Making Pies
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Capo on 5th fret
Intro: Em C Em C
verse
Em
It's not far
I can walk
C
Down the block
To Table Talk
G
Close my eyes
D
Make the pies all day
Em
Plastic cap
on my hair
C
I used to mind
Now I don't care
G
I used to mind
Now I don't care
D
Cause I'm gray
[Refrão] C G
Did I show you this picture of my nephew
C G
Taken at his big birthday surprise
C G
At my sister's house last Sunday
D
This is Monday and we're making pies
Am
I'm making pies
C
Making pies
G D Dsus4 D
Pies
2nd verse
Em
Thursday nights
I go and type
C
Down at the church
With Father Mike
G
It gets me out
D
And he ain't hard to like
At all
Em
Jesus stares at me
In my chair
C
With his big blue eyes
And his honey brown hair
G
And he's looking at me
Way up there
D
On the wall
[Refrão] C G
Did I show you this picture of my sweetheart
C G
Taken of us before the war
C G
Of the Greek and this Italian girl
D
One Sunday at the shore
C G
We tied our ribbons to the fire escape
C7 G
They were taken by the birds
C7 G
Who flew home to the country
C G (D)
As the bombs rained on the world
3rd verse
Em
5am
Here I am
C
Walking the block
To Table Talk
G
You could cry or die
D
Or just make pies all day
Am
I'm making pies
C
Making pies
Am
Making pies
C
Making pies
G D C
ahaa, ahaa, ahaa
G D C
ahaa, ahaa, ahaa
end on: Em
How to play Making Pies
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em. 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.