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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: DCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
D Bm G A
D Bm Em A
 
[Verse 1]
 
D Bm
He’s a great old guy
G A
Spend his years on his own
D Bm
Wears a tartan tie
G A
Never missed a time to go
D Bm
Out to a dance
G A
Or a wedding or a music show
D Bm
Sipping on a beer
Em A
Smiling there on his owm
 
[Chorus]
D Bm
Deedel-ee diedel dee
G A
Dilly die - dee diddle dum
D Bm
a-Doodily Didle day
G A
Deedel-e dum dee dide alo
 
[Break]
D G A
 
[Verse 2]
D Bm
There's a twinkle in his eye
G A
He knows something you don’t know
D Bm
And neither you or I
G A
Can see it as a way to go
D Bm
On a bench in the shade
G A
Outside on a summer day
D Bm
Telling about a time
Em A
He remembers long ago
 
[Chorus]
D Bm
Deedel-ee diedel dee
G A
Dilly die - dee diddle dum
D Bm
a-Doodily Didle day
G A
Deedel-e dum dee dide alo
 
[Verse 3]
D Bm
Here strolling down the street
G A
Coming from the legion gnoll
D Bm
Humming a scottish tune
G A
Shuffling a step he knows
D Bm
He’s up again at dawn
G A
Eight o’clock he’s off to mass
D Bm
Strolling through the town
G A
A smile for everyone that pass
 
[Verse 4]
D Bm
I hope there’ll never be a day
G A
Where men like him have passed away
D Bm
And the bench is sitting bare
G A
No one there from day to day

How to play Marty

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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.

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