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LISTEN TO THE MUSIC The Doobie Brothers Tuning: EADG - Time signature: 4/4 – Key: E major Chords tips: Play as bar chords E/A riff on 12th Fret, C#m /B/A - 9th/7th/5th fret F#7 -14th Fret Intro: E A x4 (guitar opening) ................. Bass: 00:07 G|------------9r------------------|-------------9r------------------| D|-9------------------------------|-9-------------------------------| A|-------7------------------------|-------7-------------------------| E|--------------------------------|----------------------4^--/-(7)--| 00:11 G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------7rr--|---------------------------------| A|-7r----7------5---7r----7-------|-7r----7------5---7r----7--------| E|----77-----7---------77---------|----77-----7---------77----5-6-7-| Verse 1/1:: 00:20 G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|---------------------------7rr--|----------------------------------| A|-7r----7------5---7r----7-------|-7r----7--7-6-4r------4----4-(2r)-| E|----77-----7---------77---------|----77------------44-----4r-------| E A Don’t you feel it growin’, day by day E C#m People gettin’ ready for the news G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|----9r-----9r---9r---9r---9rr--(7)-| A|(2r)----2----2-0r--2--4--5--(7)-|-7-------7----7----7----7----------| E|----22-----2--------------------|-----------------------------------| B A Some are happy, some are sad A E,A Oh, we got to let the music play Bridge: 00:36 (instrumental) G|---------------------------------||- D|---------------------------------||- A|-7r----7------5---7r----7--------||- E|----77-----7---------77----5-6-7-||- Verse 1/2:: 00:40 G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|---------------------------7rr--|----------------------------------| A|-7r----7------5---7r----7-------|-7r----7--7-6-4r------4----4-(2r)-| E|----77-----7---------77---------|----77------------44-----4r-------| E What the people need A Is a way to make ’em smile G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|----9r-----9r---9r---9r---9rr--(7)-| A|(2r)----2----2-0r--2--4--5--(7)-|-7-------7----7----7----7----------| E|----22-----2--------------------|-----------------------------------| E C#m It ain’t so hard to do if you know how B Gotta get a message A Get it on through A E Oh now mama, don’t you ask me why
Bridge:: 00:54 (instrumental) E A G|-------------------------- D|---------------------------- A|-7r----7---7--6--(4r)--------- E|----77-------------------------- Chorus:: 00:56 G|----------------------------------|- D|----------------------------------|- A|(4r)---4---------------0-2-3-(4r)-|- X2 E|----44----3-4-5--0-5r-------------|- C#m7 A Oh, oh, listen to the music C#m7 A Oh, oh, listen to the music G|----------------------------------|- D|--------------------------2-(4r)--|- A|(4r)---4----------------4---------|- E|----44----3-4-5--0-5r-------------|- C#m7 A Oh, oh, listen to the music F#7 A All the time G|--------------------------------------------------- D|-(4r)----4----4-/-77--66--44-------------------------- A|------4-----4-----------------77--55--44--22--0r---(4r)-- E|----------------------------------------------------------- F#7 A All the time Interlude:: 01:19 E A G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------7rr--|---------------------------------| A|-7r----7------5---7r----7-------|-7r----7------5---7r----7--------| E|----77-----7---------77---------|----77-----7---------77----5-6-7-| Verse 2/1:: 01:28 G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------7rr--|---------------------------------| A|-7r----7------5---7r----7-------|-7r----7--7-6-4r------4----4-(2r)| E|----77-----7---------77---------|----77------------44-----4r------| E Well I know, you know better A Everything I say G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|----9r-----9r---9r---9r---9rr--(7)-| A|(2r)----2----2-0r--2--4--5--(7)-|-7-------7----7----7----7----------| E|----22-----2--------------------|-----------------------------------| E C#m Meet me in the country for a day B We’ll be happy A And we’ll dance A E A Oh, we’re gonna dance our blues away Bridge:: 01:44 (instrumental) G|---------------------------------||- D|---------------------------------||- A|-7r----7------5---7r----7--------||- E|----77-----7---------77----5-6-7-||- Verse 2/2:: 01:46 G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|---------------------------7rr--|----------------------------------| A|-7r----7------5---7r----7-------|-7r----7--7-6-4r------4----4-(2r)-| E|----77-----7---------77---------|----77------------44-----4r-------| E And if I’m feelin’ good to you A And you’re feelin’ good to me G|--------------------------------|------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|----9r-----9r---9r---9r---9rr-------| A|(2r)----2----2-0r--2--4--5--(7)-|-7-------7----7----7----7------(4r)-| E|----22-----2--------------------|------------------------------------| E C#m There ain’t nothin’ we can’t do or say B A Feelin’ good, feeling fine A E Oh, baby, let the music play Chorus:: 02:06 G|----------------------------------|- D|----------------------------------|- A|(4r)---4---------------0-2-3-(4r)-|- X2 E|----44----3-4-5--0-5r-------------|- C#m7 A Oh, oh, listen to the music C#m7 A Oh, oh, listen to the music G|----------------------------------|- D|--------------------------2-(4r)--|- A|-4r----4----------------4---------|- E|----44----3-4-5--0-5r-------------|- C#m7 A Oh, oh, listen to the music F#7 A All the time G|--------------------------------------------------- D|-(4r)----4----4-/-77--66--44-------------------------- A|------4-----4-----------------77--55--44--22--0r---(4r)-- E|----------------------------------------------------------- F#7 A All the time Middle 8:: 02:27 G|---------------------------|----------------------------|- D|-------12rr----7rr---------|--------12rr----7rr----(7r)-|- A|-7rr------------------7rr--|-7rr------------------------|- E|---------------------------|----------------------------| E D Like a lazy flowing river A E Surrounding castles in the sky E D And the crowd is growing bigger A List’nin’ for the happy sounds G|--------------------------------- D|-(77)--66--44------------------------ A|---------------77--55--44--22--0r---(4r)-- E|-------------------------------------- A And I got to let them fly Chorus / Outro:: 02:46 repeat X4 to fade... G|----------------------------------|- D|----------------------------------|- A|-4r----4---------------0-2-3-(4r)-|- X2 E|----44----3-4-5--0-5r-------------|- C#m7 A Oh, oh, listen to the music C#m7 A Oh, oh, listen to the music G|----------------------------------|- D|--------------------------2-(4r)--|- A|-4r----4----------------4---------|- E|----44----3-4-5--0-5r-------------|- C#m7 A Oh, oh, listen to the music F#7 A All the time G|--------------------------------------------------- D|-(4r)----4----4-/-77--66--44-------------------------- A|------4-----4-----------------77--55--44--22--0r---(4r)-- E|----------------------------------------------------------- F#7 A All the time End: 04:43
