Musical Fiction
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Capo 1
Intro: C/G Cmaj7 C/G Cmaj7
C/G
There was a lonely guy named Robert
Em
Who was feeling kind of down
Am
So he got himself a beer
E
And he sat there with a frown
F Am
His girlfriend just broke up with him that day
Em G
So things were not okay
verse 1
C/G Em
So he got himself a Lyft without any hesitation
Am
Driver said, "where are you going?"
E
I don't have a destination
F Am
He said "I know a nice bar that has great booze"
Dm E
Well I have nothing to lose
Am Em
So he got out of the car and made his way inside the bar
E Am
The driver out the window yelled "please give me five stars"
verse 2
F G
He then sat down to get a drink from the bartender by the sink
E G (G-->C in piano)
That's when he saw the very thing that changed his whole reality
C Em Am
And oh, it was the prettiest face in the world
Dm
She was unlike any other girl
Gsus4 G
She smiled and her teeth were white as pearls, oh yeah
C F-C
Like any other girl
(Fast) F G
So he got up from his seat cause his heart skipped a beat
Am
It was time to change his day
G
He knew just the thing to say
C (once)
He said "hey"
C (once)
She said" hey"
C (once)
He said "hey" (PAUSE)
C (once)
He said "sorry to interrupt"
verse 3
F (once)
Robert walked back to his seat
G (once)
As he accepted his defeat
Em
Then he finished up his beer
Am
As he lost all of his cheer
F
Then he felt the hand upon his shoulder
G
As the air grew even colder
E G
She said before he drank another
C Em
"Sorry about what happened with my brother"
C Em
"I thought that was your man"
C Em
"It's just my brother Dan"
C
"Hey Dan"
C (with higher C)
"Hey man"
F E
So he got right up off of his chair
G (arpeggio G until cut off)
Then he ran his fingers through her hair and...
Outro: C/G Em C/G Em
C/G
There was a lonely guy named Robert
Em
Who was feeling kind of down
Am
So he got himself a beer
E
And he sat there with a frown
F Am
His girlfriend just broke up with him that day
G C
But things will be okay
How to play Musical Fiction
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C/G. 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.