The Last Time I Saw Richard
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Intro: G Riff 1
Am G/B
E|--------------------------|-3-3-3-3-----2-2-2--2------| |-----|
B|-----3-----3---3-x-x-x----|-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3--3------| |-----|
G|-----0-----0---0-x-x-x----|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0--0------| |-----|
D|-----0-x-x-0-x-0-x-x-x-...|-0-0-0-0-2x--0-0-0--0-...--| |-----|
A|-------x-x---x---x-x-x----|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0--0------| |-0-2-|
E|-3-3---x-x---x---x-x-x----|-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3--3------| |-----|
G Am
Last time I saw richard was Detroit in 68 / And told me
all romantics meet the same fate / someday, cynical and bitter and
G
boring someone / In some dark café / You laugh, he said you
Am
think you're immune, / Go look at your eyes / They're full of moon /
G
You like roses and kisses and pretty men to tell you / All those pretty
C/G F
lies, pretty lies / When you gonna realize they're only pretty lies /
G Am D (Riff 1) C G/B D G
Only pretty lies, pretty lies / He put a quarter in the
Am
wurlitzer, and he pushed / Three buttons and the thing began to whirl /
And a waitress came by in fishnet stockings and a bow tie / and she
G
said "drink up now it's getting on time to close" / "Richard, you haven't
Am
really changed", I said / It's just that now you're romanticizing some pain
that's in your head / You've got tombs in your in eyes, but the songs / you
G C/G
punched are dreaming / Listen, they talk of love so sweet / When you
F G
gonna get back on your feet? / Oh and love can be so
Am D (Riff 1) C G/B D G
sweet, love so sweet / Richard got married to a figure
Am
skater / And he bought her a dish washer and a coffe percolator /
And he drinks at home now most night with the TV on / And all the
G
house lights left up bright / I'm gonna blow this dam candle out / I
Am
don't want nobody, comin'over to my table / I got nothing to talk to
anybody about / All good dreamer pass this away someday / Hidin'
G F C/G
behind bottles in dark cafes / Dark cafes / Only this darkness before
F G Am
I get my gorgeous wings / And fly away / Only a phase, these dark
D (Riff 1) C G/B Am Em
cafe days
----------------- Acordes -----------------
Am = X 0 2 2 1 0
C = X 3 2 0 1 0
C/G = 3 3 2 X 1 X
D = X X 0 2 3 2
Em = 0 2 2 0 0 0
F = 1 3 3 2 1 1
G = 3 2 0 0 0 3
G/B = X 2 0 0 3 3
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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.