Chords for Tony Hadley - Through The Barricades (Radio 2 Piano Room session)
Tempo:
126.7 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
D
Em
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [Em]
[Bm]
[C] [Em]
[C]
[A]
[D]
[G]
Mother [Em] doesn't know when love is [Bm] gone.
[C] [Em] She says it must be youth [G] [C] that keeps us feeling strong.
[G]
I see it in [Em] a face that's turned [Bm] to ice.
[C] [Em] When she smiles, she shows [C] the lines of [D] sacrifice.
Now [C] I know [D] what they're saying [G] as our sun [D] [Em] begins to fade.
[Bm]
[Em] We made [G] our love [D] on [Am]
[C] wasted land.
[D] Through the [G] barricades, [C] [G]
[Em] Father made my [Bm]
history.
He [C] fought [Em] for what he thought [C] would set us somehow free.
[G]
They taught [Em] me what to say [Bm] in school.
[G] [C] But I [D] learned it [Em] not by heart.
But [C]
now that's tongue [D] in cheek.
Now [C] I know what [D] they're saying [G] in the [Bm] music of the grave.
[Em] We
[C] made our [G] love [Am] on wasted land.
[D] Through the
[F] barricades.
[C]
[G]
[C] [D]
[C]
[G] [Em]
Born on different [G] [Bm] sides of life.
[G] [C]
But we [Em] feel the same [C] and we feel all of the [G] strife.
So come [F#] to me [Bm] when I'm asleep.
[C] And [Em] then we'll cross those [C] lines and [D] dance across those [G] streets.
[D]
And now [C] I know [D] what they're saying
[G] as [D] those drums [Bm] begin to [Em] fade.
So we [C] make [G] our love [Am] on wasted [Em] land.
[D] Through the [G]
barricades.
[F] The world [C] will turn around and [G] I'll be there.
Well, [C] there's a scar right through my heart.
But I'll [G]
bear it again.
[F] I thought we were the [C] human race.
But [G] we were just [D] another [Em] borderline case.
And [C] the stars reach down, they tell us that [D] there's always one escape.
Oh, I [G]
[D] don't [Em] know where it's [D] gone.
[C] And in this [Em] troubled land, [C]
desperation keeps [D] us [Am]
[G] strong.
Friday's [Em] child is full of soul.
[Bm] [C]
With nothing [Em] left to lose, [C] there's everything [D] to go.
And now [C] I know [D] what they're saying.
[Em] [D] It's [G] a terrible [D]
beauty [Bm] that we made.
[Em]
So [C] we make our love [Am] on wasted land.
[D] Through the [G] barricades.
And now [C] I know [D] what they're saying.
[Em] As our hearts [D] go [C] to their graves.
We made [G] our love [Am] on [C] wasted, war [G] wasteland.
Oh, [D] and through the [F] barricades.
[C]
[F]
[G]
[Am]
[N]
[Bm]
[C] [Em]
[C]
[A]
[D]
[G]
Mother [Em] doesn't know when love is [Bm] gone.
[C] [Em] She says it must be youth [G] [C] that keeps us feeling strong.
[G]
I see it in [Em] a face that's turned [Bm] to ice.
[C] [Em] When she smiles, she shows [C] the lines of [D] sacrifice.
Now [C] I know [D] what they're saying [G] as our sun [D] [Em] begins to fade.
[Bm]
[Em] We made [G] our love [D] on [Am]
[C] wasted land.
[D] Through the [G] barricades, [C] [G]
[Em] Father made my [Bm]
history.
He [C] fought [Em] for what he thought [C] would set us somehow free.
[G]
They taught [Em] me what to say [Bm] in school.
[G] [C] But I [D] learned it [Em] not by heart.
But [C]
now that's tongue [D] in cheek.
Now [C] I know what [D] they're saying [G] in the [Bm] music of the grave.
[Em] We
[C] made our [G] love [Am] on wasted land.
[D] Through the
[F] barricades.
