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Volcano Chords

(ver. 1)
Rice Damien
Volcano 
Damien Rice

This is such a great song for a duet. The lead part is 
simple strumming- all basic chords (+ hammer ons).  The
harmony in the song is actually on a cello, but pretty 
much any instrument can still work- particularly bass
or piano in my opinion.  Listen to the song for the 
rhythm of the second part (currently available at 
yahoo music for free listening)  

Lead
     Am   Am+   G   F  F+    C  E
e|----0----0----3---1---1----0--0---
B|----1----1----0---1---1----1--0---
G|----2---0h2---0---2--0h2---0--1---
D|----2----2----0---3---3----2--2---
A|----0----0----2---3---3----3--2---
E|----0----0----3---1---1----0--0---

Harmony (written for bass) plays pretty much 
continuously except during bridge.  Ad-libbing 
really can spice up the song too.

G|--------------------------0-------
D|-----2-0--------------2-0----2----
A|--0--------0-------0--------------
E|---------3------------------------


Am     Am+       F            F+  G
  Don't hold yourself like that
Am      Am+       F           F+  G
  You'll hurt your knees
Am     Am+       F            F+  G 
  I kissed your mouth and back
Am          Am+       F       F+  G 
  But that's all I need
G                  F
  Don't build your world around 
G               F
  volcanoes melt you down


<Chorus>
Am              Am+          F     F+  G
  What I am to you is not real
Am              Am+          F     F+  G
  What I am to you you do not need
Am              Am+                  F     F+
  What I am to you is not what you mean to me
              Am         Am+          F  
  You give me miles and miles of mountains
          F+            Am
  And I'll ask for the sea


Am     Am+        F           F+  G
  Don't throw yourself like that
Am      Am+       F           F+  G
  In front of me
Am     Am+       F            F+  G 
  I kissed your mouth your back
Am          Am+       F       F+  G 
  Is that all you need?
G               F 
  Don't drag my love around 
G               F
  volcanoes melt me down


<Chorus>
Am              Am+          F     F+  G
  What I am to you is not real
Am              Am+          F     F+  G
  What I am to you you do not need
Am              Am+                  F     F+
  What I am to you is not what you mean to me
              Am         Am+          F  
  You give me miles and miles of mountains
          F+      
  And I'll ask for...

  
<Bridge>
C            
  what I give to you
E  
  Is just what i'm going through
Am
  This is nothing new
F                          
  No no just another phase of finding 
C
  what I really need
E
  Is what makes me bleed
Am
  And like a new disease 
F
  she's still too young to treat


<Intermixed chourus> -play chorus parts while trading singing

 She's still too young
                Volcanoes melt me down
 What I am to you
                Volcanoes melt me down
				    She's still too young
 Is not real
               Volcanoes melt me down
				    She's still too young
 What I am to you
               Volcanoes melt me down
				    She's still too young
 You do not need    
               Volcanoes melt me down
				    She's still too young
 She still too young
	       I kissed your mouth you back
				          still too young
  
 
 You do not need me
            
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