Keane - Spiralling Chords

SPIRALLING
KEANE
PERFECT SYMMETRY



Use barre chords preferably.

Tuned half step down (For capo version, scroll down)

INTRO:

G | A Bm | A | G   x4

Intro riff:
e|------------0--2-2---0-2-0---------------|
B|--0--0--2-3----------------3-----0-0-----|
G|------------------------------2-------2--|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|



Bm A x2


VERSE:
                   Bm     A  Bm   A
I'm waiting for my moment to come
                    G        A       G        A
I'm waiting for the movie to begin
                  Bm  A  Bm   A
I'm waiting for a revelation
                    G        A         G        A
I'm waiting for someone to count me in

PRE-CHORUS:
               Bm                F#m
Cos now I only see my dreams, in everything I touch
A                         Em
Feel their cold hands on, everything that I love
Bm              F#m
Cold like some, magnificant skyline
A                    Em                   G
Out of my reach, but always in my eyeline now

CHORUS:
G        A    Bm  A
   We're tumbling down
       G          G
We're spiralling
     A  Bm     A
Tied up to the ground
       G
We're spiralling

Bm A x4  

VERSE:
                      Bm     A  Bm     A
I fashioned you from jewels and stone
                    G   A    G        A
I made you in the image of myself
                Bm        A  Bm   A
I gave you everything you wanted
                    G     A      G      A
So you would never know anything else

PRE-CHORUS:
                 Bm                F#m
But everytime I reach for you, you slip through my fingers
A                   Em
Into cold sunlight, laughing at the things that
Bm                 F#m
I had planned, the map of my world gets
A                      Em                           G
Smaller as I sit here, pulling at the loose threads now

CHORUS (with riff):
G        A    Bm  A
   We're tumbling down
       G         G
We're spiralling
     A  Bm     A
Tied up to the ground
       G
We're spiralling
G         A  Bm       A
     When we fall in love
       G          G
We're just falling
   A    Bm      A
In love with ourselves
       G          G
We're spiralling

BRIDGE:
Bm - A  x9 (Tom speaks over these chords)
Did you wanna be a winner?
Did you wanna be an icon?
Did you wanna be famous?
Did you wanna be the president?
Did you wanna start a war?
Did you wanna have a family?
Did you wanna be in love?
              (Bm)
Did you wanna be in love?


Bm - A  x8
(I never saw the light
I never saw the light
I waited up all night
But I never saw the light)


CHORUS(with riff):
G         A  Bm       A
     When we fall in love
       G          G
We're just falling
   A    Bm      A
In love with ourselves
       G          G
We're spiralling
      A    Bm  A
We're tumbling down
       G          G
We're spiralling
     A  Bm     A
Tied up to the ground
       G
We're spiralling

OUTRO:
G | A Bm | A | G   x2

Effects...

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CAPO 1 (For no capo version, scroll down)

INTRO:

F | G Am | G | F   x4

Intro riff:
e|---------------0-0-----0-----------------|
B|--------0-1-3--------3---3---1-----------|
G|--2--2-------------------------0---2-2-0-|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|



Am G x2


VERSE:
                   Am     G  Am   G
I'm waiting for my moment to come
                    F        G       F        G
I'm waiting for the movie to begin
                  Am  G  Am   G
I'm waiting for a revelation
                    F        G         F        G
I'm waiting for someone to count me in

PRE-CHORUS:
               Am                Em
Cos now I only see my dreams, in everything I touch
G                         Dm
Feel their cold hands on, everything that I love
Am              Em
Cold like some, magnificant skyline
G                    Dm                   F
Out of my reach, but always in my eyeline now

CHORUS:
F        G    Am  G
   We're tumbling down
       F          F
We're spiralling
     G  Am     G
Tied up to the ground
       F
We're spiralling

Am G x4  

VERSE:
                      Am     G  Am     G
I fashioned you from jewels and stone
                    F   G    F        G
I made you in the image of myself
                Am        G  Am   G
I gave you everything you wanted
                    F     G      F      G
So you would never know anything else

