The Birth of the True
Aztec Camera
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Intro: G C G D7/F# x2
G Gmaj7 G7 C
I feel the magic that our time has traced
Am Am/G D7/F# G
And make a point of it in every place
G Gmaj7 G7 C
But every place deserves a curse or two
Edim7 D7/F# G
For making me so far away from you
G Gmaj7 G7 C
I saw some pictures of the world at war
Am Am/G D7/F# G
I couldn't suss what all the fuss was for
G Gmaj7 G7 C
I wear a picture of you wearing black
Edim7 D7/F# G
And kissing me behind the butler's back
C Cadd2 C Cmaj9/B Am7 Am7/G Am7/F# Am7/E
Some-times I get down but it's not
C Cadd2 C Cmaj9/B Am7 Am7/G Am7/F# Am7/E
You that gets me down it's just the
C Cadd2 C Cmaj9/B Am7 Am7/G Am7/F# Am7/E
Sense of the im______poss__ible
D7/F# D7/F#sus4 D7/F#
Gratuitously handed down
C D7/F# G G7
But oh no, not you, don't wipe your eyes over lies
C
Just let them shine their blue
Am Am/G D7/F#
On every whisper that welcomes the inconceivable
G C G D7/F# x2
And the birth of the true
G Gmaj7 G7 C
I'd sack the world and make a second start
Am Am/G D7/F# G
I'd sack my head until it found my heart
G Gmaj7 G7 C
I'd fill the distance with a red parade
Edim7 D7/F# G
And burn the banks down while the bugles played.
C Cadd2 C Cmaj9/B Am7 Am7/G Am7/F# Am7/E
Some-times I get down but it's not
C Cadd2 C Cmaj9/B Am7 Am7/G Am7/F# Am7/E
You that gets me down it's just the
C Cadd2 C Cmaj9/B Am7 Am7/G Am7/F# Am7/E
Sense of the im______poss__ible
D7/F# D7/F#sus4 D7/F#
Gratuitously handed down
C D7/F# G G7
But oh no, not you, don't wipe your eyes over lies
C
Just let them shine their blue
Am Am/G D7/F#
On every whisper that welcomes the inconceivable
G C G D7/F#
And the birth of the true
Am Am/G D7/F#
On every whisper that welcomes the unbelievable
G C G D7/F#
And the birth of the true
Am Am/G D7/F#
On every whisper that welcomes the inconceivable
G
And the birth of the true
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I don't normally include chords, but here's the shapes for the "Sometimes I get down..." part:
C [x 3 2 0 1 0]
Cadd2 [x 3 0 0 1 0]
Cmaj9/B [x 2 0 0 1 0]
Am7 [x 0 2 0 1 0]
Am7/G [3 0 2 0 1 0]
Am7/F# [2 0 2 0 1 0] (Fret the F# with your thumb.)
Am7/E [0 0 2 0 1 0]
