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Rotterdam (Or Anywhere) chords by The Beautiful South (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

C6
Fmaj7
Cmaj7
G
Am
C
E7
D7
G7

Intro 1

C6

Fmaj7

Cmaj7

Fmaj7

C6

Fmaj7

Cmaj7

Fmaj7

C6

Fmaj7

Cmaj7

Fmaj7

C6

Fmaj7

Cmaj7

Fmaj7

Verse 1
C6 
Fmaj7 
And the women tug their    hair
Cmaj7 
Fmaj7 
Like they're trying   to prove it       won't fall out
C6 
Fmaj7 
Cmaj7 
Fmaj7 
C6 
Fmaj7 
And all the men are      gargoyles
Cmaj7 
Fmaj7 
Dipped long     in Irish stout
C6 
Fmaj7 
Cmaj7 
Fmaj7 

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Pre-chorus 1

G

The whole place is pickled

Am

The people are pickles for sure

G

And no-one knows if they've done more here

C

E7

Than they ever would do in a jar

Chorus 1

Am

C

This could be Rotterdam or anywhere

Am

C

Liverpool or Rome

Am

C

'Cause Rotterdam is anywhere

D7

G7

Anywhere alone

Interlude 1

Anywhere alone

C6

Fmaj7

Cmaj7

Fmaj7

C6

Fmaj7

Cmaj7

Fmaj7

Verse 2
C6 
Fmaj7 
And everyone is       blonde
Cmaj7 
Fmaj7 
And everyone is       beautiful
C6 
Fmaj7 
Cmaj7 
Fmaj7 
C6 
Fmaj7 
And when blonde and beautiful are multiple
Cmaj7 
Fmaj7 
They become     so dull and      dutiful
C6 
Fmaj7 
Cmaj7 
Fmaj7 

Pre-chorus 2

G

And when faced with dull and dutiful

Am

They fire red warning flares

G

Battle- Khaki personality

C

E7

With red underwear

Chorus 2

Am

C

This could be Rotterdam or anywhere

Am

C

Liverpool or Rome

Am

C

'Cause Rotterdam is anywhere

D7

G7

Anywhere alone

Interlude 2
Anywhere alone
C6 
Fmaj7 
Cmaj7 
Fmaj7 
C6 
Fmaj7 
Cmaj7 
Fmaj7 
C6 
Fmaj7 
Cmaj7 
Fmaj7 
C6 
Fmaj7 
Cmaj7 
Fmaj7 

Pre-chorus 3

G

The whole place is pickled

Am

The people are pickles for sure

G

And no-one knows if they've done more here

C

E7

Than they ever would do in a jar

Chorus 3
Am 
C 
This could be Rotterdam or anywhere
Am 
C 
Liverpool or Rome
Am 
C 
'Cause Rotterdam is anywhere
D7 
G7 
Anywhere alone
Am 
C 
This could be Rotterdam or anywhere
Am 
C 
Liverpool or Rome
Am 
C 
'Cause Rotterdam is anywhere
D7 
G7 
Anywhere alone

Outro 1
Anywhere alone
C6 
Fmaj7 
Cmaj7 
Fmaj7 
C6 
Fmaj7 
Cmaj7 
Fmaj7 
C6 
Fmaj7 
Cmaj7 
Fmaj7 
C6 
Fmaj7 
Cmaj7 
Fmaj7 
[Repeat and fade]

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C6
Fmaj7
Cmaj7
G
Am
C
E7
D7
G7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: C majorBPM: 162

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

C6: x-3-2-2-1-x
Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0
Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1

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This is the definitive original version of Rotterdam (Or Anywhere) by The Beautiful South, 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 C major. It suits players who want to learn Rotterdam (Or Anywhere) the way The Beautiful South intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Rotterdam (Or Anywhere)

The Beautiful South

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