Spare Change
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: GCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[ Intro ]
G C
G C
G C
G C
[ Verse 1 ]
G C
An open case on the boulevard
G C
A sidewalk serenade
D Em7 C
No need to worry 'bout the bullets on the hit parade
G C
Banging on a flat top
G C
Got an open market rhapsody
D Em7 Am7 Gm C
Trying to balance the need to belong, with the longing to be free
[ Chorus ]
D Em7
I'm not looking for miracles,
C G D
Nor songs outside my range
Em D G C
Maybe all I ask is not so strange
N.C.
Spare Change!
G C
G C
[ Verse 2 ]
G C
I slipped right out of the mainstream
G C
And watched a river of people flow by
D Em7 C
Like a school of sharks, they got to move just to stay alive
G C
This pavement here is a humbled stage,
G C
and it's feeling just like home to me
D Em7 Am7 Gm C
Its a place where I can balance the need to belong, with the longing to be free
[ Chorus ]
D Em7
I'm not looking for miracles,
C G D
Nor songs outside my range
Em D G C
Maybe all I ask is not so strange
N.C.
Spare Change!
Em F#m C G
Em F#m C
[ Bridge ]
Em F#m
There's a man in the mirror
C G
There's a man in the high wire
Em D C
Walking the line between his reason and his hearts desire
Em D C G
I stick my claim in a place I can afford
Am G C F D
Where the neighborhood ... offers up its only award
[ Verse 3 ]
G C
When I catch my reflection
G C
In some store front window pane
D Em7 Am7 Gm C
I see someone who was destined to become all he asked for in his old refrain
[ Chorus ]
D Em7
I'm not looking for miracles,
C G D
Nor songs outside my range
Em D G C
I feel the need to share, I hope you feel the same
D Em7
I'm not trying to rock your world
C G D
I wanna to play a different game
Em D B C
You may find my song is not so strange
N.C.
Spare Change!
[ Outro ]
G C
Spare
G C
Change! Oh, Spare
G C
Change!
How to play Spare Change
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
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.