I Hear They Smoke The Barbecue Chords by Pere Ubu

Tempo:
116.65 bpm
Chords used:

A

G

E

B

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Pere Ubu - I Hear They Smoke The Barbecue chords
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[A]
[B]
[A] [G]
[A] I lie [B] awake,
[G] I was waiting [A] for the clouds [E] to break.
[A] No doubt [B] you've heard, [G] about the dope [A] in Northern Poles.
Hard [Bm] to believe,
[G] only people [A] believe.
I hear they live on fruit and air.
I hear [G] they love old Joe [A] Giddair.
I hear [B] they're good at parking [A] cars.
I hear [G] they want to be like [A] me.
[Bm]
[D] [A]
They'll move [Bm] next door,
[D] they'll be a [A] part of the neighborhood.
But sad as [Bm] we are,
[G] the company [A] must laugh at misery.
[E] Now we're [D] from the [A] gun side [E] of forever.
[G] I [D]
[E] hear [D] that hard [A] times [E] are beginning.
[D]
[A] I [B] hear the sky pink or black.
I hear [G] they love old Joe [A] Giddair.
I hear they sneak around at night.
I hear [G] they want to be like [A] we are.
We stay [Bm] up late.
[G] We're waiting for [A] the clouds [E] to break.
[A] We're living on a [B] kiss note.
[G] Man from Mars, [A] man.
[E] It's a joke.
[A] We're not [Bm] alone.
[G] [A] The sky, reminding us [Bm] of the moon.
The [G] city, misery [A] must laugh at me.
[E] Now we're [D] from the [A] dark side of [E] forever.
[G] [A]
[E] I hear [D] that hard [A] times [E] are beginning.
[G] So we'll move [A] next [E]
[G] [D]
[G] door.
[E]
[A]
[G] [F#m] [A] I'm not [B] afraid.
[G] Waiting [A] for the clouds to break.
I'm not [B] afraid.
[E] Waiting [A] for the clouds to break.
Now we're from the [B] dark side of forever.
[G] We're from [A] the dark side of forever.
I'm not [B] afraid.
[E] Waiting [A] for the clouds to break.
I'm not [Bm] afraid.
[G] Waiting [A] for the clouds to break.
[G] Waiting [A] for the clouds.
Key:  
A
1231
G
2131
E
2311
B
12341112
D
1321
A
1231
G
2131
E
2311
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To learn Pere Ubu - I Hear They Smoke The Barbecue chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - A, Bm, G, A and G of chords. Start with a comfortable 58 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 117. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: A# Major.

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_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ I lie [B] awake, _ _
[G] _ I was waiting [A] for the clouds [E] to break.
[A] _ _ No doubt [B] you've heard, [G] about the dope _ _ [A] in Northern Poles.
_ Hard [Bm] to believe, _
[G] only people [A] _ _ believe.
_ I hear they live on fruit and air.
I hear [G] they love old Joe [A] Giddair.
I hear [B] they're good at parking [A] cars.
I hear [G] they want to be like [A] me.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ They'll move [Bm] next door, _ _
[D] _ they'll be a [A] part of the neighborhood. _
_ But sad as [Bm] we are, _ _
[G] the company [A] must laugh at misery.
[E] _ Now we're [D] from the [A] gun side [E] of forever.
_ [G] I _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ hear [D] that hard [A] times [E] are beginning.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ I [B] hear the sky pink or black.
I hear [G] they love old Joe [A] Giddair.
I hear they sneak around at night.
I hear [G] they want to be like [A] we are.
We stay [Bm] up late. _ _
[G] We're waiting for [A] the clouds [E] to break.
[A] _ We're living on a [B] kiss note. _ _
[G] _ Man from Mars, [A] man.
[E] It's a joke.
[A] _ We're not [Bm] alone. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] The sky, _ _ reminding us [Bm] of the moon.
The [G] city, misery [A] must laugh at me.
[E] _ Now we're [D] from the [A] dark side of [E] forever.
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] I hear [D] that hard [A] times [E] are beginning.
_ [G] So we'll move [A] next _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] door.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ I'm not [B] afraid.
_ _ [G] _ _ Waiting [A] for the clouds to break.
_ _ I'm not [B] afraid.
_ _ [E] _ _ Waiting [A] for the clouds to break.
Now we're from the [B] dark side of forever.
_ [G] _ _ We're from [A] the dark side of forever.
_ I'm not [B] afraid.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ Waiting [A] for the clouds to break.
_ I'm not [Bm] afraid.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ Waiting [A] for the clouds to break.
[G] _ _ Waiting [A] for the clouds. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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