Chords for John Martyn - Solid Air (1987)
Tempo:
110 bpm
Chords used:
Cm
F
Bb
Fm
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I'm struggling you know.
[A] [F]
[Bb] [Db] [Eb]
A song I wrote for a man called Nick Drake who had a bit of trouble in his nut.
Lovely man though.
[Bb] [Ab] [Gm]
[C] [Bb]
[Cm] [Fm] [F]
[Cm]
[Eb] [Fm] [C] [F]
[Eb] [F]
[Eb] [C] [D]
[Bb] [Cm] [F]
[Cm] [F]
[Cm]
I can tell [F] that you [C] just can't [Cm] stand what you find when [Bb] you're living [Cm] on solid [Bb]
air.
[C] [Bb] Cutting too [Fm] deep, [C] living on [Ab] solid air.
[Cm] You've been losing your sleep, you've been moving through solid air.
[F]
[Cm] I never know what's going wrong inside.
[G] I can [C] tell that you can't [Dm] find a place to hide [Eb] when you're living [F] on solid air.
[Bb]
[Gm] I know you, I love you.
I could be your friend and follow [Eb] [Fm] you [Cm] [F] [C]
[F] anywhere.
[Cm] You've [F] earned good solid air.
[Eb] [Cm] I could follow you through [F] solid air.
[Cm]
[Bb] You've been [Eb] painting it blue, living [Cm]
on [Bb] solid [F] air.
[Cm]
You've been seeing it through, living on [D] solid air.
[Fm] I never know what's going wrong [Cm] inside.
I [F] can tell that you can't find [Gm] anywhere to [Cm] hide when [F] you're living on solid [Gm] air.
I know you, I love you.
[Dm] I could be your [Gm] friend and follow you [Cm] anywhere.
[F] [Cm] I will follow you anywhere.
You've earned good solid air.
[Bb] [F] Follow you through solid air.
[Cm]
[C] [F]
[Bb] [Eb] [D] [Cm]
[Fm]
[Ab] [Gm]
[F] [Cm]
[Fm] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F] [Bb]
[Cm]
[Fm]
[Cm] [Fm]
[C] [F]
[Cm] You've been climbing [F] too steep, living on [Cm] solid air.
[F]
You've been losing your sleep, you've been living [Cm] on solid [Fm] air.
[Eb] I never [F] know what's going wrong in your mind.
[Gm]
I can [F] tell that you just can't live [Gm] with what you find.
[Cm] You've earned good solid air.
You've been living on solid air.
[Gm]
I know you, I love [F] you.
I [Gm] will be your friend and follow you.
[F] [Bb] [Cm] I will follow you [Fm] anywhere.
You've earned [Cm] good solid air.
I could tell that you've been through [F] solid air.
As I get [C] to see you.
[G] [Fm] As I get to see [Cm] you.
[F]
I will see you [Cm] solid air.
[Fm] Down as I get [Bb] to see [F] you.
As I get to [Cm] see you.
I will see [F] you solid [Cm] air.
Shining like ice.
[Bb] Solid air.
[Cm] [Fm] Solid [Bb]
[Eb] air.
[F] Solid air.
Solid [Eb] air.
[C] Solid air.
Solid [Bb] air.
Bit
[D]
[N]
[Ab]
of exercise there.
[Bm] [A]
Don't fall [N] over.
[E] Wait [A] a minute.
[A] [F]
[Bb] [Db] [Eb]
A song I wrote for a man called Nick Drake who had a bit of trouble in his nut.
Lovely man though.
[Bb] [Ab] [Gm]
[C] [Bb]
[Cm] [Fm] [F]
[Cm]
[Eb] [Fm] [C] [F]
[Eb] [F]
[Eb] [C] [D]
[Bb] [Cm] [F]
[Cm] [F]
[Cm]
I can tell [F] that you [C] just can't [Cm] stand what you find when [Bb] you're living [Cm] on solid [Bb]
air.
[C] [Bb] Cutting too [Fm] deep, [C] living on [Ab] solid air.
[Cm] You've been losing your sleep, you've been moving through solid air.
[F]
[Cm] I never know what's going wrong inside.
[G] I can [C] tell that you can't [Dm] find a place to hide [Eb] when you're living [F] on solid air.
