Hiding Place
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
Em G A
[Verse 1]
Em
When I was a young boy, pride of my family
G A Em
And my mama used to hang me out to dry
Em
You know the boy couldn't have it,
Em
Sometimes he just had to find
G A Em
A hiding place to hang his head and cry
[Chorus]
Em D A D A
Talking about a hiding place, hiding place
G A Em
Little bit of shelter from the blues
[Verse 2]
Em
Here I am as a young man, my feet out on the highway
G A Em
Summer breeze to tell me what to do
Em
I might meet a young lady and stop off for a while
G A Em
Cold reality comes blowing through
[Chorus]
Em D A D A
Talking about a hiding place, hiding place
G A Em
Little bit of shelter from the blues
D A D A
And it ain't no disgrace if you gotta hide your face
G D A Em
We all need a hid-ing place to get us through, Yes, we do
[Bridge]
A F#m A F#m A F#m A F#m
Oh, I can tell the difference between right and wrong
A F#m A F#m A
I can't always tell, which one's best for me
Bm Abm Bm Abm Bm
But I know this dirty city like the back of my dirty hand
D G A Bm
And still can't seem to find, no sanity
[Solo]
Em G A
Em G A G A
G D A
Em G A Em
[Verse 3]
Em
Now I'm looking out a window and you are looking in
G A Em
And we both are thinking, we like just what we see
Em
You say you can't be certain baby, what I see in you
G A Em
But you know damn well, what you see in me
[Chorus]
Em D A D A
Talking about a hiding place, hiding place
G A Em
Little bit of shelter from the blues
D A D A
And it ain't no disgrace if you gotta hide your face
G D A Em
We all need a hid-ing place to get us through
Em D A D A
Talking about a hiding place, hiding place
G D A Em
We all need a hid-ing place to get us through
[Solo]
Em C#m Dm C#m
How to play Hiding Place
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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.