Cuyahoga Ukulele Chords

R.E.M. – Cuyahoga
 
BASS INTRO [CAN BE PLAYED ON GUITAR]
 
   C          C          Am          C
G|-------------7---7------------------77-77-7-|
D|--7---7-7---5---5--5----9---99-9---5--5--5--|
A|-5---5-----------------7---7--7-------------|
E|--------------------------------------------| × 1
 
VERSE 1
 
      C               C
Let's put our heads together
    Am          C
and start a new country up.
    C                 C
Our father's father's father tried,
 Am                 C
erased the parts he didn't like.
      C                  C
Let's try to fill it in,
Am              C
bank the quarry river, swim.
C                  C
We knee-skinned it you and me;
Am                   C
We knee-skinned that river red.
 
BRIDGE
 
Am               Em
This is where we walked,
Am               Em
this is where we swam.
Am                  Em
Take a picture here,
Am               C
take a souvenir.
 
VERSE 2
 
     C                   C
This land is the land of ours,
     Am             C
this river runs red over it.
C                  C
We knee-skinned it you and me;
Am                   C
we knee-skinned that river red.
       C               C
And we gathered up our friends,
Am              C
bank the quarry river, swim.
C                  C
We knee-skinned it you and me;
Am             C
underneath the river bed.
 
BRIDGE
 
Am               Em
This is where we walked,
Am               Em
this is where we swam.
Am                  Em
Take a picture here,
Am               C
take a souvenir.
 
CHORUS
 
C   Am  C Em  D      C
    Cuyahoga.
C   Am  C Em     D      C
    Cuyahoga, is gone.
 
VERSE 3
 
      C             C
Let's put our heads together,
Am          C
start a new country up.
C              C
Underneath the river bed
   Am                     C
we burned the river down.
 
BRIDGE
 
Am                 Em
This is where they walked, swam,
Am                 Em
hunted, danced and sang.
Am                   Em
Take a picture here,
Am               C
take a souvenir.
 
CHORUS
 
C   Am  C Em  D      C
    Cuyahoga.
C   Am  C Em     D      C
    Cuyahoga, is gone.
 
BREAK
 
  Em                D
Rewrite the book and rule the pages,
C
saving face, secured in faith.
Em             D
Bury, burn the waste
C
Behind you.
 
   C          C          Am          C
G|-------------7---7------------------77-77-7-|
D|--7---7-7---5---5--5----9---99-9---5--5--5--|
A|-5---5-----------------7---7--7-------------|
E|--------------------------------------------| × 1
 
VERSE 4
 
     C                   C
This land is the land of ours,
     Am             C
this river runs red over it.
C               C
We are not your allies,
Am         C
we can not defend.
 
BRIDGE
 
Am                 Em
This is where they walked,
Am                 Em
this is where they swam.
Am                  Em
Take a picture here,
Am               C
take a souvenir.
 
CHORUS × 2
 
C   Am  C Em  D      C
    Cuyahoga.
C   Am  C Em     D      C
    Cuyahoga, is gone.
 
C   Am  C Em  D      C
    Cuyahoga.
C   Am  C Em     D      C
    Cuyahoga, is gone.
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