Secondhand White Baby Grand
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A2 Bdim/A A
My mother bought it secondhand from a silent movie star
A2/C# D2 D
It was out of tune but still I learned to play
F#m D F#m C#m
And with each note we both would smile forgetting who we are
Dm E D2/A A
And all the pain would simply fly away
Chorus:
D A D A
Something secondhand and broken still can make a pretty sound
D/F# A/E B/D# C#/F
Even if it doesn't have a place to live
F#m A/E F#m/D# Dm
Oh, the words were left unspoken when my momma came around
A/C# Dm F#m E7 A2 A
But that Secondhand White Baby Grand still had something beautiful to give
Bb2 Cdim/Bb Bb
Through missing keys and broken strings the music was our own
Bb2/D Eb2 Eb
Until the day we said our last goodbyes
Gm Eb Gm Dm Ebm F Eb2/Bb Bb
The baby grand was sent away, a child all alone, to pray somebody else would realize
Chorus:
Eb Bb Eb Bb
That something secondhand and broken still can make a pretty sound
Eb/G Bb/F C/E D/F#
Even if it doesn't have a place to live
Gm Bb/F Gm/E Ebm
Oh. the words are still unspoken now that momma's not around
Bb/D Ebm Gm F7 Bb2 Bb
But that Secondhand White Baby Grand still has something beautiful to give
Bridge:
Gb/Bb Bb
For many years the music had to roam
Dm E
Until we found a way to find a home
A2 Bdim/A A
So now I wake up every day and see her standing there
A2/C# D2 D
Just waiting for a partner to compose
F#m D
And I wish my mother still could hear
F#m C#m
That sound beyond compare
Dm E D2/A A
I'll play her song til everybody knows.
[Refrão]
D A D A
That something secondhand and broken still can make a pretty sound
D/F# A/E B/D# C#/F
Don't we all deserve a family room to live
F#m A/E F#m/D# Dm
Oh, the words can't stay unspoken until everyone has found
A/C# Dm F#m Dm E7 A2 A
But that Secondhand White Baby Grand that still had something beautiful to give
Dm/F A
I still have something beautiful to give
How to play Secondhand White Baby Grand
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A2. 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.