Kookaburra Chords
Kookaburra by John Vanderslice is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Am with a capo on the 4st fret. It uses the chords Am, G, Em, C, G/F#, Bm, E, A, D, C5, B5, G5, F#5 and A5. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
verse 1
Am G Em C
Lightning shot from the sky
Am G Em C G G/F# Em
It breathed life into every, every living thing
Am G Em C
It made you, it made me
Am G Em C G G/F# Em
It gave us the Kookaburra, it gave us Frangipane 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 C G G/F# C
White on white, like streamers of dirty confetti
G C G G/F# Em
White on white, the Chrysler Tower had disappeared
C G C G G/F# C
White on white, the Capitol dome was invisible
G C G G/F# Em
White on white, the hoisted flag had disappeared
Bridge 1
C5 B5 G5 Em
C5 F#5 G5 A5 C5 F#5 G5 Em
C5 B5 G5 Em
It can't be stopped
C5 F#5 G5 A5 C5 F#5 G5 Em
Thunder clouds are tightening in the sky to--night
C5 B5 G5 Em
We can't be saved
C5 F#5 G5 A5 C5 F#5 G5 Em
Electricity will scribble out your name
verse 2
Am G Em C
Lightning shot from the sky
Am G Em C G G/F# 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 G/F# Em
It gave us the terabyte, it gave us one seventeen
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 C G G/F# C
White on white, like streamers of dirty confetti
G C G G/F# Em
White on white, the looming spire had disappeared
C G C G G/F# C
White on white, the Bundestag was invisible
G C G G/F# Em
White on white, the hoisted flag had disappeared
Bridge 2
C5 B5 G5 Em
C5 F#5 G5 A5 C5 F#5 G5 Em
C5 B5 G5 Em
White phosphor rain
C5 F#5 G5 A5 C5 F#5 G5 Em
Blackout bombs are falling out the sky to--night
C5 B5 G5 Em
We can't be saved
C5 F#5 G5 A5 C5 F#5 G5 Em
Electricity is crossing out your family name
verse 3
Am G Em C
It made you, it made me
Am G Em C G G/F# Em
It gave us the Kookaburra, it gave us Frangipane tree