Wendy
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Intro
(softer)
A F#m E
A F#m E
(Harder)
A F#m E
A F#m E
[Verso 1]
A F#m E
Wendy left me all alone
A F#m E
No postcard or telephone
A F#m E
Wintertime down by the beach
A F#m E
In a jukebox bar way out of reach
A F#m E
A F#m E
[Verso 2]
A F#m E
She liked Tom Waits and the poet's hat
A F#m E
Sixties Kinks and Kerouac
A F#m E
Through the night her tailights fade
A F#m E
Her selection never played
[Refrão]
A F#m E
I don't know I don't know I don't know why
A F#m E
Checkin' the tears and the light in your eyes
A F#m E
I don't know I don't know I don't know
A F#m E
If my little baby will make it alone
[Verso 3]
A F#m E
Wendy took me with a smile
A F#m E
Country lips and Bacall style
A F#m E
Through Tangiers or to Bombay
A F#m E
Her self-portrait in the USA
[Refrão]
A F#m E
I don't know I don't know I don't know why
A F#m E
Checkin' the tears and the light in your eyes
A F#m E
I don't know I don't know I don't know
A F#m E
If my little baby will make it alone
[Ponte]
D
Dreams
Bm
Dyin' slowly
A E
We don't want to be alone
D
Dreams
Bm
Dark and holy
E A
We don't want to be alone
A F#m E
A F#m E
A F#m E
A F#m E
[Verso 4]
A F#m E
Thinking the things that I can't erase
A F#m E
Hole in my heart and a gun in my face
A F#m E
Feeling the things that I can't describe
A F#m E
I don't know I don't know I don't know why
[Refrão]
A F#m E
I don't know I don't know I don't know why
A F#m E
Checkin' the tears and the light in your eyes
A F#m E
I don't know I don't know I don't know
A F#m E
If my little baby will make it alone
A F#m E
I don't know I don't know I don't know why
A F#m E
Checkin' the tears and the light in your eyes
A F#m E
I don't know I don't know I don't know
A F#m E
If my little baby will make it alone
[Ponte]
D
Dreams
Bm
Dyin' slowly
A E
We don't want to be alone
D
Dreams
Bm
Dark and holy
E A
We don't want to be alone
A F#m E
A F#m E
Outro
A F#m E
Wendy
A F#m E
Let down
A F#m E
Wendy
A F#m E
Get down
A
I don't know I don't know
F#m E
I don't know I don't know
A
I don't know I don't know
F#m E
I don't know I don't know
A
I don't know I don't know
F#m E
I don't know I don't know
A
I don't know I don't know
F#m E
I don't know I don't know
E7
How to play Wendy
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. 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.