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My Propeller

Arctic Monkeys

RockAdvanced for beginners7 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Em
G
C×
Am×
B7Diagram coming soon
F
Bm×

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              Intro: Em  G 
        C  Am  C  G 
        Em  G  Em  G 
        Em  G  Em  G 
 
Verse 1:
            Em                G   Em     G 
If you can summon the strength,   tow me 
   Em         G           Em   G 
I can't hold down the urgency 
               Em              G    Em   G 
You've got to make your descent   slowly 
     Em           G          Em  G 
And oil up those sticky keys 
 
 
C               Am   B7 
Coax me out, my love 
                   F 
And have a spin of my propeller 
 
( Em  G  Em  G ) 
( Em  G  Em  G ) 
 
Verse 2:
        Em      Em   G 
It's a necessary evil 
Em        G       Em   G 
No cause for emergency 
            Em           G   Em    G 
Borrow the beak of a bald   eagle 
    Em        G      Em  G 
Oh, momentary synergy 
 
 
C               Am 
Coax me out, my love 
B7           Em 
Sink into tomorrow 
C               Am  B7 
Coax me out, my love 
                   F 
And have a spin of my propeller 
 
( Em  G ) 
( C  Am  C  Bm ) 
( Em  G ) 
( C  Am  C  Bm ) 
 
Em        G  C        Am      C       Bm      Em        G   C 
My propeller   won't spin and I can't get it started on my own 
     Am       C   Bm 
When are you arriving? 
Em        G  C        Am      C       Bm      Em        G   C 
My propeller   won't spin and I can't get it started on my own 
     Am       C   Bm 
When are you arriving? 
Em        G  C        Am      C       Bm      Em        G   C 
My propeller   won't spin and I can't get it started on my own 
     Am       C   Bm 
When are you arriving? 
Em        G  C   Am   C   Bm   Em 
My propelleeeeeeeeer 
          
 

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Chord set

Em · G · C · Am · B7 · F · Bm

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.