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Key: Em
Tuning: Eb
π€ Intro:
D Em C D D Em
C D
D Em C D D Em
C D
π€ Verse:
Em D C
Just before dawn in the cold light
D Em
We came out of the night
D C D Em
A great expectation from the man who ran the show
D C
Will it rain, will it snow, will it shine, we don't know
D Em
Are there clouds up in the sky
D C
We sat in the sun, woah-oh-oh
π€ Chorus:
D D Em C D D Em
And the bands played on
C D D Em C D
And the bands played on
D Em C D
And the bands played on
π€ Verse 2:
Em D C
See the people, feel the power
D Em
There was sixty thousand there
D C D Em
Just like thunder the crowds began to roar
D C
Where you there, did ya know, did ya see all the show
D Em
There was magic in the air
D C
We sat in the sun, woah-oh-oh
π€ Chorus 2:
D D Em C D D Em
And the bands played on
C D D Em C D
And the bands played on
D Em C D
And the bands played on
π€ Verse 3:
Em D C
See the rainbow shining brightly
D Em
Shooting rockets to the sky
D C E Em
Making music and it rolled on through the night
D C
You could hear on the air rock n' roll everywhere
D Em
We were strangers in the night
D C
We sat in the sun, woah-oh-oh
π€ Chorus 3:
D D Em C D D Em
And the bands played on
C D D Em C D
And the bands played on
D Em C D D Em C D D Em
And the bands played on
C D D Em C D D Em
And the bands played on
C D Em
And the bands played on
Other versions of this song
- And The Bands Played On (Bass)
Song History
Published: October 11, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025