Solitaire Chords by Carpenters
Tempo:
144.15 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
A
C#m
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
There was a man, [C#m]
a lone [B] man, who lost his love [B] through his [A]
[E] indifferent heart.
[C#m] He [E] taught the kid [D#] that one [F#] should, [A#]
[B] until it died within [A] his [E]
silence.
[B] [A]
And [E] so it is, the only game in town.
[B] [C#m] And every road [C#] that takes him, takes him down.
And [F#m] by himself it's easy to [B] pretend he'll [A] never love
[E] again.
[B] And
[A] [B] [E] keeping to himself he plays the [B] game, [C#m] which always
[C#] ends the same.
[F#m] While life goes on around him [B] everywhere, he's [A] playing
[E] some game.
[B]
[E] A [C#m] little
[F#] hope goes up [F#] in smoke.
[B]
Just how it goes, goes [A] without saying.
[E]
[F#]
[E] [C#m] There was [E] a man, [F#] a lone
[G#m] [B] man, who would command the hand [A] he's [C#m] playing.
[B]
[E] And so it is, the only game in town.
[C#m] And every road that takes him, takes him down.
[F#m] And by himself it's easy to [B] pretend he'll [A] never love [E]
again.
[B] And
[E] keeping to himself he plays the [B] game, [C#m] which always
[C#] ends the same.
[F#m] While life goes on around him [B] everywhere, he's [A] playing some [E]
game.
[B]
[E] And so it is, the only game in town.
[D#m] And [C#] [C#m] every road that [C#] takes him, takes him down.
[F#m] While life goes on around him [B] everywhere,
[F#] he's [E] playing [E]
solitaire.
[C#m]
[A]
[F#m]
[B] [A]
[E]
a lone [B] man, who lost his love [B] through his [A]
[E] indifferent heart.
[C#m] He [E] taught the kid [D#] that one [F#] should, [A#]
[B] until it died within [A] his [E]
silence.
[B] [A]
And [E] so it is, the only game in town.
[B] [C#m] And every road [C#] that takes him, takes him down.
And [F#m] by himself it's easy to [B] pretend he'll [A] never love
[E] again.
[B] And
[A] [B] [E] keeping to himself he plays the [B] game, [C#m] which always
[C#] ends the same.
[F#m] While life goes on around him [B] everywhere, he's [A] playing
[E] some game.
[B]
[E] A [C#m] little
[F#] hope goes up [F#] in smoke.
[B]
Just how it goes, goes [A] without saying.
[E]
[F#]
[E] [C#m] There was [E] a man, [F#] a lone
[G#m] [B] man, who would command the hand [A] he's [C#m] playing.
[B]
[E] And so it is, the only game in town.
[C#m] And every road that takes him, takes him down.
[F#m] And by himself it's easy to [B] pretend he'll [A] never love [E]
again.
[B] And
[E] keeping to himself he plays the [B] game, [C#m] which always
[C#] ends the same.
[F#m] While life goes on around him [B] everywhere, he's [A] playing some [E]
game.
[B]
[E] And so it is, the only game in town.
[D#m] And [C#] [C#m] every road that [C#] takes him, takes him down.
[F#m] While life goes on around him [B] everywhere,
[F#] he's [E] playing [E]
solitaire.
[C#m]
[A]
[F#m]
[B] [A]
[E]
Key:
B
E
A
C#m
F#
B
E
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
There _ _ was a _ _ _ _ _ man, _ _ [C#m]
a lone _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] man, _ _ who _ _ lost his _ _ love [B] through his [A] _ _
_ _ [E] indifferent _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ heart.
[C#m] _ _ He [E] taught the _ _ _ _ _ kid [D#] _ _ that _ _ one _ [F#] _ should, _ _ [A#] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ until _ _ it _ died _ within [A] his _ _ _ _ [E] _
silence.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
And [E] so it is, the only game in town. _ _ _
_ [B] _ [C#m] And _ every road [C#] that takes him, takes him down.
