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[Verso 1]
F#
He'd pick me up from school
A#m
With that smile on his face
And he'd always start his stories with "When I was your age"
F#
He supported me through college
A#m
With the cash he hid away
And when I started writing songs, he asked me "What's her name?"
[Pré-Refrão]
D#m
He said "Every artist needs a muse"
C#
Then looked across the room
He said "The only thing that time can't change
Are the things that love will do"
[Refrão]
N.C.
Now he doesn't know my name
D#m
And he thinks that every day's the first of June
F#
And th faces in the frames
C#
Ar the memories that faded way too soon
You can see it on his face
D#m
That everything about the day is new
F#
He won't remember why or when
C#
Or what he's supposed to do
F#
But he'll never forget Sue
[Verso 2]
F#
He met her in the hallways
A#m
Of that high school up in Queens
He said "I'll love you always"
Didn't know what that would mean
F#
They got married in the '20s
A#m
He still thinks he's twenty-three
She wakes up every day in love with the man he used to be
[Pré-Refrão]
D#m
And he starts coming to
C#
When she walks in the room
'Cause the only thing that time can't change
Are the things that love will do
[Refrão]
Now he doesn't know my name
D#m
And he thinks that every day's the first of June
F#
And th faces in the frames
C#
Ar the memories that faded way too soon
You can see it on his face
D#m
That everything about the day is new
F#
He won't remember why or when
C#
Or what he's supposed to do
But he'll never forget
[Ponte]
D#m C#
Her smile, her eyes
That keep him tailored to this life
D#m C#
Inside his mind
She's all that he can recognize
[Refrão]
N.C.
Now he doesn't know my name
D#m
And he thinks that every day's the first of June
F#
And th faces in the frames
C#
Ar the memories that faded way too soon
You can see it on his face
D#m
That everything about the day is new
F#
He won't remember why or when
C#
Or what he's supposed to do
N.C.
But he'll never forget Sue
How to play Sue
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F#. 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.