Spinnin
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CAPO: 2nd FRET
Intro
Em D/F# G G D/F# C
C D G D/F# Em D/F# G G G
[Verso 1]
G D/F#
We were there for a minute
G D/F# C
We were wrapped up in it
C G G/B D/F#
Ain't a highway I don't ride
Em D/F# G G
Don't make me wish I was right back in it
G G D/F#
That dream is a bitch
C
It'll turn on you quick
C G G/B
You go off running from the ones you love
D/F# G
And you wind up with nothing but the things you miss
G D/F# G G G/B C
I left that whooooooole wooorld spinning
Em D/F# G G D/F# C
I left that whooooooole wooorld spinning
G
A long, long time ago
[Verso 2]
Em D/F# G
It was real, and I know it
G D/F# C
But I knew I would blow it
C D/F# G D/F#
There's an emptiness in me
G D/F#
Nobody gets to see
G G G
'Cause I don't dare show it
[Verso 3]
G
I might drink for a minute
G D/F# C
Pour myself back in it
C D/F#
Light another smoke
G D/F#
And let it all go
Em D/F# G
But I know I'll fuck it up again
Em D/F# G G D/F# C
And I left that whooooooole wooorld spinning
Em D/F# G G G/B C
I left that whooooooole wooorld spinning
Em D/F# G
A long, looooong time ago
Instrumental
G D/F# C
C G
C D G D/F# Em D/F# G G
Break
C
There's no place I can run to
Em G G/B
Don't take me right back to
Am
The last time that I saw you
C
'Cause that me was the one who
Em D/F# G G D/F# C
Left that whooooooole wooorld spinning
Em D/F# G G D/F# C
I left that whooooooole wooorld spinning
G D/F# G G D/F# C
When I left that whooooooole wooorld spinning
Em D/F# G G D/F# C
I left that whooooooole wooorld spinning
C G D G
A long, long time ago
How to play Spinnin
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em. 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.