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