Lucretia My Reflection chords by The Sisters Of Mercy (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
C5 
D5 
I hear the roar of a big machine  (C5)  (D5) 
A5 
C5 
D5 
 (A5) Two worlds and in between  (C5)  (D5) 
A5 
C5 
D5 
 (A5) Hot metal and methedrine  (C5)  (D5) 
A5 
C5 
D5 
I hear empire  (A5) down  (C5)  (D5) 
A5 
C5 
D5 
I hear empire  (A5) down  (C5)  (D5) 
A5 
 (A5) 

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Verse 2

I hear the roar of a big machine

Two worlds and in between

Love lost, fire at will

Dum-dum bullets and shoot to kill, I hear

Dive bombers, and

Empire down

Chorus 1
A5 
I hear the  (A5) sons of the city and dispossessed
C5 
D5 
 (C5) Get down,  (D5) get undressed
A5 
 (A5) Get prettty but you and me
C5 
D5 
 (C5) We  got the kingdom,  (D5) we got the key
A5 
We  (A5) got empire, now as then
C5 
D5 
We don't  (C5) doubt, we don't  (D5) take direction
A5 
 (A5) Lucretia, my reflection,
C5 
D5 
 (C5) dance the ghost  (D5) with with
A5 
C5 
D5 
 (A5)  (C5)  (D5) 
A5 
C5 
D5 
 (A5)  (C5)  (D5) 

Bridge 1
A5 
We look  (A5) hard
C5 
D5 
We look  (C5) through  (D5) 
A5 
C5 
D5 
We look  (A5) hard to see for  (C5) real  (D5) 
A5 
Such  (A5) things I hear, they don't make sense
C5 
D5 
 (C5) I don't see much  (D5) evidence
A5 
I don't  (A5) feel
C5 
D5 
I don't  (C5) feel  (D5) 

Interlude 1
I don't
A5 
C5 
D5 
 (A5) (feel)  (C5)  (D5) 
A5 
C5 
D5 
 (A5)  (C5)  (D5) 
A5 
C5 
D5 
 (A5)  (C5)  (D5) 
A5 
C5 
D5 
 (A5)  (C5)  (D5) 
A5 
C5 
D5 
 (A5)  (C5)  (D5) 

Verse 3
A5 
A long  (A5) train held up by page on page
C5 
D5 
 (C5) A hard reign held  (D5) up by rage
A5 
C5 
 (A5) Once a railroad  (C5) 
D5 
Now it's  (D5) done...
A5 
 (A5) 

Verse 4
C5 
D5 
I hear the roar of a big machine  (C5)  (D5) 
A5 
C5 
D5 
 (A5) Two worlds and in between  (C5)  (D5) 
A5 
C5 
D5 
 (A5) Hot metal and methedrine  (C5)  (D5) 
A5 
C5 
D5 
I hear empire  (A5) down  (C5)  (D5) 
A5 
We got  (A5) the

Outro 1
empire, now as then
C5 
D5 
We don't  (C5) doubt, we don't  (D5) take direction
A5 
 (A5) Lucretia, my reflection,
C5 
D5 
 (C5) dance the ghost  (D5) with me
A5 
C5 
D5 
 (A5)  (C5)  (D5) 
A5 
C5 
D5 
 (A5)  (C5)  (D5) 
[Repeat and fade out]

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: A minorBPM: 131

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

A5: x-0-2-x-x-x
C5: x-3-5-x-x-x
D5: x-5-7-x-x-x

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This is the definitive original version of Lucretia My Reflection by The Sisters Of Mercy, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A minor. It suits players who want to learn Lucretia My Reflection the way The Sisters Of Mercy intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.