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Bminor

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DThere was a swirling mass of Bmwater that lived in a Dquiet pondBm  
DIt asked permission from its Bmmaster to visit the Dlands beyondBm  
F#And its master Eallowed it to Bmfly
So the F#wind swept the Ewhirlpool Bmacross the sky
DThe whirlpool's mother wore a Bmjacket she'd sewn out of Ddental flossBm  
DIt was stolen by a Bmmonkey that sold it to an DalbatrossBm  
And it F#had the idEea to Bmfly
so the F#wind swept the Ewhirlpool Bmacross the sky
DThere was a swirling mass of Bmwater that lived in a Dquiet pondBm  
DIt asked permission from its Bmmaster to visit the Dlands beyondBm  
F#And its master Eallowed it to Bmfly
So the F#wind swept the Ewhirlpool Bmacross the sky
And it F#had the idEea to Bmfly
so the F#wind swept the Ewhirlpool Bmacross the sky

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Whirlpool

by Meat Puppets

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D Bm D Bm

There was a swirling mass of water that lived in a quiet pond

D Bm D Bm

It asked permission from its master to visit the lands beyond

F# E Bm

And its master allowed it to fly

F# E Bm

So the wind swept the whirlpool across the sky

D Bm D Bm

The whirlpool's mother wore a jacket she'd sewn out of dental floss

D Bm D Bm

It was stolen by a monkey that sold it to an albatross

F# E Bm

And it had the idea to fly

F# E Bm

so the wind swept the whirlpool across the sky

D Bm D Bm

There was a swirling mass of water that lived in a quiet pond

D Bm D Bm

It asked permission from its master to visit the lands beyond

F# E Bm

And its master allowed it to fly

F# E Bm

So the wind swept the whirlpool across the sky

F# E Bm

And it had the idea to fly

F# E Bm

so the wind swept the whirlpool across the sky

About Whirlpool Chords by Meat Puppets

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