Buy You A Drink
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
Bb F Ab Eb
[Verse]
Bb F Ab Eb
Every time I see you, my thoughts are all tangled.
Bb F Ab Eb
I can't see anything clear.
Bb F Ab Eb
Try to say hello, but I feel like I'm strangled.
Bb F Ab Eb
I'm tongue-tied, shakin' from fear.
F Eb/F Bb/F F
You're the only woman who can fluster me.
F Eb/F Bb/F F
Anybody else and I'm relaxed and free.
Bb F Ab Eb
You got something special that makes me wanna know you better.
F Bb
Can I buy you a drink?
[Interlude]
Bb F Ab Eb
[Verse]
Bb F Ab Eb
All I gotta hear is the sound of your sweetness,
Bb F Ab Eb
and I'm knocked outta my shoes.
Bb F Ab Eb
Beauty, charm, and style in astounding completeness,
Bb F Ab Eb
it's more than I can refuse.
F Eb/F Bb/F F
Doesn't matter when I have a lousy day.
F Eb/F Bb/F F
Being near to you can chase the blues away.
Bb F Ab Eb
You got certain qualities. That's why I'm enamored with you.
F Bb
Let me buy you a drink.
[Bridge]
F Bb
Just when I had given up the search for someone true,
Gm
throwing in the towel and accepting defeat,
C7
celibate and somber,
F
then I met with
[Verse]
Bb F Ab Eb
You could see inside of the fence I was building
Bb F Ab Eb
to keep me safe from distress.
Bb F Ab Eb
Snug inside a shell in a cage I was gilding,
Bb F Ab Eb
I had no hope of success.
F Eb/F Bb/F F
Then I saw you smile and now I have to know
F Eb/F Bb/F F
everything about you, girl, from head to toe.
Bb F Ab Eb
Tell me all your feelings and show me what's important to you
F Bb
while I buy you a drink.
[Instrumental]
Bb F Ab Eb
Bb F Ab Eb
Bb F Ab Eb
Bb F Ab Eb
F Eb/F Bb/F F
F Eb/F Bb/F F
Bb F Ab F
Eb Bb
[Bridge]
F Bb
Never thought that I would have the guts to see this through.
Gm
Somewhere deep inside me I collected my nerve,
C7
made it to your table,
F
sat right down with
[Verse]
Bb F Ab Eb
You said everything that you meant, without speaking,
Bb F Ab Eb
and left no room for mistakes.
Bb F Ab Eb
Giving me the signals I went so long seeking
Bb F Ab Eb
with nitwits, phonies and fakes.
F Eb/F Bb/F F
Thinking I would never find a love to last,
F Eb/F Bb/F F
waiting, but it's finally paying off at last.
Bb F Ab Eb
Funny how we find something just when we stop looking for it.
F Bb
Let me buy you a drink.
F Bb
Let me buy you a drink.
F Bb
Let me buy you a drink.
[Outro]
Bb F Ab Eb
F Bb
How to play Buy You A Drink
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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.