Down The Dolce Vita chords by Peter Gabriel

Chords with lyrics

Down The Dolce Vita


Key: B-flat minor, Time: 4/4, Tempo: 118

Intro: {Sound effect, then enters the orchestra}

|AbAb |F minorFm  EbmEbm C#C# |C minorCm  BbmBbm F minorFm |F#F#    |     |

|F#F# AbAb C#C#  BbmBbm |EbmEbm   |AbAb C#C# F#F# F minorFm |3/4 F#F# AbAb ||4/4

{Enters the band} (0:34-)
|4/4 BbmBbm |   |   ||


Verse 1: (0:39-)

|BbmBbm     AbAb   |     F#F#     |
  "Hey Mac, see you down the Dolce Vita!
|BbmBbm     AbAb   |F#F#
  "Get back,  we don't have time
   |BbmBbm    AbAb       |F#F#
Cos I hear we're sending off the heroes

F minorFm         |F#/C#
When the yera goes, out of the bay,
     |Ab/Eb          |BbmBbm |  |  ||
Trying to find a way, to make it a-live"

[Verse 2] (1:02-)

 "So long," said four men to their families
 "Be strong till we get back home
 And if not, take care of all the children

 Until then just hope and pray
 We're gonna find a way, to make it alive"


Chorus 1: {Enters the orchestra} (1:25-)

| F minorFm          |5/4 EbmEbm C#C# C minorCm  BbmBbm F minorFm |4/4
  "You guys are crazy!"

|4/4 F#F#   |    |F#F# AbAb C#C# BbmBbm |
|EbmEbm  |AbAb C#C# F#F# F minorFm |2/4 F#F# AbAb ||4/4

|4/4 BbmBbm |   |   ||

[Verse 3] (1:47-)

 They shout and then we leave the harbour.
 In doubt, they're acting weird
 And the sea is whipping up a welcome

 If hell come we're all easy prey,
 Trying to find a way, to make it alive"


Chorus 2: (2:09-)

| F minorFm          |5/4 EbmEbm C#C# C minorCm  BbmBbm F minorFm |4/4
  "You guys are crazy!"

|4/4 F#F#  |    |F#F# AbAb C#C# BbmBbm |
|EbmEbm  |AbAb C#C# F#F# F minorFm |F#F# AbAb  ||


Bridge: (2:26-)

|EbmEbm
   The captain's hand shook for
  |F minorFm          |
the guys to get in place
|2/4 EbmEbm        |F minorFm     |   DmDm  ||3/4
    He said, "Let's look behind your face".

{Instrumental} (2:33-)
|3/4 G minorGm   |    Eb MajorEb |FF  DmDm ||4/4
|4/4 Eb MajorEb  ||G minorGm  FF DmDm |Eb MajorEb   ||

{Enters drums}(2:43-)
|C#C#        |    |Eb MajorEb     |     |
  With each corner covered,  they were all around
|D MajorD        |        |   |  |  |  ||
 Waiting for the midnight bell to sound...

{Enters percussions}(3:05-)
|6/8 N.C./Ab | (x 12 bars)

{Enters lead guitar}(3:23-)
|3/4 BbmBbm |   |AbAb   |    |4/4 F#F#     |3/4
|3/4 BbmBbm |   |2/4 AbAb |3/4 GbGb |5/4      |3/4
|3/4 BbmBbm |   |2/4 AbAb |3/4 F#F# |5/4  F minorFm EbmEbm||4/4

{A tempo}
|4/4 F#F#  |AbAb  ||BbmBbm  |   |   ||


[Verse 4] (3:57-)

 "Out of sight," cried Aeron through his glasses
 "Don't fight" said Gorham's smile
 All the while, his hand was on my shoulder

    F minorFm        |F#/C#
 I was scared of being an easy prey,
     |Ab/Eb          |3/4 BbmBbm
 Trying to find a way, to make it a - live"


Coda: (4:14-)

     |4/4 Gb/Db
I won't be   easy prey
     |Ab/Eb         ||
trying to find a way to make it a-

|BbmBbm   | (x 12 bars & fade)