The Bakery (acoustic)
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A C#m F#m Bm
I wish you would have smiled in the bakery or sat on a tatty setee
Dm
at a mutual friends gathering
A C#m F#m
and the more you keep on looking the more it's hard to take
Bm
love we're in stalemate
Dm C#m* Bm
to never meet is surely where we're bound there's one in every town
Dm * Dm ** Dm *** Dm *
just there to grind you down
A C#m F#m Bm
I wish I would have seen you in the post office well maybe I did and I missed it
Dm A
too busy with the mind on clever rhymes
C#m F#m
why not the rounders pitch or the canteen
Bm
you're slacking love were have you been?
Dm C#m *
just have to go and wait until tonight
Bm Dm * Dm ** Dm *** Dm *
to give me the invite don't worry it's alright
A C#m F#m
I wish I would have seen you down in the arcade
Bm Dm A
sippin' on a lemonade in the paper cup and chewin on a straw
C#m F#m
and I wish I'd seen you in the bakery
Bm Dm A F#m * Dm F/C A
but if I'd seen you in the bakery you probably wouldn't have seen me
Acordes:
A 5-7-7-6-5-5
C#m 9-11-11-9-9-9
F#m X-9-11-11-10-9
Bm X-2-4-4-3-2
Dm X-5-7-7-6-5
C#m* X-4-6-6-5-4
Dm* X-X-0-2-3-1
Dm** X-X-0-7-6-5
Dm*** X-X-0-10-10-10
F#m* 2-4-4-2-2-2
F/C X-3-3-2-1-1
How to play The Bakery (acoustic)
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. 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.