Pocketful Of Quarters
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Verse 1]
E A
I was starin in my coffee at the truck stop
E
A hundred miles from my home
E A
A man walked up beside me, curly white hair,
E
gettin quarters for the phone
C#m A
He leaned an elbow on the counter, turned and said,
E
Boy, can I ask you what is wrong?
E A
Cause I've seen that look before, starin up at me,
E
From a coffee cup long cold
[Verse 2]
E A
I just grinned and looked at hom, said I been out here
E
on this road for a week
E A
I been stoppin twice a day to put a call
E
into an answering machine
C#m A
Now I'm a hundred miles from home and the truth is
E
a little more than I can face
E A
I guess the road turned into home and I've lost
E
so many things along the way
[Verse 3]
E A
He stood there stackin up his quarters and knowing look
E
swam across his eyes
E A
H'said I've missed anniversary dinners, holidays,
E
and three different wives
C#m A
I've traded graduations, ballgames and hugs
E
from little arms for all these miles
E A
It's hard to make the right turns when you have trouble
E
lookin past your own headlights
[Chorus]
A
Over every hill there's gonna be a mountain
E
that you're gonna have to climb
A
Around every bend there'll be another curve
E
boy, ya gotta hug that line
F#m A
Ya gotta drop her down in gear, think of how
E
them people feel back at home
C#m A
Keep a pocket full of quarters, tell em just how much
E
you miss em when you're gone
[Verse 4]
E A
I took a drink of coffee that he paid for
E
as he walked into the night
E A
I never got his name, so I pulled myself together
E
and I ran outside
C#m A
But the only person out there was the waitress
E
pullin on a cigarette
E A
Faintly in the wind, that empty parkin lot
E
echoed what he said
[Chorus]
A
Over every hill there's gonna be a mountain
E
that you're gonna have to climb
A
Around every bend there'll be another curve
E
boy, ya gotta hug that line
F#m A
Ya gotta drop her down in gear, think of how
E
them people feel back at home
C#m A
Keep a pocket full of quarters, tell em just how much
E
you miss em when you're gone
[Tag]
C#m A
Keep a pocket full of quarters, tell em just how much
E
you love em when you're gone
How to play Pocketful Of Quarters
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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.