The Celestials Chords by The Smashing Pumpkins

Tempo:
119.15 bpm
Chords used:

D

F#m

E

A

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Smashing Pumpkins Oceania: The Celestials chords
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[F#m] [A] [E] [D]
[F#m] [A] [E] [D]
[F#m] On [A] the day that you were [Em] born
They built [F#m] an empire off a [A] screen
I can't [Em] explain
[F#m]
[A] Endlessly they'll set you [Em] free
Give [F#m] you reason to believe
[A] This empty [Em] place
[F#m] I may [F#] seem [F#m] [D] Unafraid
[F#m] I may seem [D] Unashamed
[F#m] But I will [A] be
[E] A special [D] case
Never [Em] let the summer
[F#m] Get you down
[D] Never [Em] let your [A] thoughts run [F#m] free
[D]
Even [Em] while the [F#m] numbers
Rile [D] you up
Everything I want is [Em] free
[Bm] Till [D] the end
[F#m] [E] [Bm] Till the [F#m] end
[E] [Bm] Till [D] the end
[F#m] [A] [E] I'm [F#m] gonna love you
[A] [Em] One [F#m] hundred one percent
[A] [E] I'm [A] gonna love [Bm] you
Till the sand
[F#m] [A] [D]
[F#m] [A] [D]
[F#m] Take a chance if you should [A] go
[D] Face upon your happy home
[D#] The scanner's waves
[E] [D]
[F#m] [A] Selfishly they might conceive
[D] You were always [F#m] on your own
[A] You can't escape
[D]
[F#m] I may seem [D] Unafraid
[F#m] I may seem [C#m] [A] [D] Unashamed
But I [A] will be
[E] A [D] special case
Never [E] let the summer
[F#] Get you down
[D] Never [E] let your thoughts [F#m] run free
[D] Even [E] while the numbers
[B] Rile [D] you up
Everything I want [E] is free
You're [A] not me
And [E] never ever [C#m] will
You [A] ever be
[D] I'm [F#] [A]
[E] [D] gonna find
[F#] [A]
[E] And [D] never [F#] run [A] against
[E] I'm [D] gonna [C#m] find
[Bm] Till [D] the end
[F#m] [E] [Bm] Till [D] the
[F#m] end
[E] [Bm] Till [D] the end
[F#m] [E] [Bm] Never [D] let the summer
[F#m] Get you down
[Bm] Never [D] let your thoughts [F#m] run free
[Bm] Even [D] while the [F#m] numbers
Rile [E] you up
[B] [D]
Everything [A] I [E] want [Bm] is free
[D]
[B] Everything [E] I want [Bm] is free
[D] [B]
Everything [E] I want is [Bm] free
[F#m]
Everything I want [B] is [D] free
You'll [F#m] break me
[E] [Bm] Free, [D] you'll break [A] me
[E] [B] Free, [D] you'll [A] break [E] me
[B] You [D] break [F#m] me
[E] [F#m]
[F#]
[C#] [N]
Key:  
D
1321
F#m
123111112
E
2311
A
1231
Bm
13421112
D
1321
F#m
123111112
E
2311
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Learn the basic chords of The Smashing Pumpkins - The Celestials chords, with this master sequence: E, Bm, D, F#m, A, D, Em, F#m and A. A good strategy is to initiate at 59 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 119 BPM. With an eye on the song's key A Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _
[F#m] On [A] the day that you were [Em] born
They built [F#m] an empire off a [A] screen
I can't [Em] explain
_ [F#m] _ _
[A] Endlessly they'll set you [Em] free
Give [F#m] you reason to believe
[A] This empty [Em] place
[F#m] I _ may [F#] seem _ [F#m] _ [D] Unafraid
[F#m] I may seem _ _ [D] Unashamed
[F#m] But I will [A] be
[E] A special [D] case
Never [Em] let the summer
[F#m] Get you down
[D] Never [Em] let your [A] thoughts run [F#m] _ free
[D] _
Even [Em] while the [F#m] numbers
Rile [D] you up _
Everything I want is [Em] free
[Bm] Till [D] the end
[F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] Till the [F#m] _ end
[E] _ _ [Bm] Till [D] the end
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] I'm [F#m] gonna love you
_ [A] _ _ [Em] One [F#m] hundred one percent
[A] _ [E] I'm [A] gonna love [Bm] you
Till the sand _
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[F#m] Take a chance if you should [A] go
[D] Face upon your happy home
[D#] The scanner's waves
[E] _ _ [D] _
[F#m] _ [A] Selfishly they might conceive
[D] You were always [F#m] on your own
[A] You can't escape
[D] _ _
[F#m] I may seem _ _ [D] Unafraid
[F#m] I may seem [C#m] _ _ [A] [D] Unashamed
But I [A] will be
[E] A [D] special case
Never [E] let the summer
[F#] Get you down
[D] Never [E] let your thoughts [F#m] run free _ _
[D] Even [E] while the numbers
[B] Rile [D] you up
_ Everything I want [E] is free _ _
You're _ [A] _ not me
_ And _ [E] _ never ever [C#m] will
You [A] ever be _
_ [D] I'm _ [F#] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ [D] gonna find
[F#] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] And [D] never [F#] run [A] against
[E] I'm [D] gonna [C#m] find
[Bm] Till [D] the end
[F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] Till [D] the _
[F#m] end
[E] _ _ [Bm] Till [D] the end
[F#m] _ [E] _ _ [Bm] Never [D] let the summer
[F#m] Get you down
[Bm] Never [D] let your thoughts [F#m] run free
_ [Bm] Even [D] while the [F#m] numbers
Rile [E] you up
[B] _ _ [D] _ _
Everything [A] I [E] want [Bm] is free
[D] _ _
[B] Everything [E] I want [Bm] is free
[D] _ [B] _
Everything [E] I want is [Bm] free
[F#m] _ _
Everything I want [B] is [D] free
You'll [F#m] break me
_ [E] _ [Bm] Free, [D] you'll break [A] me
_ [E] _ [B] Free, [D] you'll [A] break [E] me
[B] You [D] break [F#m] me
_ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song was featured on the Oceania album.

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