Chords with lyrics
Listen to the song for the strumming pattern
C majorC A minorAm FF G+G
Verse 1:
C majorC A minorAm
For my seventh birthday
FF
I was given a CD player
G+G C majorC
And I played Paul Kelly again and again and again
A minorAm
My dad listened to Coldplay
FF
But I'd always ask him
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To play Kat Stevens again and again and again
Chorus:
A minorAm
Some people believe in a God above
FF
Who says hello and he sends his love
G+G C majorC
And brings to us, peace on earth, but
A minorAm
I don't need no winged friends
FF
Just my guitar and some paper and pens
G+G
That's right my friends
C majorC
I believe in music
A minorAm FF G+G C majorC
Verse 2:
A minorAm
I remember on Christmas Eve
FF
My uncle brought his guitar and he
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Showed me how to play David Bowie's Space Oddity
A minorAm
I played until my fingers bled
FF
My mum sent me off to bed
G+G C majorC
The next day Santa brought me my own guitar
Chorus:
A minorAm
Some people believe in a God above
FF
Who says hello and he sends his love
G+G C majorC
And brings to us, peace on earth, but
A minorAm
I don't need no winged friends
FF
Just my guitar and some paper and pens
G+G
That's right my friends
C majorC
I believe in music
A minorAm FF G+G C majorC
Verse 3:
A minorAm
My grandpa was very sick
FF
I played his favourite song for him
G+G C majorC
Amazing Grace and a piano in the back of a hospital
A minorAm
Simple chords and a melody
FF
Made him grin from cheek to cheek
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The next day I cried as I said my goodbyes
Chorus:
A minorAm
Some people believe in a God above
FF
Who says hello and he sends his love
G+G C majorC
And brings to us, peace on earth, but
A minorAm
I don't need no winged friends
FF
Just my guitar and some paper and pens
G+G
That's right my friends
C majorC