Rooks Chords by Shearwater

Tempo:
108 bpm
Chords used:

Gm

F

D

Eb

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Shearwater - Rooks chords
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[F]
[Gm]
[F] [F]
[Eb]
[D] When [Gm] the roofs were laid in piles by the sides of the road
[F] Crashing into the air is tangled laundry [Gm] line
[F] When gathered in a field they were burned in a [Bb] feathering pile
With a cold [D] black eye
100%  ➙  108BPM
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
D
1321
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
D
1321
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To learn Shearwater - Rooks chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Eb, D, Gm, F, C, D, Gm, Bb, F and Gm. A strategic approach would be to train at 54 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 108. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: G Minor.

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[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ When [Gm] the roofs were laid in piles by the sides of the road _ _ _ _ _
[F] Crashing into the air is tangled laundry [Gm] _ _ line _ _ _
[F] When gathered in a field they were burned in a [Bb] feathering pile
_ [A] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ With a cold [D] black eye _ _
_ _ When [Gm] the swallows fell from ears and the ghosts from the spire _ _
_ _ _ The [F] starlings and the millions who feed on the ground where [Gm] they lie _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] The ambulance [F] man said there's nowhere to flee for [Bb] your life
[A] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ So we stay [D] inside
_ _ _ _ And [Cm] we'll sleep until the [C] world [G] of man is _ [Gm] paralyzed _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] Oh, frolic on [G] the waves to [Gm] the sound of [Bb] the bough
_ You've heard that [Cm] song before
_ _ They're leaving [D] us alone
_ _ _ _ And [Gm] the shanty page just rings and [Bb] it's hard like a bell
_ _ _ And in [Cm] these cold stars
_ _ And these troubled [D] hearts
_ _ _ _ And [Eb] the cries of men let the kingdom come [D] [D] tonight
_ _ Let the stream be [G] realized _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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