Sake Of The Song
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Intro: Am,Em,G,Am (3x)
verse 1
Am Em
If you're nobody's business or you're front page news
G Am Am Em
Folk Rock, Country or Delta Blues, Tell your truth however you choose
G Am
And do it all for the sake of the song
Am Em G
Yeah, hitchhike, and bus ride and rental car, living rooms coffee house
Am
and rundown bars
Am Em G
Ten thousand people or alone under the stars, its all for the sake of the
Am
song
[Refrão]
F Am Am
And there's a man who wrote "Your Cheatin' Heart", now he's lying
Em
through his tooth
F Am G
And he plays it on a stolen harp, that's soaked in hundred proof
F Am Em
And there's one who might be happy with a foreign badger's purse
F Am G
She's lost the crowd's attention at the forty second verse
verse 2
Am Em
And it's the travelling salesman, the girl next door
G Am Am Em
On the empty room to the bird on the corner, less is less until more is
more
G Am
And it's all for the sake of the song
F Am
And there's the young man on the marquee, He's the son of some well
known
F Am G
And his father bought the tour bus, so he could strike out on his own
[Refrão]
F Am
And there's the brooding contradiction, he's holding Van Gogh's ear
F Am G
And he's taped it to his guitar, in the hope someone will hear
Am Em G
It's back stage and Nudie Suits, and the next big thing will get 'em
Am
back to you roots
verse 3
Am Em
High tops, flannel and duct tape boots
G Am
And it's all for the sake of the song
F Am
And there's the mystic, there's the legend, and there's the best that's
ever been
F Am G
And there's the voice of a generation who wants to pass this way again
F Am
And there's record deals and trained seals, and puppets on a string
[Refrão]
F Am G
And they're all just trying to figure out what makes the caged bird sing
Am Em G Am
It's lights, camera, on with the show, lifetime to get ready, now go cat go
Am Em
Where it all ends, nobody knows
G Am
But it's all for the sake of the song
Am Em
So if you're nobody's business or you're front page news
G Am Am Em
Folk Rock, Country or Delta Blues, Tell your truth however you choose
G Am
And do it all for the sake of the song
How to play Sake Of The Song
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 Am. 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.