The Colour Swirl

(Mendoza/Morris/Donaker-Ring)

© 1995 Original Tangent Music/ One Ring Circus Music BMI

 

 

 

Intro:  F    Am     F    Am

 

F         Am

In his room

                          F

Sunlight filters through the blinds

C                      C/B                 Am

The Kinks are playing on his radio

F            Am

Patterns blur

                   F

The colour swirl

                  Am

It’s a lazy afternoon

G       Em            Am

With nothing to do

G       Em            Am

With nothing to do

G       Em            Am

With nothing to do

G       Em            Am

With nothing to do

 

 

 

 

Bm            Em

And in his mind

                       G

He’ll join the band

                    D                     Bm

Sing all the words he understands

 Bm             Em                     G 

Tune his guitar for hours on end

                           Am

And sometimes he

D                   Em

Will join the band

                          Am

And sometimes he

                      C /B    Am    G

Will join the band

 

 

 

F                  Am

Smokes his last

                        F

Menthol filter cigarette

        C/B                                  Am

The Times are playing on the stereo

F           Am

Pours a cup

                   F

The coffee swirls

                  Am

It’s a lazy afternoon

 

G       Em            Am

With nothing to do

G       Em            Am

With nothing to do

G       Em            Am

With nothing to do

G       Em            Am

With nothing to do

 

 

Bm            Em

And in his mind

                       G

He’ll join the band

                    D             D9        D7

Sing all the words he understands

 Bm             Em                     G 

Tune his guitar for hours on end

                           Am

And sometimes he

D                   Em

Will join the band

                          Am

And sometimes he

                      C /B    Am    G

Will join the band

 

 

OUTRO:   F  G      (repeat)