Famine chords by
Xavier Rudd

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Key: Ab major•

Intro 1

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Well,

Verse 1

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I wake up early one morning

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And I went down to Spanish Town

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To look for a friend of mine

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Who's called Seminaya

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Then we started to have a little

Verse 2

talk

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About everything

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About the situation

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And this is what he said

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He told me,

Verse 3

“Famine,

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famine, famine

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Famine on the land

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Because the cost of living

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Is getting so high, high, high”

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It's really so

Verse 4

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high, high, high

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Sky high

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Because the cost of living

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Is getting so high, high, high

Verse 5

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So I went down to Old Harbour

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To look for my brother John

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To ask him how is life

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And things and things and things

Verse 6

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Oh, we started to have a little talk

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About everything

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About the situation

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And this is what he said

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Bm

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He told me,

Verse 7

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“Famine,

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famine, famine

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Famine's on the land

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Because the cost of living

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Is getting so high, high, high”

Verse 8

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It's really so high, high, high

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Sky high

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Because the cost of living

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Is getting so high, high, high

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So I went down to

Verse 9

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Clarendon

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To look for my family

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To a little street called Treadlight

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Is where I was born

Verse 10

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Oh, and we started to have a little talk

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To gether, together

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About the situation

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And this is what they said

Verse 11

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They told me, “Famine,

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famine, famine

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Famine on the land

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Because the cost of living

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Is getting so high, high, high”

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It's really so high,

Verse 12

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high, high

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Sky high

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'Cause the cost of living

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Is getting so high, high, high

Outro 1

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Chords

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Capo: 1

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Famine by Xavier Rudd is Ab major.

The primary chords used in Famine are Db, Ab, Bb, Eb, Cm, C.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like Db, Ab, Bb, Eb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Famine is approximately 88 beats per minute.

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