The Guitar Man (David Gates) Intro: Solo: | G + C + | D + D* + | G + C + | D + D* + | | Cmaj7 + + + | G + C + | D + D* + | G + C + | D + D* + | G — C — D — D* — Em C Who draws the crowd and plays so loud baby it’s the guitar man He can make you love, he can get you high G — C — D — D* — Em A Who's going to steal the show you know baby it’s the guitar man He will bring you down and he'll make, make you cry Em C Cmaj7 Bm7 He can make you love, he can make you cry Something keeps him moving, but no one seems to know Em A — A* — Am7 D (hold) He will bring you down and he'll get you high What it is that makes him go Cmaj7 Bm7 Something keeps him going, miles and miles a day Bridge 2/Outro: Am7 D (hold) — D* — Am — Am(maj7) — Am7 — D** — To find another place to play Then the lights begin to flicker and the sound is getting dim G — D/F# — Em — E7 G — C — D — D* The voice begins to falter and the crowds are getting thin Night after night who treats you right baby it’s the guitar man Am — Am(maj7) — Am7 D — G — C — D — D* — But he never seems to notice he's just got to find another Who's on the radio you go to listen to the guitar man E — E7sus4 — Cmaj7 E — E7sus4 — Cmaj7 Em C Place to play, fade away Then he comes to town and you see his face E — E7sus4 — Cmaj7 E — E7sus4 — Cmaj7 Em A — A* — Got to play, fade away And you think you might like to take his place E — E7sus4 — Cmaj7 E (hold) Cmaj7 Bm7 Got to play Something keeps him driftin’, miles and miles away Am7 D (hold) Notes: Searching for the songs to play D* Riff = D-Dsus4-D-D-Dsus2-D A* Riff = A-A-A-Asus4-A Bridge 1: D** Riff = D-Dsus4-D Am — Am(maj7) — Am7 — D** — Then you listen to the music and you like to sing along Chords: Guitar Uke Chords: Guitar Uke G — D/F# — Em — E7 — Dsus4 xx0233 2230 Am7 x02010 0000 You want to get the meaning out of each and every song Dsus2 xx0230 2200 Am(maj7) x02110 1000 Asus4 x00230 2200 D/F# 254232 2220 Am — Am(maj7) — Am7 — D — Cmaj7 x32000 0002 E7sus4 000200 2200 And you find yourself a message and some words to call your own Bm7 x04432 2222 E — E7sus4 — And take them home P.G. & F.W. | 2016-0324 Not for sale. This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research..