the shadow of seattle
album: marcy playground
submitted by m. burgess
A F# E
e —-5—- —-2—- —-0—-
B —-5—- —-2—- —-0—-
G —-6—- —-3—- —-1—-
D —-7—- —-4—- —-2—-
A —-7—- —-4—- —-2—-
E —-5—- —-2—- —-0—-
F#* C G F
e ——— ——— —-3—- —-1—-
B ——— ——— —-3—- —-1—-
G ——— ——— —-4—- —-2—-
D —-4—- —-10— —-5—- —-3—-
A —-4—- —-10— —-5—- —-3—-
E —-2—- —-8—- —-3—- —-1—-
riff 1 riff 2
e ————— —————-
B ————— —————-
G ————— —————-
D ————— —————-
A –2h4-2-0—— ——–0-2-4—
E ———-4—- –0-2-4——-0-
F# A, F# A, F# A, F# A,
F# A
Rain,
F# A F# A
Like tin angels falling down
F# A F# A
Like a mission and we’re halfway there
F# A F# A
From some old dried up fried forgotten town
F# A
Why
F# A F# A
Won’t they let us be ourselves
F# A F# A
With our potential we could toe the line
F# A F#
And show the bastards up with our divine
C F#* C F#* C F#* C (riff 1)
Light! Light! Light! Light!
F# A
Seize
F# A F# A
All the records from the past
F# A F# A
Hold for ransom all the artifacts
F# A F#
This ragged town protects them to the last
C F#* C F#* C F#* C (riff 1)
With lies! lies! lies! lies!
F# E A G F# E A G F# E A G F# (riff 2) (riff 2)
See them running heading homeward to Seattle
F# A
Deem
F# A F# A
All the liars in your tribe
F# A F# A
To be the fires on the western side
F# A F# A
Of some old front we call the war of art
F# A
Rain,
F# A F# A
Like tin angels falling down
F# A F# A
Like a mission and we’re halfway there
F# A F# A
From some old dried up fried forgotten town
F# A F# A
From some old dried up fried forgotten town
F# A
To some old dried up fried forgotten
F
Town
F# A, F# A
