The Boxer Rebellion - The Gospel of Goro Adachi
From “Union”
Key of Eb
[Intro]
Cm, Gm, Ab (x4)
[Verse 1]
Cm Gm
Breached in straight lines
Ab Bb
Asked to stop
Cm Gm
Tunnel vision
Ab Fm
Wasted up
[Chorus]
Ab
We got lost, we found ourselves
Bb
Surrounded by things, getting closer
Ab
All around us, blinding lights
Bb
Began to set fire, to our mind’s eye
[Verse 2]
Cm Gm
Long directions
Ab Bb
Mixing up
Cm Gm
Points of reference
Ab Fm
Bound and stuck
Cm Gm
Talks to nothing
Ab Bb
Falls apart
Cm Gm
Constant questions
Ab Fm
From the start
[Chorus]
Ab
We got lost, we found ourselves
Bb
Surrounded by things, getting closer
Ab
All around us, blinding lights
Bb
Began to set fire, to our mind’s eye
(Short rhythm break, 16 beats)
N.C.
[Bridge]
Ab
I don't want to... I... I... don’t want to...
Bb
I don’t want to be myself (x4)
Ab
What's done is done
Bb
What's done is done to me
Ab
What's done is done
Bb
What's done is done because
[Chorus]
Ab
We got lost, we found ourselves
Bb
Surrounded by things, getting closer
Ab
All around us, blinding lights
Bb
Began to set fire to our mind’s eye
(Play around between Ab and Bb as you see fit before returning to the Intro chords to close…)
[Outro]
Cm, Gm, Ab (x3)
(Ends on an unsettling Cm)