Laura Marling
Devil's Spoke
Initially I thought it was in open d tuning but it sounds more accurate with the f# also
tuned down to D.
Open D5 tuning: D, A, D, D, A, d
Intro (initial chords change faster than in verse)
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Verse
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I might be a part of this, ripple on water from a lonesome drip
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a fallen tree that witnessed me, I'm alone him and me
Play verse sequence again, second time strumming the chords at frets 7 & 5 just once and
missing the first chord at the 3rd fret
Chorus
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All of this can be broken, all of this can be broken
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Hold your devil by his spoke and spin him to the ground
Verse chords x2
Chorus
Break - open A string can be played on these sections.
(part 1)
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(part 2)
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But the love of your life lives but lies no more
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and where she lay a flower grows
Play part 2 twice
(part 3)
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But I am your kee...per
Play part 3 four times
The song ends with the verse chords played three times - the last time ending with a
single strum of the first open chord.