Power
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Intro: Am
[Verso 1]
Am
You carry me around like loose change jingle-jangling
Am Em
At the bottom of your bag, you don't seem to feel it though
Am Dm
As you swing down the street
G Em Am Dm
Walking that unique birthday-candle glow
G Em
In broad daylight, in broad daylight
Am Dm G Em
And you don't even know the way I love you
[Refrão]
Am Dm
You never knew power, did you?
G F
You thought that power was in a strong arm
Am Dm
People passing laws and gold
G F
Tsunamis and mushroom clouds
[Verso 2]
Am
Oh babe that's nothing
Am
You think it's kinda sweet
Am
The stammer and the tremble in my voice
Am Dm
But don't mistake it for weakness
G Em
Or some kind of incompleteness
Am Dm G Em
Cause round about now I can feel it tingle-tangling
Am Dm G Em
It's coiled up inside me and it's ready to blow
[Refrão]
Am Dm
You never knew power, did you?
G F
You thought it fizzed in the overhead lines
Am Dm
Burning steel and bone to carbon
G F
Saturn 5 in a vertical climb
Am Dm
You never knew power, did you?
G F
You thought it roared like Niagara Falls
Am Dm
Or melted stone under volcanoes
G F Cmaj7 D/A Cmaj7 D/A
Earthquake, thunder, lightning, storms
[Ponte]
Cmaj7 D/A Cmaj7 D/A
The way I love you is something you don't understand
Cmaj7 D/A Cmaj7 D/A
The way I love you took more than I could imagine, even now
Cmaj7 D/A
You never knew power
Cmaj7 D/A
All the time you felt so strong
Am G/B
But now you can't function awake or asleep
C Dm
As the meaningless world falls away from your feet
Em F
And the universe ceases its light-speed retreat
Em F Em
Life was sweet in the meteor shower of the star-high divine
F G Dm Am G/B C Dm
When you sparkled and fell from heaven to hell
Em F
And ten years grinding by in every hour
G
In every hour
Am
I know all about power
Outro:
Am
Listen to the rain, you might feel a tremble, you might feel it
How to play Power
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am. 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.