Song: The day the Earth stole heaven
Artist: David Sylvian / Nine Horses
Lyrics: David Sylvian
Music: Burnt Friedman & Tim Motzer
Album: Sleepwalkers / Snow borne sorrow
Tabbed by: DJ
12th April 2013
Time signature: 3/4 (Waltz time)
CAPO: 1st fret (Sounds in the key of G#m)
Gm7 = 353333 Dm = x57765
G7sus4 = 343433 F = 133211
Am7 = 575555 Gm = 355333
Dm/A = x00231
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[Intro]
Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
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[Verse 1]
Dm Am7
Let me tell you about a friend,
Dm Am7 Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
She con - tends she will always love me------,
Dm Am7 Dm
It's this a - bility to lie, and de - ceive,
Am7 Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
That has lost me com - pletely---------!
[Verse 2]
Dm Am7 Dm Am7 Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
La - la, la - la! La - la, la, la - la------------!
Dm Am7 Dm Am7 Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
La - la, la - la! La - la, la, la - la------------!
[Verse 3]
Dm Am7
I could re - mind her of the facts,
Dm Am7
Make her calm down, and re - lax,
Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
But, ...why bother?
Dm Am7
It's the shallowest de - fense,
Dm Am7
To my utter astonish - ment,
Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
It is over----------!
[Verse 4]
Dm Am7 Dm Am7 Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
That little girl, she wants to leave me-------,
Dm Am7 Dm Am7 Gm7 G7sus4 Am7
That little girl, wants something more---------,
Am7 Dm Am7
I'm opti - mistically in - clined,
Dm Am7
Given time, she'll change her mind,
Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7
It's ...unlikely---------!
[Verse 5]
Am7 Dm Am7
Let me tell you about a friend,
Dm Am7 Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
She con - tends she will always love me---------,
Dm Am7 Dm Am7
If you look at her sideways,
Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
She will let you know---------!
[Verse 6]
Dm Am7 Dm Am7 Gm7
To - day's the day the earth stole heaven,
G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
(Stole heaven!)
Dm Am7 Dm G7sus4
If you look at her sideways,
F Dm/A
She will curse you out!
[Verse 7]
Dm Am7 Dm Am7 Gm7
To - day's the day the earth stole heaven,
G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
(Stole heaven!)
Dm Am7 Dm Am7
If you look at her sideways,
Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
There can be no doubt-------, it's over!
[Coda]
Gm Gm Am7 Dm
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Am7 Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
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