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Whirlpool

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[Intro]
 Am   F   Dm   Am   E(x3)
C6 F6 Dm Esus4 E/Ab
[The Guitar riff for the verse follows the chords below]
Am G Am Em Dm Em
Am G Am Em F Dm Em
Am G Am Em Dm F G
[Verse 1]
   Am    G  AmNever could Emthink DmtwiceEm  
   Am    G  AmDrop a stone inEmto Fthe DmwatEmer
   Am    G  AmCrystal-cut Emlike Dmice
FSacrificed like Glamb to slaughter
[Chorus]
AFalling into your Emwhirlpool
To Fnothing, you Gpull me under
ASilently, my Embreath’s leaving me
You Dmtwist me and turn me
Go Bb(b5)/Edeeper and deeper
[Verse 2]
   Am    G  AmDeeper than Ema wDmellEm  
   Am    G  AmDarker than a EmdemFon DmdaughEmter
   Am    G  AmSinking Eminto Dmhell
FWith my dreams oGf Holy Water
   Am    G  AmRipples from Emmy DmheartEm  
   Am    G  AmShattered dreams Emthat FonDmce were mine Emthey're
   Am    G  AmTearing me EmapaDmrt
FMagnified a Gthousand times I'm
[Chorus]
AFalling into your Emwhirlpool
To Fnothing, you Gpull me under
ASilently, my Embreath’s leaving me
You Dmtwist me and turn me
Go Bb(b5)/Edeeper and deeper
[Instrumental]
 Am   F   Dm   Am   E(x3)
C6 F6 Dm Esus4 E/Ab
Am G Am Em Dm Em
Am G Am Em F Dm Em
Am G Am Em Dm F G
[Chorus]
AFalling into your Emwhirlpool
To Fnothing, you Gpull me under
ASilently, my Embreath’s leaving me
You Dmtwist me and turn me
Go Bb(b5)/Edeeper and deeper
[Outro]
 Am   F   Dm   Am   E(x3)
C6 F6 Dm Esus4 E/Ab
 Am   F   Dm   Am   E(x3)
C6 F6 Dm Esus4 E/Ab
 Am   F   Dm   Am   E(x3)
C6 F6 Dm Esus4 E A

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Whirlpool

by Wetton/Downes

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Esus4

E/Ab

Bb(b5)/E

[Intro]

Am F Dm Am E

(x3)

C6 F6 Dm Esus4 E/Ab

[The Guitar riff for the verse follows the chords below]

Am G Am Em Dm Em

Am G Am Em F Dm Em

Am G Am Em Dm F G

[Verse 1]

Am G Am Em Dm Em

Never could think twice

Am G Am Em F Dm Em

Drop a stone into the water

Am G Am Em Dm

Crystal-cut like ice

F G

Sacrificed like lamb to slaughter

[Chorus]

A Em

Falling into your whirlpool

F G

To nothing, you pull me under

A Em

Silently, my breath’s leaving me

You twist me and turn me

Bb(b5)/E

Go deeper and deeper

[Verse 2]

Am G Am Em Dm Em

Deeper than a well

Am G Am Em F Dm Em

Darker than a demon daughter

Am G Am Em Dm

Sinking into hell

F G

With my dreams of Holy Water

Am G Am Em Dm Em

Ripples from my heart

Am G Am Em F Dm Em

Shattered dreams that once were mine they're

Am G Am Em Dm

Tearing me apart

F G

Magnified a thousand times I'm

[Chorus]

A Em

Falling into your whirlpool

F G

To nothing, you pull me under

A Em

Silently, my breath’s leaving me

You twist me and turn me

Bb(b5)/E

Go deeper and deeper

[Instrumental]

Am F Dm Am E

(x3)

C6 F6 Dm Esus4 E/Ab

Am G Am Em Dm Em

Am G Am Em F Dm Em

Am G Am Em Dm F G

[Chorus]

A Em

Falling into your whirlpool

F G

To nothing, you pull me under

A Em

Silently, my breath’s leaving me

You twist me and turn me

Bb(b5)/E

Go deeper and deeper

[Outro]

Am F Dm Am E

(x3)

C6 F6 Dm Esus4 E/Ab

Am F Dm Am E

(x3)

C6 F6 Dm Esus4 E/Ab

Am F Dm Am E

(x3)

C6 F6 Dm Esus4 E A

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