Shame Of The Nation chords by New Order

• Difficulty: Intermediate

🎸 Intro:

Em Am Am7
Em Am
Em Am Am7

🎸 Chorus:
Em
State of the nation
C   Em7
Our salvation
Em Am7 Bm7                CM7 Em7
        State of the nation

🎸 Verse :
Em
You can walk, or you can run
C                 Baug
You don't have to be someone
Em
I went on a summer cruise
CM7                  Em7
Upon an ocean born to lose
Em
My brother said that he was dead
Am
I saw his face and shook my head
Em
Can you see where we can't be
C                Am7
We're losing our blood in the sea

🎸 Chorus:
Em
'Cause it's the state of the nation (state of the nation)
               C                   CM7
That's holding our salvation (our salvation)
              Em
Yes, it's the state of the nation (state of the nation)
               CM7
That's causing death inflation
Em
Oh, the state of the nation
           C
Is causing death inflation

Em C CM7 Em7
Em CM7 Am7 Bm7



🎸 Verse :
Em
From my home I traveled far
CM7           Em7
I drove in my stolen car
Em
When it broke down, I kissed the ground
       C                 CM7     Em7
'Cause I don't kiss when you're around
Em
I don't find that I have been
    CM7
The portrait of an only son
Em
If that's the case, then who could tell
C        CM7
Where my story had begun?

🎸 Chorus:
Em
'Cause it's the state of the nation (state of the nation)
                   C          Em7
That's holding our salvation (our salvation)
Em
Yes, it's the state of the nation (state of the nation)
                   C       Em
That's holding our salvation
         Em
Yes, the state of the nation
               CM7        Em7
That's causing death inflation
Em
Oh, the state of the nation (state of the nation)
               Am         Am7 Em
That's causing death inflation
Em
State of the nation
Em
State of the nation
C
State of the nation
CM7
State of the nation
Em
State of the nation
Em
State of the nation
Am
State of the nation
Am7
State of the nation

Instr:
Em Am Bm7 D
Em Am CM7 Em7
Em Am Am7
Em D Em Am
Em C G Dsus2

Em Am
Em Am
Em Am

Em C B Em
Em C Bm7 D
Em C Bm7
Em C Bm7 D
Em CM7 Bm7 D
Em CM7 Bm D
Em CM7 Bm7 D
Em D Em C Em7



🎸 Verse :
Em
Even now, I'm all alone
  CM7                        Em7
Behind a wall that's made of stone
  Em
I think about where we have been
CM7                               D
And all the sights that could be seen
  Em
I know it all could be worthwhile
   C            Am7
If only I could force a smile
Em
Now we turn our backs to the sea
    Am7
The shame of a nation we'll never be

🎸 Chorus:
Em
'Cause it's the state of the nation (state of the nation)
               C              Em7
That's holding our salvation (our salvation)
              Em
Yes, it's the state of the nation (state of the nation)
               C          CM7
That's holding our salvation
        Em
Oh, the state of the nation (state of the nation)
           C                   Em7
Is causing death inflation (of our salvation)
         Em
Yes, the state of the nation
           C              Em7
Is causing death inflation

🎸 Outro:
Em Am7
Em Am7
Em
Em C CM7 Em7
Em C CM7 Em7
Em C CM7 Em7
Em C CM7 Em7