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
Start Jamming...
[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]
[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
G
Bm
F#
F#m
D
G
Bm
[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] _ _ _
[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 _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _