Synthetic World Chords by Jimmy Cliff
Tempo:
181.7 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
Cm
F
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] [Gm]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Cm]
[Eb] [F]
[Bb] Hey you,
[Eb] [Bb] I'm up from the bayou [Eb] Where [Bb]
wildlife runs free
[Eb] You could say [Bb] that I'm country But [Eb] let me [Bb] tell you what I see
Your world is [Cm] plastic [Eb]
[Bb] Can't see through to the other [Cm] side
[Eb]
[Dm] [Bb] Your cities are made of [Cm] wood [Eb]
[Bb] Antiques are what you've got inside
[Cm] [Eb]
[F] Houses [Bb] are paver But folks don't feel a word you say
Ranch is [Cm] like acid [Eb] It burns [G] [Bb] when it slides away
[Eb] So
[Bb] you see [Eb]
[Fm] My patience [Bb] is growing thin
[Eb]
[Bb] With this synthetic [Cm] world [Eb]
We're [Bb] living in
[Cm] The [Eb]
[Bb]
word imitation [Cm] And labels cross the [Eb] nation
What's real has become a [D] freak [Bb]
[Cm] Someone's [Eb] trying to make me
[Cm] [Gm] Brain [Cm] denatures to keep me [Eb] blind Psychedelic music to [Bb] blow my mind
So you
[Cm] see [Eb]
[Bb] My patience is growing thin
With [Eb]
[Bb] this synthetic [Cm] world [Eb]
[Bb] We're living in
[Cm] Braid [Eb]
[Bb]
together air [Cm] Air together [Eb] strain
Making people [Bb] die every day Now I'm tired, [Cm] out of [Eb] place
If I [Bb] only had one face All my friends got [Cm] more than two
[Eb] No longer must [Bb] you be you They found out [Cm] how transplant
[Bb] Maybe it has reflexes So you see
[Cm] [Eb]
My [F] patience is [Bb] growing thin With [Eb]
[Bb] this synthetic [Cm] [Eb]
[F] world
[Bb] We're living in
[Cm] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Cm] [Eb] The [Bb]
[Eb] word [Bb] imitation And labels cross the nation
[Cm] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Cm]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Cm]
[Eb] [F]
[Bb] Hey you,
[Eb] [Bb] I'm up from the bayou [Eb] Where [Bb]
wildlife runs free
[Eb] You could say [Bb] that I'm country But [Eb] let me [Bb] tell you what I see
Your world is [Cm] plastic [Eb]
[Bb] Can't see through to the other [Cm] side
[Eb]
[Dm] [Bb] Your cities are made of [Cm] wood [Eb]
[Bb] Antiques are what you've got inside
[Cm] [Eb]
[F] Houses [Bb] are paver But folks don't feel a word you say
Ranch is [Cm] like acid [Eb] It burns [G] [Bb] when it slides away
[Eb] So
[Bb] you see [Eb]
[Fm] My patience [Bb] is growing thin
[Eb]
[Bb] With this synthetic [Cm] world [Eb]
We're [Bb] living in
[Cm] The [Eb]
[Bb]
word imitation [Cm] And labels cross the [Eb] nation
What's real has become a [D] freak [Bb]
[Cm] Someone's [Eb] trying to make me
[Cm] [Gm] Brain [Cm] denatures to keep me [Eb] blind Psychedelic music to [Bb] blow my mind
So you
[Cm] see [Eb]
[Bb] My patience is growing thin
With [Eb]
[Bb] this synthetic [Cm] world [Eb]
[Bb] We're living in
[Cm] Braid [Eb]
[Bb]
together air [Cm] Air together [Eb] strain
Making people [Bb] die every day Now I'm tired, [Cm] out of [Eb] place
If I [Bb] only had one face All my friends got [Cm] more than two
[Eb] No longer must [Bb] you be you They found out [Cm] how transplant
[Bb] Maybe it has reflexes So you see
[Cm] [Eb]
My [F] patience is [Bb] growing thin With [Eb]
[Bb] this synthetic [Cm] [Eb]
[F] world
[Bb] We're living in
[Cm] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Cm] [Eb] The [Bb]
[Eb] word [Bb] imitation And labels cross the nation
[Cm] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Cm]
Key:
Bb
Eb
Cm
F
Gm
Bb
Eb
Cm
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] Hey you, _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] I'm up from the _ bayou _ _ _ [Eb] Where _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ wildlife runs free
[Eb] _ _ You could say [Bb] that I'm country _ _ _ But _ _ [Eb] _ let me [Bb] tell you what I see _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Your _ _ _ _ _ world is [Cm] _ plastic _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] Can't see through to the other _ [Cm] side
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] Your cities are made of [Cm] wood _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] Antiques are what you've got inside
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[F] Houses _ [Bb] _ _ _ are paver But folks don't feel a word you say
_ _ _ _ _ Ranch is [Cm] like acid [Eb] It _ burns [G] _ _ [Bb] when it slides away
