The Earth Dies Screaming Chords by Ub40

Tempo:
121.3 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

Em

Fm

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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UB40 - The Earth Dies Screaming chords
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[F]
[Ab]
[C] [F]
[C]
[F] Oh, come bright wind,
[Fm] call that breaks the
[Em] silence.
Oh, give [C] my tired heart a rest.
[F] Keep alive,
[Ab] cause no longer [Em] dreaming.
Hear [C] my screaming,
[F]
hear that screaming.
[Fm] Hear that screaming.
[C] [Em] I need [Am] you to try to prevent
[C] hear
[F] that screaming.
[Fm] Hear that screaming.
[C] [Em] I know [C] that we must defend our land
[F] like scattered paper.
[Ab] Cause my [Fm] silent [Em] waiting
is [F]
easier [C] than said.
[F]
Unhandingly,
[Fm] found to be
[Em] the [C] earnest.
[F] Hear that screaming,
[Fm] hear that screaming.
[Em] I need [Am]
you to try to prevent
[C]
hear [Am] that screaming.
[Fm] Hear that screaming.
[Em] I know [C] that we must defend our land.
[F]
[Em] [Gb]
[F]
Four feet and me
[Ab] sitting on the [Em] table
and [C]
blood's within rolling eyes.
[F] This time
[Fm] [D] folks are not receiving.
[Em] Hear [Am] that screaming,
[C]
[F] hear that screaming.
[Fm] Hear that screaming.
[C] [G] [Am] We need you to try to prevent
[C]
hear [F] that screaming.
[Fm] Hear that screaming.
[C] [Em] [C] I know that we must defend our land.
[F] [Am]
[Ab]
[Em] [Am]
[F] [C]
[F]
[Ab]
[C] [Am]
[C]
[F] [Am]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
Em
121
Fm
123111111
Am
2311
C
3211
F
134211111
Em
121
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To start learning Ub40 - (Edit) The Earth Dies Screaming chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: C, F, Fm, C, Em, C and Em. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 60 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 121. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: C Major.

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[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] Oh, come bright _ wind,
_ _ [Fm] _ call that breaks the _
[Em] silence.
_ Oh, give [C] my tired heart a rest. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ Keep alive, _
_ _ [Ab] _ cause no longer [Em] dreaming.
_ Hear [C] my _ _ _ screaming,
_ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ hear that screaming. _
_ _ [Fm] _ Hear that _ screaming.
_ [C] _ _ [Em] I need [Am] you to try to prevent
_ [C] _ hear _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ that screaming.
_ _ [Fm] _ _ Hear that screaming.
_ [C] _ _ [Em] I know [C] that we must defend our land _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ like scattered paper.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ Cause my [Fm] silent [Em] waiting
_ _ is [F]
easier [C] than _ _ said. _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
Unhandingly,
_ _ [Fm] _ found to be
_ _ _ [Em] _ the _ [C] earnest. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ Hear that _ screaming,
_ [Fm] _ _ hear that _ screaming.
_ [Em] _ I need [Am]
you to try to prevent
_ [C] _
hear _ _ [Am] _ _ that _ screaming.
_ [Fm] _ Hear that _ screaming.
_ [Em] _ _ I know [C] that we must defend our _ _ land. _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Four feet and me
_ [Ab] sitting _ _ on the _ [Em] table
_ and [C]
blood's within rolling eyes. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ This _ time
_ [Fm] _ _ [D] folks are not receiving.
_ [Em] Hear _ [Am] that _ _ screaming,
_ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ hear that screaming.
_ _ [Fm] _ _ Hear that screaming.
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [Am] We need you to try to prevent
[C] _ _
hear _ _ [F] _ _ that screaming.
_ _ [Fm] _ Hear that screaming.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ [C] I know that we must defend our land. _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _ _

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