_ _ And [F#m] by himself it's easy to _ [B] pretend _ _ _ he'll [A] never love _
[E] _ again.
[B] And _ _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] keeping to _ himself he plays the _ _ _ [B] game, [C#m] which always _
_ _ [C#] _ ends the _ _ same.
[F#m] While life goes on around him _ [B] everywhere, _ _ _ _ he's [A] _ playing _
[E] _ some game.
[B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] A _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ little _
_ _ [F#] _ _ hope _ _ _ _ goes _ up [F#] in _ _ smoke.
_ _ [B] _
_ _ Just _ _ how it _ _ goes, goes _ [A] without _ saying.
[E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] There _ was [E] a _ _ _ man, _ _ [F#] _ _ a lone
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ [B] _ _ man, who _ _ would _ _ command _ the hand [A] he's _ _ [C#m] playing.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] And so it is, the only game in town. _ _
_ [C#m] And every road that takes him, takes him down. _ _
_ [F#m] And by himself it's easy to [B] pretend _ _ _ _ he'll [A] never _ love [E] _
again.
[B] _ And _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ keeping to himself he plays the _ _ _ [B] game, [C#m] which always _ _ _
[C#] _ _ ends the same. _
_ [F#m] While life goes on around him [B] everywhere, _ _ _ _ _ he's [A] playing some _ [E] _
game.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] And so it is, the only _ game in town. _ _
[D#m] And [C#] _ [C#m] every road that [C#] takes him, takes him _ down. _
_ [F#m] While life goes on around him _ [B] everywhere, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] he's _ [E] _ playing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E]
solitaire. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
There _ _ was a _ _ _ _ _ man, _ _ [C#m]
a lone _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] man, _ _ who _ _ lost his _ _ love [B] through his [A] _ _
_ _ [E] indifferent _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ heart.
[C#m] _ _ He [E] taught the _ _ _ _ _ kid [D#] _ _ that _ _ one _ [F#] _ should, _ _ [A#] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ until _ _ it _ died _ within [A] his _ _ _ _ [E] _
silence.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
And [E] so it is, the only game in town. _ _ _
_ [B] _ [C#m] And _ every road [C#] that takes him, takes him down.
_ _ And [F#m] by himself it's easy to _ [B] pretend _ _ _ he'll [A] never love _
[E] _ again.
[B] And _ _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] keeping to _ himself he plays the _ _ _ [B] game, [C#m] which always _
_ _ [C#] _ ends the _ _ same.
[F#m] While life goes on around him _ [B] everywhere, _ _ _ _ he's [A] _ playing _
[E] _ some game.
[B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] A _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ little _
_ _ [F#] _ _ hope _ _ _ _ goes _ up [F#] in _ _ smoke.
_ _ [B] _
_ _ Just _ _ how it _ _ goes, goes _ [A] without _ saying.
[E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] There _ was [E] a _ _ _ man, _ _ [F#] _ _ a lone
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ [B] _ _ man, who _ _ would _ _ command _ the hand [A] he's _ _ [C#m] playing.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] And so it is, the only game in town. _ _
_ [C#m] And every road that takes him, takes him down. _ _
_ [F#m] And by himself it's easy to [B] pretend _ _ _ _ he'll [A] never _ love [E] _
again.
[B] _ And _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ keeping to himself he plays the _ _ _ [B] game, [C#m] which always _ _ _
[C#] _ _ ends the same. _
_ [F#m] While life goes on around him [B] everywhere, _ _ _ _ _ he's [A] playing some _ [E] _
game.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] And so it is, the only _ game in town. _ _
[D#m] And [C#] _ [C#m] every road that [C#] takes him, takes him _ down. _
_ [F#m] While life goes on around him _ [B] everywhere, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] he's _ [E] _ playing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E]
solitaire. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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