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"Rough Gem is a song so insidiously infectious that trepanation may be the only way to it out of your head" - Pitchfork Media Intro Chords F#/C#/G#m/B F#/C#/B/!CLAP!CLAP!/B F# Ebm The world beat you for something nice C# B You worked hard, died poor F# Ebm You mined what you died for C# F# B C# Diamonds di di di di di uh F# Ebm You can whistle my name B It's the mines, in Africa C# That are to blame F# You can Scoop out my brain Ebm B C# Shape it into an ear and then tell me your pain F#/C#/B/!CLAP!CLAP!/B [ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/i/islands/93383.html ] F# Ebm I've been awake from the first day B C# Stayed awake, stayed awake F# Ebm The rabbit linked up to the whole moon B C# Longer, short road Pre Breakdown: (in arpeggios) F#/B/Ebm/C# F#/C#/G#m/B instrumental: F#/B/Ebm/C# F# Dig deep but don't dig too deep C# G#m B When it's late you'll see the hole is empty and oh so deadly F# C# They want me raw and smooth like glass G#m They want it fast but they don't want flaws I'm a girl's best friend B Can you cut, I can cut, 'cause I'm a rough gem F#/C#/G#m/B F# B who lives in those lights in the distance? Ebm C# why didntyou tell me the rain would help you out F# B I had a dream, it was all a dream Ebm C# F# But it was ruined by the sun shining in through me |