The Needle Has Landed
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verse 1
Em C Em
Here I am in traffic's slow flow (Where the needle touched down)
Em C Em
Carbon planes draw a cage around the air force base (where the needle touched down)
Em C Em
My foot on the brake it's ok to fly low
C F
Over poor Spanaway
verse 2
C F
An eagle swooped down from a semi-trailer
C F
Took the name of your town from a shark-toothed freighter
C F
The needle's the same it recorded and played
C F
When you left me at the greyhound the year I moved away
C F
And if I knew then what's so obvious now
G C
You'd still be here baby
F Fm
My baby, baby
Bridge
C F C F
verse 3
C F
So that's why I never come back here
C F
That's why they spit out my name
C F
Your exes have clawed up the bible
G C
Trying to keep me away
C F
With the sledge of tectonic fever
G C
The needle has landed again
G C
Let it play
verse 4
Em G C
And the needle touched down
F
The needle has landed
Em G C
And the needle touched down
F
The needle has landed
Verse 5
C F
An eagle swooped down from a semi-trailer
C F
Took the name of your town from a shark-toothed freighter
C F
And if I knew then what's so obvious now
G C
You'd still be here baby
Outro
C F Fm (repeat)
How to play The Needle Has Landed
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 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.