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Spooky Action by The New Pornographers

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Capo

3

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Beginner 👶

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Key: G
Tuning: E A D G B E

Intro:

G D A
G D A
 
Verse 1:
G                        D     A
Put this in front of any crowd
G                     D              A
They will be on their knees or their feet
G               D             A
A rolling count scattered the moons
G               D            A
And I am in its debt, in its keep
 
Chorus:
G                           D
A spooky action, a close-up magic,
           A
A rush and push
G                           D
The thermal noise of the evening,
         A
Have you seen it though  
G            D                A
The way that it’s meant to be seen?
G            D                A
The way that it's meant to be seen?

Verse 2:
G             D             A
As I close up here, wish me well,
G      D                     A
"To 13 years on a dead man’s ship!"
G          D                A
I will not live to tell the tale,
G     D                 A
But I hope the shot was worth it
 
Chorus:
G                           D
A spooky action, a close-up magic,
           A
A rush and push
G                           D
The thermal noise of the evening,
         A
Have you seen it though  
G            D                A
The way that it’s meant to be seen?
G            D                A
The way that it's meant to be seen?
 
Bridge:
D                     Bb
Filling my boots with stardust,
                   G
Filling my pockets up with rocks
                     D                A
Follow the breath of empire, rise and fall
D                     Bb
Filling my boots with stardust,
                   G
Filling my pockets up with rocks
                     D                A
Follow the breath of empire, rise and fall
 
Verse 3:
G        D              A
A series of nail-biting dives
G        D                A
And I am done, I’m on the cloud,
G           D              A
Looking for endings in the mirrors
G           D                 A
The darling buds of come what may
G                 D           A
The way that it’s meant to be seen…
G                 D           A
The way that it's meant to be seen?
 
Bridge:
D                     Bb
Filling my boots with stardust,
                   G
Filling my pockets up with rocks
                     D                A
Follow the breath of empire, rise and fall
 
D                     Bb
Filling my boots with stardust,
                   G
Filling my pockets up with rocks
                     D                A
Follow the breath of empire, rise and fall
 
Verse 4:
      G
And I see the lone propeller,
D                                A
Labor of moonlets, then one last turn…
           G                 D
To take in Titan, the famous giant,
            A
The burning god.
            G                     D
Oh have you seen the stray arc of Daphnis,
            A
At Keeler's edge,
G            D                A
The way that it’s meant to be seen?
G            D                A
The way that it’s meant to be seen?
G            D                A
The way that it’s meant to be seen?
G            D                A
The way that it’s meant to be seen?

Spooky Action Chords Info

Published: March 22, 2026

Last Updated: March 22, 2026

Capo: 3

Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Chords: G, E, A, D, B, Bb