Rewind | Chords + Lyrics (capo 2)
Intro
| C Csus2 | C Csus2 | F/C Fsus2/C | F/C Fsus2/C |
Verse 1
||: C Csus2 | C Csus2 | F/C Fsus2/C | F/C Fsus2/C :||
Picking up the pieces, of the wreck you went and left.
And I’m dealing with dilemmas, in my now so-stressful life.
And I’m drinking stronger spirits, I made my home here on the floor,
and I’m losing all ambition and goals.
Bridge 1
| E | Dm | E | Dm |
And I’m going all out, and I’m thinking you’re just as bad.
Chorus 1
||: C | G | Am | F/C :||
No sleeping at night, but I’m going from bar to bar.
Why can’t we just rewind? Why can’t we just rewind? Why can’t we just rewind?
Verse 2
Oh remember at 16, oh the crazy drunken night we had.
When I kissed you in the hallway, then I took you straight to bed.
Bridge 2
Oh two years on, and I’m still that same boy and I’m.
Chorus 2
Not sleeping at night, but I’m going from bar to bar.
Why can’t we just rewind? Why can’t we just rewind? Why can’t we just rewind?
Not sleeping at night, but I’m going from bar to bar.
Why can’t we just rewind? Why can’t we just rewind? Why can’t we just rewind?
Middle 8
| Dm | E | Am Am/G | Am/F Am/E |
You might blame it on me, but you insisted that we fall.
| Dm | E | G | G |
Wiped your hands off me, and said you needed more, more, more.
Chorus 3 (breakdown)
I’m not sleeping at night, but I’m going from bar to bar.
Why can’t we just rewind? Why can’t we just rewind? Why can’t we just rewind?
Chorus 4
Not sleeping at night, but I’m going from bar to bar.
Why can’t we just rewind? Why can’t we just rewind? Why can’t we just rewind?
Outro
||: C | G | Am | F/C :|| C |
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Can’t we just rewind?
Rewind Chords: Learn the progressions
There are four chord progressions to learn in Paolo Nutini‘s Rewind.
The first is in the intro and verse, all we do is go from chord I to IV, adding and removing sus2 colours. Thinking in the key of C this becomes:
||: C (IV) Csus2 | C Csus2 | F/C (IV) Fsus2/C | F/C Fsus2/C :||
The bridge contains a variation which makes the listener sit up and pay attention, it’s the IIIx – II, like this:
||: E (IIIx) | Dm (II) :||
The chorus uses the modern hit progression, the I – V – VI – IV.
||: C (I) | G (V) | Am (VI) | F/C (IV) :||
Finally, we have a middle 8 section which is the most elaborate, starting on II and IIIx we play the classic VI chord with a descending bass line (compare it with Sunny Afternoon’s chords).
| Dm (II) | E (IIIx) | Am (VI) Am/G (VI/b7) | Am/F (VI/b6) Am/E (VI/5) |
| Dm | E | G (V) | G |
Put all this in a chord chart and you get this:
Rewind Chord Chart | PDF + iReal Pro
As you can see above, I’ve included all sections but left space between them so it’s easy to read.
Should you want to download this chart, here’s a PDF: Rewind Chord Chart PDF.
This chart was created using iRealPro, here’s a link to that file: Rewind iReal Pro.
Using this and the iRealPro app, you can change the key and tweak the arrangement should you want to. However, as you’ll see in the course when we change key, other chord extensions appear!
In the course, we look at TAB and play along to loops to learn Rewind in extreme depth, below is a preview of the seemingly simple verse, as you can see, it’s not the chords but the rhythm that’s tricky!
Rewind TAB | Course Preview
The original recording of Rewind is played in the key of C (see chords and lyrics above).
When I recorded Spytunes’ version, this was too low for my female singer, so I added a capo on fret 2, making it in the key of D.
I felt this was perfectly fine as all you have to do is remove the capo and you’ll play it just like Paolo does.
What I didn’t expect was that doing this gave me a great chance to create a 2nd guitar part, in the key of D, without a capo.
In the videos at the top of this page, you can see how I first “play in C” with the capo, then in the 2nd video without a capo, in D. Later on in the course, we also put the capo on fret 5, creating yet another guitar part, now thinking in the key of A.
You can find all these versions in the playlist at the top of the page.
Creating these 2nd guitar parts means that you, me and the singer can play Rewind together, like an acoustic trio.
Before we get to that, we learn the first part which you can play on your own, just like I do with the singer at the top of this page.
It’s not actually the chords that are difficult, it’s the strumming so you’ll get TAB with play-along loops. Here are the first two chords C and F/C with those sus2 chords added and taken away.
You can play along with the TAB loop above to get a taste of what it’s like learning guitar with Spytunes.
In the course, we learn Rewind like this, bar by bar using play-along loops and video lessons where I talk you through the strumming techniques.
We also work on some strumming exercises, these will help you with playing Rewind’s intricate rhythms.
This is followed by playing the complete song with a singer before we start developing 2nd guitar parts without a capo, thinking in D, then with a capo on fret 5, thinking in A.
After 8 guitar lessons (or steps), you, me, and the singer can play Rewind together and you will have learned how to create guitar parts by putting the CAGED system to work using a capo.
Here’s a link to the 8 step-by-step guitar lessons: Rewind – Guitar Lessons with TAB.
Rewind is a single from Paolo Nutini’s debut album!
A lot of the time, the debut album from an artist is the most interesting. Partly, they’ve had years to write it, whereas the follow-up needs to happen quickly if the first did well.
But also, if given free rein, the debut is made without knowing how all this stuff works, the artist is just writing the best songs they can, doing it all without any preconceived ideas.
In the case of Paolo Nutini’s debut album, These Streets (2006), the management and label could clearly tell Paolo had a great voice and wrote what sounded like great songs but nobody knows for certain if it’s great until it’s finished.
I think his debut is underestimated, there are at least five genuinely fantastic tunes on this album in the title track These Streets, Last Request, New Shoes, Jenny Don’t Be Hasty, and of course, Rewind.
Paolo may have gotten even better as a singer since then. The production may be more credible as well but I honestly don’t think he’s ever written songs as pure as what we found on that debut album.
I toured with Paolo when he had just released his second album, Sunny Side Up (2009), which does sound better sonically, and collectively he now had a great bunch of tunes.
However, the best reaction from the crowd was always when he sang These Streets on his own with just one guitar, it was so pure, and all the women went nuts, always a good indication!
Rewind Chords | Related Pages
Rewind | Step-by-step Guitar Lessons + TAB
Rewind by Paolo Nutini may not be fast but the intricate 16th-note strumming pattern will require you to continue working on some strumming exercises.
After we’ve gone through each section using individual practice loops, we develop the song by writing not just one, but two 2nd guitar parts.
Five Similar Tunes | Chords + Lyrics
- The Drugs Don’t Work chords by The Verve
- Last Request chords by Paolo Nutini
- One chords by U2
- This Is chords by Aslan
- Wish You Were Here chords by Pink Floyd
Paolo Nutini tunes
Paolo Nutini’s career started when an artist was late to perform at his school, Paolo was asked by the music teacher to go up and sing a song.
The reaction from the crowd to Paolo’s naturally stunning voice caught the attention of his (soon-to-be) manager who happened to be in the crowd.
Paolo Nutini on the web
About me | Dan Lundholm
This was a guitar lesson about Rewind chords, by Dan Lundholm. Discover more about him and how you can learn guitar with Spytunes.
Most importantly, find out why you should learn guitar through playing tunes, not practising scales, and studying theory in isolation.
