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God Damn The Sun by Swans




                                God Damn The Sun








* The song itself is pretty much an unbroken verse, so I have not divided it, instead
it as one. Also note that I have placed the chords above the lyrics for the first couple
"cycles" and that's it because of it's repetitive nature. Included is a chart for the outro.

* Listening to the guitars will help you with your rhythm, just keep it simple and use
I hope to analyse the parts in greater detail later on down the track, so keep your eyes
for a Powertab / Guitar Pro version. The Swans were never renowned for virtuosity, but 
certainly came up with interesting textures and ideas. That was their brilliance....

The Chord Shapes

* D         x x 0 2 3 2
* Dadd4     x x 0 0 3 2
* A         x 0 2 2 2 0
* Emadd9    0 2 4 0 0 0
* G/D       x x 0 4 3 3

Intro *(This is the cycle of changes until the Outro)

  D         Dadd4     A         Emadd9
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |


"Verse"  *See opening notes.

D                  Dadd4
When, when we were young
          A
We had no history
              Emadd9
So nothing to lose
               D
Meant we could choose
               Dadd4
Choose what we wanted then
            A                     Emadd9
Without any fear, or thought of revenge
                  D
But then you grew old
                Dadd4
And I lost my ambition
                 A
So I gained an addiction
               Emadd9
To drink and depression
         D
They are mine
              Daddd4
My only true friends
                   A
And I'll keep them here with me
               Emadd9
Until the very end

                    D  *(Continue w/chord cycle until the Outro
I'd choose not to remember
But I miss your arrogance
And I need your intelligence
And your hate for authority
But now you're gone
I read it today
They found you in Spain
Face down in the street
With a bottle in your hand
And a wild smile on your face
And a knife in your back
You died in a foreign land
And they found my letter
Rolled up in your pocket
Where I said I'd kill myself
If she left me again
So now she's gone
And you're both in my mind
I've got one thing to say
Before I am drunk again:
God damn the Sun
God damn the Sun
God damn anyone
That says a kind word
God damn the Sun
God damn The Sun
God damn the light it shines
And this world it shows
             D
God damn the Sun < Outro begins here


Outro

  D         G/D
| / / / / | / / / / | (Play 4 times)

  D
| o       |         | Ends















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