The Bends Acoustic Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

Listen to it to get the quick changes

D C-C/B-C C/B C x4

Verse 1

Em7Where do we go from here?

GThe words are coming out all weird

 Where are you nCow, when I need you

Em7Alone on an aeroplane

GFall asleep against the window Cpane

My blood will thicken

Break

A----C

Verse 2

Em7I need to wash myself again to Ghide all the dirt and pain

 'Cause I'd be Cscared that there's nothing underneath

Em7But who are my real friends?

GHave they all got the bends?

 Am I really sCinking this low?

Chorus

DMy baby's got the Cbends,C/B oh noC

DWe don't have any real CfrienC/Bds, no, Cno, no

Bridge

(This part doesn't actually have any guitar, but I like to palm mute around the 7th and

12th fret harmonics)

(7th harmonic palm mute)

Just lying in the bar with my drip feed on

Talking to my girlfriend, waiting for something to

(12th harmonic palm mute)

happen

(7th)

I wish it was the sixties, I wish we could be happy

 I wish, I wish, I wish that something would Emhappen

Verse 3

Em7Where do we go from here?

GThe planet is a gunboat in a sea of Cfear

And where are you?

Em7They brought in the CIA, the tGanks and the whole marines

 To blow me awCay, to blow me sky high

Chorus

DMy baby's got the CbenC/Bds C

DWe don't have any reaCl frC/BiendsC

Bridge

(7th harmonic palm mute)

Just lying in the bar with my drip feed on

Talking to my girlfriend, waiting for something to

(12th harmonic palm mute)

happen

(7th)

I wish it was the sixties, I wish we could be happy

I wish, I wish, I wish that something would

Solo

(On this part I like to mimic the electric by sliding the G chord up to the 15th fret,

but it's not totally necessary)

G C x2

Refrain

 I wanna Glive, breathe

 I wanna be part of the human Crace

 I wanna Glive, breathe

 I wanna be part of the human Crace, race, race, race

Outro

Em7Where do we go from here?

GThe words are coming out all weird

 Where are you Cnow when I need you?