Great Communicator
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
Nick DeCaro - Great Communicator
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-R-vd51Wlk&t=1165s
Released in 1990.
Nick DeCaro dedicated this song to Tatsuro Yamashita.
[Intro]
Dm11 G13
Bbmaj7 Am7 Dm9 A7b13
Dm11 G13
Bbmaj7 Am7 Dm9 Dbm9
[Verse 1]
Cm9 B7#11
It's funny how things happen
Bbmaj7
We weren't properly introduced
Gm7 A7b13 Dm9
But I was looking to get used by someone like you
Dbm9 Cm9 B7#11
Just a few words were spoken
Bbmaj7
But I never had a doubt
Gm7 Ebmaj9 D/E
You know what I'm about through and through
A7b13
[Chorus]
Dm7 Dm9 Dm7
You're a great communicator
G7sus4 F#7 G7
Come on and talk to me (talk to me)
Bbmaj7 Am7 A7b13
I'm a great anticipator
Dm9
I can't wait
A7b13
Dm7 Dm9 Dm7
You're a great emancipator
G7sus4 F#7 G7
Come on and set me free (set me free)
Bbmaj7 Am7
You've got such creative ways to communicate
Dm7 G7/D Dm7 Dbm9
[Verse 2]
Cm9 B7#11
Your eyes flashed with danger
Bbmaj7
As the light played across your face
Gm7 A7b13 Dm9 Dbm9
Time will not erase that first night
Cm9 B7#11
Your smile was a vision
Bbmaj7
Of pleasures yet untold
Gm7 Ebmaj9 D/E
And my blood ran cold, but it was love at first sight
A7b13
[Chorus]
Dm7 Dm9 Dm7
You're a great communicator
G7sus4 F#7 G7
Come on and talk to me (talk to me)
Bbmaj7 Am7 A7b13
I'm a great anticipator
Dm9
I can't wait
A7b13
Dm7 Dm9 Dm7
You're a great emancipator
G7sus4 F#7 G7
Come on and set me free (set me free)
Bbmaj7 Am7
You've got such creative ways to communicate
Dm7 G7/D Dm7
[Bridge]
Bbmaj7 C/Bb Bbmaj7
So we've come this far
Am7 Dm7
Imagine where we'll go
Bbmaj7 C/Bb Bbmaj7
It's written in the stars
Am7 Dm7
But there's no way of knowing
Ebmaj7 F/Eb Ebmaj7
Is it our fantasy
Em7b5 A13 A7b13
Still that's enough for me
[Synth]
Dm11 G13
Bbmaj7 Am7 Dm9 A7b13
Dm11 G13
Bbmaj7 Am7 Dm9 Dbm9
[Verse 3]
Cm9 B7#11
Do you mean what you're sayin'
Bbmaj7
Or do you say what I wanna hear?
Gm7 A7b13 Dm9 Dbm9
The message isn't always very clear to me
Cm9 B7#11
You break such pretty promises
Bbmaj7
But are your promises made to break
Gm7 Ebmaj9 D/E
And don't you know I'll always take you seriously
A7b13
[Chorus]
Dm7 Dm9 Dm7
You're a great communicator
G7sus4 F#7 G7
Come on and talk to me (talk to me)
Bbmaj7 Am7
I'm a great anticipator
A7b13 Dm9
I can't wait
A7b13
Dm7 Dm9 Dm7
You're a great liberator
G7sus4 F#7 G7
Come on and set me free (set me free)
Bbmaj7 Am7
You've got such creative ways to communicate
Dm7 G7/D Dm7
[Outro]
Bbmaj7 C/Bb Bbmaj7
Am7 Dm9
Ebmaj7 F/Eb Ebmaj7
This is our fantasy
Ebmaj7 F Ebmaj7
aaaah...
Ebmaj7 F/Eb Ebmaj7
Fantasy
Ebmaj7 F Ebmaj7
aaaah...
Ebmaj7 F/Eb Ebmaj7
Into your fantasy
Ebmaj7 F Ebmaj7
aaaah...
Ebmaj7
Ebmaj7 F Ebmaj7
aaaah...
(repeat and fade)
How to play Great Communicator
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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.