Intro : GCDGC
Who draws the crowd and plays so loud,
D
Baby it's the guitar man.
GC
Who's gonna steal the show, you know
D
Baby it's the guitar man,
EmC
He can make you laugh, he can make you cry
EmA
He will bring you down, then he'll get you high
C7M Bm7
Somethin' keeps him goin', miles and miles a day
Am7D
To find another place to play.
GC
Night after night who treats you right,
D
Baby it's the guitar man
GC
Who's on the radio, you go listen
D
To the guitar man
EmC
Then he comes to town, and you see his face,
EmA
And you think you might like to take his place
C7M Bm7
Somethin' keeps him driftin' miles and miles away
Am7D
Searchin' for the songs to play.
Am Am7+ Am7DD/F#
Then you listen to the music and you like to sing along,
GD/F#EmE
You want to get the meaning out of each and ev'ry song
Am Am7+ Am7D
Then you find yourself a message and some words to call yourown
E
And take them home.
Solo 2x: ECEmC
He can make you love, he can get you high
EmA
He will bring you down, then he'll make you cry
C7M Bm7
Somethin' keeps him movin', but no one seems to know
Am7D
What it is that makes him go.
Am Am7+ Am7DD/F#
Then the lights begin to flicker and the sound is getting dim
GD/F#EmE
The voice begins to falter and the crowds are getting thin
Am Am7+ Am7
But he never seems to know this he's just got to find
DE
Another place to play,
CEC
Anyway got to play, anyway Got to play.
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