So Chords

Capo 1st fret

Standard (EADGBE)

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*SO*

>1. RED RAIN

>2. SLEDGEHAMMER

>3. DON'T GIVE UP

>4. THAT VOICE AGAIN

>5. IN YOUR EYES

>6. MERCY STREET

>7. BIG TIME

>8. WE DO WHAT WE'RE TOLD (MILGRAM'S 37)

>9. THIS IS THE PICTURE (EXCELLENT BIRDS)

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1...RED RAIN... by Peter Gabriel

Intro

D/C

Chorus 1

C7M Red Drain is coming C7Mdown, red Drain.

C7M Red Drain is pouring C7Mdown,

 Pouring Ddown, all over Emme.

Verse 1

 I am Emstanding up at the D/Ewater's edge, in my Emdream.

 I cannot make a D/Esingle sound, as you Emscream.

Em7 It can't be that A/Ecold;

 The ground is still Emwarm to touch, and we touch.

 This place is so D/Equiet; sensing that Cstorm.

Chorus 2

C7M Red Drain is coming C7Mdown, red Drain.

C7M Red Drain is pouring C7Mdown,

 Pouring Ddown, all over Emme.

Verse 2

 Well, I've Emseen them buried in a D/Esheltered place in this Emtown.

 They tell you that this D/Erain can sting, and look down.

Em7 There is no A/Eblood around; see no Emsign of pain, no pain.

 Seeing no D/Ered at all, see no Crain.

Chorus 3

C7M Red Drain is coming C7Mdown, red Drain.

C7M Red Drain is pouring C7Mdown,

 Pouring Ddown, all over Emme.

Interlude

D/E G/E Gsus4 E G/E

D/C G/C Gsus4 C G/C

D/A G/A Gsus4 A G/A

D/F♯ G/F♯ Gsus4 F G/F

Break

G/F Putting the pressure on much harder now;

To return again and again.

Just let the red rain splash you;

Let the rain fall on your skin.

 I come to you defences down; with the trust of a Emchild.

Chorus 4

C7M Red Drain is coming C7Mdown, red Drain.

C7M Red Drain is pouring C7Mdown,

 Pouring Ddown, all over Emme.

Bridge 2

Em And I can't Cwatch any more; no Emmore denial.

 It's so Chard to lay down, in all of this;

Chorus 5

C7M Red Drain is coming C7Mdown, red Drain.

C7M Red Drain is pouring C7Mdown,

 Pouring Ddown, all over Emme. (I see it);

C7M Red Drain is coming C7Mdown, red Drain.

C7M Red Drain is pouring C7Mdown,

 Pouring Ddown, all over Emme. (I'm bathing in);

C7M Red Drain is coming C7Mdown, red Drain.

C7M Red Drain is pouring C7Mdown,

 Pouring Ddown, all over Emme. (I'm begging you);

Coda

C7M Red Drain is coming C7Mdown,

C7M Red Drain is coming C7Mdown.

C7M Red Drain is coming C7Mdown,

C7M Red Drain is coming C7Mdown.

 Over Dme, in the C7Mred, red Dsus4sea,

 Over C7Mme... Dsus4

 Over Emme, red rain.

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

D/C C7M D Em D/E Em7 A/E

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

G/E Gsus4 G/C Gsus4 C D/A G/A Gsus4 A

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

D/F♯ G/F♯ Gsus4 F G/F Dsus4

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

2...SLEDGEHAMMER... by Peter Gabriel

 (Original Key: D♯m)

Intro

Dm A♯7 G7 A7

Interlude

D C

Verse 1

  CYou could have a Dstream train,C D C

 If you'd Djust lay Cdown your Dtracks.

C You could have an Daero-Cplane, Dflying,C

 If you Dbring your Cblue sky Dback.

Bridge 1

C All you do is Bmcall me... I'll be anything you Dneed.

Interlude

D C D C C

Verse 2

  CYou could have a bDig dipper, C D

C Going up and Ddown, a-Cround the Dbends.

