Chords for The Carpenters - Solitaire [w/ lyrics]
Tempo:
143.7 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
C#m
A
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
There was a man, [C#m]
a lord,
[B]
who lost his love through [A] his
[E] indifference.
A heart that [C#m] cared, [F#] that one [A#] shared,
[B] until it died within [A] his [E] silence.
[B] [A] [B] And [E] so all he has, the only game in town,
[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]
again.
[B] [A]
[B] [E] And keeping to himself he plays the [B] game, [C#m] that always [C#]
ends the same.
[F#m] While life goes on around him [B] everywhere, he's [A] playing [E]
[B] solitaire.
[E] A
[C#m] little
[E] hope [C#m]
goes [F#] up [E] in smoke, [B]
just how it goes, goes [A] without [E] saying.
[B] [E]
[C#m] There was [E] a man,
[F#] a lord,
[B] who would command the hand [A] he's [C#m]
[B] playing.
[C#] [B]
[E] And so all he has, the only
[B]
[C#m] game in town, 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] that always [C#]
ends the [C#m] same.
[F#m] While life goes on around him [B] everywhere, he's [A] playing [E] solitaire.
[B] [E]
And solitaire's the only game in town, [B] [C#m] and every road that [C#] takes him, [C#m] takes him down.
[F#m] While life goes on around him [C#]
everywhere,
[A] he's playing [E]
solitaire.
[C#m]
[A]
[F#m] [C#] [B]
[A]
[E]
[N]
There was a man, [C#m]
a lord,
[B]
who lost his love through [A] his
[E] indifference.
A heart that [C#m] cared, [F#] that one [A#] shared,
[B] until it died within [A] his [E] silence.
[B] [A] [B] And [E] so all he has, the only game in town,
[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]
again.
[B] [A]
[B] [E] And keeping to himself he plays the [B] game, [C#m] that always [C#]
ends the same.
[F#m] While life goes on around him [B] everywhere, he's [A] playing [E]
[B] solitaire.
[E] A
[C#m] little
[E] hope [C#m]
goes [F#] up [E] in smoke, [B]
just how it goes, goes [A] without [E] saying.
[B] [E]
[C#m] There was [E] a man,
[F#] a lord,
[B] who would command the hand [A] he's [C#m]
[B] playing.
[C#] [B]
[E] And so all he has, the only
[B]
[C#m] game in town, 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] that always [C#]
ends the [C#m] same.
[F#m] While life goes on around him [B] everywhere, he's [A] playing [E] solitaire.
[B] [E]
And solitaire's the only game in town, [B] [C#m] and every road that [C#] takes him, [C#m] takes him down.
[F#m] While life goes on around him [C#]
everywhere,
[A] he's playing [E]
solitaire.
[C#m]
[A]
[F#m] [C#] [B]
[A]
[E]
[N]
Key:
B
E
C#m
A
C#
B
E
C#m
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
There _ was a _ _ man, _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
a lord, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
who _ lost _ his love _ through [A] his _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ indifference. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ A heart _ _ that _ _ _ _ [C#m] cared, _ _ [F#] that _ one _ _ _ _ _ [A#] shared, _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ until _ _ it _ died _ within [A] his _ _ _ _ [E] silence.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [B] And _ [E] so all he has, the only game in town, _ _ _
[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] _
again.
_ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ [E] And keeping to himself he plays the _ _ [B] game, [C#m] that _ always _ [C#] _
_ _ ends the _ _ same.
_ [F#m] While life goes on around him [B] everywhere, _ _ _ _ _ he's [A] playing _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] solitaire. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] A _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ little _ _
[E] _ _ hope _ _ _ [C#m] _
goes _ _ [F#] up [E] in _ _ smoke, _ [B] _ _ _
_ just _ how it _ _ _ goes, goes [A] without _ [E] saying. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] There _ was [E] a _ _ _ man, _
[F#] _ _ _ a lord, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ who _ _ would _ _ command _ the hand [A] he's _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[B] playing.
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ [B] _ _
[E] And so all he has, the only _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B]
[C#m] game in town, 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] that always _ _ [C#] _ _
ends the [C#m] _ _ same. _ _
[F#m] While life goes on around him [B] everywhere, _ _ _ _ _ he's [A] playing _ _ [E] solitaire. _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
And solitaire's the only game in town, _ _ [B] _ [C#m] and every road that [C#] takes him, [C#m] takes him down.
_ _ [F#m] While life goes on around him _ [C#]
everywhere, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] he's _ _ playing [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ solitaire. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
There _ was a _ _ man, _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
a lord, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
who _ lost _ his love _ through [A] his _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ indifference. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ A heart _ _ that _ _ _ _ [C#m] cared, _ _ [F#] that _ one _ _ _ _ _ [A#] shared, _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ until _ _ it _ died _ within [A] his _ _ _ _ [E] silence.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [B] And _ [E] so all he has, the only game in town, _ _ _
[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] _
again.
_ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ [E] And keeping to himself he plays the _ _ [B] game, [C#m] that _ always _ [C#] _
_ _ ends the _ _ same.
_ [F#m] While life goes on around him [B] everywhere, _ _ _ _ _ he's [A] playing _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] solitaire. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] A _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ little _ _
[E] _ _ hope _ _ _ [C#m] _
goes _ _ [F#] up [E] in _ _ smoke, _ [B] _ _ _
_ just _ how it _ _ _ goes, goes [A] without _ [E] saying. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] There _ was [E] a _ _ _ man, _
[F#] _ _ _ a lord, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ who _ _ would _ _ command _ the hand [A] he's _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[B] playing.
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ [B] _ _
[E] And so all he has, the only _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B]
[C#m] game in town, 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] that always _ _ [C#] _ _
ends the [C#m] _ _ same. _ _
[F#m] While life goes on around him [B] everywhere, _ _ _ _ _ he's [A] playing _ _ [E] solitaire. _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
And solitaire's the only game in town, _ _ [B] _ [C#m] and every road that [C#] takes him, [C#m] takes him down.
_ _ [F#m] While life goes on around him _ [C#]
everywhere, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] he's _ _ playing [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ solitaire. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _