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Road River And Rail

Cocteau Twins

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BPMNot available
CapoNot specified
DifficultyIntermediate
Number of chords5
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[Verse 1]
#t1# Dsus2 Dm Dsus2 Dm
#t2#E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-----5-8-5---|-----6-8-6---|-----5-8-5---|-----6-8-6---|
G|---7-------7-|---7-------7-|---7-------7-|---7-------7-|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|#/t2##/t1#
away though those choices can't be told
#t1# Dsus2 Dm Dsus2 Dm
#t2#E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-----5-8-5---|-----6-8-6---|-----5-8-5---|-----6-8-6---|
G|---7-------7-|---7-------7-|---7-------7-|---7-------7-|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|#/t2##/t1#
Naked and caught on the Ile de la Cite
#t1# G C G C
#t2#E|-------------|-------3-----|-------------|-------3-----|
B|-----5-8-5---|-----5---5---|-----5-8-5---|-----5---5---|
G|---7-------7-|---5-------5-|---7-------7-|---5-------5-|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|#/t2##/t1#
Our holy pew
#t1# Dsus2 Dm Dsus2 Dm
#t2#E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-----5-8-5---|-----6-8-6---|-----5-8-5---|-----6-8-6---|
G|---7-------7-|---7-------7-|---7-------7-|---7-------7-|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|#/t2##/t1#
is of eleventh century
#t1# Dsus2 Dm Dsus2 Dm
#t2#E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-----5-8-5---|-----6-8-6---|-----5-8-5---|-----6-8-6---|
G|---7-------7-|---7-------7-|---7-------7-|---7-------7-|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| #/t2##/t1#
Full of shame and a fearless decay
#t1# G C G C
#t2#E|-------------|-------3-----|-------------|-------3-----|
B|-----5-8-5---|-----5---5---|-----5-8-5---|-----5---5---|
G|---7-------7-|---5-------5-|---7-------7-|---5-------5-|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|#/t2##/t1#
Formed in dimension from
#t1# Dsus2 Dm Dsus2 Dm
#t2#E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-----5-8-5---|-----6-8-6---|-----5-8-5---|-----6-8-6---|
G|---7-------7-|---7-------7-|---7-------7-|---7-------7-|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|#/t2##/t1#
some flower, fabulous and dreamery
#t1# Dsus2 Dm Dsus2 Dm
#t2#E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-----5-8-5---|-----6-8-6---|-----5-8-5---|-----6-8-6---|
G|---7-------7-|---7-------7-|---7-------7-|---7-------7-|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|#/t2##/t1#
Flame on the crown in her influence
#t1# G C G C
#t2#E|-------------|-------3-----|-------------|-------3-----|
B|-----5-8-5---|-----5---5---|-----5-8-5---|-----5---5---|
G|---7-------7-|---5-------5-|---7-------7-|---5-------5-|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|#/t2##/t1#
From out of the

[Chorus 2x]
#t1# F C Dm G
#t2#E|-------8-----|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|---5-6---6---|-----5-8-5---|-----5-8-5---|-------8-----|
G|-----------5-|---5-------5-|---7-------7-|-----7---7---|
D|-------------|-5-----------|-7-----------|---5-------5-|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|#/t2##/t1#
Bayeux, see him with his hair pulled, little pants
#t1# F C Dm G
#t2#E|-------8-----|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|---5-6---6---|-----5-8-5---|-----5-8-5---|-------8-----|
G|-----------5-|---5-------5-|---7-------7-|-----7---7---|
D|-------------|-5-----------|-7-----------|---5-------5-|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|#/t2##/t1#
in the northwest, through Paris we'd stroll from out of the
#t1# F G
#t2#E|---------8-------|---------8-------|-8------8-------|---10----10-------|
B|------10--10-----|------10---10----|---10-----10----|------12----12----|
G|---10--------10--|---10---------10-|------10-----10/| 12-------------12-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|#/t2##/t1#
Bayeux My destiny
#t1#[Verse 2]
Dsus2 Dm Dsus2 Dm
#t2#E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-----5-8-5---|-----6-8-6---|-----5-8-5---|-----6-8-6---|
G|---7-------7-|---7-------7-|---7-------7-|---7-------7-|
D|-7-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|#/t2##/t1#
seventeen and I was seized
#t1# Dsus2 Dm Dsus2 Dm
#t2#E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-----5-8-5---|-----6-8-6---|-----5-8-5---|-----6-8-6---|
G|---7-------7-|---7-------7-|---7-------7-|---7-------7-|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|#/t2##/t1#
Into the fold when you weren't feeling hated then
#t1# G C G C
#t2#E|-------------|-------3-----|-------------|-------3-----|
B|-----5-8-5---|-----5---5---|-----5-8-5---|-----5---5---|
G|---7-------7-|---5-------5-|---7-------7-|---5-------5-|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|#/t2##/t1#
No boiling
#t1# Dsus2 Dm Dsus2 Dm
#t2#E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-----5-8-5---|-----6-8-6---|-----5-8-5---|-----6-8-6---|
G|---7-------7-|---7-------7-|---7-------7-|---7-------7-|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|#/t2##/t1#
thirst, it was a focus of adjectives
#t1# G C G C
#t2#E|-------------|-------3-----|-------------|-------3-----|
B|-----5-8-5---|-----5---5---|-----5-8-5---|-----5---5---|
G|---7-------7-|---5-------5-|---7-------7-|---5-------5-|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|#/t2##/t1#
Road, river and
#t1#[Chorus]
F C Dm G
#t2#E|-------8-----|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|---5-6---6---|-----5-8-5---|-----5-8-5---|-------8-----|
G|-----------5-|---5-------5-|---7-------7-|-----7---7---|
D|-------------|-5-----------|-7-----------|---5-------5-|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|#/t2##/t1#
rail so immense and natural as mother's
#t1# F C Dm G
#t2#E|-------8-----|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|---5-6---6---|-----5-8-5---|-----5-8-5---|-------8-----|
G|-----------5-|---5-------5-|---7-------7-|-----7---7---|
D|-------------|-5-----------|-7-----------|---5-------5-|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|#/t2##/t1#
daughter today she'll follow road, river and
#t1# F C Dm G
#t2#E|-------8-----|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|---5-6---6---|-----5-8-5---|-----5-8-5---|-------8-----|
G|-----------5-|---5-------5-|---7-------7-|-----7---7---|
D|-------------|-5-----------|-7-----------|---5-------5-|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|#/t2##/t1#
rail so immense and natural as mother's
#t1# F C Dm G
#t2#E|-------8-----|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|---5-6---6---|-----5-8-5---|-----5-8-5---|-------8-----|
G|-----------5-|---5-------5-|---7-------7-|-----7---7---|
D|-------------|-5-----------|-7-----------|---5-------5-|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|#/t2##/t1#
daughter today she followed road, river and
#t1# F
#t2#E|-------------|
D|-(3)---------|
E|-------------|#/t2##/t1#
rail

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Distinct chords5

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