The Flinch
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Intro: C
Verse
C
Maybe next year is the line that you hear
Am G F
In the city I got stuck waiting
C
For something to give, so tentative
Am G F
That mantra I just kept saying
C Am G F
Whoa-oh-oh
C Am G F
Whoa-oh-oh
Verse
C
Everyone around this cold hard town
Am G F
Has a dream that they can't seem to quite run down
C
Your car gets towed or you run out of road
Am G F
You learn how to fight but The Flinch just grows
[Refrão]Am G
But I don't wanna look back now
C F Am
Regret is like a street beat down
C F G
It keeps you on your knees
Am G
The ringing of that broken bell
C F Am
It always seems to cast a spell
C F
I know I flinched before
G
I ain't flinching anymore
Interlude
C Am G F
Verse
C
She came along like one of those songs
Am G F
That you hear and you can't stop singing
C
The Flinch started in like a phantom limb
Am G F
That broken bell's always ringing
[Refrão]Am G
But I don't want to look back now
C F Am
Or waste a lyric about leaving town
C F G Am
Her face is all I see, she's waiting by the sea
G C
The ringing of that broken bell
F Am
It always seems to cast a spell
C F
I was young and I flinched before
G
I ain't flinching anymore
Bridge
Dm F
Always stuck in my own way
C G
Always falling down
Dm F
Her song's the home I want to stay
C G
It's like a brand new sound
Outro
Am G C F Am C F
I don't want to look back now
G Am
She's waiting by the sea
G
The ringing of that broken bell
C F
It always seems to cast its spell
Am C F
I was young and I flinched before
G C Dm F
I ain't flinching anymore
G C Dm F
I ain't flinching anymore
G C Dm F
I ain't flinching anymore
G C Dm F
I don't want to look back now
G C
I ain't flinching anymore
How to play The Flinch
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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.