Chords for del shannon - the music plays on

Tempo:
86.75 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

D

G

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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del shannon - the music plays on chords
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[G]
[A] [G]
[A] Sitting here alone, as the sky without a sun, another busy signal, [D] as I call the one I love.
[Bm] My arms they keep on reaching out for things that should be there.
[E] She told me when I left, told me that she'd always care.
[A] Few days I've been waiting to talk with her again.
It must be a broken [D] line, she's talking to a friend.
[Bm] Cause I swear, I swear I [E] heard her say,
If [D] you need me baby [E] I'll be there, [D] as the music [A] plays [E] on and on [D] and on.
[E] The music [A] plays on [E] and on [D] and on.
[E] Our love [A] was strong, [E] was strong, it [D] was strong, [G] when the music [A] played on.
[E] [A] Wonder if I'll be with her again.
Seems I'm in the middle, [D] and I just can't find the end.
[Bm] Maybe I'll just light up another cigarette.
[E] Pour me all the wine you got, maybe I'll forget.
[A] All the plans we made, and all the things we used to do.
All the lies you told me, [D] pretending to be true.
[Bm] But I swear, I swear [B] I heard her say,
[D] If you need me baby [E] I'll be there, as the music [A] plays on and on and on.
[D] The music [A] plays on and on [D] and on.
[E] Our [A] love was strong, [E] was strong, it [D] was strong,
[G]
when the music [A] played on.
[E]
[Em] [D]
[A] [E]
[Em] [D]
[A] [E]
[F#] And the music [A] plays on [E] and on [D] and on.
[E] The music [A] plays on [E] and on and [D]
[E] on.
Our love was [A] strong, was [E] strong, it was [D] strong.
The music [A] plays [E] on and on [D] and on.
[E] The music [A] plays [E] on and on [D] and on.
[F#] The music [A] plays on [E] and [D] on and [A] on.
[E] [D] [A] [E] [D]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
Bm
13421112
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
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Learn the basic chords of Del Shannon - And The Music Plays On chords, with this master sequence: A, E, A, E, D, A, D and E. Ease into the song by practicing at 43 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 87 BPM. Given the song's key of A Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] Sitting here alone, as the sky without a sun, _ another busy signal, [D] as I call the one I love.
[Bm] My arms they keep on reaching out for things that should be there.
[E] She told me when I left, told me that she'd always care.
[A] Few days I've been waiting to talk with her again.
It must be a broken [D] line, she's talking to a friend.
[Bm] Cause I swear, I swear I [E] heard her say,
If [D] you need me baby [E] I'll be there, [D] as the music [A] plays [E] on and on [D] and on.
[E] The music [A] plays on [E] and on [D] and on. _
[E] Our love [A] was strong, [E] was strong, it [D] was strong, _ _ [G] _ when the music [A] played on.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] Wonder if I'll be with her again.
Seems I'm in the middle, [D] and I just can't find the end.
[Bm] Maybe I'll just light up another cigarette.
[E] Pour me all the wine you got, maybe I'll forget.
[A] All the plans we made, and all the things we used to do.
All the lies you told me, [D] pretending to be true.
[Bm] But I swear, I swear [B] I heard her say,
[D] If you need me baby [E] I'll be there, as the music [A] plays on and on and on.
[D] _ The music [A] plays on and on [D] and on.
[E] Our [A] love was strong, [E] was strong, it [D] was strong,
_ _ [G] _
when the music [A] played on.
_ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
[F#] And the music [A] plays on [E] and on [D] and on.
[E] The music [A] plays on [E] and on and [D] _
[E] on.
Our love was [A] strong, was [E] strong, it was [D] strong.
The music [A] plays [E] on and on [D] and on.
[E] The music [A] plays [E] on and on [D] and on.
[F#] The music [A] plays on [E] and _ [D] _ on and [A] on.
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _

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