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Spark by Tori Amos
Spark
-The verse chord progression is the same throughout the entire song. That
would be: Em, D, C9, A. This is only different on the "here.." part, indicated
below. It sounds great if you finger pick the verses and then strum the chords
for the refrain and the bridges.
Verse 1
Em D C9 A
She's addicted...
Em D C9 A
Em D C9 A
Em C9 D (stop)
Verse 2(same as above chords)
Refrain
C9
You say you...
D
G C9
C9
D
G C9
C9 D(stop)
Break= Em, D, C9, D
Verse 3(same as first verse.)
Refrain
Bridge
Em D C9 A
How many fates...
Em D C9 A
Em D D A
C9
D
Break= Em,D,C9,D
Bridge(same as above rep.1.)
C9
Say you don't...
D
C9
D
New Refrain
G C9
But you don't...
C9
D
G C9
C9 D(stop)
Verse 1 (end on this)
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version 2
it is NOT in E minor. The first chord is E because there is a G# in the riff. Going from E major to C major, which is not a natural chord is how Tori creates the mood in Spark, using only 1 minor chord; E minor in the chorus.
E C D
She's addicted to nicotine patches
E C D
She's addicted to nicotine patches
E C D A
She's afraid of the light in the dark
E C D
6:58 are you sure where my spark is
E
Here
C
Here
D
Here
E C D
She's convinced she could hold back a glacier
E C D A
But she couldn't keep Baby alive
E C D
Doubting if there's a woman in there somewhere
E C D
Here
C D
You say you don't want it again
G Em
And again but you don't, don't really mean it
C
You say you don't want it
D
This circus we're in
G Em
But you don't you don't really mean it
C D
You don't really mean it
E C D
if the Divine master plan is perfection
E C D A
Maybe next I'll give Judas a try
E C D
Trusting my soul to the ice cream assassin
E C D
Here
C D
You say you don't want it again
G Em
And again but you don't, don't really mean it
C
You say you don't want it
D
This circus we're in
G Em
But you don't you don't really mean it
C D
You don't really mean it
E C D A
How may fates turn around in the overtime
E C D A
Ballerinas that have fins that you'll never find
E C D
You thought that you were the bomb yeah
A
Well so did I
C
Say you don't want it
D
Say you don't want it
C D
Say you don't want it again
G Em
And again but you don't, don't really mean it
C
Say you don't want it
D
This circus we're in
G Em
But you don't you don't really mean it
C D
You don't, don't really mean it
E C D
She's addicted to nicotine patches
E C D A
She's afraid of the light in the dark
E C D
6:58 are you sure where my spark is
E C D
Here
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version 3
Tuning:Standard
Intro/Verse Riff:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------10------12-10-------------------------|
D|----6h7p6-------9h10h9-------11-------11---------------------------------|
A|--7------7----0-------10---12---12------12-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
"You say you don't want it..."
C D G Em x 2
C D
Bridge:
"How many fates..."
Em C
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
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