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About
the song
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Our planet earth keeps
spinning and spinning. Time moves relentlessly on
and on just like the waves of the sea that keep coming and
breaking onto
the beach. It was clear to me back in 1976, as it is to
this day, how
precious and beautiful the gift of life really is.
There is so, so much to
enjoy in life. A sunset. The wildlife. The
warmth and love of a woman are
some of the things mentioned in the song. It’s only
natural for a man to
wonder about why and how it all has come to be. Out of a
heart thankful
for it all came this song, Taken A Spin.
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Taken
A Spin
by
Paul Smith 1976
capo 2nd fret E string tuned to D |
Introduction D D
D
G
Once again, well we’ve all taken a
spin.
A7
D
and the evening
brings along a chilly wind,
D
D
G
and
the sun paints a fiery photo red,
A7
D
D7
and
the wildlife find a place to lay their head.
D7
G
A7
D
D7
And as the sun sinks beneath the ocean
waves,
D7
G
A7
D
life gives
thanks, for the light she gave,
D
G
and
the evening softly falls on a closing day,
G
A7
D
then
the moon greets the stars, and I begin to play.
(interlude
repeat first section)
D
D
G
Once again, well we’ve all taken a
spin.
A7
D
Time goes on and
those waves keep a rolling in,
D
D
G
and
I’m just a man who needs to understand
G
A7
D
And
so I’ll spend my life, in wonderment till I can.
D
G
Gmaj7 Em7
A7 D
And
as the sun sinks beneath the
sea
D
G
Gmaj7 Em7 A7 D
And
the wildlife rest
quietly.
D
G
Gmaj7
Em7
A7
D
I’ll
think of a
woman like
she,
D
G
Gmaj7 Em7 A7
D D A7
D
and
how it’s all for a
man like....
me.
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