Chords for the needle's eye - gil scott-heron

Tempo:
102.05 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

Am

Em

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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the needle's eye - gil scott-heron chords
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[G] [C]
[G] [Em]
[G] [Bm] A circle [C] spinning faster [G] and getting [Em] larger all the [C]
time.
[G] for all the people who [Em] don't rhyme.
[F#] [C] Him who don't fit through [F] the needle's eye.
understand.
Understand.
100%  ➙  102BPM
G
2131
C
3211
Am
2311
Em
121
Bm
13421112
G
2131
C
3211
Am
2311
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To jam and learn Gil Scott-Heron - The Needles Eye chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: C, Am, G, C, G, Bm and C. Start with a comfortable 51 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 102. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: C Major.

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_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [G] _ [Bm] _ A circle [C] spinning faster _ [G] and getting [Em] larger all the [C]
time.
_ [G] _ A [Am] whirlpool [Em] spell disaster [G] for _ all the people who [Em] don't rhyme.
_ [F#] _ [C] Him who don't fit through [F] the needle's eye.
[G] _ Him who just don't _ [C]
understand.
_ [G] Understand.
_ _ _ [Am]
Understand.
_ [G] _ _ [Am] [G] A _ brand new [C] sense of freedom.
[G#m] _ [F] A brand new sense of [Bm] time.
[C] _ _ [D] You may go and [Dm] stand [Am] alone now _ and leave _ [Em] the [Bm] hate [C] and fear [D] behind.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] All [G] the millions [C] spent for killing _ [G] seems the whole world [C] must be [Em] dying.
[Am] _ [G] All the children [C] who go hungry.
_ _ [G] How much food we could be buying.
_ Him who don't fit through [Am] the needle's eye.
_ [G] Him who just don't _ understand.
_ Understand. Understand.
_ Understand. _ _ _ _
[Am] _ [G] A brand new [C] sense of freedom.
_ [F] _ A brand new sense [Em] of [Bm]
[C] time.
_ [G] You may go and [C] stand alone now _ [F] [Dm] and leave _ [A] the [Bm] hate [C] and fear [G] behind.
_ _ [Am] _ _
_ [Dm] _ [C] _ [Em] People wake up [Am] every morning and [G] _ simply push their [Am] lives aside.
_ _ [A] They seem to carry all [Bm] their feelings _ [C] crushed and crumpled up _ inside.
_ [D] [Am] Inside.
_ _ [C] Inside.
_ [A] _ [C] Inside.
_ [G] _ Him who don't fit through [C] the needle's eye.
_ _ Him who just don't [C] understand.
_ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bm] _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ [G] _
So I went to see [C] my father.
[G] _ _
_ Many [Am] questions on my mind.
[D] _ _
[G] But he didn't want to [C] answer me.
[G] _
God, the whole world must be blind. _ _
[C] Him who don't fit through the needle's [Dm] eye.
_ [G]
You may someday go [Am] insane. _ _
_ [Em] Insane.
_ Insane.
[Am] _ _
Insane.
[G] _ Without a brand [C] new sense of freedom.
_ [F] _ A brand new sense [Em] of [Bm] time.
[C] _ _ [G] _ You may go [Am] and stand alone now and _ _ leave the [Bm] hate [C] and fear [G] behind.
_ _ Yeah.
_ _ Behind.
_ _ [Dm] _ _

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This song was featured on the The Revolution Begins: The Flying Dutchman Masters album.

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