Little Red Plastic Crab
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Intro
Dsus2 Dm x2
Part 1
Dsus2 Dm Dsus2 Dm Bb Bbsus2
Sometimes sometimes you make me feel really dizzy
C Dsus2 Dm
Making me think Im some sort of funny or messy
Dsus2 Dm
Part 2
Dsus2 Dm Dsus2 Dm Bb Bbsus2
I chewed I chewed a couple of jokes with our friend today
C Dsus2 Dm
My French is too poor to understand what they say
Bbsus2
We both laughed a lot anyway,
C
A lot anyway
Dsus2 Dm x2
Part 3
Dsus2 Dm Dsus2 Dm Bb Bbsus2
And then and then I washed some of my dirty clothes clean
C Dsus2 Dm
And guess what I found in the washing machine
Dsus2 Dm
Part 4
F Am Asus4 Am
The little red plastic crab
Dsus2 Bb
Do you remember?
F Am Asus4 Am
The one I kept in the back pocket
Dsus2 Bbsus2
of my jeans
F Am
I think it planned to hibernate there
Dsus2 Bbsus2
until December
Gm A
Until someone might tell it what it all means
Part 5
F C Gm Dm Bb
That the colour of it still is the flush of teenage emotions
F C Gm Dm
That I put it back in my pocket
Bb F
Glad it hadnt faded a bit
C Gm Dm Bb
One day I might tell it its my symbol of the small explosions
F C Gm Dm
That made my heart soft through the summer
Bb F
Theyre not dead to me,
C Gm Dm
To me
Bb F
Theyre not dead to me,
C Gm Dm
To me
Outro
Bb F
How to play Little Red Plastic Crab
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Dsus2. 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.