John Cale – Antarctica Starts Here (Guitar)

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Originally tabbed by Bert Timmermans on Fear Is A Man's Best Friend – the John Cale fan site. I've just copy and pasted it over here so everyone has access to these chords. The original URL to the chords on the fan site is: http://werksman.home.xs4all.nl/cale/tabs/antarctica_starts_here.html [Intro] Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Bb6 Bb6 Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Bb6 Bb6 [Verse]

    Fmaj7          Fmaj7
The paranoid great movie queen

     Bb6        Bb6
Sits idly fully armed

    Fmaj7         Fmaj7
The powder and mascara there

  Bb6               Bb6
A warning light for charm

Bb(ma7)6 F/A [the (ma7) is when you include the vocal line] We see her every movie night

    Gm                 F
The strong against the weak

    Bb6                F/A
The lines come out and struggle with

    Gm               C
The empty voice that speaks

       Gm     Gm       Fmaj7 Fmaj7
- that spea-ea---ea-ea-eaks

Bb6 Bb6 [Verse]

    Fmaj7         Fmaj7
Her heart is o so tired now

Bb(ma7)6 Bb6 Of kindnesses gone by

     Fmaj7          Fmaj7
Like broken glasses in a drain

     Bb6               Bb6
Gone down but not well spent

Bb(ma7)6 F/A [see above] The road from Barbary to here

    Gm                    F
She sold then stole right back

    Bb6       F/A
The vanity, insanity

    Gm              C
Her hungry heart forgave

Bb/D F/C [bass line follows the vocal melody] The fading bride's dull beauty grows Bb(ma7) F/A [...and leaves it again: (ma7) with the vocal] Just begging to be seen

  Gm7             Gm
Beneath the magic lights that reach

C9 - C11 F [C in bass + Bb-D-G (C9); + Bb-D-F (C11)] From Barbary to here [Instrumental] C C Dm C F C C Dm C F F F Gm Gm Bb Bb C C Bb/D F/C [see note above] Her schoolhouse mind has windows now Bb(ma7)6 F/A [see note above] Where handsome creatures come to watch

    Gm6         Gm6
The anaesthetic wearing off

  Gm6             Edim   Edim
Antarctica starts here