On The Flip Of A Coin Chords by The Streets
Tempo:
108.95 bpm
Chords used:
Em
Am
B
F#
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [Cm] [B]
[Em]
[F#] [G] [Am] From the point he gazed from the choice was made, but walk the cave [Em] or the shore,
the oily cave seemed to breathe on him from grey stone [E] jaws.
[Am] His little hand grasped in anguish as he weighed up his [Em] coin.
Somewhere on the wide girl in the world it's just waiting for a boy.
[Am] Footprints trailed as if trod by slaves up to the grey [Em] cave floor,
but not one grey's from anything ever escaping this fort.
[Am] So with coin on hand his joy came back when ordered to take the [Em] shore.
Why on earth has he wandered the warmth by obeying this coin?
[Am] Turn your life, flip off this [Em] coin, turn upside, it's wish normally a boy.
[Am] As calm as swimming, you fall off while it [Em] stays, whatever it says.
[Am] Again walk within the trusted beach or swim the swell of the [Em] sea,
and again the scary alternative looked like certain death to he.
[Am] He never learnt the skill of swimming, it never occurred to be very [Em] easy,
and again he whizzed his afflicted coin and it twirled to his feet.
[Am] How is this sane he blamed the coin now aiming for the waves,
[Em] as he hesitated at the swirl of water that now raged and rained.
[Am] Blue eyed girls were waiting and he was drowned in the spray.
[Em] Blue eyed girls you should be acquainted with but for shouting and flailing.
[Am] Turn your life, flip off this [Em] coin, turn upside, it's wish normally a boy.
[Am] As calm as swimming, you fall off while it [Em] stays, whatever it says.
Finally slugs it back to land feeling chewed up and foolish,
[B] empties his pockets on the sand [Em] spewing a pool each.
Staggers back to his dad who's too cool to be,
[Cm] so he says watch [B] and be follow the [Em] stupid rule please.
[Am] To be honest little fellow I'll tell you I was just as afraid as [C] you,
[Em] but you said you wanted to get with people and places ever knew,
[Am] and I got a bit scared about the fate of my baby [F#] son's [Em] future,
so I eventually agreed to see whether you could ever make do.
[Am] As soon as you appeared behind that rock looking angry at me,
[Em] I soon realised what a hell of a man you've ended up being.
[Am] I knew you'd worked out how to swim which I hadn't had in [Em] me,
and I stand as a companion of you proudest a man's ever been.
[Am] Turn your life, flip off this coin, [Em] turn upside, it's wish normally a boy.
[Am] As calm as swimming, you fall off [F#] while it [Em] stays, whatever it says.
[G] [Em]
[G#m]
[N]
[Em]
[F#] [G] [Am] From the point he gazed from the choice was made, but walk the cave [Em] or the shore,
the oily cave seemed to breathe on him from grey stone [E] jaws.
[Am] His little hand grasped in anguish as he weighed up his [Em] coin.
Somewhere on the wide girl in the world it's just waiting for a boy.
[Am] Footprints trailed as if trod by slaves up to the grey [Em] cave floor,
but not one grey's from anything ever escaping this fort.
[Am] So with coin on hand his joy came back when ordered to take the [Em] shore.
Why on earth has he wandered the warmth by obeying this coin?
[Am] Turn your life, flip off this [Em] coin, turn upside, it's wish normally a boy.
[Am] As calm as swimming, you fall off while it [Em] stays, whatever it says.
[Am] Again walk within the trusted beach or swim the swell of the [Em] sea,
and again the scary alternative looked like certain death to he.
[Am] He never learnt the skill of swimming, it never occurred to be very [Em] easy,
and again he whizzed his afflicted coin and it twirled to his feet.
[Am] How is this sane he blamed the coin now aiming for the waves,
[Em] as he hesitated at the swirl of water that now raged and rained.
[Am] Blue eyed girls were waiting and he was drowned in the spray.
[Em] Blue eyed girls you should be acquainted with but for shouting and flailing.
[Am] Turn your life, flip off this [Em] coin, turn upside, it's wish normally a boy.
[Am] As calm as swimming, you fall off while it [Em] stays, whatever it says.
Finally slugs it back to land feeling chewed up and foolish,
[B] empties his pockets on the sand [Em] spewing a pool each.
Staggers back to his dad who's too cool to be,
[Cm] so he says watch [B] and be follow the [Em] stupid rule please.
[Am] To be honest little fellow I'll tell you I was just as afraid as [C] you,
[Em] but you said you wanted to get with people and places ever knew,
[Am] and I got a bit scared about the fate of my baby [F#] son's [Em] future,
so I eventually agreed to see whether you could ever make do.
[Am] As soon as you appeared behind that rock looking angry at me,
[Em] I soon realised what a hell of a man you've ended up being.
[Am] I knew you'd worked out how to swim which I hadn't had in [Em] me,
and I stand as a companion of you proudest a man's ever been.
[Am] Turn your life, flip off this coin, [Em] turn upside, it's wish normally a boy.
[Am] As calm as swimming, you fall off [F#] while it [Em] stays, whatever it says.
