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