Chords for King Crimson - The Night Watch (OFFICIAL)

Tempo:
119.85 bpm
Chords used:

Em

D

Bm

G

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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King Crimson - The Night Watch (OFFICIAL) chords
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[Em]
[G]
[Em]
[Am]
[Em]
[A]
[D] [A]
[Em] [G]
[D]
[C#]
[D] [C#]
[A] [D] [Em]
[G]
[A] [D]
[F#] Shine, [D] shine, [Em]
[D] the [Em] light of good work shine.
[D] [Em] The watch [D] before [Em] the city [D] gates [Em] depicted in their prime.
[D]
[A] The golden [D] light, all grimy now.
[Em] Three hundred years [G] have passed, the worthy captain and his squad of troopers standing [D]
by.
[Bm]
[Am] [G]
[F#m] [Bm] The artist knew their faces well, the husbands of his lady friends, [Em] his creditors and counsellors.
[F#] In armour bright the merchantmen, [Bm] official moments of the guild and [C#] poses keen from bygone [Bm] days.
[A] City fathers frozen [Bm] there upon the canvas, dark [G] with age.
[F#m] [Em]
[G] [A] [Bm] The smell of painted flasks of wine in turn those faces all to me.
[Em] The blunderbuss and halberd sharp, [F#m] that's respectability.
[D] They make their entrance one by one, [Em] defenders of that way of [A] life.
Red brick home, the bourgeoisie [Bm] and get our lessons for [G] the wife.
[F#m] [Em]
[F#m] [F#] [Bm]
[D]
[G] [Bm] [Em]
[F#m]
[Bm]
[Em]
[F#m]
[Bm]
So [F#m] [Bm]
[A]
[Bm] many years we suffered here, our country wracked with Spanish [Em] wars.
Now comes the chance to find [F#m] ourselves, quiet frames [Bm] behind our doors.
We must [A] party [G] again.
[F#m]
[G] [Em] [A]
[Bm]
[G] [F#m]
[Bm]
[Em] [G] [F#m]
[E] [G] [Em]
[A] [Bm]
So [Em] the [D] pride [Em] of little [D] men, [Em] the burghers [G] good and true, still living through the painters hands.
Request you all to [D] understand.
[G]
Key:  
Em
121
D
1321
Bm
13421112
G
2131
A
1231
Em
121
D
1321
Bm
13421112
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Let's start jamming King Crimson - (Expanded Edition, Starless and Bible Black Expanded Edition) Starless And Bible Black chords, practice the chord sequence D, Em, D, Em, F#m and Bm. Begin your practice at a relaxed 59 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 120. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: E Minor.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _
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[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] Shine, _ [D] shine, _ [Em] _
_ _ [D] the [Em] light of good work shine.
_ [D] _ _ [Em] The watch [D] before [Em] the city [D] gates [Em] depicted in their prime.
[D] _ _ _
[A] The golden [D] light, all grimy now.
[Em] Three hundred years [G] have passed, the worthy captain and his squad of troopers standing [D]
by.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] The artist knew their faces well, the husbands of his lady friends, [Em] his creditors and counsellors.
[F#] In armour bright the merchantmen, [Bm] official moments of the guild and [C#] poses keen from bygone [Bm] days.
[A] City fathers frozen [Bm] there upon the canvas, dark [G] with age.
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] The smell of painted flasks of wine in turn those faces all to me.
[Em] The blunderbuss and halberd sharp, [F#m] that's respectability.
[D] They make their entrance one by one, [Em] defenders of that way of [A] life.
Red brick home, the bourgeoisie [Bm] and get our lessons for [G] the _ wife.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[G] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
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So _ [F#m] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] many years we suffered here, our country wracked with Spanish [Em] wars.
Now comes the chance to find [F#m] ourselves, quiet frames [Bm] behind our doors.
We must [A] party [G] again.
_ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [G] _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ So [Em] the [D] pride [Em] of little [D] men, [Em] the burghers [G] good and true, still living through the painters hands.
Request you all to [D] understand. _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
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