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Whirlpool

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WHIRLPOOL       -       Seal
Intro:
e -  G/D–  D/A–                         A7                                     D/A  
                     She don't know hoo –       oow
e -  G/D–  D/A–                    A7                                          D/A  
                     Yo' momma wou -       ould-oh
e -  G/D–               D/A             A7                                       D/A  
                Yeeaeae –       aaaa -       aah
e -  G/D–            D/A                                                   A7  
                Nonooh 
      E5   E5/G= (intro*) 
  1     2     3     4   /1     2     3     4    /
e|----------------------/-----------------------/
B|----------------------/-----------------------/
G|----------------------/-----------------------/
D|2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2--2/2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2/
A|2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2--2/2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2/
E|0--0--3--0--0-0-0-3--0/0--0--3--0--3-0-3-3-0-3/
Only child know                                Only child
  1     2     3     4   /1     2     3     4    /
e|----------------------/-----------------------/
B|----------------------/-----------------------/
G|----------------------/-----------------------/
D|2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2--2/2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2/
A|2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2--2/2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2/
E|0--0--3--0--0-0-0-3--0/0--0--3--0--3-0-3-3-0-3/
    EI wake out of a     Gwhirlpool
I walk into another     Dday and then/
   D–          Dsus4           D                                            Em7/D  
I             feel     bet –          ter
(intro*)                                                         
           Whoa Whoa
                      E5(intro*)                                       
Because      you came            to stay
I      Galmost threw my life away
                              D   Dsus4-  D-                            
Thinking of     what might be 
          Em7/D          E   E/G-  E-                                            E/G  
        If I     lose 
My     Edes -       E/Gtiny  
A7 / -F#7                                                         
              Would I feel better than I might be 
 A7/ -                                                          F#7  
             Would I see clearer than my eyes would see 
 A7/ -F#7                                       A7(intro*)                      
            Oh       I /   if I showed I love you             angel 
(intro*)  
    ELike a square in a         Gmaj7circle
I try to find another     Dway to win
 D–      Dsus4            D   Em7/D-               D(intro*)                                  
           I     try to             make better            way 
        (intro*)                                                  
To the            castle that I make
           (intro*)                                               
Where the            moon lights the way
And it's in –         Cmaj7visible by day
                                     D   Dsus4-  D-                        Em7/D  
I hear temp -     tation sing yeah! 
         E(intro*)                                                   
    Just            let go and I will take you there 
 A7/ -F#7                                             A7/ -               
            Now would I feel better than I might be 
                                                    F#7   A7/ -  F#7/-      
     Would I see clearer than my eyes would see yeah 
     G7Oh -       G#7Oh      A7I /  
If I showed I love you     Dangel    Cyeah E  
                                    D   C–                         E  
If I fell in love with an -     gel 
                                    D   Cmaj7–     G-                      
If I showed I love you an -     gel 
 A7/ -                                                          F#7  
               Now would I feel better than I might be
 A7/ -                                                          F#7  
             Would I see clearer than my eyes would see yeah
 A7/ -         F#7                                                       A7  
             Oh      I /   
                                    D   C–                        E  
If I showed I love you an -     gel 
                             D-  Dsus4-  D-       Em7/D   Cmaj7–                           E  
If I took a piece of an -                         gel 
                                   Cmaj7b5   Cmaj7-                        
If I fell in love with an –          gel 
    ELife is hard in a     Gcircle
            d            e        g             D                  
Especially     when you    think    you've go -    ne insane
And all you         Dsus4get from    Dlove         Em7/Dis lo –     A7ts of pain
                 A7sus4          A7            Em/A   E/                           
I          should ‘ve     known        better  
e -  G/D–  D/A–                      A7                                        D/A  
                      (Haahaa - )Bet -       ter (haah)
e -  G/D–  D/A–                      A7                                        D/A  
                      (Haahaa - )Bet -       ter (haah)
e -  G/D–  D/A–                      A7                                        D/A  
                      (Haahaa - )Bet -       ter (haah)
e -  G/D–  D/A–                      A7                                        D/A  
                      (Haahaa - )Bet -       ter (haah)
e -  G/D–  D/A–                                                          A7  
                      (Haahaa hhaah)
e -  G/D–  D/A–                       A7                                       D/A  
                      (Haahaa - ) Bet -       ter (haah)
e -  G/D–  D/A–                                                          A7  
                      (Haahaa hhaah)//
e       0xxxxx
     G/Dxxx787
     D/Axxx232
      A7x02020
      E5022xxx
    E5/G322xxx
E     0221(00)
       G320003
       Dxx0232
        x57775
   Dsus4xx0233
   Em7/Dxx0030
     E/G3221xx
      A7x02020
        575655
     F#7242322
   Gmaj7320032
   Cmaj7x32000
      G7353433
     G#7464544
       Cx32010
 Cmaj7b5x32002
d       xx0xxx
e       xx2xxx
g       xxx0xx
  A7sus4x02030
    Em/Ax02000

