Cassidy - Brett Dennen
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verse 1
 
G C D
Cassidy, is reggae music playing on the beach
C G G/F# Em
Blue moon tonight, and there isn't a cloud in the sky
C D G
Grab your Swiss Army Knife and the blanket and meet me outside
C D
Yeah, come on
G C D
Cassidy, the things I lean on are slippery
C
But I know I love you
G G/F# Em
And you make it so hard to leave
C D G C D
But I'll keep loving you 'til I'm only a memory, we spend our whole lives movin'
 
Bridge
 
G Em C D
On reachin' out for lovin'
 
G Em C D G -
Arms the night is young come out with me
 
[Refrão]C - G D
Cassidy, with the ocean in your hair
G - C - G
Come out with me, Cassidy!
D
I'll be tangled up tonight but tomorrow
D7
I'll be up in the air, c'mon
 
verse 2
 
G C D
County line, crazy waves down from Caroline
C G G/F# Em
All the smoke hung in the air while the sun was setting
C D G C D
You said it looked just like an oil spill in heaven, don't say
G
fair thee well
C D
You got that anxious feeling I can tell
C D G G/F# Em C
You're getting antsy let's go up to Neptune's Net and have a drink
G C D
And plan a trip somewhere to a beach in a magazine, spent my whole life movin'
 
Bridge
 
G Em C D
On reachin' out for lovin'
 
G Em C D G -
Arms the night is young come out with me
 
[Refrão]C - G D
Cassidy, with the ocean in your hair
G - C - G
Come out with me, Cassidy!
D
I'll be tangled up tonight but tomorrow
D7
I'll be up in the air
 
verse 3
 
G C D
Cassidy, I love the feeling of sand on my feet
C G G/F# Em C D
With salt on my skin, you say you'd never wear clothes again if you didn't have to
G C D
You know I can't really be that free but I sure would like to, show me, show me,
G C D
Show me love, no one else can make me open up
C
The way you do
G G/F# Em
I was livin' in my own little prison
C D G C D
I used to decorate the walls that kept me in, we spend our whole lives moving'
 
Bridge
 
G Em C D
On reachin' out for lovin'
 
G Em C D G -
Arms the night is young come out with me
 
[Refrão]C - G D
Cassidy, with the ocean in your hair
G - C - G D G -
Come out with me, Cassidy! with the ocean in your hair come out with me
 
C - G D
Cassidy, with the ocean in your hair
G - C - G
Come out with me, Cassidy!
D
I'll be tangled up tonight but tomorrow
D7
I'll be up in the air

How to play Cassidy

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What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is G. 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.

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