Pure And Easy Chords by The Who

Tempo:
118.75 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

A

Am

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Pure And Easy - The Who chords
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[C]
There once was an oath, pure and easy, playing so free like a breath rippling by.
[G]
[F] The Lord is eternal, [Dm] I hear it and it sees me, [F] forever we blend and [Dm]
[C] we die.
[G] [C] [G]
[C] I listened [Dm] and I heard [F] music [G] in a world, [C] a world [Dm] where you can't do [F] kusar.
[G]
[D] The words that [Em] I was hearing, [G] was a million [Am] people cheering, [G] and a child who passed [C] me writing me [G] a song.
[C] As [G] people assembled, [D]
civilization, [G] the time to find a new way to die.
[Am] The killing is really, [E] really seen changing, [Am] on and on forward, [A] [Dm] with other [Am] landslide.
[A] [Dm]
[C] I listened [Dm] and I heard [F] music [G] in a world, [C] a world [Dm] where you can't do [F] kusar.
[G]
[D] The words that [Em] I was hearing, [G] was a million [Am] people cheering, [G] and a child who passed [C] me writing me [G] a song.
[C]
[G] Caught on a [D] hillside, hiding the [G] teacup, watch all the forest of life, [C]
lose [G] their joy.
[Am] Starship becomes somehow [Bm] [E] pure in its wildness, [Am] the note that began on, [A] [Dm] can't also [Am] destroy.
[A] We [Am]
[C]
[F] [G]
[Am] all know success, when [F] we all [Em] find our own dreams, [Am]
and our love is [C] enough to [F] knock down any [Em] wall.
[A] And the [Am] future's been seen, [F] as men try [Em] to realize, [Am]
the simple [C] secrets [F] of the [Em] noted [Am] of song.
[F]
[A]
[Am] [A] [F]
[A] [Am]
[G] [Am]
[C] I listened and [Dm] I heard [F] music in a [G] [C] world, a world where [Dm] you played your [F] guitar.
[G] [D] The words that I [Em] was hearing, [G] was a million people [Am] cheering, and [G] a child who passed [C] me writing [G] me a song.
[C]
[G] [C] There once was a [G] note, [F] pure [G] and easy, [C] playing [G] so free [C] like a [G] bristling [C] fire.
[G]
[C] [G] [C] [G]
[C] [G] [A] [G]
[D] [A] [G]
[D] [A] There once [D] was a note, listend!
[A] There once [G] was a note, [D] listen!
[A] There once was a [D] note, listened!
[Am] There once [G] was a note, [D] listen!
[A] There once [G] was a note, listen!
[D] [A] There once was [G] a note, [D] listend!
[A] There once was a note, [D] [Am] listened!
[A] [D] [A]
[D] [A] [Am]
[A]
[D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [C] [A]
[C] [N]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
A
1231
Am
2311
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
A
1231
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To learn The Who - (New Unedited Remix) Pure And Easy chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - C, G, C, F, G, C and Dm. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 59 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 119. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of G Major.

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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
There once was an oath, pure and easy, playing so free like a breath _ rippling by. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[F] The Lord is eternal, [Dm] I hear it and it sees me, [F] forever we blend and [Dm] _ _ _
[C] we die. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
[C] I listened [Dm] and I heard [F] music [G] in a world, [C] a world [Dm] where you can't do [F] kusar.
_ [G] _
[D] The words that [Em] I was hearing, [G] was a million [Am] people cheering, [G] and a child who passed [C] me writing me [G] a song.
_ [C] _ As _ [G] people assembled, [D] _ _
civilization, [G] the time to find a new way to _ die. _ _ _
[Am] The killing is really, [E] really seen changing, [Am] on and on forward, [A] _ [Dm] with other [Am] landslide.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _
[C] I listened [Dm] and I heard [F] music [G] in a world, [C] a world [Dm] where you can't do [F] kusar.
[G] _
[D] _ The words that [Em] I was hearing, [G] was a million [Am] people cheering, [G] and a child who passed [C] me writing me [G] a song.
_ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] Caught on a [D] hillside, hiding the [G] teacup, watch all the forest of life, [C]
lose [G] their joy. _ _ _ _
_ [Am] Starship becomes somehow [Bm] [E] pure in its wildness, [Am] the note that began on, [A] _ [Dm] can't also [Am] destroy.
_ _ [A] We [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ all know success, when [F] we all [Em] find our own dreams, [Am]
and our love is [C] enough to [F] knock down any [Em] wall.
[A] And the _ [Am] future's been seen, [F] as men try [Em] to realize, _ [Am] _
the simple [C] _ secrets [F] of the _ _ _ [Em] _ noted [Am] of song.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ [F] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] I listened and [Dm] I heard [F] music in a [G] [C] world, a world where [Dm] you played your [F] guitar.
[G] _ _ [D] The words that I [Em] was hearing, [G] was a million people [Am] cheering, and [G] a child who passed [C] me writing [G] me a _ song.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] There once was a [G] note, _ [F] pure [G] and easy, [C] playing [G] so free [C] like a _ [G] bristling [C] fire.
[G] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] There once [D] was a note, listend!
_ [A] _ There once [G] was a note, [D] listen!
_ [A] There once was a [D] note, _ _ listened!
[Am] There once [G] was a note, [D] listen!
_ _ [A] There once [G] was a note, listen!
[D] _ _ [A] There once was [G] a note, [D] _ listend!
[A] _ There once was a note, [D] _ _ [Am] listened!
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ [A] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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It's Pete Townshend who authored this song.

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