C You could have a Dbumper Ccar, Dbumping,C

 This a-Dmusement Cnever Dends.C

Chorus 1

 I wanna Bm7be, C

Em7 (Your Sledgehammer).Bm7 C

 Why don't you Em7call my name? Bm7 C

 Oh, let me Em7be, (your Sledgehammer),Bm7 C

 This will Em7be my testimony.

D Yeah,C

D (Yeah).C

Interlude

D C D C C

Verse 3

  CShow me round your fDruitcage, C D C

 'Cos I will Dbe your Choney Dbee.

C Open up your Dfruitcage, C D C

 Where the Dfruit is as Csweet as can Dbe.C

Chorus 2

 I wanna Bm7be, C

Em7 (Your Sledgehammer). Bm7 C

 Why don't you Em7call my name? Bm7 C

 You'd better Em7call, (The Sledgehammer),Bm7 C

 Put your Em7mind at rest. I'm gonna Bm7be; C

Em7 (The Sledgehammer),Bm7 C

 This can Em7be my testimony,Bm7 Cyeah!

 I'm your Em7sledgehammer,Bm7 C

 Let there Em7be no doubt about it.

Dm Sledge, sledge, A7sledgehammer.

Interlude

Dm A♯7 G7 Dm A♯7

G7 Get ready!

Coda

Dm I've kicked the habit, (I've kicked the habit),

A♯7 Shed my skin,G7 (shed my skin).

Dm This is the new stuff, (this is the new stuff),

 I go A♯7dancing in, we go G7dancing in. Oh, won't you...

Dm Show for me, (show for me),

 I will A♯7show for you,G7 (show for you).

Dm Show for me, (show for me),

 I will A♯7show for you,G7 yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

 I do mean Dmyou, only you,

 You've been A♯7coming through, going to build that G7power,

Build, build, build, build, build that power.

Dm I've been feeding my rhythm,

 I've been feeding the A♯7rhythm, going to feel that G7power, hey...

 Build in Dmyou.

 Come on, come on help me do, come on, come on A♯7help me do.

G7 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, you!

Dm I've been feeding my rhythm,

 I've been feeding my A♯7rhythm.

 It's what we're G7doing, doing all day and night.

(Fade)

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

Dm A♯7 G7 D C Bm Bm7 Em7 A7

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

3...DON'T GIVE UP... by Peter Gabriel/Kate Bush

 (Original Key: Cm)

Verse 1

 In Amthis proud land we G/Agrew up Amstrong;

G/B We were Cwanted all a-FlonCg.

 I was taught to Gfight, C/Gtaught to Gwin;

 I never Amthought I G/Acould Amfail.

Verse 2

Am No fight left, or G/Aso it Amseems,

 I am a G/Bman whose Cdreams have all de-FseCr-ted.

 I've changed my Gface, I've C/Gchanged my Gname,

 But no one Amwants you G/Awhen you Amlose.

Chorus 1

F/D Don't give C/Eup, 'cos you Am7haveF friends.

F/D Don't give C/Eup; you're not Am/Fbeaten yet.

F/D Don't give C/Eup; I Fknow you can Gmake it good.

Verse 3

Am Though I saw it G/Aall a-Amround;

G/B Never Cthought I could be af-FfeCc-ted.

 Thought that we'd Gbe the C/Glast to Ggo;

 It is so Amstrange the way G/Athings Amturn.

Verse 4

Am Drove the night to-G/Award my Amhome,

G/B The place that CI was born; on the FlakCe-side.

 As daylight Gbroke I C/Gsaw the Gearth;

 The trees had Amburned down G/Ato the Amground.

Chorus 2

F/D Don't give C/Eup; you still Am7haveF us.

F/D Don't give C/Eup; we don't Am7needF much of anything.

F Don't give up;

 'Cos G♯msomewhere there's a Cplace where Fwe bCe-long.

