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