Whir
Words and Music by Billy Corgan, Transcribed by Craig Newnes
Standard Tuning: E A D G B E
Chord Fingerings:
Bsus Asus2 F#(8) G#(8) G6 Cmaj7 Em
E| 0 0 x x 0 0 0
B| 0 0 x x 0 0 0
G| 4 2 11 13 0 0 0
D| 4 2 x x 0 0 2
A| 2 0 9 11 2 2 2
E| x x x x 3 3 0
Fig1
A|--4-7--4-7--4-7-9-11---14-11-16-14----11-9-11-7---|
Fig2
G|-11-13--11-13--11-13--11-6-----|
D|-------------------------------|
A|--9-11---9-11---9-11---9-4-----|
Fig3 (Whir youself around)
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-11-11-6---6-9--9-11-11-13--13-16--|
|-----------------------------------|
|--9--9-4---4-7--7-9---9-11--11-14--|
|-----------------------------------|
(Just to fall back down)
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|--9-11-13--16-13--13-11--11-9--9-6--4-6-9--|
|-------------------------------------------|
|--7-9--11--14-11--11-9---9--7--7-4--2-4-7--|
|-------------------------------------------|
(Whir yourself around)
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|--16-13--11-13--13-13-11-13-|
|----------------------------|
|--14-11--9--11--11-11--9-11-|
|----------------------------|
Fig4
G|--------10-12--10---|
D|--10-12-------------|
Fig5
D--7-10--7--7-10--7--5-4--6--10--7-10--12----------------------|
A----------------------------------------5--5-8--8-10--10-12---|
|Bsus |Bsus Asus2|>2x
(add Fig 1)
|Bsus |Bsus Asus2|>2x
Bsus Asus2
I've wasted all my years,
Bsus Asus2
Been chasin' all my fears
Bsus Asus2
For another, brighter than you
|Bsus Asus2|
Bsus Asus2
I gave in long ago
Bsus Asus2
To make it to the show
Bsus
But it's not easy
Asus2
When you're alone
(addFig2)
|Bsus |Bsus
Asus2 Bsus
All your prayers
Asus2 Bsus
In my ears
Asus2 Bsus Asus2
Don't you care
(add Fig3)
F#(8) Bsus
Whir yourself around
F#(8) Bsus
Just to fall back down
F#(8) Bsus
Whir yourself around
Bsus Asus2
My honey, little girl
Bsus Asus2
c'mon let's go for a whirl
Bsus
It's still early
Asus2
the sun is sleeping
|Bsus |Bsus Asus2|
Bsus Asus2
She says she wants to marry me
Bsus Asus2
she says she wants a baby
Bsus Asus2
But it's not easy when you're scared
(add Fig3)
F#(8) Bsus
Whir yourself around
F#(8) Bsus
Just to fall back down
F#(8) Bsus
Whir yourself around
(add Fig5)
|Asus2 |>4x
(addFig2)
|Bsus |Bsus
Asus2 Bsus
All your prayers
Asus2 Bsus
In my ears
Asus2 Bsus Asus2
Don't you care
|Asus2 G6 Cmaj7 |Cmaj7 Em|>repeat & fade