[Bb]
[Gm] I know you, I love you.
I could be your friend and follow [Eb] [Fm] you [Cm] [F] [C]
[F] anywhere.
[Cm] You've [F] earned good solid air.
[Eb] [Cm] I could follow you through [F] solid air.
[Cm]
[Bb] You've been [Eb] painting it blue, living [Cm]
on [Bb] solid [F] air.
[Cm]
You've been seeing it through, living on [D] solid air.
[Fm] I never know what's going wrong [Cm] inside.
I [F] can tell that you can't find [Gm] anywhere to [Cm] hide when [F] you're living on solid [Gm] air.
I know you, I love you.
[Dm] I could be your [Gm] friend and follow you [Cm] anywhere.
[F] [Cm] I will follow you anywhere.
You've earned good solid air.
[Bb] [F] Follow you through solid air.
[Cm]
[C] [F]
[Bb] [Eb] [D] [Cm]
[Fm]
[Ab] [Gm]
[F] [Cm]
[Fm] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F] [Bb]
[Cm]
[Fm]
[Cm] [Fm]
[C] [F]
[Cm] You've been climbing [F] too steep, living on [Cm] solid air.
[F]
You've been losing your sleep, you've been living [Cm] on solid [Fm] air.
[Eb] I never [F] know what's going wrong in your mind.
[Gm]
I can [F] tell that you just can't live [Gm] with what you find.
[Cm] You've earned good solid air.
You've been living on solid air.
[Gm]
I know you, I love [F] you.
I [Gm] will be your friend and follow you.
[F] [Bb] [Cm] I will follow you [Fm] anywhere.
You've earned [Cm] good solid air.
I could tell that you've been through [F] solid air.
As I get [C] to see you.
[G] [Fm] As I get to see [Cm] you.
[F]
I will see you [Cm] solid air.
[Fm] Down as I get [Bb] to see [F] you.
As I get to [Cm] see you.
I will see [F] you solid [Cm] air.
Shining like ice.
[Bb] Solid air.
[Cm] [Fm] Solid [Bb]
[Eb] air.
[F] Solid air.
Solid [Eb] air.
[C] Solid air.
Solid [Bb] air.
Bit
[D]
[N]
[Ab]
of exercise there.
[Bm] [A]
Don't fall [N] over.
[E] Wait [A] a minute.
Key:
Cm
F
Bb
Fm
Eb
Cm
F
Bb
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'm struggling you know.
_ _ _ [A] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [Eb]
A song I wrote for a man called Nick Drake who had a bit of trouble in his nut.
Lovely man though. _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
[C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [F] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I can tell [F] that you [C] just can't [Cm] stand what you find when _ [Bb] you're living [Cm] on solid _ _ _ [Bb] _
air.
[C] _ _ _ [Bb] Cutting too [Fm] deep, [C] living on [Ab] solid air. _
[Cm] _ _ _ You've been losing your sleep, you've been moving through solid air.
[F] _
[Cm] I never know what's going wrong inside. _
[G] I can [C] tell that you can't [Dm] find a place to hide [Eb] _ _ when you're living [F] on solid air.
_ [Bb] _ _ _
[Gm] _ I know you, I love you.
I could be your friend and follow [Eb] _ [Fm] you [Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ anywhere.
[Cm] _ _ You've [F] earned good solid air.
[Eb] _ [Cm] I could follow you through [F] solid air.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[Bb] You've been [Eb] painting it blue, living [Cm]
on [Bb] solid [F] air.
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _
You've been seeing it through, living on [D] solid air.
[Fm] _ I never know what's going wrong [Cm] inside.
_ I [F] can tell that you can't find [Gm] anywhere to [Cm] hide _ when [F] you're living on solid _ [Gm] air.
_ _ _ _ I know you, I love you.
[Dm] I could be your [Gm] friend and follow you [Cm] anywhere.
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Cm] I will follow you anywhere.
You've earned good solid air.
[Bb] _ _ [F] Follow you through solid air.
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [D] _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ You've been climbing [F] too steep, living on [Cm] solid air.
_ _ [F] _
You've been losing your sleep, you've been living [Cm] on solid [Fm] air.
