Chords for The Carpenters-Solitaire-Digitally Remastered
Tempo:
145.3 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
C#m
A
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
There was a man
[C#m] A law
[F#]
[C#m]
[B] Who lost his love
Through
[A] his [E] indifferent
A [C#m]
[E] heart that cared
[F#m]
That [F#] one
[A#] [B] shared
Until it died
Within his [A]
[E] silence
[B]
[A] [B] And [E] so all that cares
They only gave in time
[B] [C#m] And every road [C#] that takes him
Takes him down
[F#m] And by himself it's easy to [B]
pretend
He'll [A] never love [E]
[B] again
[A] [B]
[E] And keeping to himself
He plays the [B] game
[C#m] That [C#] always ends the same
[F#m] While life goes on around him
[B] everywhere
He's [A] playing [E] some
[B] game
[E] A [C#m]
little [E]
[F#] hope
[C#m] Goes up in smoke
[B]
Just how it goes
Goes [A] without
[E] saying
[C#m]
[B] [E] There
[C#m] was [E] a man
[F#]
A law
[B]
Who would command
The hand [A] he's [C#m] playing
[E]
[B] [A] [B] As [E] solid as the only game in time
[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 love [E]
[F#m] [B] again
[E] And keeping to himself
He plays the game
[B]
[C#m] That always [C#]
ends the [C#m] [C#] same
[F#m] While life goes on around him
[B] everywhere
He's [A] playing [E] some
[B] game
As [E] solid as the only game in time
[B]
[C#] And every [C#m] [C#] road that takes him
Takes him down
[F#m] While life goes on around him [C#] everywhere
He's [F#m] playing
[E] solitaire
[C#m]
[A]
[F#m] [C#]
[B] [A]
[E]
[G]
[C]
There was a man
[C#m] A law
[F#]
[C#m]
[B] Who lost his love
Through
[A] his [E] indifferent
A [C#m]
[E] heart that cared
[F#m]
That [F#] one
[A#] [B] shared
Until it died
Within his [A]
[E] silence
[B]
[A] [B] And [E] so all that cares
They only gave in time
[B] [C#m] And every road [C#] that takes him
Takes him down
[F#m] And by himself it's easy to [B]
pretend
He'll [A] never love [E]
[B] again
[A] [B]
[E] And keeping to himself
He plays the [B] game
[C#m] That [C#] always ends the same
[F#m] While life goes on around him
[B] everywhere
He's [A] playing [E] some
[B] game
[E] A [C#m]
little [E]
[F#] hope
[C#m] Goes up in smoke
[B]
Just how it goes
Goes [A] without
[E] saying
[C#m]
[B] [E] There
[C#m] was [E] a man
[F#]
A law
[B]
Who would command
The hand [A] he's [C#m] playing
[E]
[B] [A] [B] As [E] solid as the only game in time
[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 love [E]
[F#m] [B] again
[E] And keeping to himself
He plays the game
[B]
[C#m] That always [C#]
ends the [C#m] [C#] same
[F#m] While life goes on around him
[B] everywhere
He's [A] playing [E] some
[B] game
As [E] solid as the only game in time
[B]
[C#] And every [C#m] [C#] road that takes him
Takes him down
[F#m] While life goes on around him [C#] everywhere
He's [F#m] playing
[E] solitaire
[C#m]
[A]
[F#m] [C#]
[B] [A]
[E]
[G]
[C]
Key:
B
E
C#m
A
F#m
B
E
C#m
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ There _ was a _ _ _ _ _ man
_ _ [C#m] A law
[F#] _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ Who _ _ lost his _ love
Through _
[A] his _ _ _ [E] indifferent _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
A _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [E] _ heart that _ _ _ _ cared
[F#m] _ _ _
That _ [F#] one _ _ _ _
_ _ [A#] _ [B] shared _ _ _
Until _ _ it _ _ died
_ Within his [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ silence
[B] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [B] And _ [E] so all that cares
They only gave in time
_ _ _ [B] _ [C#m] And _ every road [C#] that takes him
Takes him _ _ down
_ [F#m] And by himself it's easy to [B]
pretend
_ _ _ _ He'll [A] never love _ [E] _ _ _
[B] again
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _
[E] And keeping to _ himself
He plays the _ _ _ [B] game
