Quiet Man
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste:
1st traste
The chord progression is trivial, but what's more important is the
cadence and strumming. The first three verses are fingerpicked,
and then Jeffrey gradually switches over to a strumming pattern.
[Intro]
G C G C
[Verse 1]
G C
There's holes in all the sidewalls
G C
Where the wind it brings the rain in
G C
And the gold crowns have been found out
G C
To be brass that has been painted
[Interlude]
G C G C
[Verse 2]
G C
And there's holes in all our bibles
G C
Where we make secret compartments
G C
To hide the broken treasures
G C
We smuggled out the garden
[Interlude]
G C G C
[Verse 3]
G C
And we gaze at our reflections
G C
Like insecure children
G C
Poorly dressed and always panickin'
G C
In the bodies of men and women
G C
And we stumble on like drunkards
G C
Toward a cliff, just because
G C
None of us cares about the end
G C
When we're trying to find love
[Strumming]
[Interlude]
G C/G G C/G
[Verse 4]
G C/G
And we get moving in the morning
G C/G
We suffer on into the evening
G C/G
Where we finally drink the whiskey
G C/G
That soothes our disbelieving
G C/G
While others find a quiet place
G C/G
And build a fence around it
G C/G
Spend their time on the money they make
G C/G
And find ways to talk about it
[Interlude]
G C/G G C/G
[Verse 5]
G C/G
There's an angry man on the mountain
G C/G
Just like there's always been
G C/G
And there's a quiet man in the valley
G C/G
Standing taller than him
G C/G
And there's a child with a secret
G C/G
That she doesn't know she holds
G C/G
And the fact that I can see it
G C/G
Means that I am growing old
[Interlude]
G C/G G C/G
[Verse 6]
G C/G
Some of us get lucky
G C/G
Find an anchor in the storm
G C/G
And some of us never learn to see
G C/G
Beyond the place we were born
G C/G
And time is a mystic
G C/G
With a briefcase in his hand
G C/G
You can pay to look inside it
G C/G
But you can't afford to understand
[Interlude]
G C/G G C/G
[Verse 7]
G C/G
And maybe heaven is a place
G C/G
That doesn't have an address
G C/G
And maybe that's okay
G C/G
Just like joy or sadness
G C/G
You can meet god in a cigarette
G C/G
Just the same as in a sermon
G C/G
And the devil's always listenin'
G C/G
To those who are deserving
[Outro]
G C/G G C/G
Yeah, yeah
How to play Quiet Man
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
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.