Chords for I'd Rather Write A Symphony - Ted Gärdestad Played on Rega Apollo CD player

Tempo:
113.55 bpm
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Ebm

Db

Gb

Bbm

F

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I'd Rather Write A Symphony - Ted Gärdestad Played on Rega Apollo CD player chords
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[Ebm] [Ab]
[Ebm] [Ab]
[Ebm]
I'd rather [Gb] write a symphony [Fm] than play this [Bbm] lonely melody
[Ebm]
You know, [Gb] I just gotta bring [Db] it all out
[Ebm] So [F]
[Ebm] if you need my company, [Db] [F] open your [Bbm] eyes, look at me
[Ebm] While [Gb] I'm singing my life [Fm] away
[Bbm]
[Db] [Ab] [Ebm]
[Ab]
[Ebm] I'd rather hear your [Gb] inner lute [Fm] than live my life [Bbm] in solitude
[Db] [Ebm] You know, [Db] it's so [Gb] hard to play it [Db] alone
[Ebm] So [Db] [Ebm] if you need me [Gb] close to you, [Fm] stay by [F] my [Bbm] side and help me [Db] through
[Ebm] While
[Ab] I'm singing my [Gb] pain away
[Abm] [C]
[Eb] Life can be [F] aching, [A] [Bb] we're so [C] [Db] easily breaking
[F] [C] My
[Eb] fingers are [F] shaking, [A] oh, [Bb] I gotta [C] hang on to [Db] myself
[C]
[Eb] Often [F] it's trying, [A] [Bb]
hiding [C] the tears when I'm [Db] crying
[F]
[E] When [Gm] something [Bb] is wrong, it's [Db] hard to [Bb] be strong
[C] [Db]
[Em] [Gm] The minute [Bb] they call, [Eb]
I'll [Ab] [Bbm] carry [Ab]
on
[Ebm] I'd rather share your [Gb] sympathy [Fm] than sail away [Bbm] in majesty
[Ebm] You know, [Gb] I'm dying to have [Db] you around
[Ebm] [Db] [Ebm]
[Gb] [Fm]
[F] [Bbm] [Ab] [Ebm]
[Db]
[Ebm] [Db] [Ebm]
[Gb] [Fm]
[F] [Bbm] [Db] [Ebm]
[Ab]
[Ebm] I'd [Gb] rather write a symphony
[Fm] than play this lonely [Bbm] melody
[Db]
[Ebm] You know, I just gotta [Db] bring it all out
[Ebm] [Db]
[Ebm] So if you need my company,
[Fm] open [F] your [Bbm] eyes, look at [Db] me
[Ebm] While I'm [Gb] singing my life [Fm] away
[Bbm] [Db] [Ebm] [Ab]
[Fm] [F] [Bbm] [Db]
[Ebm] [Db]
[Ebm] [Db]
[Ebm] [Bb]
Key:  
Ebm
13421116
Db
12341114
Gb
134211112
Bbm
13421111
F
134211111
Ebm
13421116
Db
12341114
Gb
134211112
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To jam and learn Ted Gärdestad - (Long version) Id Rather Write A Symphony chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: Fm, Bbm, Ebm, Gb, Fm, Ebm, Db and Ebm. For best results, commence at 56 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 114. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: Gb Major.

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[Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
I'd rather [Gb] write a symphony _ [Fm] than play this [Bbm] lonely melody
_ _ [Ebm]
You know, [Gb] I just gotta bring [Db] it all out
_ [Ebm] So _ [F] _
_ [Ebm] _ if you need my company, _ [Db] _ [F] open your [Bbm] eyes, look at me
_ [Ebm] While _ _ [Gb] I'm singing my life [Fm] away
_ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ I'd rather hear your [Gb] inner lute _ [Fm] than live my life [Bbm] in solitude
_ [Db] [Ebm] You know, _ [Db] it's so [Gb] hard to play it [Db] alone
_ [Ebm] So _ _ [Db] _ [Ebm] _ if you need me [Gb] close to you, _ [Fm] stay by [F] my [Bbm] side and help me [Db] through
_ [Ebm] While _ _
[Ab] I'm singing my [Gb] pain away _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ [C] _ _ _
[Eb] Life can be [F] aching, [A] _ _ [Bb] we're so [C] _ [Db] easily breaking
[F] _ [C] My _
[Eb] _ fingers are [F] shaking, [A] oh, [Bb] I gotta [C] hang on to [Db] myself
_ _ [C] _
_ [Eb] Often [F] it's trying, [A] _ _ [Bb] _
hiding [C] the tears when I'm [Db] crying
_ [F] _
[E] When _ [Gm] something [Bb] is wrong, it's [Db] hard to [Bb] be strong
[C] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [Gm] The minute [Bb] they call, [Eb]
I'll [Ab] _ [Bbm] carry _ [Ab] _ _
on
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ I'd rather share your [Gb] sympathy _ _ [Fm] than sail away [Bbm] in majesty
_ _ [Ebm] You know, [Gb] I'm dying to have [Db] you _ around
_ [Ebm] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ [F] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ [F] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] I'd [Gb] rather write a symphony _ _
[Fm] than play this lonely [Bbm] melody
[Db] _
[Ebm] You know, I just gotta [Db] bring it all _ out
[Ebm] _ _ [Db] _ _
[Ebm] So if you need my company, _ _
[Fm] open [F] your [Bbm] eyes, look at [Db] me
[Ebm] _ _ _ While I'm [Gb] singing my life [Fm] away
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Db] _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Db] _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was written by Ted Gardestad and Kenneth Gardestad.

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