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Afternoons In Utopia

Alphaville

PopEasy for beginners4 chords

How to play it

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

G
D××
Am×
C×

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              Verse 1:
 G         D              Am            G 
Acrobats & Comets are floating by so fast 
 G         D              Am            G 
Children's faces S.M.I.L.E. like suns at last 
 G         D              Am            G 
Lilac butterflies are cruising without fear 
 G         D              Am            G 
All inviting you to stay and rest here 
 
 
 G                D 
You can halt your car 
       Am                G 
For an afternoon in Utopia 
    C              Am 
We shall stop the wars 
         D                  G 
On those afternoons in Utopia  
 
Verse 2: 
 G         D              Am            G 
Mighty Maomoondog drifts across the grass 
 G         D              Am            G 
Healing lullabies for Easter Time on Mars 
 G         D                    Am                G 
Paint your hats and shoes with flowers and with stars 
 G       D          Am           G 
Si-i-ing-ing to Metropolitan Operas 
 
 
 G                D 
You can halt your car 
       Am                G 
For an afternoon in Utopia 
    C              Am 
We shall stop the wars 
         D                  G 
On those afternoons in Utopia  
          
 

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Chord set

G · D · Am · C

Practice tip

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