Soft Touch
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intro
A/E Faug F#m Faug
e|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|
B|-2----2----|--2----2----|-2----2----|--2----2----|
G|---2----2--|----2---2---|---2----2--|----2---2---|
D|-2---2---2-|--3---3---3-|-4---4---4-|--3---3---3-|
A|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|
E|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|
[Verso 1]
A/E Faug
There's a brown shirt swapped for a thin blue tie
F#m A7/G
There's a black truth swapped for a thin blue lie
D F#7-13
There's a slim man sporting a clean cut dream
Bm7 G#7-13
There's a slim man courting a wide extreme
C#m7 F#13
There's a fly-blown flag in a dry-bone town
Bm7 E
There will be no ships because they've all gone down
[Verso 2]
A/E Faug
There's a man with a medal but he'll never sleep
F#m A7/G
There are guns in his head, they say the war was cheap
D F#7-13
There are heaped up dreams on the mounds of slag
Bm7 G#7-13
There are moped up tears as the hours drag
C#m7 F#13
There's a suitcase gone and there's an empty drawer
Bm7 E
There's a broken cup lying on the floor
interlude
G#m7 G13
There are questions asked in the house tonight
Cmaj7 F#7-13
There's a wife been involved in a pillow fight
Dmaj7 G#7-13
There's a husband there who she hardly knows
G13 F#7
There's a patched up dream for a winter rose
Fmaj7 E E(b9)
There's a soft touch finally come to blows
outro
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Am7 D6 Am7 Dsus4 Emaj13
e|-8--7--5---|--7--5------|-5---------|-----------|-0--------|
B|-5-------5-|--7----8--7-|-5--8-7--8-|-8--7------|----2-----|
G|-5---------|--7---------|-5-----—---|-7---7-----|------1---|
D|-5---------|--7---------|-5---------|-7----7----|--------1-|
A|-7---------|--5---------|-7---------|-5---------|----------|
E|-5---------|------------|-5---------|-----------|----------|
How to play Soft Touch
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 A/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.