Papadam
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Intro F Am F Em
F Am F G
F Am
Now I've been waiting
F Em
Waiting for your reply
F Am
While you've been chasing
F G
Chasing all the dreams you had
F Am
And I've been meeting people
F Em
finding out that there is more
F Am F G
And I'm not sure if I can go back to what was before
F
You, hoo
Am
All I see is you
F G
You, me and you
F
Oh baby you, hoo
Am
All I see is you
F G
And I do it all for you
(And then my heart broke)
F
Padam Papadam Dee Dum
Am
Padam Papadam Dee Dum Dah Dum
F
Padam Papadam Dee Dum
G
Padam Papadam
(And then my heart broke)
F
Papadam Dee Dum
Am
Padam Papadam Dee Dum Dah Dum
F
Padam Papadam Dee Dum
G
Padam Papadam
F Am
And so you called me
F Em
I asked "are you alright?"
F Am
You started crying
F G
And you're sad, you had been up all night
F Am
I kept on listening as you
F Em
Told me 'bout all your dreams
F Am
And then I stoped you saying
F G
"I'll tell ya how I feel"
F
You, hoo
Am
Still all I see is you
F G
You, me and you
F
Oh baby you, hoo
Am
Still all I see is you
F G
And I do it all for you
(And then my heart broke)
F
Padam Papadam Dee Dum
Am
Padam Papadam Dee Dum Dah Dum
F
Padam Papadam Dee Dum
G
Padam Papadam
(And then my heart broke)
F
Papadam Dee Dum
Am
Padam Papadam Dee Dum Dah Dum
F
Padam Papadam Dee Dum
G
Padam Papadam
F Am
See I've been waiting
F Em
Waiting for your reply
F Am
While you've been wandering around
F G
Chasing all your dreams you had
F Am
And I've been meeting people
F Em
finding out there was a lot
F Am F
You really thought you could just meet me
G
You didn't come up at
F
You, hoo
Am
All I saw was you
F G
You, me and you
F
Oh baby you, hoo
Am
All I saw was you
F G
And I do it all for you
(And then my heart broke)
F
Padam Papadam Dee Dum
Am
Padam Papadam Dee Dum Dah Dum
F
Padam Papadam Dee Dum
G
Padam Papadam
How to play Papadam
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F. 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.