Big White Door Chords by Chris Rea

Tempo:
87.9 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

Bm

Gm

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Chris Rea - Big White Door chords
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[G]
[C]
[G]
I'm flying,
[C] but I'm crawling [Em] slow.
[C]
[G] I learned the way to swim [B]
[G] [C] is just to let [G] it go.
Don't
expect nothing.
[C] Don't smile or grieve no [Em] more.
[D]
[G] Except maybe a little more pain, [Em] and a little
more closer to the [G] big white door.
[C] [Em] [Am]
[G] First time I saw it,
[C] my fear ran wild.
[G] Screaming like
a drowning man,
[C] crying [Am] like a child.
[Em] But each time [D] I lashed out,
[C] it seemed a little closer
than before.
[Am]
[G] Then it rose up like a giant,
[C] screaming silence of that [G] big white door.
[Bm] [C]
Of the big [G] white door.
[Bm] [C]
[G]
[Bm] [C]
[G]
[Bm] [C]
[G] Now I'm gliding on the fast floor.
[C] Now I'm falling, but I'm crawling
through the air.
[Gb] [G] Seems like everything is moving slower.
[Bm] [C] Now I find I don't seem to care.
[D] [Em] A
little closer, a little darker, [Bm] [C] till there's nothing else no more.
[G] Just the universe in
shadow of [C] the big, big [G] white door.
[Bm] [C]
Of the big [G] white door.
[Bm] [C]
[G]
[Gm]
[Eb] I'm flying, but [G]
[C] [Gm]
I'm crawling slow.
[Eb]
[Gm]
[Am] [Gm]
[Eb] I [Gm] learned the way to swim is just to let it go.
Don't
[G]
[Gm] [Eb] [Gm]
[C]
[Bb] [A] [G]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
Bm
13421112
Gm
123111113
Em
121
G
2131
C
3211
Bm
13421112
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To learn Chris Rea - Big White Door chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - G, Bm, C, G and C in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 43 BPM before aiming for the song's 88 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of G Major in mind.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ I'm flying, _ _ _
[C] _ but I'm crawling [Em] slow.
[C] _ _
[G] _ I learned the way to swim _ [B] _
[G] _ [C] is just to let [G] it go. _ _ _
_ Don't
expect nothing. _ _ _
[C] _ Don't smile or grieve no [Em] more.
_ [D] _
[G] _ Except maybe a little more pain, _ [Em] and a little
more closer to the [G] big white door. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [Am] _
[G] _ First time I saw it, _ _
[C] my fear ran wild. _ _ _
[G] _ _ Screaming like
a drowning man, _
_ [C] _ crying [Am] like a child. _ _
[Em] _ But each time [D] I lashed out, _ _
[C] it seemed a little closer
than before.
_ [Am] _
[G] _ Then it rose up like a giant, _ _
[C] _ screaming silence of _ _ that [G] big white door. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [C] _ _ _
_ Of the big [G] white door. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ Now I'm gliding on the fast floor.
_ _ [C] _ Now I'm falling, but I'm crawling
through the air.
[Gb] _ _ [G] _ Seems like everything is moving slower.
[Bm] _ [C] _ Now I find I don't seem to care.
[D] _ [Em] _ A
little closer, a little darker, [Bm] _ _ [C] _ till there's nothing else no more.
_ [G] _ _ Just the universe in
shadow of [C] _ the big, _ _ big [G] white door. _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ _
Of the big [G] white door. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] I'm flying, but _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I'm crawling slow.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ I [Gm] learned the way to swim is just to let it go.
Don't
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _

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This song finds its place within the Blue Guitars IX - Celtic & Irish Blues album.

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