In The Lowlands

Words and music by Neil Finn. Copyright © 1989 Roundhead Music. Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.

Transcribed by Tom Johnstone

This is a fun one to jam along with. Make sure you play a full C chord (with G on the bottom) so you can just slide the shape up two frets to Dadd2/4. The D7sus at the end of the chorus is, honestly, a crude approximation; between the organ and backing vocals, pretty much every white key on the keyboard gets played. But Nick is playing a D, so that chord works well enough.

Note that right before the outro/solo section, the A, G and F are barred -- we're finally given full chords for G and F, adding to the climactic feeling. The solos are coming soon.


Capo 4th fret

 

Intro

E7sus   E7


Asus2



Verse

Am Em    Am         Em       Am  Em       C         Dadd2/4
Oh hell, trouble is coming / Out here the panic and alarm

Am    Em     Am            Em         Am    G6      Fmaj7      Em    
Black shapes gather in the distance / Looks like it won't take long

Am        Em    Am          Em       Am        Em                C         Dadd2/4
The first drops land on the window / The first sign that there's something wrong

Am    Em         Am           Em
Light rain and a head full of thunder

E7sus   E7


      Am         Em   Am   Em
Which way, which way

Am  Em          C      Dadd2/4
Two days till I get to you

Am   Em   Am   Em

Am      G6        Fmaj7    Em
I'll be late if I ever get through

Am      Em             Am      Em 
Where I go there'll be no kind welcome

Am/C   Em*
Coming down upon me

Chorus

C                 G             Am    Em                           
Time will keep me warm, feel my face

C                   G            D   A
And now the insects swarm in the low-lands

C                  G        Am      Em
Fear will take the place of desire

C                   G              D     A
And we will fan the flames from on high

D7sus
Try for heaven's sake


Verse

Am   Em   Am   Em       

Am      Em   Am           Em        Am      Em          C          Dadd2/4
The sky fell underneath a blanket / The sun sank as the miles went by

Am      Em         Am        Em       Am       G6          Fmaj7     Em    
You sit back, your head on a pillow / When you remember it makes you cry

Am    Em   Am     Em        Am   Em               C           Dadd2/4
Ghost cars on the freeway / Like friends that you thought you had

Am     Em           Am
One by one they are disappearing


(Repeat Chorus)


           D
...from on high

Am   G6   Fmaj7   Em      Am   G6   Fmaj7   Em
                  From on high-ya

Am*   G*   F*   Em


Outro/Solo

D   Dsus2/C   Bbsus2   F   Em   
(repeat ad lib)

D

 


Chords


E7sus       020200
E7          020100
Asus2       x02200
C           332010
Dadd2/4     554030
G6          3x0000
Fmaj7       133210
Am/C        x32210
Em*         022003
D7sus       xx0213
Am*         577555
G*          355433
F*          133211
Dsus2/C     x30230
Bbsus2      x13311