The Melting Of The Sun chords by St. Vincent

• Difficulty: Advanced

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

♫ Intro:
Bb Dm A7 Cm7/F
Bb D7 A7 Eb


♫ Verse 1:
Gm Dm     Fm         C/E
So sorry, missed the party
Eb             Bb                F
Hello, on the dark side of the moon
Bb   Dm       Fm           C/E
Jane lost it, crashed her corvette
Eb           Bb      F
Ran into the tide in Malibu

♫ Pre-Chorus 1:
    Gm  F  Eb   Bb/D Cm
And we all heard the gun
    Bb            D7
But I was slow to run


♫ Chorus:
D                            Gm
It's just the melting of the sun
      Gm/D     Ab
(It's just the sun)
        C/E                 Eb
I wanna watch you watch it burn
    Bb       F
(So watch it burn)


♫ Verse 2:
Gm    Dm   Fm       C/E
Saint Joni ain't no phony
Eb                 Bb             F
Smoking reds where Furry sang the blues
Gm Dm      Ab       C
My Marilyn shot her heroin
Eb                      Bb          Fsus   F
"Hell," she said, "It's better than abuse"


♫ Pre-Chorus 2:
   Gm     F Eb  Bb/D  Cm
So who am I trying to be?
  Bb            D7
A benzo beauty queen?


♫ Chorus:
 D                            Eb
It's just the melting of the sun
                Bb
(It's just the sun)
                             Eb
I wanna watch you watch it burn
             Bbmaj7
(So watch it burn)
                               Eb
We always knew this day would come
              Bb
(The day has come)
                             D7
It's just the melting of the sun


♫ Interlude:
Bb  Dm  A7 Cm7/F
Bb  D7  A7 Eb  Eb


Breakdown ♫ Verse:
Gm    Dm   Fm       C/E
Brave Tori told her story
Eb               Bb                 F
Police said they couldn't catch the man
Gm     Dm  Ab   C/E
Proud Nina got subpoenaed
Eb              Bb        F
Singing "Mississippi good goddamn"


Breakdown ♫ Pre-Chorus:
    Gm  F  Eb Bb/D Cm
But me, I  never   cried
   Bb                D7
To tell the truth, I lied


♫ Outro:
Bb         F                 Dm
 Girl, the world's spinning 'round
          A7             Cm   Bb
Spinning down and out of time
Bb                       D7
 Girl, you can't give in now
            A7          Cm7/F
When you're down, down and out
Bb                           D7
 Girl, the world's spinning 'round
          A7             Cm   Bb
Spinning down and out of time
Bb                       D7
 Girl, you can't give in now
             A7            Cm7/F
When you're down, down and out