[C#m] That _ _ _ _ [C#] _ always ends the _ _ same _
[F#m] While life goes on around him _
[B] _ everywhere _ _ _ _
He's [A] playing _ _ [E] some _
_ [B] _ _ _ game _ _
_ _ [E] _ A _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ little _ _ [E] _ _
_ [F#] hope
_ _ [C#m] _ Goes _ _ up in _ smoke
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
Just how _ it _ _ goes
Goes _ [A] without _ _
[E] _ saying
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] There _
_ [C#m] _ was _ _ [E] a _ _ _ _ man
_ [F#] _
_ _ A law _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ Who _ _ would _ command
_ _ The hand [A] he's _ _ [C#m] _ playing
[E] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] As [E] _ solid as the only game in time
_ _ _ [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 _ love [E] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ [B] again
_ _ _ [E] And _ keeping to _ himself
He plays the _ _ game
[B] _
[C#m] That always _ _ [C#] _ _
ends the [C#m] _ _ _ [C#] same
[F#m] While life goes on around him _
[B] everywhere
_ _ _ _ He's [A] playing _ [E] some _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ game
As [E] solid _ as the only _ game in time
_ _ [B] _
[C#] And every [C#m] _ [C#] road that takes him
Takes him _ down _ _
[F#m] While life goes on around him [C#] everywhere
_ _ _ _ _ He's _ _ [F#m] _ playing _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ solitaire
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ There _ was a _ _ _ _ _ man
_ _ [C#m] A law
[F#] _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ Who _ _ lost his _ love
Through _
[A] his _ _ _ [E] indifferent _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
A _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [E] _ heart that _ _ _ _ cared
[F#m] _ _ _
That _ [F#] one _ _ _ _
_ _ [A#] _ [B] shared _ _ _
Until _ _ it _ _ died
_ Within his [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ silence
[B] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [B] And _ [E] so all that cares
They only gave in time
_ _ _ [B] _ [C#m] And _ every road [C#] that takes him
Takes him _ _ down
_ [F#m] And by himself it's easy to [B]
pretend
_ _ _ _ He'll [A] never love _ [E] _ _ _
[B] again
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _
[E] And keeping to _ himself
He plays the _ _ _ [B] game
[C#m] That _ _ _ _ [C#] _ always ends the _ _ same _
[F#m] While life goes on around him _
[B] _ everywhere _ _ _ _
He's [A] playing _ _ [E] some _
_ [B] _ _ _ game _ _
_ _ [E] _ A _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ little _ _ [E] _ _
_ [F#] hope
_ _ [C#m] _ Goes _ _ up in _ smoke
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
Just how _ it _ _ goes
Goes _ [A] without _ _
[E] _ saying
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] There _
_ [C#m] _ was _ _ [E] a _ _ _ _ man
_ [F#] _
_ _ A law _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ Who _ _ would _ command
_ _ The hand [A] he's _ _ [C#m] _ playing
[E] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] As [E] _ solid as the only game in time
_ _ _ [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 _ love [E] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ [B] again
_ _ _ [E] And _ keeping to _ himself
He plays the _ _ game
[B] _
[C#m] That always _ _ [C#] _ _
ends the [C#m] _ _ _ [C#] same
[F#m] While life goes on around him _
[B] everywhere
_ _ _ _ He's [A] playing _ [E] some _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ game
As [E] solid _ as the only _ game in time
_ _ [B] _
[C#] And every [C#m] _ [C#] road that takes him
Takes him _ down _ _
[F#m] While life goes on around him [C#] everywhere
_ _ _ _ _ He's _ _ [F#m] _ playing _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ solitaire
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _