Circle The Drain
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[(intro) ]C#m
D#m
This is the last time you say
C#9
After the last line you break
B9
It's not even a holiday
A#m
Nothing to celebrate
D#m
You give a hundred reasons why
C#9
And say you're really gonna try
B9
If I had a nickel for everytime
A#m
I'd overbank
D#m
Thought that I was the exception
C#9
I could rewrite your addiction
B9 A#m7 | A#m
You could've been the greatest
A#m
But you'd rather get wasted
D#m
You fall asleep during foreplay
C#9
'Cause the pills you take are more your forte
B9 A#m
I'm not sticking around to watch you go down
D#m
Wanna be your lover not your fucking mother
C#9
Can't be your saviour I don't have the power
C#9 B9 A#m
I'm not gonna stay and watch you circle the drain Watch you circle the drain
D#m
Watch you circle the drain
D#m
You say you have to write your rhymes
C
Whatever helps you sleep at night
B9
You've become what you despise
A#m
A stereotype
D#m
You think you're so rock and roll
C#9
But you're really just a joke
B9
Had the world in the palm of your hands
A#m
But you fucking choked
D#m
Should've been my team mate,
C#9
Could've changed your fate,
B9 A#m7 A#m
You say that you love me
A#m
You won't remember in the morning
(Refrão)
(intro) D#m
(Refrão)
(intro) D#m
D#9
Watch you circle the drain
D#9
Watch you circle the drain
D#m
La la da da da da, da, da
C#9
La la da da da da, da, da
B9
You're goin' down You're goin' down
A#m stop
You're goin' down You're goin' down
D#m
You fall asleep during foreplay
C#9
'Cause the pills you take are more your forte
B9 A#m
I'm not sticking around to watch you go down
D#m
Wanna be your lover not your fucking mother
C#9
Can't be your saviour I don't have the power
C#9 B9 A#m
I'm not gonna stay and watch you circle the drain Watch you circle the drain
D#m
Watch you circle the drain
How to play Circle The Drain
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C#m. 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.