The Meaning - Roger Hodgson (co-founder of Supertramp), Writer and Composer Chords

Tempo:
106.6 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

Bm

F#

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Meaning - Roger Hodgson (co-founder of Supertramp), Writer and Composer chords
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[D]
[F#m] [Bm]
[F#m] [Bm]
[F#m] [G] [D]
[F#m] [C#] [F#] [Bm]
[F#m] [Bm] What [F#] is peace?
[D] What is [F#m] peace?
[Bm]
[F#m] [Bm] What is peace?
[F#] [G] That you call your home
[F#] Hiding yourself and [Em] you're never alone
[F#] Maybe there's [G] something, [Em] there's one thing you [A] shouldn't have said
So [Em] you [D] better beware
And you better get, and you better get light in your head
[Gm] And you better get, and you [D] better get peace in your bed
[Gm] If you wanna get, if you [D] wanna get [G#] high
[G] [F#]
Movie [G] go blistering by
Look [F#]
at the sadness, [G] I wish I could cry
[F#]
Maybe there's [G] something, there's one thing that I [A] should have said
Well it [D] better be said
Hit
[Bm] [Gm] the record and hit the [D] record and hold in your heart
[Gm] It's beginning to, it's [D] beginning to squeeze you apart
[Gm] Don't you wanna get, don't you [D] wanna get high
[G]
[D] [G] What'cha tellin' me to
[D] understand?
[Dm] If you know what the [D] thing is
If you know what the meaning is
If you know what the meaning is
If you know what the meaning is
[Dm] [D]
Meaning is, meaning is
[F#] [Bm]
[F#] [Bm] [F#m]
[G]
[A] [D] [A] meaning
You better [D]
do well
[Bm] [D]
[A#] And you better get and you better [D] get light in your [G] head
But you better get but you better [D] get peace in your head
[A#] If you wanna get if you wanna [D] get high
[G#]
[G]
[D] If [G]
[D] [Dm] you know what the [D] meaning [G] is
If you know what the [D] meaning [Dm]
[D] [G] [D]
is
If [Dm] you know what the [D] answer is
[Dm] [D]
[G] [D]
[Bm]
And [D]
you better know what it is
[N]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
Bm
13421112
F#
134211112
F#m
123111112
D
1321
G
2131
Bm
13421112
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To start learning Supertramp - The Meaning chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - D, Dm, D, G and D in sequence. Start with a comfortable 53 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 107. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of D# Major in mind.

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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
[F#m] _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] What [F#] is peace?
_ _ _ [D] What is [F#m] peace?
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] What is peace?
[F#] _ _ _ [G] That you call your home
[F#] Hiding yourself and [Em] you're never alone
[F#] Maybe there's [G] something, [Em] there's one thing you [A] shouldn't have said
So _ _ [Em] you [D] better beware _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And you better get, and you better get light in your head
[Gm] And you better get, and you [D] better get peace in your bed
[Gm] If you wanna get, if you [D] wanna get [G#] high _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
Movie [G] go blistering by
Look [F#]
at the sadness, [G] I wish I could cry
[F#] _
Maybe there's [G] something, there's one thing that I [A] should have said
_ _ _ _ Well it [D] better be said
_ Hit _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] the record and hit the [D] record and hold in your heart
[Gm] It's beginning to, it's [D] beginning to squeeze you apart
[Gm] Don't you wanna get, don't you [D] wanna get high
_ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] What'cha tellin' me to _
[D] _ _ understand?
[Dm] If you know what the [D] thing is
If you know what the meaning is
If you know what the meaning is
If you know what the meaning is
[Dm] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ Meaning _ _ _ is, meaning is _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[A] _ [D] _ [A] meaning
You better _ _ [D]
do well _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _
[A#] And you better get and you better [D] get light in your [G] head
But you better get but you better [D] get peace in your head
[A#] If you wanna get if you wanna [D] get high
[G#] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ If _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Dm] you know what the [D] meaning _ _ _ [G] is
If you know what the [D] meaning _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
is
_ _ If [Dm] you know what the [D] answer _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ is
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
And _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ you better know what it is _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _

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