The Music Of My Soul chords by David Bryan

Chords with lyrics

From the fantastic Musical Memphis
The Chord placements are intentional and denote the timing of when they are played.
This song leaves room for improv and variation so have fun!
Plus, these chords are 100% correct in note and timing.

Key of C majorC Major 4/4 time

C majorC
 When I was a young boy
E7E7
 My daddy sat me down
FF
 He said "son, don’t you never go"
    FF  C/EC/E Dm7Dm7  C majorC
To the dark side of town
C majorC
 I'm talking downtown Memphis
E7E7
 See, that’s where the black folk play"
FF
 And I said Yes sir daddy
      FF   C/EC/E Dm7Dm7 C majorC
And then I snuck down any-way

C majorC
 See never was taught to read none
E7E7
 No never taught to write
FF
 The only thing my daddy taught
  FF      C/EC/E Dm7Dm7 C majorC
Was white should stay with white

G7G7                  F#7F#7
 But I heard it through the alleys
F7F7
 It floated on the breeze
C majorC       G/BG/B     A minorAm   C/GC/G
 It burst out through the doorways
    FF           G+G
And it knocked me to my knees
C majorC            F6F6 C majorC
 It broke down all of my sen-ses
C majorC         FF C majorC  FF
 Yet make me feel so whole
G+G         C majorC   G+G
 See I was lost until I found
  FF   C/EC/E Dm7Dm7 C majorC
The music of  my  soul
  FF   C/EC/E Dm7Dm7 C majorC
The music of  my  soul

C majorC
 And then one day my daddy died
E7E7
 And we laid him in his grave
FF
 And my mama she cried and cried and cried
  FF      C/EC/E Dm7Dm7 C majorC
And prayed that he’d be saved
C majorC
 But all I felt was pity
E7E7
 For he never understood
FF
 How could people be so bad
  FF    C/EC/E Dm7Dm7 C majorC
Who made me feel so good
G7G7
 It went right through my body
F#7F#7 F7F7
 It grabbed me by my heart

C majorC     G/BG/B    A minorAm
 It shot up from my fingertips
C/GC/G FF         G+G
 And tore me right apart

C majorC           F6F6 C majorC
 It broke down all my sen-ses
C majorC         F6F6 C majorC  G+G
 Yet made me feel so whole
G+G              C majorC   G+G
 And I will love it til the day I die

  FF   C/EC/E Dm7Dm7 C majorC
The music of my soul
C majorC           FF C majorC
 It broke down all my senses
C majorC         FF C majorC  FF
 Yet made me feel so whole
C majorC         FF   C majorC
 See I was lost until I found
C majorC       FF   C majorC  FF
 I was deaf until I heard

G+G              C majorC   G+G
 I’ll make this world come around to

  FF   C/EC/E Dm7Dm7 C majorC
The music of my soul
  FF   C/EC/E Dm7Dm7 F/GF/G  C majorC
The music of my________Soul