Chords for Solitaire - In the style of The Carpenters | Music Video | Lyrics
Tempo:
140.85 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
A
C#m
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
There was a man, [C#m] a [F#] lion,
[C#m] [B]
who lost his love through [A] his [E]
indifference.
A heart that cared, [F#m] that [F#] one [A#] shared, [B] until it died within [A] his [E]
silence.
[B] [A]
[B] [E] And sorrow is the only game in town,
[B] [C#m] and if [C#] it takes him, takes him down.
[F#m] And by himself it's easy to [B] pretend he'll [A] never love [E]
again.
[B] [A]
[B] [E] And 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 [E] [A] playing [E] some game.
[B]
[E] [C#m] A little [E]
hope [C#m] goes up in
[B] smoke.
Just how it goes, goes [A] without [E]
saying.
[B] [E] There
[C#m] [E] was a man, [F#]
a lonely [B] man, who would command the hand [A] he's
[C#m] playing.
[B]
[E] [B] [E] And solitude is the only game in town, [B] [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 [E] love again.
[B]
[E] And keeping to himself he plays the [B] game, [C#m] which always ends the same.
[C#] [F#m] While life goes on around him [B] everywhere, he's [A] playing [E]
solitaire.
[B]
[E] And solitaire is the only game in town, [B]
[C#] and every road that takes him, takes [C#m] him down.
[F#m] While life goes on around him
[C#] everywhere, he's [E] [A] playing [E]
solitaire.
[C#m]
[A]
[F#m] [C#] [B]
[A]
[E]
There was a man, [C#m] a [F#] lion,
[C#m] [B]
who lost his love through [A] his [E]
indifference.
A heart that cared, [F#m] that [F#] one [A#] shared, [B] until it died within [A] his [E]
silence.
[B] [A]
[B] [E] And sorrow is the only game in town,
[B] [C#m] and if [C#] it takes him, takes him down.
[F#m] And by himself it's easy to [B] pretend he'll [A] never love [E]
again.
[B] [A]
[B] [E] And 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 [E] [A] playing [E] some game.
[B]
[E] [C#m] A little [E]
hope [C#m] goes up in
[B] smoke.
Just how it goes, goes [A] without [E]
saying.
[B] [E] There
[C#m] [E] was a man, [F#]
a lonely [B] man, who would command the hand [A] he's
[C#m] playing.
[B]
[E] [B] [E] And solitude is the only game in town, [B] [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 [E] love again.
[B]
[E] And keeping to himself he plays the [B] game, [C#m] which always ends the same.
[C#] [F#m] While life goes on around him [B] everywhere, he's [A] playing [E]
solitaire.
[B]
[E] And solitaire is the only game in town, [B]
[C#] and every road that takes him, takes [C#m] him down.
[F#m] While life goes on around him
[C#] everywhere, he's [E] [A] playing [E]
solitaire.
[C#m]
[A]
[F#m] [C#] [B]
[A]
[E]
Key:
B
E
A
C#m
F#m
B
E
A
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ There _ _ _ was a _ _ _ _ _ man, _ [C#m] _ a _ [F#] lion, _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ who _ _ lost his _ love through [A] his _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ indifference. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ A _ _ _ heart that _ _ _ _ cared, [F#m] _ _ that _ _ [F#] one _ _ _ _ [A#] shared, _ [B] _ _ _ _ until _ _ it _ died _ _ within [A] his _ _ _ _ [E]
silence.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ [E] And sorrow is the only game in town, _ _
[B] _ _ [C#m] and if _ _ [C#] it takes him, takes him _ down.
_ _ [F#m] And by himself it's easy to [B] _ pretend _ _ _ he'll [A] never love [E] _ _
again.
_ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ [E] And 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 [E] [A] playing _ [E] _ some game.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [C#m] A _ _ _ little _ _ [E] _ _
_ hope _ _ [C#m] _ goes _ _ up in _ _ _
_ _ [B] smoke.
_ _ Just _ how it _ _ goes, goes _ [A] without _ _ [E] _
saying. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [E] There _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [E] was a _ _ _ man, [F#] _ _ _ _
a lonely _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] man, _ _ _ who _ _ would _ _ _ command the hand [A] he's _ _
[C#m] _ playing.
_ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [B] _ [E] And _ solitude is the only game in _ town, _ [B] _ [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 _ _ [E] love _ _ again.
[B] _ _ _ _
_ [E] And keeping to himself he plays the _ _ [B] game, [C#m] which always _ _ _ _ ends the _ _ same.
[C#] _ [F#m] While life goes on around him [B] everywhere, _ _ _ _ he's [A] playing _ _ [E] _ _
solitaire.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] And solitaire _ is the only game in town, _ [B] _
[C#] and _ every road that takes him, takes [C#m] him _ down. _
[F#m] While life goes on around him _
[C#] everywhere, _ _ _ _ _ _ he's [E] _ _ [A] playing _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ solitaire. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ There _ _ _ was a _ _ _ _ _ man, _ [C#m] _ a _ [F#] lion, _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ who _ _ lost his _ love through [A] his _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ indifference. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ A _ _ _ heart that _ _ _ _ cared, [F#m] _ _ that _ _ [F#] one _ _ _ _ [A#] shared, _ [B] _ _ _ _ until _ _ it _ died _ _ within [A] his _ _ _ _ [E]
silence.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ [E] And sorrow is the only game in town, _ _
[B] _ _ [C#m] and if _ _ [C#] it takes him, takes him _ down.
_ _ [F#m] And by himself it's easy to [B] _ pretend _ _ _ he'll [A] never love [E] _ _
again.
_ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ [E] And 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 [E] [A] playing _ [E] _ some game.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [C#m] A _ _ _ little _ _ [E] _ _
_ hope _ _ [C#m] _ goes _ _ up in _ _ _
_ _ [B] smoke.
_ _ Just _ how it _ _ goes, goes _ [A] without _ _ [E] _
saying. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [E] There _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [E] was a _ _ _ man, [F#] _ _ _ _
a lonely _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] man, _ _ _ who _ _ would _ _ _ command the hand [A] he's _ _
[C#m] _ playing.
_ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [B] _ [E] And _ solitude is the only game in _ town, _ [B] _ [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 _ _ [E] love _ _ again.
[B] _ _ _ _
_ [E] And keeping to himself he plays the _ _ [B] game, [C#m] which always _ _ _ _ ends the _ _ same.
[C#] _ [F#m] While life goes on around him [B] everywhere, _ _ _ _ he's [A] playing _ _ [E] _ _
solitaire.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] And solitaire _ is the only game in town, _ [B] _
[C#] and _ every road that takes him, takes [C#m] him _ down. _
[F#m] While life goes on around him _
[C#] everywhere, _ _ _ _ _ _ he's [E] _ _ [A] playing _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ solitaire. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _