A Song For Dan
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Intro: Em C Em
Verse: 1
Em Am
And in the end, when the bell comes doom
Em C Am
I'll pay the price and you will too
Em C Em G
You'll drift away, all alone in your room
Em C Am D
And I'll say to myself, if I could reach you, I would
If I could reach you, I would
[Refrão]
Em C G D Em
You're too far gone to know where to go
C G D Em
And I know you're not comin' home
C G D Em
Done too much wrong to know what's right
C G D Em C Em
And it's too late to say goodbye
Verse: 2
Em G Em
Turn around, kid, you're a little bit old for this
C
So many lessons left unlearned, all those warning signs you missed
G Em
You'll drink yourself to sleep beneath the pale red moon
G C Am G
And I'll say to myself, if I could reach you I would
C
If I could reach you, I would
[Refrão]
Em C G D Em
You're too far gone to know where to go
C G D Em
And I know you're not comin' home (Say goodbye)
C G D Em
Done too much wrong to know what's right (Say goodbye)
C G D Em
And it's too late to say goodbye
C G D Em
(To say goodbye, to say goodbye)
C D Em C G D
It's too late to say goodbye
Em C D
(It's too late to say goodbye)
Outro
Em C
(If I could reach you, I would
G D
If I could reach you, I would
Em C
If I could reach you, I would
D
If I could reach you
Em C
If I could reach you, I would)
G D
You're too far gone (If I could reach you, I would)
Em C
To know where to go (If I could reach you, I would)
D
And I know you're (If I could reach you)
Em
Not comin' home (Say goodbye)
C G
You've done too much wrong (If I could reach you, I would)
D Em
To know what's right (Say goodbye)
C G
And it's too late (If I could reach you)
D Em C
To say goodbye (If I could reach you, I would)
G D
(If I could reach you, I would
Em C
If I could reach you, I would)
D Em
It's too late to say goodbye (If I could reach you)
How to play A Song For Dan
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em. 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.