Chords for Status Quo - Spinning Wheel Blues - 2nd version (1970)

Tempo:
137.8 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

Gm

Dm

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Status Quo - Spinning Wheel Blues - 2nd version (1970) chords
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[G] I [Gm]
[G]
lost my money on a spinning wheel, [Cm] I lost my money on a spinning wheel [Gm] last night.
I [Am] will wait 27, [C] it didn't do [G] me right.
[Dm] [G]
Well I went and smiled, [C] but I came out feeling [G] down.
[C] Well I went and smiled, but I came out [Gm] feeling down.
Well [A] I had to leave my old [C] town, they don't want me [G] around.
[Am]
[Gm] [C]
[Gm]
[C]
[Gm]
[Dm] [C]
[Gm] [D]
[Gm] [C]
[G]
[Gm] [C]
[G]
[Dm] [G] [Cm]
[G] [E] [Gm] [D]
[Gm] Oh I'm [C] a girl that won't step [Gm] out.
I went [C] high on that lonesome hill, that lonesome [G] hill.
[Dm]
I looked down on the [C] place where I used [G] to live.
[Dm]
Well [G] I was spinning wheels, I [C] was eating back of a bag [G] of gold.
Well [C] I was spinning wheels, I was eating back of a bag [G] of gold.
Oh [Dm] well I had to leave my old [C] town, but they don't want me [G] no more.
[D] [G] [C]
[Gm]
[C]
[Gm]
[D] [G]
[C#] [D]
[G] [C]
[G] [Gm]
[C]
[Gm] [C]
[D] [Gm]
[C] [G] [C]
[Am]
[G]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
Gm
123111113
Dm
2311
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
Gm
123111113
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To learn Status Quo - Spinning Wheel Blues chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - G, Dm, C, G, C, G, Gm and C in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 68 BPM and then match the original tempo of 138 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of G Minor in mind.

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[G] _ _ I _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ lost my money on a spinning wheel, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] I lost my money on a spinning wheel [Gm] last night. _ _ _ _
I [Am] will wait 27, _ [C] _ it didn't do [G] me right.
_ [Dm] _ _ [G] _
Well I went and smiled, [C] but I came out feeling [G] down. _ _ _ _
[C] Well I went and smiled, but I came out [Gm] feeling down. _ _ _ _
Well [A] I had to leave my old [C] town, they don't want me [G] around.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ [Gm] _ [D] _ _
[Gm] Oh I'm [C] a girl that won't step [Gm] out. _ _ _ _ _
I went [C] high on that lonesome hill, that lonesome [G] hill.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _
I looked down on the [C] place where I used [G] to live.
_ [Dm] _ _ _
Well [G] I was spinning wheels, I [C] was eating back of a bag [G] of gold. _ _ _ _
Well [C] I was spinning wheels, I was eating back of a bag [G] of gold. _ _ _ _
Oh [Dm] well I had to leave my old [C] town, but they don't want me [G] no more.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was penned by Francis Rossi and Robert Keith Young.

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