Bridge

 Rest your Ghead,C/G G

 You worry too Cmuch.F C

 It's going to be al-Gright.C/G G

 When Ctimes get rough, you can fall Fback on Cus.

 Don't give Cup, Gplease, don't give Cup.F C C

Break

 Got to Cwalk out of here; I can't Gtake anymore.

 Going to Cstand on that bridge; keep my Feyes down below.

 What-Cever may come and what-Gever may go;

 That river's Cflowing, G that river's Cflowing.F C C

Verse 5

Am Moved on to a-G/Another Amtown;

G/B Tried Chard to settle FdowCn.

 For every Gjob; so C/Gmany Gmen,

 So many Ammen no-G/Aone Amneeds.

Coda

F/D Don't give C/Eup, 'cos you Am7haveF friends.

F/D Don't give C/Eup; you're not Am/Fbeaten yet.

F/D Don't give C/Eup; no reason to Am/Fbe ashamed.

F/D Don't give C/Eup; you Am/Fstill have us.

F/D Don't give C/Eup now; we're Am7prouFd of who you are,

F/D Don't give C/Eup; you know it's Am7neveFr been easy.

F/D Don't give C/Eup;

 'Cos I be-Flieve there's a Gplace,

G There's a place where we be-Clong.

Outro

 Don't give Cup, don't give Dup, don't give Amup.

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

Am G/A G/B C F G C/G

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

F/D C/E Am7 F F G♯m D

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

4...THAT VOICE AGAIN... by Peter Gabriel

Intro

B F♯

C♯ F♯ B

Verse 1

 I C♯want to be with you, I F♯want to be Bclear.

 But C♯each time I try, it's the F♯voice I Bhear.

C♯ I F♯hear that Bvoice a-C♯gain.F♯ B C♯

Bridge 1

Cm I'm listening to the G♯conversation,Cm judge and jury G♯in my head.

Cm It's colouring G♯everything; Cmall we A♯did and G♯said.

Cm And still I hear that G♯sharp tongue talking,Cm talking G♯tangled words.

Cm I can sense the G♯danger; just Cmlisten A♯to the G♯wind.

Interlude

D♯ B

Verse 2

 I C♯want you close, I F♯want you Bnear,

 I C♯can't help but listen, but I F♯don't Bwant C♯to hear.

F♯ Hear that Bvoice a-C♯gain.F♯ B

 I C♯want to be with you, I F♯want to be Bclear.

 But C♯each time I try, it's the F♯voice I Bhear.

C♯ I F♯hear that Bvoice a-C♯gain.F♯ B C♯

Bridge 2

Cm I'm hearing right and G♯wrong so clearly,Cm there must be G♯more than this.

Cm It's only in G♯uncertainty, Cmthat A♯we're G♯naked and alive.

Cm I hear it through the G♯rattle of a streetcar,

Cm Hear it through the G♯things you said.

Cm I can get so G♯scared; Cmlisten A♯to the G♯wind.

Interlude

D♯ B

Verse 3

 I C♯want you close, I F♯want you Bnear,

 I C♯can't help but listen, but I F♯don't Bwant C♯to hear.

F♯ Hear that Bvoice a-C♯gain.F♯ B

Break

 What I F♯carry in my Bheart,

 Brings us so F♯close, or so far a-Bpart.

 Only F♯love can make C♯love..F♯. B

Interlude

C♯ F♯ B

Verse 4

 I C♯want to be with you, I F♯want to be Bclear.

 But C♯each time I try, it's the F♯voice I Bhear.

C♯ I F♯hear that Bvoice a-C♯gain.F♯ B C♯

 I C♯want to be with you, I F♯want to be Bclear.

 But C♯each time I try, it's the F♯voice I Bhear.

C♯ I F♯hear that Bvoice a-C♯gain.F♯ B C♯

Outro

C

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

B F♯ C♯ Cm G♯ A♯ D♯

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

5...IN YOUR EYES... by Peter Gabriel

Intro

D Bm D G

Verse 1

D Bm Love..D. G

 I Dget so Bmlost Dsome-Gtimes.

