SPIRALLING
KEANE
PERFECT SYMMETRY
Tabbed by Nicolas Levy Renaud (acade365@hotmail.com)
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
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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...
