Distracted Chords by Al Jarreau

Tempo:
86.5 bpm
Chords used:

Gm

Dm

F

C

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Distracted chords
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[Dm] I wonder how you [Gm] do.
[F] [Bb] .
[F] And should I come [Gm] back to you.
[Dm] [Gm] Baby [F] baby, I wonder how.
[Bb] [Dm] Should [Gm] I .
[Dm] come back [F] to you.
[Gm] I [Dm] was lonely.
[Gm] [Dm] Sad and so distracted.
[Gm] I [Dm] [Gm] .
took a highway.
[C] [Gm] Y'all it [E] was a love [A] way [F] in disguise.
[Gm] [F] [Gm] Yeah, [Dm] because only.
[Bb] [Dm] My [Gm] love that chain [F] reacted.
[Gm] [Dm] [Gm] That [C] was a deep too [Bb] long the way with [Cm] us on [Bb] shoulder .
[E] [F] .
[Dm] [Gm] [Dm] [Gm] .
[Dm] [Bb] [Dm] So.
So [Gm] sad and [F] so distracted.
[C] [Dm] [Gm] But [Dm] [C] [F] [Gm] when I broke [A] free [Dm] I closed my [Gm] eyes.
[Dm] .
Mama, please hold [Gm] me.
[Dm] [Gm] A real close because [Dm] i've been [Dm] fractured.
[Gm] .
[Am] That was a deep too [Bb] long the way [Eb] with soft [Dm] shoulder .
[E] Running [F] .
[Gm] [Dm] [Gm] .
[F] down [Gm] .
[F] on my g.
Down.
Notice the laughter.
[Gm] [F] [Gm] Making it [Db].
[F] loud.
[Bb] I'm [F] .
picking my [Gm] heartaches.
That's [Dm] [Gm] .
[Dm] a ride on me [Gm] street.
[Dm] That [Gm] .
[C] was a deep too [Dm] long away [Cm] just another [Dm] heart that's.
[E] So [Db] [F] distracted.
[Dm] [Gm] Your [F] heart.
[Gm] [Dm] [Gm] .
[C] [Bb] [F] [Am] [F] [Fm] .
[Gm] [C] [Bb] [A] .
[Dm] [Gm] [Dm] [Bb] .
[F] [Gm] [F] .
[Gm] [C] [Dm] Then [C] [Bb] [Eb] [Dm] .
[E] I [F] say.
I was sad and [D] so.
I [Gm] [Am] [Bb] .
[Am] [Gm] [Dm] [Gm] .
[F] was lonely.
[Gm] [Dm] [Gm] Sad and [D] so distracted.
[Gm] [Dm] [Gm] I [Dm] took a highway.
[Bb] [E] [F] Yeah.
But [E] it was the [Db] love way [Dm] in the [Gm] sky.
[Dm] Sitting here only.
[Gm] [F] Because [Gm] my love has [F] chain reacted.
That [Am] was deep too [Dm] long away.
[Eb] [Bb] .
[E] [F] .
[C] [Dm] [Gm] [Am] [Bb] .
[Am] [F] [Bb] [F] .
[C] So [Dm] [Gm] Sad.
[Am] [Dm] [Bb] .
[Am] [Dm] [Gm] [C] [Dm] .
[C] [Dm] [Gm] [C] [Dm] [C] .
[Dm] [Gm] [C] [Dm] .
[C] So.
B [Gm] [C] [Dm] [Gm] .
[Am] [Dm] [Gm] [Am] [Dm]-b [Gm]-b .
[Am] [Dm] [Gm] [Dm] [Bb] .
[F] [Gm] [C] [Dm] [G] [C].
-b [Dm] [Gm] [C] [Dm] -b [C]-b-b [Dm] [Gm] [C] [F] .
-b [Gm] [Dm] .
-b-b-b.
you .
Key:  
Gm
123111113
Dm
2311
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
Dm
2311
F
134211111
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To start learning Al Jarreau - Distracted chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Gm, Dm, Gm, C, Dm, Gm, F and Gm. A good strategy is to initiate at 43 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 86 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: F Major.

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[Dm] I wonder how you [Gm] do.
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ .
[F] And should I come [Gm] back to you.
[Dm] _ [Gm] Baby [F] baby, I wonder how.
[Bb] _ [Dm] Should [Gm] I _ .
[Dm] come back [F] to you.
_ [Gm] I [Dm] was lonely.
[Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ Sad and so distracted.
[Gm] I [Dm] _ [Gm] _ _ .
took a highway.
_ [C] [Gm] Y'all it [E] was a love [A] way [F] in disguise.
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ [Gm] Yeah, [Dm] because only.
[Bb] _ _ [Dm] My [Gm] love that chain [F] reacted.
[Gm] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [Gm] That [C] was a deep too [Bb] long the way with [Cm] us on [Bb] shoulder _ _ .
[E] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ .
_ [Dm] _ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ .
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] So.
So [Gm] sad and [F] so distracted.
_ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] But _ [Dm] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [Gm] when I broke [A] free [Dm] I closed my [Gm] eyes.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ .
Mama, please hold [Gm] me.
_ [Dm] _ [Gm] A real close because [Dm] i've been _ [Dm] fractured.
_ _ [Gm] _ .
[Am] That was a deep too [Bb] long the way [Eb] with soft [Dm] shoulder _ .
[E] Running _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ .
[F] _ _ down _ _ [Gm] _ .
[F] on my g.
_ _ _ _ Down.
Notice the laughter.
_ [Gm] _ [F] _ [Gm] Making it [Db].
[F] loud.
[Bb] I'm [F] _ _ _ _ .
picking my [Gm] heartaches.
That's [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ .
[Dm] a ride on me [Gm] street.
[Dm] That _ [Gm] _ .
[C] was a deep too [Dm] long away [Cm] just another [Dm] heart that's.
[E] So _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [F] distracted.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] Your [F] heart.
_ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ .
[C] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ [F] _ _ [Fm] _ .
_ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [A] _ .
[Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ .
[F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] Then [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [Dm] _ _ _ .
[E] _ _ I [F] say.
I was sad and [D] so.
I [Gm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bb] _ _ .
[Am] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ .
[F] was lonely.
[Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ [Gm] Sad and [D] so distracted.
[Gm] _ _ [Dm] [Gm] I _ [Dm] took a highway.
[Bb] _ [E] [F] Yeah.
But [E] it was the [Db] love way [Dm] in the [Gm] sky.
[Dm] _ Sitting _ here only.
[Gm] _ _ [F] Because [Gm] my love has [F] chain reacted.
_ _ That _ [Am] was deep too [Dm] long away.
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ .
[E] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ .
[C] _ [Dm] _ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _ [Bb] _ _ _ .
[Am] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ .
[C] So [Dm] [Gm] Sad.
[Am] _ _ [Dm] _ [Bb] _ _ .
[Am] _ [Dm] _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ .
[C] _ [Dm] _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ .
_ [Dm] _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ .
[C] So.
B [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ [Gm] _ _ .
[Am] _ [Dm] _ [Gm] _ _ [Am] [Dm]-b [Gm]-b _ .
[Am] _ [Dm] _ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ .
[F] _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _ [C].
-b [Dm] _ [Gm] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ -b [C]-b-b _ [Dm] _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ .
-b _ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ -b-b-b.
you _ .

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