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Antarctica Starts Here by John Cale


                      Antarctica Starts Here 


Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:F
Capo:no capo
 
[Intro]
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Bb6 Bb6 Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Bb6 Bb6
 
[Verse]
    Fmaj7          Fmaj7
The paranoid great movie queen
     Bb6        Bb6
Sits idly fully armed
    Fmaj7         Fmaj7
The powder and mascara there
  Bb6               Bb6
A warning light for charm
   Bb(ma7)6      F/A         [the (ma7) is when you include the vocal line]
We see her every movie night
    Gm                 F
The strong against the weak
    Bb6                F/A
The lines come out and struggle with
    Gm               C
The empty voice that speaks
       Gm     Gm       Fmaj7 Fmaj7
- that spea-ea---ea-ea-eaks
 
Bb6 Bb6
 
[Verse]
    Fmaj7         Fmaj7
Her heart is o so tired now
   Bb(ma7)6        Bb6
Of kindnesses gone by
     Fmaj7          Fmaj7
Like broken glasses in a drain
     Bb6               Bb6
Gone down but not well spent
    Bb(ma7)6       F/A        [see above]
The road from Barbary to here
    Gm                    F
She sold then stole right back
    Bb6       F/A
The vanity, insanity
    Gm              C
Her hungry heart forgave
 
    Bb/D                F/C          [bass line follows the vocal melody]
The fading bride's dull beauty grows
     Bb(ma7)       F/A  [...and leaves it again: (ma7) with the vocal]
Just begging to be seen
  Gm7             Gm
Beneath the magic lights that reach
     C9 - C11   F         [C in bass + Bb-D-G (C9); + Bb-D-F (C11)]
From Barbary to here
 
[Instrumental]
C C Dm C F  C C  Dm C F
F F Gm Gm  Bb Bb  C C
 
    Bb/D                 F/C         [see note above]
Her schoolhouse mind has windows now
      Bb(ma7)6           F/A          [see note above]
Where handsome creatures come to watch
    Gm6         Gm6
The anaesthetic wearing off
  Gm6             Edim   Edim
Antarctica starts here





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