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   :
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 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                  :
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    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                  :
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 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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