_ _ [Eb] I never [F] know what's going wrong in your mind.
_ [Gm]
I can [F] tell that you just can't live [Gm] with what you find.
[Cm] You've earned good solid air.
You've been _ living on solid air.
_ _ [Gm] _
I know you, I love [F] you.
I [Gm] will be your friend and follow you.
[F] _ [Bb] [Cm] I will follow you [Fm] _ _ anywhere.
_ You've earned [Cm] good solid air.
I could tell that you've been through [F] solid _ air.
_ As I get [C] to see you.
[G] _ [Fm] As I get to see [Cm] _ you.
[F] _ _ _
_ I will see you [Cm] solid air.
_ [Fm] _ Down as I get [Bb] to see [F] you.
As I get to [Cm] _ see _ you. _
I will see [F] you solid [Cm] air.
Shining _ like ice.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] Solid air.
[Cm] _ _ _ [Fm] _ Solid [Bb] _ _
[Eb] air.
_ [F] _ _ Solid air.
_ _ _ Solid _ _ [Eb] air.
_ _ [C] _ _ Solid air.
Solid [Bb] air.
_ Bit _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
of exercise there.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
Don't fall [N] over. _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ Wait _ [A] _ a minute. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'm struggling you know.
_ _ _ [A] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [Eb]
A song I wrote for a man called Nick Drake who had a bit of trouble in his nut.
Lovely man though. _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
[C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [F] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I can tell [F] that you [C] just can't [Cm] stand what you find when _ [Bb] you're living [Cm] on solid _ _ _ [Bb] _
air.
[C] _ _ _ [Bb] Cutting too [Fm] deep, [C] living on [Ab] solid air. _
[Cm] _ _ _ You've been losing your sleep, you've been moving through solid air.
[F] _
[Cm] I never know what's going wrong inside. _
[G] I can [C] tell that you can't [Dm] find a place to hide [Eb] _ _ when you're living [F] on solid air.
_ [Bb] _ _ _
[Gm] _ I know you, I love you.
I could be your friend and follow [Eb] _ [Fm] you [Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ anywhere.
[Cm] _ _ You've [F] earned good solid air.
[Eb] _ [Cm] I could follow you through [F] solid air.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[Bb] You've been [Eb] painting it blue, living [Cm]
on [Bb] solid [F] air.
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _
You've been seeing it through, living on [D] solid air.
[Fm] _ I never know what's going wrong [Cm] inside.
_ I [F] can tell that you can't find [Gm] anywhere to [Cm] hide _ when [F] you're living on solid _ [Gm] air.
_ _ _ _ I know you, I love you.
[Dm] I could be your [Gm] friend and follow you [Cm] anywhere.
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Cm] I will follow you anywhere.
You've earned good solid air.
[Bb] _ _ [F] Follow you through solid air.
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [D] _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ You've been climbing [F] too steep, living on [Cm] solid air.
_ _ [F] _
You've been losing your sleep, you've been living [Cm] on solid [Fm] air.
_ _ [Eb] I never [F] know what's going wrong in your mind.
_ [Gm]
I can [F] tell that you just can't live [Gm] with what you find.
[Cm] You've earned good solid air.
You've been _ living on solid air.
_ _ [Gm] _
I know you, I love [F] you.
I [Gm] will be your friend and follow you.
[F] _ [Bb] [Cm] I will follow you [Fm] _ _ anywhere.
_ You've earned [Cm] good solid air.
I could tell that you've been through [F] solid _ air.
_ As I get [C] to see you.
[G] _ [Fm] As I get to see [Cm] _ you.
[F] _ _ _
_ I will see you [Cm] solid air.
_ [Fm] _ Down as I get [Bb] to see [F] you.
As I get to [Cm] _ see _ you. _
I will see [F] you solid [Cm] air.
Shining _ like ice.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] Solid air.
[Cm] _ _ _ [Fm] _ Solid [Bb] _ _
[Eb] air.
_ [F] _ _ Solid air.
_ _ _ Solid _ _ [Eb] air.
_ _ [C] _ _ Solid air.
Solid [Bb] air.
_ Bit _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
of exercise there.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
Don't fall [N] over. _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ Wait _ [A] _ a minute. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _