Catherine's Wheel Chords

KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays418

Catherine's Wheel by Rialto is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, G, C, Am, B and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Em
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Em 
Like a shot from the dark 
G 
In the silence of night 
C 
Down the black boulevard 
Am 
Come the blinding headlights 
Em 
If it isn't the hit 
G 
It's the thrill of the chase 
C 
You've got to admit 
Am 
It's a hell of a place 


G 
But when she turns 
B 
How she sparkles and burns 
Em 
And I am bound by her spell 
Am 
I'm tied to her carousel 
D 
Like shooting stars 
G 
That scratch away at the dark 
C 
I know that my fate is sealed4 
Am 
On Catherine's wheel 

Em 
So look down the tracks 
G 
See how far you've come 
C 
There's no turning back 
Am 
The deal is done 
Take hold of the rail 
It's a heart-stopping ride 
The sparks fall like hail 
As she draws me inside 

(REPEAT Chorus) 

Oh, the record goes round 
The needle goes down 
On a forgotten sound 

(REPEAT Chorus x 2) 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante