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[Intro]
Dm
[Verse 1]
DmOnce there was a song, Cthe song yearned to be sung
BbIt was a spinning song about tFhe king of rock 'n' roll
DmThe king was first a young prince, Cthe prince was the best
BbWith his black jelly hair he Fcrashed onto a stage in Vegas
[Verse 2]
DmThe king had a queen, Cthe queen's hair was a stairway
BbShe tended the castle garden Fand in the garden planted a tree
DmThe garden tree was a stairway, Cit was 16 branches high
BbOn the top branch was a nest, Fsing the high cloudy nest
DmIn the nest there was a bird, Cthe bird had a wing
BbThe wing had a feather, Fspin the feather and sing the wind
[Instrumental]
Dm C Bb F
[Verse 3]
DmThe king in time died, Cthe queen's heart broke like a vow
BbAnd the tree returned to the earth Fwith the nest and the bird
DmBut the feather spun upward, Cupward and upward
Spinning all the Bbweather vanes
And you're sitting at the kitchen table, Flistening to the radio
[Bridge]
BbAnd I love you, Cand I love you, Dmand I love you, Bband I love you
CAnd I love you, Dmand I love you, Bband I love you
[Outro]
DmPeace will come, a Cpeace will come, a Bbpeace will come in Ftime
DmA time will come, a Ctime will come, a Bbtime will come for Fus
DmPeace will come, a Cpeace will come, a Bbpeace will come in Ftime
DmA time will come, a Ctime will come, a Bbtime will come for Fus

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Spinning Song

by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Dm C

Once there was a song, the song yearned to be sung

Bb F

It was a spinning song about the king of rock 'n' roll

Dm C

The king was first a young prince, the prince was the best

Bb F

With his black jelly hair he crashed onto a stage in Vegas

[Verse 2]

Dm C

The king had a queen, the queen's hair was a stairway

Bb F

She tended the castle garden and in the garden planted a tree

Dm C

The garden tree was a stairway, it was 16 branches high

Bb F

On the top branch was a nest, sing the high cloudy nest

Dm C

In the nest there was a bird, the bird had a wing

Bb F

The wing had a feather, spin the feather and sing the wind

[Instrumental]

Dm C Bb F

[Verse 3]

Dm C

The king in time died, the queen's heart broke like a vow

Bb F

And the tree returned to the earth with the nest and the bird

Dm C

But the feather spun upward, upward and upward

Spinning all the weather vanes

And you're sitting at the kitchen table, listening to the radio

[Bridge]

Bb C Dm Bb

And I love you, and I love you, and I love you, and I love you

C Dm Bb

And I love you, and I love you, and I love you

[Outro]

Dm C Bb F

Peace will come, a peace will come, a peace will come in time

Dm C Bb F

A time will come, a time will come, a time will come for us

Dm C Bb F

Peace will come, a peace will come, a peace will come in time

Dm C Bb F

A time will come, a time will come, a time will come for us

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