Rotary Park
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Verse
F# E F# Bm
Rotary Park is safe after dark
E
Neighbors off porches
F# Bm
The playground is stark
G A F#
Wine stain'd a vacant old basketball court
G A C#m
Dwellings surround a municipal fort
E F# Bm
Don’t mind the stories of triumphs and glories
E F#m
Rotary Park is the jam after dark
[Refrão]Chorus
C
Be
A D
Leave and decide
Bm G
Stay and be blind
A F# E
Easy to claim when you’ve places to find
A D
We nearly died
Bm G
Be that inside
A E Bb
grinding the gears of all tides
Verse
E D Bm
Rotary Park is at peace after dark
E
Chief Pontiac
D Bm
stamped his name on the mark
[Refrão]Chorus
G A D
Mystery buried in flat dominos
(Be, leave and decide, stay and be blind)
G A F# Bm
Twilight attuned to a creeping repose
(Easy to claim when you’ve places to find)
Verse
G
Don’t mind the lion
A G
hid dreaming of Zion
Bm D C
Rotary Park is ablaze after dark
Fm G C
Rotary Park is swell after dark
Fm
coveting woes
C
in bureaucracy throes
[Refrão]Chorus
Fm Bb Eb C
Trials by pairings with blood on the psyche
(Be, leave and decide, stay and be blind)
Ab Bb G A
Victory airings not sponsored by Nike®
(Easy to claim when you’ve places to find)
Ab G Eb
Purple potato-faced comrade ascends
(We nearly died, be that inside)
Bb Fm Bm
Vultures encircle abandoned amends
(Grinding the gears of all tides)
Verse
C
This morning I woke
Fm C
from a nightmare and fell out of bed
C
and Lo!
F# C Fm E C
The ghost of a man ages thought to be dead
Fm C Fm Bb C
A smile and a ribbon he wore with a dutiful pose
C
A wink
C Fm
A prick from the thorn of that beautiful rose
A F#
Rotary Park is aghast before dusk
G A
don’t mind the four savage
Bm E
young horsemen of musk
How to play Rotary Park
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F#. 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.