Figure 8
Elliott Smith
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Tom : Cm
Fm G Cm
[Verse 1]
Cm C#
Figure eight is double four
G Cm
Figure four is half of eight
Cm C#
If you skate you would be great
G Cm
If you could make a figure eight
Fm G Cm
That's a circle that turns round upon itself
[Verse 2]
Cm C#
One times eight is two times four
G Cm
Four times four is two times eight
Cm C#
If you skate upon thin ice
G Cm
You'd be wise if you thought twice
Fm G Cm
Before you made another single move
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Detected progression: Fm → G → Cm → Cm → C# → G → Cm → Cm
Good for beginners, with a few chords and fairly simple shapes.
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