Bag Of Grins
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Intro Em
Em Gm
In my day I could hear them say
Bbm Em
Mr. K was awfully close
Em Gm
Now we take that bow you know
Bbm Em
'Cause it's time to meet your ghost
Bbm Em
And I don't understand
Em Gm
Minotaurs and jaguars
Bbm Em
Are at my finger's tip
Em Gm
Falling up through the mustard gates
Bbm Em
And I think I broke my hip
Bbm Em
And I don't understand
I do not understand
B5 Bb5 A5 G#5 F5
Nine o'clock I turn my heels and sigh
F#5
For one last time
B5 Bb5 A5 G#5
Ten-thirty I tied my chi
F5 F#5
And died up on the vine
Em Gm
Send me out to the pasture, love
Bbm Em
With a closet full of whips
Em Gm
The coroner spins with his bag of grins
Bbm Em
And he's sewing up my lips
Bbm Em
And I don't understand
B5 Bb5 A5 G#5 F5
Nine o'clock I turn my heels and sigh
F#5
For one last time
B5 Bb5 A5 G#5
Ten-thirty I tied my chi
F5 F#5
And died up on the vine
F5 F#5
I diеd up on the vine
F#7 Bm
Suddenly whеn the moment comes
F#7 Bm
And it's harmony or rage
F#7 Bm
Flowers cry on the corpse of love
G F# F F#
And it's time to turn your page
( F F# F F# )
( F F# F F# )
Em Gm
Mr. And Mrs. Au Contraire
Bbm Em
I think they'll soon arrive
Em Gm
All the treasures you have saved
Bbm Em
Your children now divide
Bbm Em
And I don't understand
I do not understand
B5 Bb5 A5 G#5
Nine o'clock I turn my heels and-
F#7 Bm
Suddenly when the moment comes
F#7 Bm
And it's harmony or rage
F#7 Bm
Flowers cry on the corpse of love
G F# F F#
And it's time to turn your page
Em C
I am somewhere else my love
G B7
And I think you'll know just where to find me
Em C
Out in an interstellar place and there's
G B7
Nothing left here to define me
Em C
You are somewhere else good love
G B7
And this life of crime that's all behind me
Em C
We are all just space and love
G B7
And I think you'll know that's who designed me
Em C
I am somewhere else my love
G B7
And I think you'll know just where to find me
Em C
Out in an interstellar place and there's
G B7
Nothing left here to define me
Em C
You are somewhere else good love
G B7
And this life of crime that's all behind me
Em C
We are all just space and love
G B7 Em
And I think you'll know that's who designed me
How to play Bag Of Grins
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.