Spoon
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verse 1
G C
You're transcendent, you taught me so many things
G C
You taught me that help is all we to this dumb planet bring
G C
But one time sticks out for me, you were five, we were working with Bob in Maui
G C
Driving a rental Sebring, the top down, every morning we'd drive on down to
verse 2
Em C
Baby Beach and the Pacific Ocean's not the sea, we'll surf the waves
Em C
And we'll walk the sand to bring your leg back that you'd broken
G C
And you needed to learn how to walk again and I could help you with all this
G C
To help you is all there is, you showed me that that's all there is
G C
That helping is transcendence
verse 3
G C
And after we'd go and eat at Anthony's
G C
Or we'd drive around and maybe stop and eat Fukushima Hot Dogs
G C
Sittin' on the hood or we'd drive to the top of the volcano called Haleakala
G C
At night we'd stare up at the moon and we did all this listening to
G
Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga by Spoon
verse 4
G C
Months later we were back in Toronto, a Tuesday night, an all ages show
G C
You were so young, we sat in the back row, Deerhunter opened the show
G C
The headliner was introduced, we did our best, we'd have to go soon
G
We got a T-shirt and we caught five tunes
C G
Just enough to say the first show for us two was Spoon
How to play Spoon
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 G. 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.