Distracted Chords by Al Jarreau

Tempo:
86.5 bpm
Chords used:

Dm

Gm

F

C

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Al Jarreau - Distracted chords
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[Dm] [Bb] [Dm] [Gm]
[F] [Bb] [F] [Gm]
[Dm] [Bb] [Dm] [Gm]
[Dm] [Bb] [F] [Bb] I [F] was lonely, [Gm] [Dm] sad and so distracted.
[Gm] [Dm] [Gm] I took the highway, [C] [Gm] it was a long [Db] way [Dm] in disguise.
[Bb] Now [Dm] because only [Gm] [Dm] [Gm] my love had changed [F] my [Gm] attitude.
[Dm] [Gm] There [Am] was a deep, long [Bb] way with [Eb] a sore [Bb] shoulder to take.
[E] Leaving me all lonely, [F] sadly but sad and so [Dm] distracted.
[Gm] [Dm] [Gm] [F]
I was lonely, so sad and so distracted.
I was lonely, [C] [F] taking [Gm]
[Dm] the freeway.
[C] [F] [Gm] But when I broke [A] free, [Dm] I closed my [Gm] eyes.
[Dm] [Bb] [F]
Mama, please hold [Gm] me [F] [Gm] real close, cause [F] I've been fractured.
[Gm] [Dm] [Bb]
[Am] There was a deep, long [Bb] way [Eb] with a soft [Dm] shoulder to take.
[E] Leaving me all lonely, [F] sad and so distracted.
[Gm] [Dm] [Gm]
[F] I noticed the tear drops [Gm] running [F] down on my cheek.
I noticed the laughter, [Gm] making it [Db]
[F] last a good [Bb] disguise.
[F] I'm taking my [Gm] heartaches, [Dm] [Gm] for a [Dm] little ride on Main [Gm] Street.
[F]
[C] There was a deep, [Dm] long way, [Cm] just [Dm] another heart that's throbbing.
[E] Leaving me all lonely, lonely, [Db] lonely, lonely, [F] sad and so distracted.
[Dm] Play [Gm] your heart, your [Dm] heart.
[Gm] [Dm] [Gm]
[Am] [Dm] [C] [F] [Fm]
[Gm] [C] [Bb] [A]
[Dm] I'm taking my heart, my heart.
[G] [Dm] [Bb]
[F] There [Gm] [F]
[C] [Dm]
[Am] was a deep, long [F] way, [Eb] just another [Dm] heart that's throbbing.
[E] Leaving me all lonely, lonely, [F] lonely, lonely, sad and [D] so distracted.
[Gm] [Am] [Gm]
[Am] [Gm] [Dm] Distracted.
[Gm] I [F] was lonely, [Bb] [Dm] [Bb] sad and [Dm] so distracted.
[Gm] [D] [Gm]
[Dm] I took the highway, [Gm] [F] but [E] it was the [Db] low [F] way in the [Bb] sky.
[Dm] Sitting here only, [Gm] [F] [Gm] because my love had [F] chained me active.
There [Am] was a deep, long [Dm] way, and [Cm] a soft [Dm] shoulder to take.
Leaving [E] me all lonely, lonely, [G] [C] lonely, lonely, sad and so distracted.
[Dm] [Gm] [Am] [Dm] [Gm] Distracted.
[Am] [F] [Bb] [F] [Bb]
[Am] [Dm] [Gm] [Dm] [Bb] [Dm]
[C] [Dm] [Bb] [C] [Dm]
[C] [Dm] [Gm] [C] [Dm] [Gm]
[C] [Dm] [Gm] [C] [Dm]
[C] [Gm] [C] [Dm] [Gm]
[Am] [Dm] [Gm] So [Am] distracted.
[Dm] [Gm]
[Am] [Dm] [Gm] So [C] [Dm] [C]
[F] [Gm] [C] [Dm] distracted.
[Bb] [C] [Dm] [Gm] [C] [Dm] [C]
[Dm] [Gm] [C] [Dm] [Bb]
Key:  
Dm
2311
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
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To start learning Al Jarreau - Distracted chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Gm, Dm, Gm, C, Dm, Am, Dm, Gm, F and Gm. Set your pace at 43 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 86. Considering the song's key of F Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] I [F] was lonely, [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ sad and so distracted.
[Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ [Gm] I took the highway, _ [C] _ [Gm] it was a long [Db] way [Dm] in disguise.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] Now [Dm] because only [Gm] _ _ [Dm] [Gm] my love had changed [F] my [Gm] attitude.
_ _ [Dm] _ [Gm] _ There [Am] was a deep, long [Bb] way with [Eb] a sore [Bb] shoulder to take.
[E] Leaving me all lonely, [F] sadly but sad and so [Dm] distracted.
_ [Gm] _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ [F]
I was lonely, _ _ _ so sad and so distracted.
I was lonely, _ [C] _ [F] _ taking [Gm]
[Dm] the freeway.
[C] _ _ [F] [Gm] But when I broke [A] free, [Dm] I closed my [Gm] eyes.
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ [F]
Mama, please hold [Gm] me _ [F] _ [Gm] real close, cause [F] I've been fractured.
[Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _
[Am] There was a deep, long [Bb] way [Eb] with a soft [Dm] shoulder to take.
[E] Leaving me all lonely, _ [F] sad and so distracted.
[Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _
[F] I noticed the tear drops _ [Gm] running [F] down on my cheek.
_ _ _ I noticed the laughter, _ [Gm] _ _ making it [Db]
[F] last a good [Bb] disguise.
_ [F] _ _ I'm taking my [Gm] heartaches, _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] for a [Dm] little ride on Main [Gm] Street.
_ [F] _ _ _
[C] There was a deep, [Dm] long way, [Cm] just [Dm] another heart that's throbbing.
[E] Leaving me all lonely, lonely, [Db] lonely, lonely, [F] sad and so distracted.
_ _ [Dm] Play [Gm] your heart, your [Dm] heart.
_ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Am] _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [Fm] _
[Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [A]
[Dm] I'm taking my heart, my heart.
_ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
[F] There _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _
[Am] was a deep, long [F] way, [Eb] just another [Dm] heart that's throbbing.
[E] Leaving me all lonely, lonely, [F] lonely, lonely, sad and [D] so distracted.
[Gm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Am] _ _ [Gm] _ [Dm] Distracted.
_ [Gm] I [F] was lonely, [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] sad and [Dm] so distracted.
[Gm] _ _ [D] _ [Gm] _ _
[Dm] I took the highway, [Gm] _ _ [F] but [E] it was the [Db] low [F] way in the [Bb] sky.
[Dm] _ _ _ Sitting here only, [Gm] _ _ [F] _ [Gm] because my love had [F] chained me active.
There _ _ _ [Am] was a deep, long [Dm] way, and [Cm] a soft [Dm] shoulder to take.
Leaving [E] me all lonely, lonely, [G] _ [C] lonely, lonely, sad and so distracted.
[Dm] _ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _ [Dm] [Gm] Distracted. _
[Am] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Am] _ [Dm] _ [Gm] _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _
[C] _ [Dm] _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[C] _ [Dm] _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _
[C] _ [Dm] _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[C] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ [Gm] _ _
[Am] _ [Dm] _ [Gm] So [Am] distracted.
[Dm] _ [Gm] _ _
[Am] _ [Dm] _ [Gm] So [C] _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ [Gm] _ [C] _ [Dm] distracted.
[Bb] _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ [Gm] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Dm] _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ [Bb] _ _

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