[Eb] _ _ _ So _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] you _ _ see [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] My patience [Bb] is growing _ thin
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] With this _ synthetic _ [Cm] world _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ We're [Bb] living in
_ [Cm] _ The _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
word imitation [Cm] And labels cross the [Eb] nation
What's real has become a [D] freak _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ Someone's [Eb] trying to make me
_ _ [Cm] _ [Gm] Brain _ _ _ [Cm] denatures to keep me [Eb] blind _ Psychedelic music to [Bb] blow my mind
So you _
_ _ _ [Cm] see _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] My patience is growing thin
_ _ _ With [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ this _ synthetic [Cm] _ world [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] We're _ living _ in
[Cm] Braid _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
together air [Cm] Air together [Eb] strain
Making people [Bb] die every day Now I'm tired, [Cm] out of [Eb] place
If I [Bb] only had one face All my friends got [Cm] more than two
[Eb] No longer must [Bb] you be you They found out [Cm] how transplant
[Bb] Maybe it has _ reflexes So you see
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ My [F] patience is [Bb] growing thin _ _ With _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ this _ synthetic [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ world
[Bb] We're living _ _ in
[Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] The _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ word _ [Bb] _ imitation And labels cross the nation _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] Hey you, _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] I'm up from the _ bayou _ _ _ [Eb] Where _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ wildlife runs free
[Eb] _ _ You could say [Bb] that I'm country _ _ _ But _ _ [Eb] _ let me [Bb] tell you what I see _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Your _ _ _ _ _ world is [Cm] _ plastic _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] Can't see through to the other _ [Cm] side
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] Your cities are made of [Cm] wood _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] Antiques are what you've got inside
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[F] Houses _ [Bb] _ _ _ are paver But folks don't feel a word you say
_ _ _ _ _ Ranch is [Cm] like acid [Eb] It _ burns [G] _ _ [Bb] when it slides away
[Eb] _ _ _ So _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] you _ _ see [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] My patience [Bb] is growing _ thin
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] With this _ synthetic _ [Cm] world _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ We're [Bb] living in
_ [Cm] _ The _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
word imitation [Cm] And labels cross the [Eb] nation
What's real has become a [D] freak _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ Someone's [Eb] trying to make me
_ _ [Cm] _ [Gm] Brain _ _ _ [Cm] denatures to keep me [Eb] blind _ Psychedelic music to [Bb] blow my mind
So you _
_ _ _ [Cm] see _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] My patience is growing thin
_ _ _ With [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ this _ synthetic [Cm] _ world [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] We're _ living _ in
[Cm] Braid _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
together air [Cm] Air together [Eb] strain
Making people [Bb] die every day Now I'm tired, [Cm] out of [Eb] place
If I [Bb] only had one face All my friends got [Cm] more than two
[Eb] No longer must [Bb] you be you They found out [Cm] how transplant
[Bb] Maybe it has _ reflexes So you see
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ My [F] patience is [Bb] growing thin _ _ With _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ this _ synthetic [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ world
[Bb] We're living _ _ in
[Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] The _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ word _ [Bb] _ imitation And labels cross the nation _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _