Minor Earth, Major Sky

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RockMedium for beginners7 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

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Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              Intro:  
Em / C / A / G / Em (2x) 
 
Em (4x) 
 
G / Em (4x) 
  
Verse 1:
Em                    C  
I can see me in this empty place  
         A             G  Em  
Just another lonely face  
Em                     C  
I can't see me here in outer space  
          A                 G  Em  
It's so hard to leave a trace  
 
 
Bridge:
       C                    A  
And i try and i try and i try  
        G                 E  
But it never comes out right  
       C                     A  
Yes i try and i try, and i try  
       G              E  
But i never get it right  
 
G / Em (4x)  
 
 
Em       B   D  A   C   B   A  
It's a minor earth, major sky  
 
Em       B   D  A   C   B   A  
It's a minor earth, major sky   
 
Verse 2:
Em                    C  
I can't see me in this endless town  
         A             G  Em  
Not a friendly face around  
Em                     C  
Can you hear me when i speak out loud  
          A                 G  Em  
Hear my voice above the crowd  
  
 
Bridge:
       C                    A  
And i try and i try and i try  
        G                 E  
But it never comes out right  
       C                     A  
Yes i try and i try, and i try  
       G              E  
But i never get it right  
 
G   /  Em (4x)  
 
 
Em       B   D   A   C   B   A  
It's a minor earth, major sky  
 
Em       B   D   A   C   B   A  
It's a minor earth, major sky  
 
Em       B   D   A   C   B   A  
It's a minor earth, major sky  
 
Em       B   D   A   C   B   A  
It's a minor earth, major sky  
 
 
G   /  Em (4x)  
 
Bridge:
       C                    A  
And i try and i try and i try  
        G                 E  
But it never comes out right  
       C                     A  
Yes i try and i try, and i try  
       G              E  
But i never get it right  
 
G   /  Em (4x)  
 
 
Em       B   D  A    C   B   A  
It's a minor earth, major sky  
 
Em       B   D  A    C   B   A  
It's a minor earth, major sky  
 
Em       B   D  A    C   B   A  
It's a minor earth, major sky  
 
Em       B   D  A    C   B   A  
It's a minor earth, major sky

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Chord set

Em · C · A · G · E · B · D

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.