Oscar Wilde chords by The Cat Empire

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
FF Gm7Gm7 FF C majorC Fmaj7Fmaj7 C majorC

Verse 1:

FF
I remember a night back home
   Gm7Gm7   FF   C majorC
Some distant years ago
C majorC
As my dog ran along the road
 Fmaj7Fmaj7 C majorC    FF
As fast as he could go
FF
And I know that the past is gone but
   Gm7Gm7   FF    C majorC
Some moments shine like gold
C majorC
And I called as I followed
  Fmaj7Fmaj7 C majorC
And all I called was

Chorus:
FF
Oh-weh, oh-weh oh-weh
    Gm7Gm7 FF         C majorC
Oh-weh,   and where do we go, eh?
C majorC
Oh-weh oh-weh
    Fmaj7Fmaj7    C majorC
Oh-weh, just on and on and on

Verse 2:
FF
I'm going to let go
FF
I'm going to see you
          Gm7Gm7   FF
I'm going to do all I was afraid
C majorC
If I would forget
C majorC
Who I thought I was
         Fmaj7Fmaj7   C majorC
I'm gonna make a friend of chaos

FF
Will you be my friend
FF          Gm7Gm7
Will you be my right hand
FF    C majorC
If I ran into my creature
C majorC
So glad to meet you
Fmaj7Fmaj7 C majorC   FF
Oscar Wilde, yeah

Chorus:
FF    Gm7Gm7 FF
Ooh-weh, ooh-we
C majorC    Fmaj7Fmaj7 C majorC
Ooh-weh, ooh-weh

Verse 3:
FF
In the pause of a morning stare
    Gm7Gm7    FF    C majorC
In the roar of a midnight song
C majorC
I've followed you out there
   Fmaj7Fmaj7  C majorC    FF
I've followed you old dog
FF
When I run let me feel no care
    Gm7Gm7      FF    C majorC
Let me spark when the evening comes
C majorC
What's mine is mine to bear
  Fmaj7Fmaj7 C majorC   FF
So all I call is

Chorus:
FF
Oh-weh, oh-weh oh-weh
    Gm7Gm7 FF         C majorC
Oh-weh,   and where do we go, eh?
C majorC
Oh-weh oh-weh
    Fmaj7Fmaj7    C majorC
Oh-weh, just on and on and on

FF Gm7Gm7 FF C majorC Fmaj7Fmaj7 C majorC x2

Verse 4:
N.C.
Up on the rooftops
N.C.
As the day goes
           Gm7Gm7  FF
All of the wild ones sing
C majorC
"Where do we go?
N.C.
Where do we go?
N.C.
Where do we go?"
   Fmaj  C majorC
Just on and on and

FF
Down in the alleys
N.C
Of broken bottles
         Gm7Gm7
All of the dogs echo
        FF C majorC
"Well how would I know?
N.C
Well how would I know?
N.C
Well how would I know?"
  Fmaj7Fmaj7  C majorC   FF
How would I know? and

Chorus:
FF    Gm7Gm7 FF
Ooh-weh, ooh-weh
C majorC    Fmaj7Fmaj7 C majorC
Ooh-weh, ooh-weh
FF    Gm7Gm7 FF
Ooh-weh, ooh-weh
C majorC    Fmaj7Fmaj7 C majorC
Ooh-weh, ooh-weh

Verse 5:
N.C
I'm going to let go
N.C
I'm going to see you
          Gm7Gm7  FF   C majorC
I'm going to do all I was afraid of
N.C
I will forget
N.C
Who I thought I was
         Fmaj7Fmaj7   C majorC  FF
I'm gonna make a friend of chaos

N.C
Will you be my friend
           Gm7Gm7
Will you be my right hand
FF     C majorC
If I went into my creature
N.C
I'm not gonna miss it
N.C
Oscar Wilde, yeah

FF Gm7Gm7 FF C majorC Fmaj7Fmaj7 C majorC x2


Chorus:

FF    Gm7Gm7 FF
Ooh-weh, ooh-weh
C majorC    Fmaj7Fmaj7 C majorC
Ooh-weh, ooh-weh
FF    Gm7Gm7 FF
Ooh-weh, ooh-weh
C majorC    Fmaj7Fmaj7 C majorC
Ooh-weh, ooh-weh

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