[C]
[G]
[C] [D]
[C]
[G] [Em]
Born on different [G] [Bm] sides of life.
[G] [C]
But we [Em] feel the same [C] and we feel all of the [G] strife.
So come [F#] to me [Bm] when I'm asleep.
[C] And [Em] then we'll cross those [C] lines and [D] dance across those [G] streets.
[D]
And now [C] I know [D] what they're saying
[G] as [D] those drums [Bm] begin to [Em] fade.
So we [C] make [G] our love [Am] on wasted [Em] land.
[D] Through the [G]
barricades.
[F] The world [C] will turn around and [G] I'll be there.
Well, [C] there's a scar right through my heart.
But I'll [G]
bear it again.
[F] I thought we were the [C] human race.
But [G] we were just [D] another [Em] borderline case.
And [C] the stars reach down, they tell us that [D] there's always one escape.
Oh, I [G]
[D] don't [Em] know where it's [D] gone.
[C] And in this [Em] troubled land, [C]
desperation keeps [D] us [Am]
[G] strong.
Friday's [Em] child is full of soul.
[Bm] [C]
With nothing [Em] left to lose, [C] there's everything [D] to go.
And now [C] I know [D] what they're saying.
[Em] [D] It's [G] a terrible [D]
beauty [Bm] that we made.
[Em]
So [C] we make our love [Am] on wasted land.
[D] Through the [G] barricades.
And now [C] I know [D] what they're saying.
[Em] As our hearts [D] go [C] to their graves.
We made [G] our love [Am] on [C] wasted, war [G] wasteland.
Oh, [D] and through the [F] barricades.
[C]
[F]
[G]
[Am]
[N]
Key:
C
G
D
Em
Bm
C
G
D
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
Mother [Em] doesn't know when love is [Bm] gone. _ _ _ _
_ [C] [Em] She says it must be youth [G] [C] that keeps us feeling strong.
_ [G] _
I see it in [Em] a face that's turned [Bm] to ice. _ _
_ [C] _ [Em] _ When she smiles, she shows [C] the lines of [D] sacrifice. _ _ _
Now [C] I know _ [D] what they're saying [G] as our sun _ [D] [Em] begins to fade.
_ [Bm] _
_ _ [Em] We made [G] our love [D] on _ [Am] _
[C] wasted land.
[D] Through the [G] _ _ _ barricades, _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Em] Father made my [Bm]
history.
He _ _ _ _ _ [C] fought _ [Em] _ for what he thought [C] would set us somehow free.
_ [G] _
They taught [Em] me what to say [Bm] in school. _ _
_ _ [G] _ [C] But I [D] learned it [Em] not by heart.
But [C]
now that's tongue [D] in cheek. _
_ _ Now [C] I know what [D] they're saying [G] in the [Bm] music of the grave.
[Em] We _ _
_ [C] made our [G] love [Am] on _ _ wasted land.
_ [D] Through the _
[F] _ _ _ barricades. _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Em]
Born on different [G] [Bm] sides of life.
_ _ _ [G] _ [C] _
_ _ But we [Em] feel the same [C] and we _ feel all of the [G] strife.
So come [F#] to me _ [Bm] when I'm asleep. _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ And [Em] then we'll cross those [C] lines and [D] dance across those [G] streets.
[D] _
And now [C] I know _ [D] what they're saying _
[G] as [D] those drums [Bm] begin to [Em] fade.
_ _ So we [C] make [G] our love [Am] on _ _ wasted [Em] land. _
[D] _ Through the _ [G] _ _
barricades. _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ The world [C] will turn around and [G] I'll be there. _
_ _ Well, [C] there's a scar right through my heart.
But I'll [G] _
bear it again. _ _
[F] I thought we were the [C] human race.
But [G] we were just [D] another [Em] borderline case. _ _
_ And [C] the stars reach down, they tell us that [D] there's always one escape. _
Oh, I [G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ don't [Em] know where _ _ _ it's [D] gone.
