Tamia & James Ingram - How Do You Keep The Music Playing Chords

Tempo:
69.2 bpm
Chords used:

F

Eb

Bb

Ab

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tamia & James Ingram - How Do You Keep The Music Playing chords
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[Db] [Eb]
[Ab] [Fm] [Eb] [Db]
How do you keep the music [Eb] playing?
[Ab] How do you make it last?
[Db]
How do you keep the song from fading [Eb] too [Ab] fast?
How [Bb] [C]
[Fm] do you lose yourself [D] to [Eb] someone who can never [Bb] lose your way?
[Eb]
[D] How do you not run [F] out of new things [E] to [Cm] say?
[Eb] [C] [F]
[Bbm] And since [Db] we know [F] we're always [Db] [Ab] changing, [Cm] how can it be the same?
[Db] [Cm] And tell me how, [Bbm] year after year, you're sure your heart [Ab] will fall apart
[Eb] Each time you [Ab] hear [Db] the [Ab] dance
[C]
[Fm] [Ab] [Bb] It's now or never
The [Eb] [Ab] [Eb] more that [Fm] I'm afraid, that in your eyes [G] I may not see [Cm] forever, [C] forever
[F] [Bbm]
If we [Db] can be the [Eb] best of lovers, [Bb] [Ab] yeah, be the [Fm] best of friends
[Cm] If [Db] [Cm] we can try [Eb] with every day [F] to make it [Bbm] better as it [Bb] grows
With every look, [Eb] then I [F] suppose the [Eb] music [Ab] never [Db] ends
[Ab] [Bbm] [Fm] [Ab]
[Gm] [C]
[F] It's now or [B] [Bb] [Gm] never
The [F] more that I'm [Gm] afraid, that [G] in your eyes [A] I may not see [Dm] forever, [Fm] forever
[G]
[Cm] If [Bb] we can be [Cm] the best of lovers, [Bb] yeah, be the [Gm] best of friends
[Dm]
[Eb] If [Dm] we can try [D] with every day [G] to make it [Cm] better as it grows
[C] With every [F] look, [Eb] then I suppose [Cm] the [F] music never [Bb] ends
[Eb] I wanna know [F]
how [Bb] do [F] you do this thing to [Gm] me, [F] baby?
[Eb] [F]
[Bb] [F] Do you keep the music [Gm] [F] playing over [Gm] us, [Bb] [F] James?
Tell me
[Bb] [F] Do you keep the music [Gm] [Fm] playing?
Tell [Eb] me
To me, [F] yeah
If you keep singing like that, [Bb] you're gonna make me weak to my [Gm] knees, baby, over and over again
[Fm]
[Eb] Oh, that's how we keep the music playing
I [F] wanna [Bb] know how do you do [F] this [Gm] [Fm]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] thing to [F] me, baby?
Making [Bb] beautiful [Gm] music, all night [F] long, over [Gm] and over and [F] over and over
[Eb] Baby, baby, to me, yeah, baby
[N]
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F
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Eb
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Bb
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Ab
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Gm
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F
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Eb
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Bb
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Let's start jamming James Ingram, Patti Austin - How Do You Keep The Music Playing chords, Practice these chords sequence - Ab, Db, Eb, F, Bb, Gm, Fm and Eb. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 34 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 69. With an eye on the song's key Bb Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Db] _
How do you keep the music [Eb] playing? _
[Ab] How do you make it last?
_ [Db] _
_ How do you keep the song from fading [Eb] _ too [Ab] fast?
_ How [Bb] _ [C] _ _
[Fm] _ do you lose yourself [D] to [Eb] someone who can never [Bb] lose your way?
[Eb] _ _
[D] How do you not run [F] out of new things [E] to [Cm] say?
_ _ [Eb] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bbm] _ And since [Db] we know [F] we're always [Db] [Ab] changing, _ [Cm] how can it be the same? _
[Db] _ [Cm] And tell me how, [Bbm] year after year, you're sure your heart [Ab] will fall apart
_ [Eb] Each time you [Ab] hear [Db] the _ _ [Ab] dance
_ [C] _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] It's now or never
The _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] more that [Fm] I'm afraid, _ that in your eyes [G] I may not see [Cm] forever, _ _ [C] forever
_ [F] _ [Bbm] _
_ _ If we [Db] can be the [Eb] best of lovers, [Bb] _ [Ab] yeah, be the [Fm] best of friends
[Cm] If [Db] _ [Cm] we can try [Eb] with every day [F] to make it [Bbm] better as it [Bb] grows
With every look, [Eb] then I [F] suppose the [Eb] music _ [Ab] never [Db] ends
[Ab] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Ab] _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[F] It's now or _ _ [B] _ [Bb] _ [Gm] never
The [F] more that I'm [Gm] afraid, _ that [G] in your eyes [A] I may not see [Dm] forever, _ _ [Fm] forever
_ [G] _ _
[Cm] _ _ If [Bb] we can be [Cm] the best of lovers, _ [Bb] yeah, be the [Gm] best of friends
[Dm] _
[Eb] If [Dm] we can try [D] with every day [G] to make it [Cm] better as it grows
[C] With every [F] look, [Eb] then I suppose [Cm] the [F] music never [Bb] ends
[Eb] _ _ _ I wanna know [F] _
how [Bb] _ do [F] you do this thing to [Gm] me, [F] baby?
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] Do you keep the music [Gm] [F] playing over [Gm] us, _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] James?
Tell me
_ [Bb] _ [F] Do you keep the music [Gm] [Fm] playing?
Tell [Eb] me
_ To me, _ [F] yeah
If you keep singing like that, [Bb] you're gonna make me weak to my [Gm] knees, baby, over and over again
[Fm]
[Eb] Oh, that's how we keep the music playing
I [F] wanna [Bb] know how do you do [F] this _ [Gm] _ [Fm] _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] [Bb] thing to [F] me, baby?
Making [Bb] beautiful [Gm] music, all night [F] long, over [Gm] and over and [F] over and over
[Eb] Baby, baby, to me, yeah, baby _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Marilyn Bergman, Alan Bergman and Michel Legrand.

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