Catherine Wheels

Crowded House

Transposer:

No night to stay in Bad moon is rising again Dice rolls And you burn Come down I fear As that cold wheel turns I know what I know Sad clone’s been sleeping around To stroke the right nerve Whose needs do I serve As Catherine’s wheel turns      She was always the first to say gone      She’s got her catherine wheels on    Always the first to say gone Go kindly with him To his blind apparition Whose face creases up With age gone grey He’ll back here one day She was always the first to say gone      She’s got her catherine wheels on         Always the first to say gone                     She’s got her catherine wheels on Wheels on Catherine wheels                   Repeat 3 Times Ebsus2 Ebsus2 Ebsus2 Ebsus4   Repeat 4 Times               She’s gone Vanished in the night Broke off the logic of light          Ebsus2 Eb Ebsus2 Ab He woke Tore the covers back                     Ebsus2 Ebsus2 Ebsus2 Ebsus4 (use same chord changes as before) Found he was empty inside So they were told When the moon would rise The best time to leave with your soul She’s gone But towards the light Watching her whole life unfold             Bruises come out dark Repeat 5 times                                   Ebsus2 Eb Ebsus2   Ab  So strong was his hold on her                          Eb Ebsus4 Eb Regarded by some as his slave He spoke as in a stranger’s tongue To spare us and drive you away Bruises come out dark (Don’t be put off by the strange chord names...basically they are the A form you play at the first fret barred futher up and the little finger you put on and off. Up one fret and so on. 11th chords are basically just the top 5 strings all held on one (appropriate) fret. The song begins by singing Ab (no) and then G (night). That’s probably the hardest bit.

Du même artiste :

empty heart empty heart C, D, F#, Am, Em, G, Em7
empty heart empty heart Db, B, F#, G#m, E, G#, F, G, C, Am, D, Bb
empty heart empty heart Bm, Bm7, G, D, E, E7, A
empty heart empty heart Em, A, C, Am, D, F#, G, B7
empty heart empty heart B, E, G, F#, A, Em, C
empty heart empty heart A, Dmaj7, Am7, F#, G, D, Em7
empty heart empty heart Am, F, Dm, E7, Cmaj7, Bbmaj7, Gm6, D, C7, Fmaj7, C, Em7, Gm, Gm7, a, Bb
empty heart empty heart A, A9, A4, G, F#, E, D, Em
empty heart empty heart Am, Fm6, B, E, C, F, Em, G, E7, G7
empty heart empty heart D, Dmaj7, C, Bm, Em, Em7, A, F#m
La chanson évoque des sentiments de perte et d'absence, où une figure centrale semble disparaître, laissant derrière elle un vide et une mélancolie persistante. Le récit s’intensifie avec une métaphore puissante, celle de la roue de Catherine, symbolisant le cycle inéluctable du temps et des émotions qui se renouvellent sans cesse. Cela témoigne d’une lutte intérieure entre l’attachement et le détachement, entre le désir de comprendre et la réalité douloureuse de la séparation. En toile de fond, on ressent une atmosphère de nuit, de mystère et de désespoir, où l'obscurité et la lumière se côtoient. Les références à l'âge et à l'effritement à travers le temps ajoutent une profondeur poignante, renforçant l'idée que même au sein des relations complexes, certaines vérités demeurent inévitables. La chanson nous plonge dans une réflexion sur le passage du temps et les choix que nous faisons face à nos émotions.