_ [C] _ And in this [Em] troubled land, _ [C] _
desperation keeps _ [D] us [Am]
[G] strong. _ _ _ _
Friday's [Em] child is full of soul.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _
With nothing [Em] left to lose, [C] there's everything [D] to go.
_ _ _ _ And now [C] I know [D] what they're saying.
[Em] [D] It's [G] a terrible [D]
beauty [Bm] that we made.
[Em] _ _
_ So [C] we make our love [Am] on _ _ wasted land.
_ [D] Through the _ [G] _ _ barricades. _
And now [C] I know _ [D] what they're saying.
[Em] As our hearts [D] go [C] to their _ _ graves.
We made [G] our love [Am] on [C] wasted, _ _ _ war _ _ [G] wasteland. _ _ _
Oh, [D] and through _ the _ _ _ [F] barricades.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
Mother [Em] doesn't know when love is [Bm] gone. _ _ _ _
_ [C] [Em] She says it must be youth [G] [C] that keeps us feeling strong.
_ [G] _
I see it in [Em] a face that's turned [Bm] to ice. _ _
_ [C] _ [Em] _ When she smiles, she shows [C] the lines of [D] sacrifice. _ _ _
Now [C] I know _ [D] what they're saying [G] as our sun _ [D] [Em] begins to fade.
_ [Bm] _
_ _ [Em] We made [G] our love [D] on _ [Am] _
[C] wasted land.
[D] Through the [G] _ _ _ barricades, _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Em] Father made my [Bm]
history.
He _ _ _ _ _ [C] fought _ [Em] _ for what he thought [C] would set us somehow free.
_ [G] _
They taught [Em] me what to say [Bm] in school. _ _
_ _ [G] _ [C] But I [D] learned it [Em] not by heart.
But [C]
now that's tongue [D] in cheek. _
_ _ Now [C] I know what [D] they're saying [G] in the [Bm] music of the grave.
[Em] We _ _
_ [C] made our [G] love [Am] on _ _ wasted land.
_ [D] Through the _
[F] _ _ _ barricades. _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Em]
Born on different [G] [Bm] sides of life.
_ _ _ [G] _ [C] _
_ _ But we [Em] feel the same [C] and we _ feel all of the [G] strife.
So come [F#] to me _ [Bm] when I'm asleep. _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ And [Em] then we'll cross those [C] lines and [D] dance across those [G] streets.
[D] _
And now [C] I know _ [D] what they're saying _
[G] as [D] those drums [Bm] begin to [Em] fade.
_ _ So we [C] make [G] our love [Am] on _ _ wasted [Em] land. _
[D] _ Through the _ [G] _ _
barricades. _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ The world [C] will turn around and [G] I'll be there. _
_ _ Well, [C] there's a scar right through my heart.
But I'll [G] _
bear it again. _ _
[F] I thought we were the [C] human race.
But [G] we were just [D] another [Em] borderline case. _ _
_ And [C] the stars reach down, they tell us that [D] there's always one escape. _
Oh, I [G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ don't [Em] know where _ _ _ it's [D] gone.
_ [C] _ And in this [Em] troubled land, _ [C] _
desperation keeps _ [D] us [Am]
[G] strong. _ _ _ _
Friday's [Em] child is full of soul.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _
With nothing [Em] left to lose, [C] there's everything [D] to go.
_ _ _ _ And now [C] I know [D] what they're saying.
[Em] [D] It's [G] a terrible [D]
beauty [Bm] that we made.
[Em] _ _
_ So [C] we make our love [Am] on _ _ wasted land.
_ [D] Through the _ [G] _ _ barricades. _
And now [C] I know _ [D] what they're saying.
[Em] As our hearts [D] go [C] to their _ _ graves.
We made [G] our love [Am] on [C] wasted, _ _ _ war _ _ [G] wasteland. _ _ _
Oh, [D] and through _ the _ _ _ [F] barricades.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _