Buoy
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste:
2nd traste
From the album "Buoy" (2009)
Youtube link: https://youtu.be/5_AGDan2iAQ
Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/track/4DqLq2ie3OxlEPRyZhGRlY?si=054ceba6032046d7
Capo on 2nd fret. If you want to play without capo, you can set the "Transpose" button
on +2.
Chords (with capo 2):
G : 320033
C : x32010
G4/B : x20013
Am7 : x02010
C/G : 332010
F#m7add11 : 202200
Em : 022000
[Intro]
| G C | G4/B Am7 |
| G C | G4/B Am7 |
[Verse 1]
G C G4/B
He showed up, brighter than a buoy
Am7 G C G4/B Am7
Slicker than a submarine
G C G4/B
Bonnie as a berry
Am7 G C G4/B Am7
Cuter than a kidney bean
G C G4/B
She was struck, dumber than a detour
Am7 G C G4/B Am7
Quicker than a pistol shot
G C G4/B
Revving like a motor
Am7 G C/G
Hotter than a parking lot
G4/B Am7 F#m7add11 Em F#m7add11 G
Hotter than a parking lot
[Chorus]
F#m7add11
And his eyes
Em
Beckon like a lighthouse
F#m7add11 G F#m7add11
Sparkle like a foreign grin
Em F#m7add11
Promising a welcome
G
Warmer than a muffin tin, warmer than a muffin
[Post-Chorus]
| G C | G4/B Am7 |
| G C | G4/B Am7 |
[Verse 3]
G C G4/B Am7
So she went righteous as a missionary
G C G4/B Am7
Hopeful as a ballot box
G C G4/B Am7
Cautious as a coal canary
G C G4/B Am7
Wily as a winter fox
G C G4/B
But he ran crazy as a hatter
Am7 G C G4/B Am7
Panicked like a pot to boil, oh
G C G4/B
He was hissing like an adder
Am7 G C
Spitting like a vat of oil
G4/B Am7 F#m7add11 Em F#m7add11 G
Spitting like a vat of oil
[Chorus]
F#m7add11
And her heart
Em
Fell out of her chest and split
F#m7add11 G F#m7add11
Scattered like a house of cards
Em F#m7add11
Now anyone who touches it
G
Cuts their knuckles on the shards, cuts their knuckles
[Post-Chorus]
| G C | G4/B Am7 |
| G C | G4/B Am7 |
| G C | G4/B Am7 |
| G C | G4/B Am7 |
[Verse 3]
G C G4/B
Now she lives out in Arizona
Am7 G C G4/B Am7
Lonely as a single shoe
G C G4/B
She's tougher than a tortoise
Am7 G C G4/B Am7
Sadder than a coffin crew
G C G4/B
But what fool keeps hanging on to something
Am7 G C G4/B Am7
After it has fell apart?
G C G4/B
Hey you, send it to the warehouse
Am7 G
Get yourself another heart, get yourself another heart
[Outro]
| G C | G4/B Am7 |
(repeat and fade)
How to play Buoy
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.