These are the chords for the live version. Remember: there is more than one guitar in
song so another guitar may use a capo and hence, use different chord shapes.
Standard Tuning
Intro: C Em (6x)
C Em
Send seasonal greetings from nowhere
C Em
I’m working and playing away
C Em
Remember the moment of leaving
F G
Yesterday, yesterday
C Em
Roll through these towns over seas, over mountains
C Em
Lucky to work when work is scarce
C Em
Father must feed must provide he must fountain
(Guitar swells)
F G
Left my heart within your care
Chorus:
C Em
Upside: love you, downside: miss you
C Em
I’m here you are there
C Em
Upside: working, downside: hurting
F G
Hear my echo dancing bear
* Instrumental: C Em (2x)
C Em
Connected to you by a mobile
C Em
What I can’t do, I can say
C Em
Away from you I’m feeling empty
(Guitar Swells)
F G
I am raining, I am gray
* Go to Chorus
Am F (2x)
Am F
My works about words and sounds you can taste
Am F
Violins and trumpets, chocolate cakes
Am F
Here are some words, words you can taste
G
Here are some words kissing your face
* Go to Chorus (Audience sings once and then James repeats chorus again)
The song ends with the following chord progression instrumental:
D F#m, D F#m, D F#m, G,
D
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