[G] [Em]
[G#m]
[N]
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[F#] _ [G] [Am] From the point he gazed from the choice was made, but walk the cave [Em] or the shore,
the oily cave seemed to breathe on him from grey stone [E] jaws.
[Am] His little hand grasped in anguish as he weighed up his [Em] coin.
Somewhere on the wide girl in the world it's just waiting for a boy.
[Am] Footprints trailed as if trod by slaves up to the grey [Em] cave floor,
but not one grey's from anything ever escaping this fort.
[Am] So with coin on hand his joy came back when ordered to take the [Em] shore.
Why on earth has he wandered the warmth by obeying this coin?
[Am] Turn your life, flip off this [Em] coin, turn upside, it's wish normally a boy.
[Am] As calm as swimming, you fall off while it [Em] stays, whatever it says. _
_ [Am] Again walk within the trusted beach or swim the swell of the [Em] sea,
and again the scary alternative looked like certain death to he.
[Am] He never learnt the skill of swimming, it never occurred to be very [Em] easy,
and again he whizzed his afflicted coin and it twirled to his feet.
[Am] How is this sane he blamed the coin now aiming for the waves,
[Em] as he hesitated at the swirl of water that now raged and rained.
[Am] Blue eyed girls were waiting and he was drowned in the spray.
[Em] Blue eyed girls you should be acquainted with but for shouting and flailing.
[Am] Turn your life, flip off this [Em] coin, turn upside, it's wish normally a boy.
[Am] As calm as swimming, you fall off while it [Em] stays, whatever it _ says. _
_ _ Finally slugs it back to land feeling chewed up and foolish,
[B] empties his pockets on the sand [Em] spewing a pool each.
_ Staggers back to his dad who's too cool to be,
[Cm] so he says watch [B] and be follow the [Em] stupid rule please.
[Am] To be honest little fellow I'll tell you I was just as afraid as [C] you,
[Em] but you said you wanted to get with people and places ever knew,
[Am] and I got a bit scared about the fate of my baby [F#] son's [Em] future,
so I eventually agreed to see whether you could ever make do.
[Am] As soon as you appeared behind that rock looking angry at me,
[Em] I soon realised what a hell of a man you've ended up being.
[Am] I knew you'd worked out how to swim which I hadn't had in [Em] me,
and I stand as a companion of you proudest a man's ever been.
[Am] Turn your life, flip off this coin, _ [Em] turn upside, it's wish normally a boy.
[Am] As calm as swimming, you fall off [F#] while it [Em] stays, whatever it says. _ _ _
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[F#] _ [G] [Am] From the point he gazed from the choice was made, but walk the cave [Em] or the shore,
the oily cave seemed to breathe on him from grey stone [E] jaws.
[Am] His little hand grasped in anguish as he weighed up his [Em] coin.
Somewhere on the wide girl in the world it's just waiting for a boy.
[Am] Footprints trailed as if trod by slaves up to the grey [Em] cave floor,
but not one grey's from anything ever escaping this fort.
[Am] So with coin on hand his joy came back when ordered to take the [Em] shore.
Why on earth has he wandered the warmth by obeying this coin?
[Am] Turn your life, flip off this [Em] coin, turn upside, it's wish normally a boy.
[Am] As calm as swimming, you fall off while it [Em] stays, whatever it says. _
_ [Am] Again walk within the trusted beach or swim the swell of the [Em] sea,
and again the scary alternative looked like certain death to he.
[Am] He never learnt the skill of swimming, it never occurred to be very [Em] easy,
and again he whizzed his afflicted coin and it twirled to his feet.
[Am] How is this sane he blamed the coin now aiming for the waves,
[Em] as he hesitated at the swirl of water that now raged and rained.
[Am] Blue eyed girls were waiting and he was drowned in the spray.
[Em] Blue eyed girls you should be acquainted with but for shouting and flailing.
[Am] Turn your life, flip off this [Em] coin, turn upside, it's wish normally a boy.
[Am] As calm as swimming, you fall off while it [Em] stays, whatever it _ says. _
_ _ Finally slugs it back to land feeling chewed up and foolish,
[B] empties his pockets on the sand [Em] spewing a pool each.
_ Staggers back to his dad who's too cool to be,
[Cm] so he says watch [B] and be follow the [Em] stupid rule please.
[Am] To be honest little fellow I'll tell you I was just as afraid as [C] you,
[Em] but you said you wanted to get with people and places ever knew,
[Am] and I got a bit scared about the fate of my baby [F#] son's [Em] future,
so I eventually agreed to see whether you could ever make do.
[Am] As soon as you appeared behind that rock looking angry at me,
[Em] I soon realised what a hell of a man you've ended up being.
[Am] I knew you'd worked out how to swim which I hadn't had in [Em] me,
and I stand as a companion of you proudest a man's ever been.
[Am] Turn your life, flip off this coin, _ [Em] turn upside, it's wish normally a boy.
[Am] As calm as swimming, you fall off [F#] while it [Em] stays, whatever it says. _ _ _
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