PRE-CHORUS:
                 Am                Em
But everytime I reach for you, you slip through my fingers
G                   Dm
Into cold sunlight, laughing at the things that
Am                 Em
I had planned, the map of my world gets
G                      Dm                           F
Smaller as I sit here, pulling at the loose threads now

CHORUS (with riff):
F        G    Am  G
   We're tumbling down
       F         F
We're spiralling
     G  Am     G
Tied up to the ground
       F
We're spiralling
F         G  Am       G
     When we fall in love
       F          F
We're just falling
   G    Am      G
In love with ourselves
       F          F
We're spiralling

BRIDGE:
Am - G  x9 (Tom speaks over these chords)
Did you wanna be a winner?
Did you wanna be an icon?
Did you wanna be famous?
Did you wanna be the president?
Did you wanna start a war?
Did you wanna have a family?
Did you wanna be in love?
              (Am)
Did you wanna be in love?


Am - G  x8
(I never saw the light
I never saw the light
I waited up all night
But I never saw the light)


CHORUS(with riff):
F         G  Am       G
     When we fall in love
       F          F
We're just falling
   G    Am      G
In love with ourselves
       F          F
We're spiralling
      G    Am  G
We're tumbling down
       F          F
We're spiralling
     G  Am     G
Tied up to the ground
       F
We're spiralling

OUTRO:
F | G Am | G | F   x2

Effects...
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NO CAPO

INTRO:

F# | G# A#m | G# | F#   x4

Intro riff:
e|---------------1-1-----1-----------------|
B|--------1-2-4--------4---4---2-----------|
G|--3--3-------------------------1---3-3-1-|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|



A#m G# x2


VERSE:
                   A#m    G#  A#m  G#
I'm waiting for my moment to come
                    F#       G#       F#        G
I'm waiting for the movie to begin
                  A#m G# A#m   G#
I'm waiting for a revelation
                    F#       G#        F#       G#
I'm waiting for someone to count me in

PRE-CHORUS:
               A#m                Fm
Cos now I only see my dreams, in everything I touch
G#                         D#m
Feel their cold hands on, everything that I love
A#m              Fm
Cold like some, magnificant skyline
G#                   D#m                   F#
Out of my reach, but always in my eyeline now

CHORUS:
F#       G#   A#m G#
   We're tumbling down
       F#          F#
We're spiralling
     G#  A#m     G#
Tied up to the ground
       F#
We're spiralling

A#m G# x4  

VERSE:
                      A#m    G# A#m     G#
I fashioned you from jewels and stone
                    F#  G#   F#       G#
I made you in the image of myself
                A#m       G# A#m   G#
I gave you everything you wanted
                    F#    G#     F#      G#
So you would never know anything else

PRE-CHORUS:
                 A#m               Fm
But everytime I reach for you, you slip through my fingers
G#                   D#m
Into cold sunlight, laughing at the things that
A#m                Fm
I had planned, the map of my world gets
G#                     D#m                          F#
Smaller as I sit here, pulling at the loose threads now

CHORUS (with riff):
F#       G#   A#m G
   We're tumbling down
       F#        F#
We're spiralling
     G# A#m    G#
Tied up to the ground
       F#
We're spiralling
F#        G# A#m       G#
     When we fall in love
       F#         F#
We're just falling
   G#    A#m      G#
In love with ourselves
       F#         F#
We're spiralling

BRIDGE:
A#m - G#  x9 (Tom speaks over these chords)
Did you wanna be a winner?
Did you wanna be an icon?
Did you wanna be famous?
Did you wanna be the president?
Did you wanna start a war?
Did you wanna have a family?
Did you wanna be in love?
              (A#m)
Did you wanna be in love?


A#m - G#  x8
(I never saw the light
I never saw the light
I waited up all night
But I never saw the light)


CHORUS(with riff):
F#        G#  A#m      G#
     When we fall in love
       F#         F#
We're just falling
   G#   A#m     G#
In love with ourselves
       F#          F#
We're spiralling
      G#   Am# G#
We're tumbling down
       F#          F#
We're spiralling
     G# A#m    G#
Tied up to the ground
       F#
We're spiralling

OUTRO:
F# | G# A#m | G | F   x2

Effects...