Guitar Man

David Gates

[Intro]
C   F   G    Gsus4 G Gsus2 G  x2
 
 
[Verse 1]
C                       F                             G         Gsus4 G Gsus2 G
Who draws the crowd and plays so loud, baby, it's the guitar man
C                     F                              G         Gsus4 G Gsus2 G
Who's gonna steal the show, you know, baby, it's the guitar man
 
 
[Chorus I]
       Am                    F
He can make you love, he can make you cry
        Am                       D
He will bring you down and he'll get you high
Fmaj7                     Em7
Something keeps him going miles and miles a day
    Dm7                  G         Gsus4 G Gsus2 G
to find another place to play
 
 
[Verse 2]
C                     F                                G        Gsus4 G Gsus2 G
Night after night who treats you right, baby, it's the guitar man
C                 F                          G         Gsus4 G Gsus2 G
Who's on the radio, you go and listen to the guitar man
 
 
[Chorus II]
        Am                    F
When he comes to town and you see his face
        Am                      D
And you think you might like to take his place
Fmaj7                        Em7
Something keeps him drifting miles and miles away
Dm7                        G
searching for the songs to play
 
 
[Bridge]
         Dm            DmM7          Dm7               G Gsus4 G
Then you listen to the music and you like to sing along
    C               C/B           Am                   A7
You want to get the meaning out of each and every song
        Dm              DmM7
And you find yourself a message and some
Dm7                G       Gsus4 G   A Asus A   Fmaj7
words to call your own and take them home
 
 
[Solo]
C   F   G    Gsus4 G Gsus2 G  x2
 
 
[Chorus III]
       Am                    F
He can make you love, he can get you high
        Am                         D
He will bring you down, then he'll make, make you cry
Fmaj7                           Em7
Something keeps him moving, but no one seems to know
Dm7                       G
what it is that makes him go
 
 
[Outro]
         Dm              DmM7            Dm7                  G Gsus4 G
Then the lights begin to flicker and the sound is getting dim
    C               C/B           Am                      A7
The voice begins to falter and the crowds are getting thin
       Dm             DmM7              Dm7
But he never seems to notice, he's just got to find
G       Gsus4 G  A       Fmaj7      A     Fmaj7     A
another place to play….........Fade away…..… got to play…
Fmaj7   A    Fmaj7      A     Fmaj7     A
…… fade away………… Got to play…………...Fade away