Nothing In This World Ever Stays Still
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: F#Capotraste:
2nd traste
[Intro]
E | Bsus4 | E | Bsus4 |
[Verse 1]
E Bsus4
Cruising around it’s one constant U-turn
E Bsus4
Pedestrians crossing without concern
Bm7/A F#m7
A billboard advertising dying dreams
Bm7/A F#m7
The real estate game, a selfhood to glean
[Verse 2]
E Bsus4
Long Beach, California, working at a sports bar
E Bsus4
Watching the game, red team's winning so far
Bm7/A F#m7
Everyone’s getting pissed off and drunk
Bm7/A F#m7
I’m taking a smoke break, leaning on the trunk
[Chorus]
E Bsus4
Of a coastal oak growing out of the sidewalk
E Bsus4
Watching coastal smoke coming out of the hills
Bm7/A F#m7
Everything’s leaving just as it’s coming in
Bm7/A F#m7 (E)
Nothing in this world ever stays still
[Instrumental]
E | Bsus4 | E | Bsus4 |
[Verse 3]
E Bsus4
Three missed calls from my Malibu pimp
E Bsus4
I was writing down an order for Boom Boom Shrimp
Bm7/A F#m7
Man, I gotta get clean when I get home
Bm7/A F#m7
Gonna wash the sheets and turn off the phone
[Verse 4]
E Bsus4
At times I’m confused, at times confounded
E Bsus4
Sometimes alone, sometimes surrounded
Bm7/A F#m7
Watching the tide roll in from the unknown
Bm7/A F#m7
While gnawing at some dead animal’s bones
[Chorus]
E Bsus4
And a brief fulfillment sated the moment
E Bsus4
And a brief but brilliant sun touched the hills
Bm7/A F#m7
Everything’s leaving just as it’s coming in
Bm7/A F#m7 (E)
Nothing in this world ever stays still
[Instrumental]
E | Bsus4 | E | Bsus4 |
[Verse 5]
E Bsus4
I watched my hopefulness seep out your skin
E Bsus4
Just as I learned to start loving again
Bm7/A F#m7
Layers of pain give this landscape some depth
Bm7/A F#m7
When you feel like heaven, you’re closer to death
[Verse 6]
E Bsus4
And if you feel like dancing, you must let it out
E Bsus4
No room for questions, no room for doubt
Bm7/A F#m7
Watching them lower your love in the grave
Bm7/A F#m7
Nothing to cling to, no money to save
[Chorus]
E Bsus4
As a fragile narrow creek carves the stone
E Bsus4
An agile sparrow crosses the hill
Bm7/A F#m7
Everything’s leaving just as it’s coming in
Bm7/A F#m7 (E)
Nothing in this world ever stays still
[Outro]
E | Bsus4 | E | Bsus4 |
E | Bsus4 | E | Bsus4 |
E |
How to play Nothing In This World Ever Stays Still
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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.