D Bm Days pass,D G

 And Dthis Bmemptiness Gfills my Dheart.

D Bm When I want Gto Drun away,

D I Bmdrive off Gin my Dcar.

D Bm But which-Dever Gway I go,

D I come Bmback to the Dplace you Gare.

Bridge 1

A All my instincts,G they return,

A And the grand facade,G so soon will burn.

A Without a noise,D G without my pride,

A I reach out from the Ginside..Bm.

Break

Bm

Chorus 1

 In your Eeyes, the light, the heat, (Ayour eyes), I am complete.

E (Your eyes), I see the doorway, (Ayour eyes), to a thousand churches.

E (Your eyes), the resolution, (Ayour eyes), to all the fruitless Esearches.

 (Your eyes), Aoh, I see the light and the Eheat,

 (Your eyes), AI wanna be that com-Eplete.

 (Your eyes), I wanna Atouch the light, the heat I see in Eyour eyes.

Break

E

Interlude

D Bm D G

Verse 2

D Bm Love..D. G

D I don't Bmlike to see Dso much Gpain,

D Bm So...Dmuch Gwasted,

D And this Bmmoment keeps Dslipping a-Gway.

D Bm I get Dso Gtired,

 Of Dworking so Bmhard for Dour sur-Gvival,

D Bm I look Dto the Gtime with you,

D To Bmkeep me awake Dand a-Glive.

Bridge 2

A All my instincts,G they return,

A And the grand facade,G so soon will burn.

A Without a noise,D G without my pride,

A I reach out from the Ginside..Bm.

Break

Bm

Chorus 2

 In your Eeyes, (Ayour eyes),

E (Your eyes), in your Aeyes.

 In your Eeyes, the light, the heat, (Ayour eyes), I am complete.

E (Your eyes), I see the doorway, (Ayour eyes), to a thousand churches.

E (Your eyes), the resolution, (Ayour eyes), to all the fruitless Esearches.

 (Your eyes), Aoh, I see the light and the Eheat,

 (Your eyes), AI wanna be that com-Eplete.

 (Your eyes), I wanna Atouch the light, the heat I see in Eyour eyes.

E (Your eyes), in your Aeyes,

 (In Eyour eyes), in Ayour eyes.

Outro

E A

(Repeat to Fade)

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

D Bm G A Bm E

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

6...MERCY STREET... by Peter Gabriel

 (Original Key: C♯m)

Intro

Am

Verse 1

Am Looking down on empty streets; Am7all she can see,

 Are the Fdreams all made solid, are the Dm7dreams made real.

Am All of the buildings, Am7all of the cars.

 Were Fonce just a dream in Dm7somebody's head.

 She Ampictures the broken glass, Am7pictures the steam,

 She Fpictures a soul with Dm7no leak at the Amseam.

 With Dm7no leak at the Amseam.

Bridge 1

Am Let's take the boat out, (wait until darkness).

Let's take the boat out, (wait until darkness comes).

Verse 2

Am Nowhere in the corridors of Am7pale green and grey.

F Nowhere in the suburbs, in the Dm7cold light of day.

Am There in the midst of it, so a-Am7live and alone,

F Words support like Gbone.

Chorus 1

 Dreaming of CMer-Fcy GStreet; Amwhere you're in-Emside Fout.

 Dreaming of Cmercy,F G in your Amdaddy's arms a-Ggain.

 Dreaming of CMer-Fcy GStreet; Amswear they moved Emthat Fsign.

 Dreaming of Cmercy,F G in your Amdaddy's arms...

Interlude

Am7 F Am

Verse 3

Am Pulling out the papers from the Am7drawers that slide smooth,

F Tugging at the darkness, Dm7word upon word.

 Con-Amfessing all the secret things, in the Am7warm velvet box,

 To the Fpriest; he's the doctor; he can Dm7handle the shocks.

Am Dreaming of the tenderness, the Am7tremble in the hips;

 Of Fkissing Mary's Glips.

