Capercaillie - Beautiful Wasteland
[Intro]
Am C D7 (4x)
[Verse 1]
Am
It rarely makes the news today
D7
The place where I was born
Am
They called it a wasteland
D7
A wilderness gone wrong
Am
Where the twisted trees have fallen
D7
The branches stripped and bare
F Em
In the silence of the night time
D
Innocence is here
[Chorus]
Am D Am
Beautiful wasteland is me
D Am
Beautiful wasteland is me
Dm Em D
If only you'll see, you'll believe
[Verse 2]
Am
I embraced my father's warnings
D7
And studied in your schools
Am
To justify your theories
D7
And convoluted rules
Am
Travelled to the corners
D7
Where everybody knows
F Em
My country's been wearing
D
The emperor's clothes
[Chorus]
Am D Am D
Beautiful wasteland is me
Am D Am
Beautiful wasteland is me
[Bridge]
Bb F Dm7
I'll take you there
Bb
To the bracken slopes
C
When the summer's rolling
Bb F Dm7
I'll take you there
[Instrumental]
Am D7 (4x)
[Verse 3]
Am
I'm lying by the ocean
D7
Her western breeze is still
Am
She's the heart of all seasons
D7
A mother to my soul
Am
When the century is over
D7
And the shipping days are done
F Em
Like a child for the first time
D
I'll lie here again
[Chorus]
Am D Am
Beautiful wasteland is me
D Am
Beautiful wasteland is me
D Am
Beautiful wasteland is me
D Am
Beautiful wasteland is me
Dm Em Dm
If only you'll see, you'll believe
[Outro] (fade to end)
Em Dm
You see, you'll believe
Em Dm Em
You see, you'll believe
D
You'll believe
You'll believe
You'll believe