Chords for 1776 - He Plays the Violin

_ _ Good morning, madam. _ _
Is it the habit in [Gb] Philadelphia for strangers [D] to shout at ladies from the street?
Not at all.
[B] And from men of your age?
It's not only _ unseemly, [N] it's _ utterly_
Forgive me, madam, but we met last evening.
I spoke to no one last evening.
Indeed you [F] did not, but nevertheless we did present ourselves.
_ This is Mr.
[N]
John Adams, _ _ and I am Dr.
Franklin. _ _ _ _
_ _ The inventor of the stove? _
_ _ [Dm] Oh yes, I [Eb] know your names very well, but you say you [Gb] presented _ [D] yourselves.
It is of no matter, and [Em] your thoughts were [B] well taken [C] elsewhere. _ _ _ _
My husband is not yet up.
[Cm] May we start over?
Madam, please, join [G] us.
Join us.
[C] Yes, of course.
Of course. _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ No wonder the man couldn't write.
What _ could they give independence, married to her? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ It is indeed an [F] honor to meet the two [Eb] greatest men in America.
[Abm] Certainly that you [Eb] greet us with an earshot, anyway.
_ I am no idle flatterer, Dr.
Franklin.
My [D] husband admires you both greatly.
[F] Then we are doubly flattered, madam, [Db] for we admire very much [D] that which your husband admires. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ Did you, uh, _ did you _ sleep well, madam? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ That is, [D] uh, _ did you _ _ lie comfortably?
John! _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] Dammit, well, [Ab] you know what I mean.
Yes, John, we know what you mean.
Tell us about [N] yourself, we've heard precious little.
What is your first name?
_ Martha. _ _
Martha.
_ _ _ _ You might have at least told us that.
Your [D] husband hardly says very much, I'm afraid.
No, he's the most silent man in [F] Congress.
I've never heard him utter three sentences together.
Not [Em] _
everyone's a talker, John.
[G] You know, it's true.
_ A _ [N] _ _ _
_ [Cm] talker. _ _ _ _ _
Oh, he never speaks his [Bb] _ _ passions.
_ [Ab] He never speaks his [G] _ _ views. _
[C] Whereas _ other men [Bb] speak _ _ _ volumes, [Ab] the _
_ [Fm] _ mother [G] is mute. _
_ _ [Fm] In truth, I [A]
can't [Bb] _ [D] recall _ [C] being wooed [G] by _ [C] words at all.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Even [Bb] now. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] Go on, Adam, go on.
[C] Yes, Martha, how did he [F] win you?
And how does he [Eb] hold on to a [Gm] bounty such as you?
[D] Oh, surely [G] you know Tom is [D] a man of many _ accomplishments. _
Author, _ [F] farmer, lawyer, _ [Eb] architect, _ [Bb] statesman, _ and still there's one more that I _ hesitate to mention.
Well, don't hesitate, [C] madam, don't hesitate.
Yes, what else can that red-headed tombstone do?
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] He plays the [Bb] _ _ [Eb] violin, _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Eb] tucks it right [Ab] under [Gm] his _ [Cm] chin.
And he _ bows, oh, he _ bows, [Eb] for he _ knows, yes, [Ab] he _ knows, [Fm] that it's high [Db] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ diddle diddle.
[Gm] _ Twinks [Eb] my heart, [C] _ _
my spinnel, [Fm] my strings are unstruck.
_ High, _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] high, _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] undone.
The violin, [Fm] madam? _
[Eb] I hear [Fm] it's high, [Eb] oh, that [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
[Gm] feeling within.
_ [Cm] _ And I _ sigh, oh, I sigh, he [Gm] draws _ near, [Ab] very _ [Fm] near.
And it's high [Db] _ _ [Bb] _ _ diddle diddle, [Gm] _ and [Eb] _ good, [C] _ good, good, [Fm] my strings [C] are _ [Fm] unstruck. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Fm] High, _
[Bb] _ high, _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ undone.
_ _ [Eb] And so does the John, we're [Db] taking up the violin.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] Very well, madam, you have us playing the violin, what [Ab] happens next?
[Eb] _ Next, Mr.
Adams?
Yes, what does Tom do now?
What _ else would you expect? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Dance. _ _
_ _ _ _ Dance?
Incredible.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [Dbm] He's playing the violin.
[Abm] Oh, John, really?
_ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
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_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [E] _
[Gb] Oh, John, _ _ [E] you can [Eb] dance. _ _ _ _ _
We still do a [Dbm] few things in Boston, Franklin.
[E] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gbm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ High, high, _ _ _ undone.
High, _
[Gbm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Gm] high, [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ undone.
Say I _ died, _ loving bride, _ _ [F] loving _ _ wife, [Gm] loving [Bb] _ life.
For [Gm] it was [Eb] high, _ [C] high, _ undone.
_ [G] _ Twinks my heart, [D] _ my spinnel, _ _ [Gm] my [D] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] strings are unstruck.
_ [C] High, [F] high, _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ undone. _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Franklin, _ _ he's done it, he's written it. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Dear Mr.
Adams, [F] I am taking my wife back to bed.
Kindly go away, [Eb] your honey. _ _
_ [C] Say, Jefferson, _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ incredible.
_ _ You know, perhaps I should have written the declaration after all.
At my [C] age, there can be little doubt [D] that the pen is mightier than the sword.
_ _ _ _ _ For [Gm]
it's high, _ [Eb] _ _ high, [C] _ high, diddle, diddle. _ _
[Am] And _ God [F] bless the [D] man who can _ fiddle.
_ _ _ _ [Gm] And _ _ _ independency. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] High, _ [Gm] high, _
[Cm] high, [D] _ _ [Gm] high. _ _
_ _ Yeah, da, da, [Eb] da, _ da. _ _ _ _
[C] Through _ _ _ _ _ [F] eternity, _ [G] _ _ _ he plays [F] the _ _ violin.
_ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Violin, _ _ _ _ _ _ violin. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [N] _ _