Common Ground
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ACapotraste:
2nd traste
https://open.spotify.com/track/62xGDAFY7uAf4VzpNXpzbd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HQcpmVefcw
Worked out on request for m.nefdt from Switzerland. Do you mind your avatar is here?
Track 3 on Solo Collection Produced by Elliot Scheiner & Glenn Frey 1995
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+2.
ATTENTION: In Bridge you can play a D/F# between the G and Em
ATTENTION: All chords for 2 or 4 beats OR count the *
[Verse 1] (Played Freely, no Beat)
G G7/B C G
Wonderin' how to cross the river on a cold and windy night
G G A7 D7
with the water ragin' higher by the moon's shinin' light.
G G7/B C G
Suddenly a man stepped forward and he looked at all around.
G G D G
He said, "We all must cross this river. We all stand on common ground."
[Verse 2] (Start Beat)
G G7 C G
Though I was standin' amongst strangers I did not know their names,
G G A7 D7
I realized they were with me and our journey was the same.
G G7 C G
As he spoke out loud, I looked around me, I could see they knew it too:
G G D G
we would cross or die together, no one man could make it through.
[Bridge 1]
Em G Em G
There was shelter across the river, across the water deep and black,
Em G D D
as a storm moved in behind us there was no way to turn back.
C G C G
So, I stepped right up beside him and took one last look around,
C G D G
that before my eyes I realized: we all stand on common ground,
D G
we all stand on common ground.
[Interlude]
| G | G7 | C | G |
| G | G | A7 | D7 |
| G | G7 | C | G |
| G | G | D7 | G |
| G |
[Verse 3]
G G7 C G
So many years have come and gone since we crossed that river wide;
G G A7 D7
when I look back on that night it still moves me so inside.
G G7 C G
This world today is like that river, its water cold and black.
G G D7 G
We all must cross together for there is no turnin' back.
[Bridge 2]
Em G
For the mountain high or a city street,
Em G
it's the same old world below our feet.
Em G
It's time to wake up, people, and take a look around:
D D
we all stand on common ground.
C G
It's time for every woman and every man
C G
and hold the future in our hands.
C G
Wake up and look around,
D G
we all stand on common ground,
D G
we all stand on common ground.
[Outro] (Repeat and Fade Out)
| G | G | G | G |
| C | C | G | G |
How to play Common Ground
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
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.