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Medellia of the Gray Skies

The Smashing Pumpkins
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★4.7(14)

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Date: Sun, 09 Nov 1997 17:24:16 +0800

From: Aaron Gan <aarongan@pacific.net.sg>

Subject: Smashing Pumpkins

Medellia Of The Gray Skies

By: Smashing Pumpkins

Transcribed by: Aaron Gan <aarongan@pacific.net.sg>

Intro:

Cadd9 G/B Em Cadd9 G/B Em

E|--------------0----------------------------------0-----------------------|
B|--1-------3-----3--------------------1-------3-----3---------------------|
G|------0-----0---------0-------0----------0-----0---------0-------0-------|
D|----2---2-----------0-------2---2------2---2-----------0-------2---2-----|
A|--3---------------2-------2----------3---------------2-------2-----------|
E|------------------------0----------------------------------0-------------|

Cadd9 G/B Em Am

E|--------------0----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1-------3-----3----------------------------1---------------1-----------|
G|------0-----0---------0-------0------2---2-----2---2-----2-----2---0-----|
D|----2---2-----------0-------2---2------2---------2-----2---------2-------|
A|--3---------------2-------2----------0-----0---------0-----0-------------|
E|------------------------0------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1:

Cadd9 G/B Em Cadd9 G/B Em

E|--------------0----------------------------------0-----------------------|
B|--1-------3-----3--------------------1-------3-----3---------------------|
G|------0-----0---------0-------0----------0-----0---------0-------0-------|
D|----2---2-----------0-------2---2------2---2-----------0-------2---2-----|
A|--3---------------2-------2----------3---------------2-------2-----------|
E|------------------------0----------------------------------0-------------|

You're an empty promise You're an easy chair

You're a secret noticed You're a mystery sky

Cadd9 G/B Em Am

E|--------------0----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1-------3-----3----------------------------1---------------1-----------|
G|------0-----0---------0-------0------2---2-----2---2-----2-----2---0-----|
D|----2---2-----------0-------2---2------2---------2-----2---------2-------|
A|--3---------------2-------2----------0-----0---------0-----0-------------|
E|------------------------0------------------------------------------------|

You're the gods forces struck down somewhere

You're a wish floated up to the night.

Chorus:

G C Em Am Em

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------3---------------1------------------------------1---------------|
G|------0-----0---0-----0-----0---0--------0-----------2-----2---2---------|
D|----0---------0-----2---------2-------2----2---2---2---2-----2-------2---|
A|--------2---------3-----3-----------2---2----2---0-----------------2---2-|
E|--3-------------------------------0------------------------------0-------|

Medellia of my eyes you're the emptiness of I

C D C G

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------1-----------3-------3---1-------1---------------3-------|
G|-0-----------0-----0---0---2-------2---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-|
D|---2---2---2---------2---0-------0---------2---2-----2-----0---------0---|
A|-----2---3-----3-------------------------3---------------------2---------|
E|--------------------------------2------------------------3---------------|

You're the reason that I write And if you say you will

Bm Am

E|-----------------0-------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------3-------1-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-----4---4-2-------------------------------------------------------|
D|---4---------4---2-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-----2---------0-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------0---------2-------3-----------------|

I would love you still And if I

Verse 2:

Cadd9 G/B Em Cadd9 G/B Em

E|--------------0----------------------------------0-----------------------|
B|--1-------3-----3--------------------1-------3-----3---------------------|
G|------0-----0---------0-------0----------0-----0---------0-------0-------|
D|----2---2-----------0-------2---2------2---2-----------0-------2---2-----|
A|--3---------------2-------2----------3---------------2-------2-----------|
E|------------------------0----------------------------------0-------------|

could I'd throw away this world I'd dress you all in

You're all I notice in a crowded room

Cadd9 G/B Em Am

E|--------------0----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1-------3-----3----------------------------1---------------1-----------|
G|------0-----0---------0-------0------2---2-----2---2-----2-----2---0-----|
D|----2---2-----------0-------2---2------2---------2-----2---------2-------|
A|--3---------------2-------2----------0-----0---------0-----0-------------|
E|------------------------0------------------------------------------------|

pearls I'd give you all you wanted

You're vacant motives unmoved revealed

Chorus 2:

G C Em Am Em

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------3---------------1------------------------------1---------------|
G|------0-----0---0-----0-----0---0--------2-----------2-----2---2---------|
D|----0---------0-----2---------2-------2----2---2---2---2-----2-------2---|
A|--------2---------3-----3-----------2---2----2---0-----------------2---2-|
E|--3-------------------------------0------------------------------0-------|

Medellia of my eyes you're the emptiness of I

C D C G

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------1-----------3-------3---1-------1---------------3-------|
G|-0-----------0-----0---0---2-------2---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-|
D|---2---2---2---------2---0-------0---------2---2-----2-----0---------0---|
A|-----2---3-----3-------------------------3---------------------2---------|
E|--------------------------------2------------------------3---------------|

You're the reason that I drive And if you say you will

Bm Am Am(softly)

E|-----------------0-----------------------------------------0-------------|
B|---------3-------1-----------------------------------------1-------------|
G|-----4-----4---4-2-----------------------------------------2-------------|
D|---4---------4---2-----------------------------------------2-------------|
A|-2-----2---------0-----------------------------------------0-------------|
E|-------------------------------------0---------2-------3-----------------|

I would love you still And if I just

Verse 3:

Cadd9 G/B Em Cadd9 G/B Em

E|--------------0----------------------------------0-----------------------|
B|--1-------3-----3--------------------1-------3-----3---------------------|
G|------0-----0---------0-------0----------0-----0---------0-------0-------|
D|----2---2-----------0-------2---2------2---2-----------0-------2---2-----|
A|--3---------------2-------2----------3---------------2-------2-----------|
E|------------------------0----------------------------------0-------------|

could be anything for you just anyone at

You're the silly reasons in a goldfish laugh

Cadd9 G/B Em Am G

E|--------------0---------------------------------------------------------3|
B|--1-------3-----3----------------------------1---------------1----------3|
G|------0-----0---------0-------0------2---2-----2---2-----2-----2---0----0|
D|----2---2-----------0-------2---2------2---------2-----2---------2------0|
A|--3---------------2-------2----------0-----0---------0-----0------------2|
E|------------------------0-----------------------------------------------3|

all anything that mattered washed out

You're the ageless seasons at rest at last

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