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Spit Before You Swallow chords by
Peter Allen
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Key: G major•
Intro 1
G
G

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C
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Cm
Cm
3

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G
G

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C

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Verse 1

Cm
Cm
3

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C
C

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Everybody's preaching
G
G

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how to bring this world together

Everybody's pushing love
C
C

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to make it last forever
Cm
Cm
3

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Everybody's got the way
Eb
Eb
6

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to make things right
Bb
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F
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But in their mind you'll find they're blind
Ab
Ab
4

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to any kind of sign that they're uptight
G
G

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C
C

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You've got to learn to spit

before you swallow

You've got to learn to give

before you borrow

And before you can leave
F
F

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you've got to follow
Ab
Ab
4

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So before I die as someone else
G
G

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C
C

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Cm
Cm
3

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I'm gonna take good care of myself
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C

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I can't help but feel I'm
Cm
Cm
3

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G
G

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under investigation

By the local branch of the women's
C
C

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and the gay boys' liberation
Cm
Cm
3

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Living makes you crazy
Eb
Eb
6

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Bbsus4
Bbsus4

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if your head is not on straight
F
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Don't no one say to stay in previews
Ab
Ab
4

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the way I may delay my day of fate
G
G

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C
C

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No, you've got to learn to spit

before you swallow
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G

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C
C

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You've got to learn to give
G
G

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before you borrow
C
C

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And before you can leave,
Am
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you've got to follow
G
G

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Ab
Ab
4

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So before I die as someone else
G
G

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I'm gonna take good care of myself
C
C

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G
G

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C
C

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G
G

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Bb
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Bbsus4
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C

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Cm
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3

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Ab
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4

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G
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Da -da -da -da -da -da -da -da

Da -da -da -da -da -da -da -da
G
G

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Da -da -da, da -da -da,

da -da -da -da -da -da -da
Cm
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3

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If I seem to be just a
G
G

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bundle of confusion

Well I could use a transplant
C
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or at least a mind transfusion
Cm
Cm
3

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Nothing makes much sense,
Bbsus4
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Bb
Bb

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the words keep hanging in my ear
Bbsus4
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Am
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I started out to shop

when I'm about
Ab
Ab
4

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G
G

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But now I doubt I'm even here
C
C

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You've got to learn to spit

before you swallow
Cm
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C
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You've got to learn to give

before you borrow
G
G

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C
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And before you can lead,
Am
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you've got to follow
Adim
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Ab
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4

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So before I die or someone else,

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G

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C
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I'm gonna take good care of myself
G
G

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C
C

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G
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Cm
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3

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Take good care of my self
G
G

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Take good care of myself
C
C

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La -da -da -da -da -da -da -da

La -da -da -da -da -da -da
G
G

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La da da da, la da da da,
Outro 1

la da da da, oh
Cm
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • C

  • Cm

    3

  • Eb

    6

  • Bb

  • F

  • Ab

    4

  • Bbsus4

  • Am

  • Adim

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Spit Before You Swallow by Peter Allen is G major.

The primary chords used in Spit Before You Swallow are G, C, Cm, Eb, Bb, F.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like G, C, Cm, Eb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Spit Before You Swallow is approximately 118 beats per minute.

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