A Person
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Intro
A B7
D A
[Verso 1]
D
There's a person with a set of porcelain teeth
A
And a pair of emerald eyes
D
One time I bethought to plod beneath the warm gold glittering façade
D
Where in lieu of fleuves of ruby blood
A
I found a fougou, got caught in a clotted cream flood
[Refrão]
A
Well, if I were a person
D
(And I hope I never am one)
A
I would try to be less of a person, more of a person
A
Well, if I were a person
D
(And I hope I never am one)
A
I would try to be less of a person, more of a person, less of a pers-
[Verso 2]
On a whim, down a gravel driveway from a winding well-off road
D
A person gave a push and watched me whoosh!
A
Into the midst of risks I was averse to
Out on a limb, coerced toward a court of obelisks
D
The burden of pressure bruised my skin more deeply
A
Than the physical impact did
{Instrumental}
E Bm F#m
E A
E Bm F#m
E A
A
D A
A
D A
[Ponte]
D F#m G
Nobody else bore witness to it
D A
Somebody bore it to the witnessing
D F#m
Everybody bored of bearing with me
E D A E
But could anybody bear to intervene? No!
D F#m
Inhabiting a captive body
E A
Inhabiting a faceless bag of bones
F#m
My sizzling pancake-battered head
G A D
Still keeps score for imaginary battles below, oh
[Verso 3]
A
There's a person-shaped jam-filled pastry
D A
Stand in for someone I've known
A
Ooh whoa ooh whoa ooh, only a pretzel stick stake
Punched through the piped-in raspberry heart
D
Can break the thick thrall of that glaze
A E Bm F#m
Spare me more of these saccharine matinees
E A
Oooooh, ba ba da da da da
[Verso 4]
A
There's a person with a jasper disposition
D A
And a yellow diamond mind
A
Faced by fire, I tried and trod
D
In the mine with that canary crystal clod
A
'Til the tawdry lace facets failed
A
And I confronted the fraud that the flames unveiled
[Refrão]
A
Well, if I were a person
D
(And I hope I never am one)
A
I would try to be less of a person, more of a person
A
Well, if I were a person
D
(And I hope I never am one)
A
I would try to be less of a person, more of a person
Outro
A
Less of a person, more of a person
A
Less of a person, more of a person
A
Less of a person, more of a person
A
Less of a person
How to play A Person
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.