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Eminor

90BPM

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1/14

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 14Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning: standard
                Em      D       C            E         Am            D           G  D/F#
e|----------------2----------------------0-------2----------3-------------------|
B|----------------3----1-----------------1-------3----------3----------3--------|
G|----------------2----0------1-1-1------2-------2----------0----------2--------|
D|-----5-7-0------0----2------2-2-2------2-------0----------0----------0--------|
A|-----7-7-0-----------3------2-2-2--------------------2----2----0-----0--------|
E|----------------------------0-0-4--------------------3----3----2-----2--------|
Verse 1:
EmSpoon in spDoon 
CStirring my cofEfee 
AmI thought of yDou 
GAnd turned to the gD/F#ate 
EmAnd on my way Dcame Cup with the anEswers 
AmI scratched my heDad 
GAnd the answers D/F#were gone 
Verse 2:
EmFrom hand tDo hand, 
CWrist to the elEbow 
AmRed blood sand D  
GCould Dad be GD/F#od? 
EmCrosses croDss hCung out like a Ewet rag 
AmForgive you? WDhy? 
GYou hung me out to D/F#dry 
Chorus:
EmAnd maybe ID'm crazy 
CBut laughing ouEt loud 
AmMakes the pain paDss by G  D/F#  
EmAnd maybe youD're a little crazy 
CBut laughing out lEoud mAmakes it all subsiDde G  D/F#  
CHolding, I'm G/Bholding 
Ending:
CI'm still falling, 
G/BI'm still falling 
Verse 1:
Verse 2:
Chorus:
Ending:

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Spoon

by Dave Matthews Band

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

G/B

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Tuning: standard

Em D C E Am D G D

/F#

e|----------------2----------------------0-------2----------3-------------------|

B|----------------3----1-----------------1-------3----------3----------3--------|

G|----------------2----0------1-1-1------2-------2----------0----------2--------|

D|-----5-7-0------0----2------2-2-2------2-------0----------0----------0--------|

A|-----7-7-0-----------3------2-2-2--------------------2----2----0-----0--------|

E|----------------------------0-0-4--------------------3----3----2-----2--------|

Verse 1:

Em D

Spoon in spoon

C E

Stirring my coffee

Am D

I thought of you

G D/F#

And turned to the gate

Em D C E

And on my way came up with the answers

Am D

I scratched my head

G D/F#

And the answers were gone

Verse 2:

Em D

From hand to hand,

C E

Wrist to the elbow

Am D

Red blood sand

G D/F#

Could Dad be God?

Em D C E

Crosses cross hung out like a wet rag

Am D

Forgive you? Why?

G D/F#

You hung me out to dry

Chorus:

Em D

And maybe I'm crazy

C E

But laughing out loud

Am D G D/F#

Makes the pain pass by

Em D

And maybe you're a little crazy

C E Am D G D/F#

But laughing out loud makes it all subside

C G/B

Holding, I'm holding

Ending:

I'm still falling,

G/B

I'm still falling

Verse 1:

Verse 2:

Chorus:

Ending:

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