Pure And Easy - Pete Townshend

Pure And Easy

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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
 
C G F G
 
[Verse 1]
 
C G F G
There once was a note, pure and easy
C G F G C
Playing so free like a breath, rippling by
Fmaj7 Dm7
The note is eternal, I hear it, it sees me,
F Dm C
Forever we blend as, forever we die
 
[Chorus]
 
C Dm F G
I listened and I heard music in a word,
C Dm F G
and words when you played your guitar
Dm Em
The noise that I was hearing
G Am
was a million people cheering
G C/G G7 C/G
And a child flew past me riding in a star
 
[Verse 2]
 
Dm Am
As people assemble, civilization
G Dm7 G
Is trying to find a new way to die
Am Em E
But killing is really merely scene changer
Fmaj7/A Am G
All men are bored with other men's lives
 
[Chorus]
 
C Dm F G
I listened and I heard music in a word,
C Dm F G
and words when you played your guitar
Dm Em
The noise that I was hearing
G Am
was a million people cheering
G C/G G7 C/G
And a child flew past me riding in a star
 
[Bridge]
 
Am C Dm G
We all know success when we all find our own dream
Am C Dm G
And our love is enough to knock down any wall
Am C Dm G
And the future's been seen as men try to realize
Am Am7/A Dm G Am Am7
The simple secret of the note in us all
 
[Instrumental]
 
Am C F G
In us all...
 
[Chorus]
 
C Dm F G
I listened and I heard music in a word,
C Dm F G
and words when you played your guitar
Dm Em
The noise that I was hearing
G Am
was a million people cheering
G C/G G7 C/G
And a child flew past me riding in a star
 
[Verse 3]
 
Dm Am Am7
Today is the day when sound curdles mountains
G Dm7 G
Flowing and blowing each man it its wake
Am Em E
Destroying itself in the end with vibration
Fmaj7/A Am G
There's nothing on earth its challenge can take
 
[Tag]
 
C
Excepting one note
C G F G
Excepting one note, pure and easy
C G F G C
Playing so free like a breath, rippling by
C
Excepting one note
C
Excepting one note
C C C
There once was a note, listen (pure and easy}
repeat and fade

How to play Pure And Easy

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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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