The Weepies – Antarctica (Guitar Live)
Capo 9
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar Live
Guitar
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Cadd9 - 032030 Em7 - 022030
G - 320023 D/F# - 200230
A7 - 002020 A7sus - 002030
Partway through the song I usually transition to a chunking strum pattern rather than picking. All that
really matters is keeping that 'bass' pattern active on the A and E strings during the verses.
[INTRO/VERSE PATTERN]
Cadd9 Em7 G D/F#
E|----------------0--------------3---------|
B|------3-----------3--------3-----3-------|
G|--------0-------------0------2-----2-----|
D|--0h2------0h2--------0------0-----------|
A|--0h3------0h2-----------------------0---|
E|----------------------3------2-----------|[Verse 1]
Cadd9 Em7 G D/F# Cadd9 Left behind everything I knew Em7 G D/F# Cadd9 All the colors were bone white and sky blue Em7 G Hit the continent running D/F# Cadd9 Em7 G D/F# Engines were humming just to break through
[Chorus]
Em7 Cadd9 G D/F# Ant-arc-tica, my only living relative, Em7 Cadd9 G D/F# Ant-arc-tica, I can't wait anymore [BREAK] Cadd9 Em7 G D/F# Cadd9 Em7 G D/F# E|-----------0-------------------7---5-------------0----------------------------| B|-----3----------3-------3------------------3----------3-------3-------3-------| G|-------0-------------0----0------------------0-------------0----0---------2---| D|---2-----2-----------0------0------------2-----2-----------0------------0-----| A|---3-----2----0-2h0--------------0-------3-----2----0-2h0---------0-----------| E|---------------------3------2------------------------------3------2-----------|
[Verse 2]
Cadd9 Em7 G D/F# Under ice there's a world moving slow, Cadd9 Em7 G D/F# Carnelian stars and the bars down below Cadd9 Em7 G Serve only vodka and gin, D/F# Cadd9 Em7 I try to stay drunk G D/F# So nobody knows
[Chorus]
Em7 Cadd9 G D/F# Ant-arc-tica, my only living relative, Em7 Cadd9 G D/F# Em7 Cadd9 G Ant-arc-tica, I can't wait anymore, D/F# Em7 Cadd9 G D I can't wait anymore
[Bridge]
Am7 Am C And then there's morning G D/F# Each one feels like the first one Am C G D/F# Ah, morning - so clean, so pure Em C G D Em Cadd9 Nothing so clear now that I'm here [oOoH BREAK] G D Em C G D/F# Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooooh-ooh
[Verse 3]
Cadd9 Em7 G D/F# When I get back to the city Cadd9 Em7 G D/F# Everything's cluttered and pretty Cadd9 Em7 G D/F# I won't regret my return Cadd9 Em7 G D/F# I'll just remember the wind and the snow Em7 A7sus A7 And the howling so loud that it alone Cadd9 G D Drowns out the inside of me-ee
[Chorus]
Em7 Cadd9 G D/F# Ant-arc-tica, my only living relative, Em7 Cadd9 G D/F# Em7 Cadd9 G Ant-arc-tica, I can't wait anymore, D Em7 Cadd9 G I can't wait anymore D/F# Em7 I can't wait anymore
[Outro]
Cadd9 G (Carnelian stars and the bars down below) D/F# Em7 (Serve only vodka and gin) Cadd9 G D/F# Em7 (Carnelian stars and the bars down below)