Sisyphus Chords by Andrew Bird
- Key: Bb
- BPM: 85
- Capo: no capo
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SISYPHUS CHORDS
[Start] [Intro] D7 Gm Cm Gm Cm Gm F Eb ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Bb Eb Bb Ab Eb Cm ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] F Sisyphus peered into the mist Bb Eb A stone's throw from the precipice paused Cm Did he jump or did he fall F Bb As he gazed into the maw of the morning mist Eb Cm Did he raise both fists and say To hell with this F Bb And just let the rock roll [Chorus] Cm Bb Eb ■ Let it roll let it crash down low Ab D7 G7 There's a house down there but I lost it long ago G F Bb Eb ■ Let it roll let it crash down low Ab D7 G See my house down there but I lost it ■ long ago [Inst] F Cm F Gm F Cm ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ F Gm F Eb ■ ■ ■ ■ [Chorus] Bb Ab Eb Well I let the rock roll on down to the town below Bb Ab G We had a house down there but I lost it long ago Cm Lost it long ago F Bb Cm F Bb Cm F Bb I'm ■ ■ letting ■ ■ it roll away Eb Ab It's got nothing to do with ■ fate D7 G G7 G And everything to do with you ■ ■ G7 I'd rather fail like a mortal F Bb Than flail like a god on a lightning rod Eb History forgets the moderates Cm F Bb Eb ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] Cm F For those who sit recalcitrant and taciturn Bb You know I'd rather turn and burn Eb Cm F Than scale this edifice yeah ■ Bb Eb Cm ■ ■ Where's my accomplice F7 Bb So take my hand we'll do more than stand Eb Take my hand we'll claim this land Cm F Bb Take my hand and we'll let the rock roll [Chorus] Cm F Bb Eb ■ Let it roll let it crash down low Ab D7 Gm G7 There's a house down there but I lost it long ago ■ Cm F Bb Eb ■ Let it roll let it crash down low Ab G Cm C7 See my house down there but I lost it long ago ■ F Lost it long ago Eb F Bb Eb I'm letting ■ ■ ■ it roll away Ab Db It's got nothing to do with fate D D7 And everything to do with [Outro] Gm F7 Cm Gm F Cm7 Cm Gm ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ F Eb Bb Ab Eb Bb Ab Eb ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [End] Cm F Sisyphus peered into the mist F A stone's throw from the precipice paused