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Key: Bb
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
chords used:
 Bb-  x13331
 F/A- x032xx
 F-   133211
 Gm-  355333
 Eb-  x68886
 Cm-  x35543
 Dm-  xx0231
 F#-  244322
 G#-  466544
Intro: Drumbeats x2
Bb--F/A- x4
Verse 1:
  CmThe dim city Dmlight
would serve as Ebour guide
six hundred Fcandles
in the Cmbreeze 
Like gypsies Dmmaking
off with the Ebmoonlight
It always down
and Fwe got the memoBbries
Refrain 1:
It always seems to
Ebcome right down the Bbbest
A heavy hitter Ebswings
but seems to Bbmiss
You F/Acan't help Gmhoping
Cmyou'll be the Ebnext one
and you'll be Fwinning
Chorus 1:
We're tightly Bbwound going
round and around We're
tightly Cmwound going round
and around We may Fbreak
on the way up  Ebor Fon
the way Bbdown We're all
going down going downF  
Post Chorus: Bb--F/A- x4
Verse 2:
  CmSo face the Dmbreaks
and we'll be better Ebfor
take time and Fget
back all aCmlone
it Like an exeDmcutioner
on Ebdeath rowF  
Chorus 2:
We're tightly Bbwound going
round and around We're
tightly Cmwound going round
and around We may Fbreak
on the way up  Ebor Fon
the way Bbdown We're all
going down going down
Bridge:
  F#So don't cling to
desperation  G#Just
use your imagination
  F#Your thoughts are
what get you everyG#thing
But don't think
you've got it coming
Bbyeah yeah Cmyeah yeah
Cmdon't cling to
desperation Just
Eb            F--
use your imagination
Refrain 2:
It always seems to
Eb(hold)            Bb(hold)   
come right down the best
               Eb(hold)
A heavy hitter swings
but seems to Bbmiss
You F/Acan't help Gmhoping
Cmyou'll be the Ebnext one
and you'll be Fwinning
Chorus 3:
We're tightly Bbwound going
round and around We're
tightly Cmwound going round
and around We may Fbreak
on the way up  Ebor Fon
the way Bbdown We're all
going down going downF  
We're Ftightly Bbwound going
round and around We're
tightly Cmwound going round
and around We may Fbreak
on the way up  Ebor Fon
        Bb(hold)
the way down We're all
going down going down
or on the way down We're
all going down going down
or on the way down We're
all going down going down

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Tightly Wound

by MxPx

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F/A

Key: Bb

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

chords used:

- x13331

F/A

- x032xx

- 133211

- 355333

- x68886

- x35543

- xx0231

- 244322

- 466544

Intro: Drumbeats x2

Bb--F/A- x4

Verse 1:

Cm Dm

The dim city light

would serve as our guide

six hundred candles

in the breeze

Like gypsies making

off with the moonlight

It always down

F Bb

and we got the memories

Refrain 1:

It always seems to

Eb Bb

come right down the best

A heavy hitter swings

but seems to miss

F/A Gm

You can't help hoping

Cm Eb

you'll be the next one

and you'll be winning

Chorus 1:

We're tightly wound going

round and around We're

tightly wound going round

and around We may break

Eb F

on the way up or on

the way down We're all

going down going down

Post Chorus: Bb--F/A- x4

Verse 2:

Cm Dm

So face the breaks

and we'll be better for

take time and get

back all alone

it Like an executioner

Eb F

on death row

Chorus 2:

We're tightly wound going

round and around We're

tightly wound going round

and around We may break

Eb F

on the way up or on

the way down We're all

going down going down

Bridge:

So don't cling to

desperation Just

use your imagination

Your thoughts are

what get you everything

But don't think

you've got it coming

Bb Cm

yeah yeah yeah yeah

don't cling to

desperation Just

Eb F--

use your imagination

Refrain 2:

It always seems to

Eb(hold) Bb(hold)

come right down the best

Eb(hold)

A heavy hitter swings

but seems to miss

F/A Gm

You can't help hoping

Cm Eb

you'll be the next one

and you'll be winning

Chorus 3:

We're tightly wound going

round and around We're

tightly wound going round

and around We may break

Eb F

on the way up or on

the way down We're all

going down going down

F Bb

We're tightly wound going

round and around We're

tightly wound going round

and around We may break

Eb F

on the way up or on

Bb(hold)

the way down We're all

going down going down

or on the way down We're

all going down going down

or on the way down We're

all going down going down

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