Rough Gem Islands
"Rough Gem is a song so insidiously infectious that trepanation may be the only way to
it out of your head"
- Pitchfork Media
Intro Chords F#/C#/Abm/B
F#/C#/B/!CLAP!CLAP!/B
[F#]The world beat you for [Ebm]something nice
[C#]You worked hard, [B]died poor
[F#]You mined what you[Ebm] died for
[C#]Diamonds [F#]di di [B]di di [C#]di uh
[F#]You can whistle my [Ebm]name
[B]It's the mines, in Africa
[C#]That are to blame
[F#]You can Scoop out my brain
[Ebm]Shape it into an ear and then[B] tell me yo[C#]ur pain
F#/C#/B/!CLAP!CLAP!/B
[F#]I've been awake from the [Ebm]first day
[B]Stayed awake, [C#]stayed awake
[F#]The rabbit linked up to t[Ebm]he whole moon
[B]Longer, [C#]short road
Pre Breakdown: (in arpeggios) F#/B/Ebm/C#
[F#/C#/Abm/B]
instrumental: F#/B/Ebm/C#
[F#]Dig deep but don't dig too deep
[C#]When it's late you'll see the hole is [Abm]empty and oh so [B]deadly
[F#]They want me raw and smooth like g[C#]lass
They want it fast but they don't want [Abm]flaws
I'm a girl's best friend
[B]Can you cut, I can cut, 'cause I'm a rough gem
[F#/C#/Abm/B]
[F#]who lives in those [B]lights in the distance?
[Ebm]why didntyou tell me the rain [C#]would help you out
[F#]I had a dream, [B]it was all a dream
[Ebm]But it was ruined by the s[C#]un shining in through[F#] me
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