Chorus 2

 Dreaming of CMer-Fcy GStreet; Amwhere you're in-Emside Fout.

 Dreaming of Cmercy,F G in your Amdaddy's arms a-Ggain.

 Dreaming of CMer-Fcy GStreet; Amswear they moved Emthat Fsign.

 Dreaming of Cmercy,F G in your Amdaddy's arms...

Interlude

Am7 F Am

Break

Am Mercy...Mercy... Looking for mercy.

Am Mercy..G.

 Looking for Ammercy..G.

 Looking for Ammercy..F.

 Looking for Ammercy...

Coda

Am Anne, with her father, is Am7out in the boat,

F Riding the water,Dm7 riding the waves on the Amsea.

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

Am Am7 F Dm7 G C Em

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

7...BIG TIME... by Peter Gabriel

(Original Key: G#m)

Chorus 1

Gm A♯ I'm on my Cway, I'm Fmaking it.Gm A♯ C F

Gm A♯ I've got to Cmake it Fshow, yeah!Gm A♯ C F

Gm A♯ CSo much Flarger than Gmlife.A♯ C F

Gm A♯ I'm going to Cwatch it Fgrowing.Gm A♯ C F

Break

A♯ Oh......Gmoh,

A♯ Oh......Gmoh.

Verse 1

C7 The place where I come from, is a Gmsmall town.

Cm They think so small, they use small Gmwords.

 But not C7me; I'm smarter than that;Gm I worked it out.

Cm I've been stretching my mouth,

 To let those Gmbig words come right out.

 I've had eC7nough, I'm getting out, to the Gmcity, the big, big city.

Cm I'll be a big noise, with all the big boys,

 There's Gmso much stuff I will own.

Bridge 1

F♯ And I will pray to a big God,C7 as I kneel in the big church.

Chorus 2

Gm (Big Time),A♯ I'm on my Cway, I'm Fmaking it,

Gm (Big Time),A♯ oh Cyes.F

Gm (Big Time),A♯ I've got to Cmake it Fshow, yeah!

Gm (Big Time),A♯ Cso much Flarger than Gmlife. A♯ C F

Gm (Big Time),A♯ I'm going to Cwatch it Fgrowing.

Gm (Big Time).A♯

Break

 Oh-Foh oh, oh oh, oh-oh oh, oh oh.

Verse 2

C7 My parties have all the Gmbig names,

 And I greet them with the widest Cmsmile.

 Tell them how my life is one big ad-Gmventure.

 And always they're a-C7mazed,

 When I show them 'round my Gmhouse, to my bed.

 I had it Cmmade like a mountain range,

 With a snow-white Gmpillow for my big fat head.

Bridge 2

F♯ And my Heaven will be a big Heaven,

C7 And I will walk through the front door.

Chorus 3

Gm (Big Time),A♯ I'm on my Cway, I'm Fmaking it,

Gm (Big Time),A♯ oh Cyes.F

Gm (Big Time),A♯ I've got to Cmake it Fshow, yeah!

Gm (Big Time),A♯ Cso much Flarger than Gmlife. A♯ C F

Gm (Big Time),A♯ I'm going to Cwatch it Fgrowing.

Gm (Big Time).A♯

Coda

Gm (Big Time), my car is getting bigger,

Cm (Big Time), my house is getting bigger.

Gm (Big Time), my eyes are getting bigger,

Cm (Big Time)...and my A♯mouth.

Gm (Big Time), my belly is getting bigger,

Cm (Big Time), and my bank account.

Gm (Big Time), look at my, circumstance,

Cm (Big Time), and the A♯bulge in my,

 Big, big, big, big, big, big, Gmbig.

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

Gm A♯ C F C7 Cm F♯

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

8...WE DO WHAT WE'RE TOLD (MILGRAM'S 37)... by Peter Gabriel

Intro

(Synthesizer; Chords suggested)

A C♯m

A♯m D♯m7 G♯ G♯7 F♯

Interlude