A Place To Hide Away chords by The Carpenters

• Difficulty: Advanced

Key: G



Intro:

C     D/C   |Bm7    Em7   |Am7    D    |E/B       :
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Emaj7/B      |F#m7        |B11    B7    |Cadd9       |Cadd9    :
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Verse 1:
Cadd9    D/C       Bm7   Em7
I've got to find a place to hideaway
Am7       D     G
  Far from the shadows of my mind
Am7       D    Am7     D
  Sunlight and laughter
love ever after
G     Bm7   Am7  D
 Oh, how I long to find a place to hide

G     C/G   |G     C/G  :
 *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *
 away


Verse 2:
C      D/C     Bm7   Em7
 I hear you whisper and I must o bey
Am7     D       G
  Blindly I follow where you lead
Am7      D    Am7    D
  Knowing to morrow
brings only sorrow
G      Bm7   Am7  D
 Where can I go to find a place to hide

G     C/G   |G     C/G  :
 *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *
 away


Bridge:
Eb/G             G
Bright coloured pinwheels go round in my head
 Eb/G            G
I run through the mist of the wine
  Am7      D    Bm7    Em7
But night and the music re mind me in stead
  Am7      F         Am7  D
The wo-o-orld once was mine (once was mi - -ine)


Verse 3:
C      D/C       Bm7   Em7
 I'll save my pennies for a rainy da-a-ay
                  (save them for a rainy day)
  Am7     D    G
But where can I buy ano -ther you?
Am7        D     Am7    D
  Dreams are for sleeping
love is for weeping
G     Bm7   Am7  D
 Oh, how I long to find a place to hide

G     C/G   |G     C/G  :
 *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *
 away

Bridge/orchestra:
Eb/G        |G         |Eb/G        |G         :
 *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *

  Am7      D    Bm7    Em7
But night and the music re mind me in stead
  Am7      F         Am7  D
The wo-o-orld once was mine (once was mi - -ine)


Verse 4:
C      D/C       Bm7     Em7
 I'll save my pennies for a rainy da-a-ay
                  (save them for a rainy day)
  Am7     D    G
But where can I buy ano -ther you?
Am7        D    Am7    D
  Dreams are for sleeping
love is for weeping
G     Bm7   Am7  D
 Oh, how I long to find a place to hide

G         :
 *  *  *  *
 away

{Coda/orchestra]
Am7    D    |Am7    D    |G/B        |Am7    D   :
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                     slow down slightly:
Bb    C/Bb   |F/A    Dm7   |Gm7    Gm7/C C |Dadd9      :
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