Subdivisions Chords

by Rush
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: F#
Capo: no capo
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3 contributors total, last edit on Jan 15, 2020
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Chords

F#
Bm
A
G
E
D
F#m

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[Intro]
F#
Bm A Bm A
F# Bm A Bm A Bm A
G A Bm G A Bm
G A Bm G A Bm
F#
 
 
[Verse]
   F#
Sprawling on the fringes of the city  
Bm            A
In geometric order  
     Bm         A
An insulated border  
Bm             A
In between the bright lights  
      G      A    Bm       G A F#
And the far unlit unknown
 
F#
Growing up it all seems so one-sided  
   Bm          A
Opinions all provided  
 Bm            A
The future pre-decided  
 Bm                A
Detached and subdivided  
    G            A       Bm
In the mass production zone  
G        A      Bm            G      A   Bm
Nowhere is the dreamer or the misfit so alone  
 
 
[Chorus]
(Subdivisions)
G       A           Bm
In the high school halls  
G     A            Bm
In the shopping malls  
G         A         Bm
Conform or be cast out  
(Subdivisions)
G       A       Bm
In the basement bars  
G     A           Bm
In the backs of cars  
G             A    Bm
Be cool or be cast out  
G                A          Bm
Any escape might help to smooth  
   A               Bm
The unattractive truth  
A     G                 A         Bm
But the suburbs have no charms to soothe  
    A                  Bm
The restless dreams of youth  
 
G  A  Bm  A  Bm A
 
F#
 
 
[Verse]
F#
Drawn like moths we drift into the city  
    Bm               A
The timeless old attraction  
Bm                A
Cruising for the action  
Bm            A
Lit up like a firefly  
G     A         Bm             G  A F#
Just to feel the living night  
 
F#
Some will sell their dreams for small desires  
  Bm                 A
Or lose the race to rats  
  Bm                   A
Get caught in ticking traps  
   Bm                     A
And start to dream of somewhere  
    G           A         Bm
To relax their restless flight  
G         A         Bm       G          A           Bm
Somewhere out of a memory of lighted streets on quiet nights...  
 
 
[Chorus]
(Subdivisions)
G   A               Bm
In the high school halls  
G     A            Bm
In the shopping malls  
G               A    Bm
Conform or be cast out  
(Subdivisions)
G       A       Bm
In the basement bars  
G    A           Bm
In the backs of cars  
G             A    Bm   G  A  Bm
Be cool or be cast out  
 
G  A  Bm  A  Bm A
G  A  Bm
 
 
[Solo]
  H             q   q   E E   H             E E E q
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-7~----------|-9---11--9\7-|-9~----------|-4/6\4\2~----|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-5~----------|-7---9---7\5-|-7~----------|-2/4\2\0~----|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
 
   H             q   q   E E   H             Q     Q
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-9-----10----|
B|-8~----------|-10--12--10-8|-10----------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
 
   E E E q   E   E E E q   E   E  E  E  E    E  E  q
e|-7-----7-----|-9-----7-----|-9--9--9--9--|-10-10-9-----|
B|-8-8---------|---8-------8-|-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10----|
G|-----7-----7-|-----7-------|-9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9-----|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
 
   D
   q
e|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|
D|-12\---------|-------------|
A|-10\---------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|
 
 
[Outro]
G                A          Bm
Any escape might help to smooth  
A                 Bm
The unattractive truth  
A    G                   A         Bm
But the suburbs have no charms to soothe  
   A                    Bm
The restless dreams of youth  
 
G A F#m
G A Bm
G A F#m
G A Bm D
G A F#m
G A Bm
G A F#m
G A Bm D
G A Bm
G A F#m
G G G G
 
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6 comments
zvox
Even though in a way prog and punk are two opposing massive forces like the gravity and nuclear fusion inside of a star, likewise prog and punk tug at each other in a perfect balance in order to create amazing new elements of music. In the end progs and punks are cut out of the same cloth: Rebellion. We might express things differently, but I agree that progs are punks and punks are progs and even though musically “Subdivisions” is a prog song, lyrically it is totally a punk song. I guess you can call it Prunk!
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jp20sd
I think the punks vs progs debate ends here. Progs are punks! Are you listening?
+1
robcotnam1
How sweet is that D in the outro???! Alex and Geddy are brilliant.
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