Apart For A While
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
Written and recorded by Merle Haggard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvdyIVnuyzw&ab_channel=MarianneMenon
[Intro]
E A E B7 E A E
[Verse 1]
E A
Apart for a while not forever alone
E B F# B
We got memories to share got pictures we own
E Bm
We got the friends that we k-new
A
We gotta marriage on file
E B7 E A E
Together again apart for a while
(pause)
[Chorus]
A
Everything happens to me
E
And everything happens to you
F#
So if one should outlive the other
F#m B
Let these words guide him through
E E7 A
God is not dead so death’s out of style
E B7 E A E
Together again apart for a while
[Instrumental]
E A E B7 E A E
(pause)
[Chorus]
A
Everything happens to me
E
And everything happens to you
F#
So if one should outlive the other
F#m B
Let these words guide him through
E E7 A
God is not dead so death’s out of style
E B7 E A E
Together again apart for a while
How to play Apart For A While
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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.