And The Band Plays chords by Take That

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: E

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
|A E |B F#m |
|A E |B   |
|A E |B F#m |
|A E |B   |


Verse 1:
  A    E
If life was simple
B           A   E  B F#m
Every day like Sunday afternoon
     A   E
There'd be no reason
  B             A   E  B F#m
To wake up, fight back, be a better you

Pre-Chorus 1:
   A      E
Come dance by the fire
       B
'Til you're feeling higher
      A     E
Than the State of Empire
     B    F#m
Let that New York feeling
      E
Kill your pain into your ears
     F#m
Let the rhythm dry your tears
    B
As the world stops


Chorus:
          A E B F#m
And the band plays
 A       E       B
Walking to the light all of a sudden
          A E B F#m
And the band plays
A       E        B
Always making something out of nothing
      A       E
Turn your heartache into loving
F#m
 And the band plays


Instrumental:
|A E |B F#m |
|A E |B   |


Verse 2:
  A     E
Beware the straight roads
B               A     E B F#m
Or they'll catch you sleeping at the wheel
   A    E     B
The warning sirens are more than sounds
          A    E  B F#m
There's something you can feel


Pre-Chorus 2:
   A       E
Come let down your hair
     B
Let your despair be shared
     A       E
You can dance in your bed
     B    F#m
Let that downtown feeling
      E
Kill your pain and all your fears
     F#m
Let the rhythm dry your tears
    B
As the work stops


Chorus:
          A E B F#m
And the band plays
 A       E       B
Walking to the light all of a sudden
          A E B F#m
And the band plays
A       E        B
Always making something out of nothing
      A       E
Turn your heartache into loving
F#m
 And the band plays


Instrumental:
|A E |B F#m |
|A E |B   |
|A E |B F#m |
|A E |B   |


Chorus 2:
B
 And the band plays
 A     E
Boom boom boom
B    F#m
Pow wow wow
 A       E
Crashing on the cymbals
B
 And the band plays
 A     E
Boom boom boom
B    F#m
Pow wow wow
 A         E
Can you hear the trumpets
  B            A E B F#m
Screaming at the trombones
 A       E        B
Walking to the light all of a sudden
          A E B F#m
And the band plays
        A       E        B
You know we're always making something out of nothing
      A       E   B
Turn your heartache into loving
F#m
 And the band plays


Ending:
|A E |B F#m |
|A E |B   |
|A E |B F#m |
|A E |B   |