Spies
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Intro: C
[Verso 1]
C
Vacuous beauty
C
In your boutique
C
Nothing
F/C
Search on nothing
C
She
[Verso 2]
C
I went to sleep
C
And paid the priest
F/C C
To keep watch over me
[Pré-Refrão]
D F
I paid the priest
G
To breath life into me
[Refrão]
F
We used to stay up all night
G
Thinking we were all spies
F C
Praying that tomorrow won't come
Am
Shut your mouth and fight it
G
Take it out and lie it
G
Throw it up and
F
Won't you come?
C
Won't you come down?
[Verso 3]
C
Kicking the teeth
C
In a dead end street
F/C C
And left me there to bleed
C
So don't compare
C
Cuz I don't care
F/C C
For your insecurities
[Pré-Refrão]
D
You come alive
F
When you see
G
The angels breathing ashes
[Refrão]
F
We used to stay up all night
G
Thinking we were all spies
F C
Praying that tomorrow won't come
Am
Shut your mouth and fight it
G
Take it out and lie it
G
Throw it up and
F
Won't you come?
C
Won't you come down?
[Ponte]
Bb F
Running off your face
C
All over town
Bb F
You're all a mistake
G
Cuz coming down...
[Refrão]
F
We used to stay up all night
G
Thinking we were all spies
F C
Praying that tomorrow won't come
Am
Shut your mouth and fight it
G
Take it out and lie it
G
Throw it up and
F
Won't you come?
C
Won't you come down?
How to play Spies
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. 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.