"Kookaburra"
By: John Vanderslice
Tabbed by: Thephantomtollboy
Lyrics: www.songmeanings.com
Capo 5
Am G Em C G/F#
E A D
0 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 2
1 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 3
2 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 2
2 0 2 2 0 4 2 2 0
0 2 2 3 X 2 2 0 X
X 3 0 X 2 X 0 X X
Am G Em C
Lightning shot from the sky
Am G Em C G
Em
It breathed life into every, every living thing
Am G Em C
It made you, it made me
Am G Em C
It gave us the Kookaburra, it gave us
G G/F# Em
Friend Japan tree
Bm E A D
From dusk to dawn and dawn to dusk
Bm E A D
The sky will fill with vaporized dust, raining
C G Em C G
C
White on white, like streamers of dirty confetti
G Em C G G/F#
Em
White on white, the Chrysler Tower had disappeared
C G Em C G
C
White on white, the capitol dome was invisible
G Em C G G/F# Em
White on white, the hoisted flag had disappeared
Chord Progression A
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---5-5-5-5--4-4-4------------------------------------------------------|
D---x-x-x-x--x-x-x--7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A---3-3-3-3--2-2-2--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E-------------------5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Chord Progression B
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E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---5-5-5-5---------------------------4--5-5-5-5---------------------------|
D---x-x-x-x--4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--7-7-7--x--x-x-x-x--4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A---3-3-3-3--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-x--2--3-3-3-3--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E------------2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--5-5-5--------------2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Chord Progression A:
It can't be stopped
Chord Progression B:
Thunder clouds are tightening in the sky tonight
Chord Progression A:
We can't be saved
Chord Progression B:
Electricity will scribble out your name
Am G Em C
Lightning shot from the sky
Am G Em C G
Em
It gives, it takes away from every living thing
Am G Em C
It made you, it made me
Am G Em C G
Em
It gave us the terrabyte, it gave us 117
Bm E A D
From dusk to dawn and dawn to dusk
Bm E A D
The sky will fill with vaporized dust, raining
C G Em C G
C
White on white, like streamers of dirty confetti
G Em C G G/F#
Em
White on white, the gleaming spire had disappeared
C G Em C G
C
White on white, and the star was invisible
G Em C G G/F# Em
White on white, the hoisted flag had disappeared
Chord Progression A:
White phosphor rain
Chord Progression B:
And blackout bombs are falling out the sky tonight
Chord Progression A:
We can't be saved
Chord Progression B:
Electricity is crossing out your family name
Am G Em C
It made you, it made me
Am G Em C
It gave us the Kookaburra, it gave us
G G/F# Em
Friend Japan tree
