[Dm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ All from [Am] the Lord [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ above _
_ _ A-E-I-O [D]-U-E-I-O-U-A-E-I
_ _ I _ _ _ use the state of the [Dm] art
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Technology
_ [Dm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ Now [G] don't you [D] forget [Dm] it _ _ _ _
[D] It _ _ _ ain't used to _ _ [Dm] me _ _ _ _
_ It's really on my bones
[Dm] I
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ got [G] all that
[Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] I need
It's the power that's going out
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
I need the power that's going out
[Dm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [A] I need the power that's going [Dm] out _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ I need the power that's going out _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This track, written by James Olliges, is part of the album Regions of Light and Sound of God.

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