Cicada Chords by Silverchair

Tempo:
121.6 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

Em

D

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Silverchair - Cicada chords
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[E] [Em]
[E] [Em]
[A] [E]
[Em] [E]
[Em] When [A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[G] [A] [C]
[D] [E] [D]
he was [A] just a little [B]
boy, [A] [Em] he only had one [Am] favorite [E]
[A] toy.
And he had [G]
nothing on his [A] mind, [E] he never left anything [C#m] behind.
[C]
[D] And [E] as he got [A] older, things got [E] [Bm]
worse.
[A] [E] Like he'd been [A] born under [E] a
[A] curse.
[E] Things started to fall [A] apart, [Em] and we're like we were at the [C#m] start.
[C] No, [D]
[A] it's like a civil [E] war, going on.
[A] [E] It's like a civil war, [A] [Em] don't turn away.
[A] [Em] There's something you can't [Am] ignore, [C]
going [D] on.
[E]
[A] It's like a civil war.
[E] [G] [A]
[E] [G] [A]
[E] And now that [G] he was [A] in his [Em] [A] teens,
[E] he started to [A] learn what [E] life [G] [A] means.
[Em] Problems were still [G] appearing, [A]
[Em] they didn't look like [C#m] disappearing.
[C] No, [D]
[Am] it's like a civil [E] war, going on.
It's like a civil [G] war, [Am]
[E] don't turn away.
[A]
[E] There's something you can't ignore, [A]
[C] going [D] on.
[Am] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
[A#] [B]
[C] [D]
[Em]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] Going on.
[A]
[E] It's like a civil [A] war, [E] don't turn [A] away.
[E] There's something you can't ignore.
[A]
[Em] [A]
[Em] It's like a civil war.
[E] Don't turn [A] away.
[Em] There's something you can't ignore.
[C]
Going [D] on.
[A] It's like a civil war.
[Dm] [Bm]
[Dm] [C#]
[D#] [Dm] [F]
[D]
[C]
[G]
[C#] [G]
[C#m] [C#]
[E] [Gm]
[G] [D]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
Em
121
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
E
2311
Em
121
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To start learning Silverchair - Cicada chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: A, E and A. A strategic approach would be to train at 61 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 122. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of E Minor.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ When _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D]
he was [A] just a little _ _ [B] _
boy, [A] _ _ [Em] he _ only had one [Am] favorite [E] _ _ _
_ _ [A] toy.
And he had [G]
nothing on his [A] mind, [E] he never left anything [C#m] _ behind.
[C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ And _ [E] as he got [A] older, things got [E] _ _ [Bm] _
worse.
[A] _ _ _ [E] Like he'd been [A] born under _ [E] a _
_ [A] _ curse.
_ [E] Things started to fall [A] apart, [Em] and we're like we were at the [C#m] start.
[C] _ No, _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] it's like a civil [E] war, going on.
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] It's like a civil war, _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ don't turn away.
_ [A] _ _ [Em] There's something you can't [Am] ignore, _ [C] _ _
going [D] on.
_ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ It's like a civil war. _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] And now that [G] he was [A] in his [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] teens, _
_ [E] he started to [A] learn what [E] life _ _ [G] _ [A] means. _
[Em] _ Problems were still [G] appearing, [A] _
[Em] they didn't look like _ [C#m] _ disappearing.
[C] _ No, _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] it's like a civil [E] war, going on. _ _ _ _
It's like a civil [G] war, _ [Am] _ _
[E] don't turn away.
[A] _ _ _
[E] There's something you can't ignore, [A] _ _ _
[C] _ going _ [D] on. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] Going on.
_ [A] _ _
_ [E] It's like a civil [A] war, _ [E] don't turn _ [A] away. _
_ [E] There's something you can't ignore.
[A] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Em] It's like a civil war. _ _
[E] Don't turn [A] away. _ _
[Em] There's something you can't ignore.
[C] _
_ Going [D] on. _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ It's like a civil _ war. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C#] _ _
[D#] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [E] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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