MXPX
Tightly Wound
Secret Weapon
2007 Tooth And Nail Records
Submitted by: jeremyunderground41@yahoo.com
Key: Bb
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
chords used:
Bb - x13331
F/A - x032xx
F - 133211
Gm - 355333
Eb - x68886
Cm - x35543
Dm - xx0231
F# - 244322
G# - 466544
Intro: Drumbeats x2
Bb--F/A- x4
Verse 1:
Cm Dm
The dim city light
Eb
would serve as our guide
F
six hundred candles
Cm
in the breeze
Dm
Like gypsies making
Eb
off with the moonlight
It always down
F Bb
and we got the memories
Refrain 1:
It always seems to
Eb Bb
come right down the best
Eb
A heavy hitter swings
Bb
but seems to miss
F/A Gm
You can't help hoping
Cm Eb
you'll be the next one
F
and you'll be winning
Chorus 1:
Bb
We're tightly wound going
round and around We're
Cm
tightly wound going round
F
and around We may break
Eb F
on the way up or on
Bb
the way down We're all
F
going down going down
Post Chorus: Bb--F/A- x4
Verse 2:
Cm Dm
So face the breaks
Eb
and we'll be better for
F
take time and get
Cm
back all alone
Dm
it Like an executioner
Eb F
on death row
(Repeat Refrain 1)
Chorus 2:
Bb
We're tightly wound going
round and around We're
Cm
tightly wound going round
F
and around We may break
Eb F
on the way up or on
Bb
the way down We're all
going down going down
Bridge:
F#
So don't cling to
G#
desperation Just
use your imagination
F#
Your thoughts are
G#
what get you everything
But don't think
you've got it coming
Bb Cm
yeah yeah yeah yeah
Cm
don't cling to
desperation Just
Eb F--
use your imagination
Refrain 2:
It always seems to
Eb(hold) Bb(hold)
come right down the best
Eb(hold)
A heavy hitter swings
Bb
but seems to miss
F/A Gm
You can't help hoping
Cm Eb
you'll be the next one
F
and you'll be winning
Chorus 3:
Bb
We're tightly wound going
round and around We're
Cm
tightly wound going round
F
and around We may break
Eb F
on the way up or on
Bb
the way down We're all
F
going down going down
F Bb
We're tightly wound going
round and around We're
Cm
tightly wound going round
F
and around We may break
Eb F
on the way up or on
Bb(hold)
the way down We're all
going down going down
or on the way down We're
all going down going down
or on the way down We're
all going down going down