Play On chords by Raspberries

Chords with lyrics

"Play On"
			 (S. McCall - E. Carmen)

Intro:

	lead guitar [bars 1-5]:
	rhythm guitar [bars 3-8]:

	 v   v   v   v
	--------------------------
	--------------------------
	--------------------------
	--------------------------
	----------2-----5-----7*--
	-0*-0-/4----/7----/9--0---
	 * 1st only      * 5th only

	bass [bars 5-8]:

	 v   v   v   v
	----------4--4------------
	-4**---6--------------6---
	-7*-7-----------5--4------
	--------------------------
	 * first time
	 ** repeats

	lead guitar [bars 6-8]:

	[6]            [7]
	 v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v
	--------------------------|--------------------------
	--------------------------|----------12----15----17--
	--------------------------|------/13---/16-----------
	----------9-----12----14--|----14--------------------
	----7-/11---/14---/16-----|--------------------------
	--------------------------|--------------------------

	[8]
	 v     v     v     v
	-19b21-----19b21---16-19-16-------------
	----------------------------19-17-19b21-
	----------------------------------------
	----------------------------------------
	----------------------------------------
	----------------------------------------
			   ^^^^^^^^
	           triplets


Verse 1:

	    E MajorE (w/intro riff)
	It's a hard life but you ...
	                  C# minorC#m
	It's a cold-hearted ...
	     F# minorF#m             A augmentedA
	And your fingers and ...
	      F# minorF#m             A augmentedA  BB
	But they're out there beggin' ....

Chorus:

	    E MajorE       A/EA/E      F#7F#7     BB
	So play on (while the ...)
	   G#G#     C# minorC#m    G#7G#7    C# minorC#m
	Play on (every ...
	     A augmentedA  Asus2Asus2 A augmentedA F#m/B
	And the nights ....

	[1, 3: E MajorE (intro riff, 2X)]
	[2:  (to bridge)]
	[4:  G# minorG#m A augmentedA (to coda)]
	  ...on

Verse 2:

	Take a break and find a ...

[repeat chorus]

Bridge:

	C majorC
	Critics comin' 'cause you're ....)
	A minorAm
	Play your hits and ....
	     E minorEm
	(So play on) ...
	   C majorC
	(Play on) ....
	   A augmentedA  A/BA/B
	Play on

[repeat intro riff, 2X]

[guitar solo over verse chords]

[repeat chorus]

[repeat verse 1 w/harmony vocal]

[repeat chorus]

Coda:

	   F# minorF#m G# minorG#m A augmentedA A/BA/B E MajorE
	The nights go on ....

	lead guitar (rhythm guitar plays jangly E-based figure):

	(E MajorE)                            [N.C.]
	 v v v v  v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v
	---------|-----------0-2-4-|-----------0-2-4-|-----------------
	---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
	---------|-----------1-2-4-|-----------1-2-4-|-----------------
	---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
	---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
	---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------3-2-0-
	(...on)

	bass:

	 v v v v  v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v
	---------|-----------131416|-------------1413|-----------------
	---------|-----------------|-----------14----|---14--14--5-4-2-
	---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----14----------
	---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
	(...on)

	guitar:

	           E5E5 [N.C.]         E5E5 [N.C.]
	 v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v
	--------------------------|--------------------------
	--------------------------|--------------------------
	--------------------------|--------------------------
	--------------------------|----------9-----12----14--
	----------2-----5-----7---|----7-/11---/14---/16-----
	-0--0-/4----/7----/9------|--------------------------

	bass:

	 v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v
	--------------------------|--------------------------
	----------------------2---|----------------2--2--2---
	----------------x--x------|--------------------------
	--------------------------|--------------------------
	        ^ ^ drum accent


	guitars:
	           E5E5
	 v   v   v   v
	--------------------------
	----------12----15-16-17--
	------/13---/16-----------
	----14----------------2---
	----------------------2---
	----------------3--2--0---
	        ^^^^^^^ rhythm guitar

	bass:

	 v   v   v   v
	--------------------------
	----------------5--4--2---
	--------------------------
	--------------------------


-- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers