In The Springtime Chords by Maxi Priest

Tempo:
172.6 bpm
Chords used:

C#

F#

D#m

G#

A#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Maxi Priest - In the Springtime chords
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[C#]
[F#] [C#] [A#m] Oh yeah, [C#] oh yeah,
[D#m] [G#] oh [Cm] yeah.
[D#m] [C#] In the springtime,
[F#] [C#] kitchen made to fool the [D#m] queen.
[C#] High up in the trees, you can hear the birds of [F#] sing [C#]-song.
[F#] Out [C#] in the open,
[F#] everything [C#] there is fresh [F#] and clean.
I like [G#] the life I'm giving.
[F#] [G#] All creatures great [F#] and small living [C#] together one [F#] and all.
[C#] I wanna be [F#] the way I [C#] wanna be.
[F#] That is the way [C#] I wanna be.
[D#m] Like the [C#] birds in the trees.
[D#m] Keep it [C#] going.
[F#] [C#] [A#m]
[C#]
[F#] [G#] Singing [D#]
songs [C#] of freedom.
[F#] Singing [C#] songs of freedom.
[D#m] Living [C#] in the city.
[F#] [C#] No change around [F#] here.
[C#] Still I'm [F#] not.
[C#] No handcuffs on [F#] my head.
[C#] But I've got my [F#] dignity.
[C#] I wanna be [F#] the way I [C#] wanna be.
That [F#] is the [C#] way I wanna be.
[F#] Like the [C#] birds in the trees.
Keep it going.
[D#m] [C#]
[F#] [C#]
[F#] [G#]
[D#m] Singing [C#] songs of freedom.
[D#m] Singing [C#] songs of freedom.
Keep it going.
[F#] [C#]
[F#] [G#]
[F#] [C#]
[F#] [G#] [C#] [G#]
[F#] [A#m]
[F#] [C#] [Fm]
[F#] [C#] [A#m]
[F#] [C#]
[F#] See [C#] as a youth,
[F#] [C#] living in the city.
[F#] [C#] Can't get no work, [D#m] can't get no [C#] job.
Can't get no money, [A#m] so what's in my [C#] pocket?
[F#] I can't [Fm] get a thing [D#m] to have on [G] my own.
[F#] That's why I wanna [C#] be free.
[F#] That's why I wanna [C#] be
[D#m] free.
[C#]
Like the birds in the trees.
[F#] Like the [C#] birds in the
[F#] trees.
[C#] Keep it going.
[A#m]
[C#]
[F#] [G#]
Singing songs of [C#] freedom.
Singing songs [Fm] of freedom.
[F#] Yes, [C#] in the springtime,
[F#] you [G#] can't say nature for [D#m] the trees.
[C#] High up [F#] in the [D#m] trees,
[A#m] you can [D#] hear the birds,
they're singing [C#] songs of freedom.
[F#] Out in the [G#] open,
[F#] [C#] everything there [D#m] is fresh and clean.
I [C#] like the life I'm [F#] here living.
[C#] All creatures, [F#] great and small,
living together, one and all.
[C#] I wanna be,
[D#]
the way I [C#] wanna be.
[D#m]
Just like the [C#] birds in the [F#]
trees.
Keep it [G#] going.
[C#]
Keep it going.
[F#]
I said keep it [C#] going.
[G#] I said keep it going.
[D#] I said keep [G#] it going.
[F#]
[C#] Keep [F#] it going.
[C#] Twit, twit, twit, twit, twitter [N]-alala,
di-di-di-di.
Quiet.
Twit, twit, twit, twit, twitter-alala,
di-di-di
Key:  
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
D#m
13421116
G#
134211114
A#m
13421111
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
D#m
13421116
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To learn Maxi Priest - In The Springtime chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - D#m, C#, F#, C# and D#m in sequence. Start with a comfortable 86 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 173. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: C# Major.

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_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [A#m] Oh yeah, _ _ _ [C#] oh _ yeah, _
[D#m] _ _ [G#] oh [Cm] _ yeah. _
[D#m] _ _ [C#] In the _ springtime, _
[F#] _ _ [C#] kitchen made to fool the [D#m] queen.
_ [C#] _ High up in the trees, you can hear the birds of [F#] sing [C#]-song. _ _ _ _
[F#] Out [C#] in the open, _ _
[F#] _ _ everything [C#] there is fresh [F#] and clean.
I like [G#] the life I'm giving.
[F#] _ _ _ [G#] All creatures great [F#] and small living [C#] _ together one [F#] and all.
[C#] I wanna _ be [F#] the way I [C#] wanna be. _
[F#] That is the way [C#] I wanna be. _
[D#m] Like the [C#] birds in the trees. _
[D#m] _ Keep it [C#] going. _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [A#m] _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ Singing [D#] _
_ _ songs [C#] of freedom. _
[F#] Singing [C#] songs of freedom. _
[D#m] _ Living [C#] in the city. _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [C#] No change around [F#] here.
_ [C#] _ Still I'm [F#] not.
_ _ [C#] No handcuffs on [F#] my head.
[C#] But I've got my [F#] dignity.
_ _ [C#] I wanna be [F#] the way I [C#] wanna be.
That [F#] is the [C#] way I wanna be.
[F#] _ Like the [C#] birds in the trees. _
_ _ Keep it going. _ _ _
_ [D#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D#m] Singing [C#] songs of freedom. _
_ [D#m] Singing [C#] songs of freedom.
Keep it going.
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [F#] _ [G#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [G#] _
_ [F#] _ _ [A#m] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [A#m] _
_ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] See _ [C#] as a youth, _
[F#] _ _ [C#] living in the city. _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] Can't get no work, [D#m] can't get no [C#] job.
Can't get no money, [A#m] so what's in my [C#] pocket? _ _ _
[F#] _ I can't [Fm] get a thing [D#m] to have on [G] my _ own.
[F#] That's why I wanna [C#] be _ free.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] That's why I wanna [C#] be _ _ _
[D#m] _ _ _ free.
[C#] _ _ _
_ Like the birds in the trees.
_ [F#] Like the [C#] birds in the _ _
[F#] _ trees.
[C#] Keep it going. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A#m] _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _
_ Singing songs of [C#] freedom. _
_ Singing songs [Fm] of freedom. _
[F#] _ _ Yes, [C#] in the _ springtime,
[F#] _ you [G#] can't say nature for [D#m] the trees.
_ _ [C#] High up [F#] in the [D#m] trees,
[A#m] you can [D#] hear the birds,
they're singing [C#] songs of freedom. _ _
[F#] _ Out in the [G#] open, _ _
[F#] _ _ [C#] everything there [D#m] is fresh and clean.
I [C#] like the life I'm [F#] here living.
[C#] All creatures, [F#] great and small,
living _ together, one and all.
[C#] I wanna be,
[D#]
the way I [C#] wanna be.
_ [D#m]
Just like the _ [C#] birds in the _ [F#]
trees.
Keep it [G#] going.
_ [C#] _ _
Keep it going.
_ _ _ [F#]
I said keep it [C#] going. _ _ _
[G#] I said keep it going.
_ _ [D#] I said keep [G#] it going.
_ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [C#] Keep _ [F#] _ it going.
[C#] Twit, twit, twit, twit, twitter _ _ [N]-alala,
di-di-di-di.
Quiet.
Twit, twit, twit, twit, _ twitter-alala,
di-di-di