Alma
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
Dm7 A
e|--------0--------------0-------|---0---0---0------0---0---0---|
B|---3------3---3---3------3---0-|---2---2---2------2---2---2---|
G|------2-----2--------2-----2---|---2---2---2------2---2---2---|
D|-0--------------0--------------|---2---2---2------2---2---2---|
A|-------------------------------|-0-------0------0-------0-----|
E|-------------------------------|-----0-------0------0-------0-|
[Verse 1]
A Bm
Alma we've been married sixty years and still I live
E A
For the sight of your smile, big and bright like a kid
Bm E A D
And to think it all began at a silly high school dance
Bm E A
Like a portrait, I preserved it in my mind
[Verse 2]
A Bm
Alma, oh so steady, on the dock was supper time
E A
You gathered our loose pages, sowed us up a spine
Bm E A D
And our family, it grew. time, as it does, flew
Bm E
Do you remember, love me tender, love me true
[Verse 3]
A Bm
Alma, I am stubborn and I do things on my own
E A
It's part of who I am, it's what I was shown
Bm E A D
I put these little notes all around the house
Bm E A D
This one is your toothbrush, and here is your nightgown
D Bm E
Won't you sit with me tonight, watch the sun go down?
[Bridge]
A Bm E A
D E A Bm D E A
[Verse 4]
A Bm
Alma I've been hiding that my body's failing, too
E A
The children want to help, but that's not what we do
Bm E A D
You don't recognize me but my life I promised you
E A
And I won't leave your side
[Outro]
A Bm
Alma I've been thinking we could slip away
E A
Leave our broken bodies on the bed where they lay
Bm E A D
And we'll go dancing once again under the stars
E A
That's when I first found your heart
E A
That's when you first stole my heart
Dm7
How to play Alma
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.