Egypt Chords

by Kate Bush
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Difficulty: advanced
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Em
Capo: no capo
Author studiothrills [a] 11,059. Last edit on May 19, 2025

Chords

E5
A5
Em
C5
D
Em7
Cmaj7
Bm7
Am7
Am11
G/E
D/E
Fmaj7
Em/F
G
C5/G
E7b9sus4
D5
Bm

Strumming

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Kate Bush - Egypt (1980)
 
YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lProYoEtHYw
 
[Intro]
E5    A5    E5    A5
E5    A5    E5    A5
 
[Verse 1]
Em    C5  D   A5    Em      C5 D    A5
   Follow the Nile,    deep to much deeper
Em7    Cmaj7    Bm7            Cmaj7
   The pyramids sound lonely tonight
Em     C5   D   A5    Em         C5 D    A5
   The sands run red,    in Lands of the Pharaohs
Em7     Cmaj7   Bm7        Am7
  Their symmetry gets right inside me
 
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Am11          G/E  D/E
   I cannot stop to comfort them
Am11          G/E D/E
   I'm busy chasing up my demon
Fmaj7 Em/F Fmaj7 G/E  D/E
       I cannot  stop to comfort them
Fmaj7 Em/F Fmaj7 Em7
 I'm busy chasing up my demon
 
[Chorus 1]
    G      Em        E7b9sus4/F  E7b9sus4/F
Oh, I'm in love with Egypt... (7/4)
 
[Interlude]
4/4
   E5     C5/G    A5
Ahaha, ahaha,  ahaha
   E5     C5/G    A5
Ahaha, ahaha,  ahaha
   E7b9sus4
Ahaha
 
[Verse 2]
Em    C5 D5  A5     Em      C5 D    A5
   My pussy queen,     knows all my secrets
Em7     Cmaj7  Bm7           Cmaj7
   I'll never fall in love again
Em    C5    D    A5    Em   C5  D   A5
    I drift with dunes,   I whisper of the tombs
Em7    Cmaj7   Bm7          Am7
  They offer me Egyptian delights
 
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Am11             G/E      D/E
   She's got me with that feline 'guise
Am11         G/E   D/E
   Got me in those desert eyes
Fmaj7 Em/F Fmaj7 G/E      D/E
   She's got me with that feline 'guise
Fmaj7 Em/F Fmaj7 Em7
       Got me in those desert eyes
 
[Chorus 2]
    G       Bm       Em      Bm       Am7     Em7     (E7b9sus4/F)
Oh, I'm in love, oh, I'm in love, oh, I'm in love with Egypt
 
[Instrumental]
7/4
E7b9sus4/F    E7b9sus4/F
E7b9sus4      E7b9sus4
E7b9sus4/F    E7b9sus4/F
Aaaaaaah!
 
[Interlude]
4/4
   E5     C5/G    A5
   Ha, Ahaha,  Ahaha
   E5     C5/G    A5
Ahaha, Ahaha,  Ahaha
   E5     C5/G    A5
Ahaha,    Ha,     Ha
   E5     C5/G    A5
   Ha,    Ha,     Ha
   E5     C5/G    A5
   Ha,    Ha,     Ha
   E5     C5/G    A5
   Ha,    Ha,     Ha
   E5     C5/G    A5
   Ha,    Ha,     Ha
   E5     C5/G    A5
   Ha,    Ha,     Ha
   E5     C5/G    A5
   Ha,    Ha,     Ha
 
[Fading Outro Minimoog Solo]
7/4
E7b9sus4      E7b9sus4
E7b9sus4/F    E7b9sus4/F
E7b9sus4      E7b9sus4
E7b9sus4/F    E7b9sus4/F
E7b9sus4      E7b9sus4
E7b9sus4/F    E7b9sus4/F
Aaaaaaah!
E7b9sus4      E7b9sus4
E7b9sus4/F    E7b9sus4/F
E7b9sus4      E7b9sus4
E7b9sus4/F    E7b9sus4/F
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4 comments
louiswillemsen07
FINALLY, THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!!!!! you have no idea how long I've been waiting for someone to make a tab of this song. I finally just gave up and started doing it my self but I have very little experience and felt so helpless. THANK YOU!!!!
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EdwardTeacher
Great chart, thanks. I hear the 'I'm in love with *Egypt' chord as an Fmaj13#11. It has F in the bass with a three-note riff in the right-hand with: baf, dba, edb, fed....(fabde/F)
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