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Whirlpool

by Seal

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/D

D/A

E5/G

Dsus4

Em7/D

E/G

F#7

Gmaj7

Cmaj7

G#7

Cmaj7b5

A7sus4

Em/A

WHIRLPOOL - Seal

Intro:

G/D D/A A7 D/A

e - – –

She don't know hoo – oow

G/D D/A A7 D/A

e - – –

Yo' momma wou - ould-oh

G/D D/A A7 D/A

e - –

Yeeaeae – aaaa - aah

G/D D/A A7

e - –

Nonooh

E5 E5/G

= (intro*)

1 2 3 4 /1 2 3 4 /

e|----------------------/-----------------------/

B|----------------------/-----------------------/

G|----------------------/-----------------------/

D|2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2--2/2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2/

A|2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2--2/2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2/

E|0--0--3--0--0-0-0-3--0/0--0--3--0--3-0-3-3-0-3/

Only child know Only child

1 2 3 4 /1 2 3 4 /

e|----------------------/-----------------------/

B|----------------------/-----------------------/

G|----------------------/-----------------------/

D|2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2--2/2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2/

A|2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2--2/2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2/

E|0--0--3--0--0-0-0-3--0/0--0--3--0--3-0-3-3-0-3/

E G

I wake out of a whirlpool

I walk into another day and then/

D Dsus4 D Em7/D

–

I feel bet – ter

(intro*)

Whoa Whoa

(intro*)

Because you came to stay

I almost threw my life away

D Dsus4 D

- -

Thinking of what might be

Em7/D E E/G E E/G

- -

If I lose

E E/G

My des - tiny

A7 / -F#7

Would I feel better than I might be

A7 F#7

/ -

Would I see clearer than my eyes would see

A7 A7

/ -F#7 (intro*)

Oh I / if I showed I love you angel

(intro*)

E Gmaj7

Like a square in a circle

I try to find another way to win

D Dsus4 D Em7/D D

– - (intro*)

I try to make better way

(intro*)

To the castle that I make

(intro*)

Where the moon lights the way

Cmaj7

And it's in – visible by day

D Dsus4 D Em7/D

- -

I hear temp - tation sing yeah!

(intro*)

Just let go and I will take you there

A7 A7

/ -F#7 / -

Now would I feel better than I might be

F#7 A7 F#7

/ - /-

Would I see clearer than my eyes would see yeah

G7 G#7 A7

Oh - Oh I /

D C E

If I showed I love you angel yeah

D C E

–

If I fell in love with an - gel

D Cmaj7 G

– -

If I showed I love you an - gel

A7 F#7

/ -

Now would I feel better than I might be

A7 F#7

/ -

Would I see clearer than my eyes would see yeah

A7 F#7 A7

/ -

Oh I /

D C E

–

If I showed I love you an - gel

D Dsus4 D Em7/D Cmaj7 E

- - - –

If I took a piece of an - gel

Cmaj7b5 Cmaj7

If I fell in love with an – gel

E G

Life is hard in a circle

d e g D

Especially when you think you've go - ne insane

Dsus4 D Em7/D A7

And all you get from love is lo – ts of pain

A7sus4 A7 Em/A E

I should ‘ve known better

G/D D/A A7 D/A

e - – –

(Haahaa - )Bet - ter (haah)

G/D D/A A7 D/A

e - – –

(Haahaa - )Bet - ter (haah)

G/D D/A A7 D/A

e - – –

(Haahaa - )Bet - ter (haah)

G/D D/A A7 D/A

e - – –

(Haahaa - )Bet - ter (haah)

G/D D/A A7

e - – –

(Haahaa hhaah)

G/D D/A A7 D/A

e - – –

(Haahaa - ) Bet - ter (haah)

G/D D/A A7

e - – –

(Haahaa hhaah)//

e 0xxxxx

G/D

xxx787

D/A

xxx232

x02020

022xxx

E5/G

322xxx

E 0221(00)

320003

xx0232

x57775

Dsus4

xx0233

Em7/D

xx0030

E/G

3221xx

x02020

575655

F#7

242322

Gmaj7

320032

Cmaj7

x32000

353433

G#7

464544

x32010

Cmaj7b5

x32002

d xx0xxx

e xx2xxx

g xxx0xx

A7sus4

x02030

Em/A

x02000

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