Negative Earth Chords
Negative Earth by Barclay James Harvest is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, G, F, D, E, C, Bb and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Am G
verse 1
Am F Am
For fiftyfive days I've been flying around the world
D G E
Didn't anybody know, didn't anyone suppose
Am C D
That my life up here was slowly drifting by
F Bb Am
And all I've got to do is sit and cry
Am G
verse 2
Am F Am
The Earth is so clear and it's simply a reach away
G E
I just had to laugh today but the news it seemed to say
Am C D
That my life once full was surely running dry
F C
I prayed a while but then I had to cry
G D
Look in my eyes I know
F C
That man is surely just a man
G D
It's no surprise I know
F
The road is far too long
D Am C Bb F
And life too short to carry on
Am G
SOLO
A G
verse 3
Am F Am
For fiftyfive days I've been flying around the world
D G E
Here in syncopated time, while my tangled web of rhyme
Am C D
Dangles aimlessly, time drips slowly by
F Bb C
And all I've got to do is sit and cry
G D
Look in my eyes I know
F C
That man is surely just a man
G D
It's no surprise I know
F
The road is far too long
D Am C Bb F
And life too short to carry on
Am G
SOLO
A G
Repeat And Fade Out...
ENJOY...