Tonalité : D minor
Verse 1
Ebm
People ask me, brother,
Abm
why do you play guitar?
Bb
It's sounding great,
A
Abm
Ebm
but it's a little late for you to be a star.
Perhaps you need to do it,
Abm
cause you have no self esteem.
Bb
But surely it's the time in life to
A
Abm
Ebm
give up childish dream s
I played
Columbus stockade blues and
Abm
thought for a little while
Then picked
Bb
Jimmy
Brown, the newsboy in
Ab
Ebm
Calypso style
Why do I do this thing that I do?
Abm
Seems right big thing to ask
Like
Bb
Sisyphus going up that hill it
A
Abm
Ebm
clearly is my task
Abm
Ebm
Sliding to a minor 9th with clarity and grace
Abm
I stopped my show just for a moment
Bb
Looked a lady in the face
Ebm
Wanting to impress her
Abm
And give her a little fright
Bb
I quickly hit the opening chord
Ab
Abm
Ebm
Abm
Ebm
Dbm
From a hard day's night
I play guitar
Ebm
Abm
For reasons too tough to explain
Bb
Yet obvious to some of us
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Ebm
It keeps me calm and sane
I play guitar when I'm homesick,
Abm
when I'm restless and in love
Bb
A cold or two, a hot lick will do,
Abm
Ebm
so push don't come to shove
B
Gb
I play guitar when I am lonely
Ebm
Db
Ebm
I play gui tar when I am blue
B
Gb
I play guitar when I am happy
Abm
Ebm
And for spare change, I'll play for you
She looked at me in sympathy
Abm
And came out with a smile
Bb
I think I've heard you play before
A
Ab
Ebm
I remember your profile
She dug into her purse,
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Ebm
Abm
passed her makeup, keys and coins
Bb
Said may be a successful band
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Ebm
will one day let you join
I thanked her for her silver
Abm
and bid her a good day
Bb
I watched her grab a cab,
Abm
Ebm
then I carried on my way
Abm
Then I played
Bob
Ebm
Marley, his great redemption song
Abm
As if I led a big time band
Db
and they all played along
B
Gb
Shifting to some blues, I waved like
B .B.
King
Abm
His three o 'clock in the morning tune,
Ebm
that's a soulful song to sing
B
Bb
Ebm
That's a soulful song to sing
Threw in
Malaguena, like
Abm
Segovia on speed
Bb
Playing fast and silly when
Bbm
Bb
Ebm
there really was no need
Yes, I'm safe and warm now,
Abm
it's just me and my guitar
Bb
I'm playing for my sanity,
A
Abm
Ebm
I don't need to be a star
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Gb
In my mind, I always packed the place
Db
Ebm
Be it winter, spring or fall
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Gb
I get to headline big -time festivals
Db
And sell out
Carnegie
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Hall
B
Gb
I play guitar when I am lonely
Db
Ebm
B
I play guitar, when I am blue I play guitar,
Gb
when I am happy
Abm
Ebm
And for spare change, I'll play for you
My mind is quite at ease now,
Abm
I speak through my guitar
Bb
I play to keep my sanity,
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Ebm
I don't need to be a star
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