Cicada
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Intro:
Em A Dmaj7 Bm7
Em A Dmaj7 Bm7
[Verso 1]
Em A
You're everything I'm thinking of
Dmaj7 Bm7
From time to time and dust to dust
Em A Dmaj7
Whenever there's a lull between the void
Bm7
You fill the silence
Em A
Languid on the couch
Dmaj7 Bm7
Think I need to figure this one out
Em A
I'm lost beneath your cloud
Dmaj7 D
Can I keep my two feet on the ground?
[Refrão]
Gmaj7 F#m7
Wake me, I'll love you tomorrow
Bm7 D
You leave me breathless and hollow
Gmaj7 F#m7
Lately, a tough pill to swallow
Bm7 D
But I'll try to compose
Gmaj7 F#m7 Bm
I could be, I suppose, someone you should get to know
Gmaj7 F#m7 Bm
I could be, I suppose, someone you should get to know
Em A Dmaj7 Bm7
Em A Dmaj7 Bm7
[Verso 2]
Em A
I could get lost in pillowed dreams
Dmaj7 Bm7
Caught in a stitch of what could be
Em A
Careful our time's not what it seems
Dmaj7 Bm7
So shake this one off and dance with me
Em A
We're dancing through the house
Dmaj7 Bm7
Think we need to figure this one out
Em A
Shaking like a loose leaf from the spout
Dmaj7 Bm7
I think we need to think on this one
[Refrão]
Gmaj7 F#m7
Wake me, I'll love you tomorrow
Bm7 D
You leave me breathless and hollow
Gmaj7 F#m7
Lately, a tough pill to swallow
Bm7 D
But I'll try to compose
Gmaj7 F#m7 Bm
I could be, I suppose, someone you should get to know
Gmaj7 F#m7 Bm
I could be, I suppose, someone you should get to know
[Ponte]
Em Bm Em Bm
A
I could be someone you should get to know!
D A
Bm
I could be someone you should get to know!
Em Bm Em Bm
A
I could be someone you should get to know!
D A
Bm
I could be someone you should get to know!
[Refrão]
Gmaj7 F#m7
Wake me, I'll love you tomorrow
Bm7 D
You leave me breathless and hollow
Gmaj7 F#m7
Lately, a tough pill to swallow
Bm7 D
But I'll try to compose
Gmaj7 F#m7 Bm
I could be, I suppose, someone you should get to know
Bm D
(I could be, I don't know, someone you should get to know)
Gmaj7 F#m7 Bm
I could be, I suppose, someone you should get to know
E
Someone you should get to know
Outro:
A D Bm
Em A D Bm
How to play Cicada
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 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.