James – Stripmining (Guitar)

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From the album "Strip-mine" (1988) Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/track/1iVdBCLmJrWcaX210EEInV?si=f0bcb713e5e7422c [Verse 1]
         C              D     G               G
When the world swallows whole all you've known

             C   D             G        G
There are no landmarks you can recognise

             C  D            G         G
Where is the jewel that will never fade

           C  D         G      G
Will not decay with old age
[Verse 2]
C        D                G
 Maybe a death, maybe a depression

      G                            Em
Those things you thought you could lean on

    D                  G
Are suddenly just an impression

         G                     C
Well, if you put your trust in things of dust

       D  Dsus2  D            G      G
You're gonna feel the pain of loss
[Refrain]
            C    D  Dsus2  D    G    G
The pain of loss
[Instrumental] | C | D | G | G | | C | D | G | G | [Verse 3]
         C              D         G             G
When the world swallows whole all you have known

             C   D             G        G
There are no landmarks you can recognise

          C        D               G           G
We've got no understanding of this body's needs

          Em       D  Dsus2  D        G      G
We've got no understanding of real philosophy

          Em  D  Dsus2  D         G     G
We've got no  understanding of mortality

           C                    D  Dsus2  D
So we keep putting our trust in things that rust

    G                G
And then we feel the pain of loss

     C                   D  Dsus2  D
Keep putting my trust in things that rust

    G               G       C    D  Dsus2  D    G    G
And then I feel the pain of loss
[Outro]
         C              D  Dsus2  D
La la la la la la la la loss

         C              D  Dsus2  D
La la la la la la la la loss

C              D  Dsus2  D
La la la la la loss

C              D  Dsus2  D
La la la la la loss

C                 D  Dsus2  D
La la la la la la loss

C                 D  Dsus2  D
La la la la la la loss

C                 D  Dsus2  D
La la la la la la loss

C  D      C    D    C    D    G
    La la loss