Chords for Doobie Brothers ~ Listen To The Music 1972 Disco Purrfection Version

Tempo:
105.6 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

C#m

F#

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Doobie Brothers ~ Listen To The Music 1972 Disco Purrfection Version chords
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[C#] [E]
[C] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E] I feel it growing day [A] by day.
[E] People are [C#m] getting ready for the news.
[B] Some are happy, [A] some are sad.
[D] Oh, I've got [E] a tune to play.
[A]
[E] What the people need is a way to [A] make them smile.
[E] It ain't so hard to deal with [C#m] you now.
[B] Get a message, [A] get it on through.
Lord, now mama's [E] right.
[C#m] Whoa, whoa, [A] whoa, it's still a bein' sad.
[C#m] Whoa, whoa, whoa, [A] it's still a bein' sad.
[C#m] Whoa, whoa, whoa, [A] it's still a bein' sad.
[F#] All night.
[A]
[E] Well, [A] [E]
[A] [E] I know you know better than [A] everything I say.
[E] Meet me in the country [C#m] for a day.
[B] We'll be happy [A] and we'll dance.
Lord, I'm gonna dance the [E] blues way.
[A]
[E] If I'm feeling good to you and you're feeling [A] good to me,
[E] there ain't nothing we can't [C#m] do.
Say, [B] feeling good, [A] feeling fine.
[D] [A] Oh, let the [E] music play.
[C#m] Whoa, whoa, [A] whoa, it's still a bein' sad.
[C#m] Whoa, whoa, [A] whoa, it's still a bein' sad.
[C#m]
Whoa, whoa, whoa, it's [A] still a bein' sad.
[F#] All night.
[A]
[E]
[A] Day [E]
[A] [E]
[A] by day, [E] people are getting [C#m] ready for the news.
[B] Some are happy, [A] some are sad.
Oh, let the [E] music play.
[A]
[E] What the people need is a way to [A] make them smile.
[E] It ain't so hard to do it [C#m] your own how.
[B] Get a message, [A] get it on through.
[D] Lord, I'm gonna go.
[A] [E]
[C#m] Whoa, whoa, whoa, [A] it's still a bein' sad.
[C#m] Whoa, whoa, [A] whoa, it's still a bein' sad.
[C#m]
Whoa, whoa, whoa, [A] it's still a bein' sad.
[C#m] Whoa, whoa, whoa, [A] it's still a bein' sad.
[C#m] [A]
[C#m] [A]
[C#m] [A] It's still a bein' sad.
[C#m] It's [A] still a bein' sad.
[C#m]
Whoa, whoa, whoa, it's [A] still a bein' sad.
[C#m] Whoa, whoa, whoa, it's [A] still a bein' sad.
[C#m] the world is [A] busy [F#] on the [A] side
[E]
[Bm] [A] like [E]
[Em] [Bm] [A]
[E] a lazy [D] flowing river
[A] surrounding [E] castles in the sky
and the cloud [Bm] is growing bigger
[A] listening for the happy sound
of the rest of the world
[C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A] [F#]
[A]
[C#m] [A]
[C#m] [A]
[C#m] [A]
[F#] [A]
[C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A] [F#]
[A]
[C#m] [A]
[C#m] [A]
[E] [F#] [A]
[E] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A]
[F#]
[A] [B] [A]
[E] [N]
music
all the time
to the music
all the time
[E]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
C#m
13421114
F#
134211112
B
12341112
A
1231
E
2311
C#m
13421114
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To learn The Doobie Brothers - (Edit) Listen To The Music chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - C#m, A, C#m, A, E and A of chords. Start with a comfortable 52 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 106. With the song's key of E Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] I feel it growing day [A] by day.
[E] _ People are [C#m] getting ready for the news.
[B] Some are happy, [A] some are _ sad.
[D] Oh, I've got [E] a tune to play.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] What the people need is a way to [A] make them smile.
[E] It ain't so hard to deal with [C#m] you now. _
[B] Get a message, [A] get it on through. _
Lord, now mama's _ [E] right. _
[C#m] Whoa, whoa, [A] whoa, it's still a bein' sad.
[C#m] Whoa, whoa, whoa, [A] it's still a bein' sad.
[C#m] Whoa, whoa, whoa, [A] it's still a bein' sad.
[F#] All night.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ Well, _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] I know you know better than [A] everything I say.
[E] Meet me in the country [C#m] for a day.
_ [B] We'll be happy [A] and we'll _ dance.
Lord, I'm gonna dance the [E] blues way.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] If I'm feeling good to you and you're feeling [A] good to me,
[E] there ain't nothing we can't [C#m] do.
Say, _ [B] feeling good, [A] feeling fine. _
_ [D] [A] Oh, let the [E] music play. _
[C#m] Whoa, whoa, _ [A] whoa, it's still a bein' sad.
[C#m] Whoa, whoa, _ [A] whoa, it's still a bein' sad.
[C#m]
Whoa, whoa, whoa, it's [A] still a bein' sad.
[F#] All night.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] Day _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [A] by day, [E] people are getting [C#m] ready for the news.
_ [B] Some are happy, _ [A] some are _ sad.
Oh, _ let the [E] music play.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] What the people need is a way to [A] make them smile.
[E] It ain't so hard to do it [C#m] your own how. _
[B] Get a message, _ [A] get it on through. _
[D] Lord, I'm gonna go.
[A] _ [E] _ _ _
[C#m] Whoa, whoa, whoa, _ [A] it's still a bein' sad.
[C#m] Whoa, whoa, [A] whoa, it's still a bein' sad.
[C#m]
Whoa, whoa, whoa, [A] it's still a bein' sad.
[C#m] Whoa, whoa, whoa, [A] it's still a bein' sad. _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [A] It's still a bein' sad. _ _
[C#m] _ _ It's [A] still a bein' sad.
_ [C#m]
Whoa, whoa, whoa, it's [A] still a bein' sad. _
[C#m] Whoa, whoa, whoa, it's [A] still a bein' sad.
[C#m] the world is _ [A] busy [F#] on the _ _ [A] _ _ side _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [A] like _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ a lazy [D] flowing river
_ [A] _ surrounding [E] castles in the sky
_ _ _ and the cloud [Bm] is growing bigger
_ _ [A] listening for the happy sound
of the rest of the world
[C#m] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ music
all the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ time _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
to the music _ _ _
_ _ _ _ all _ the _ _ _ _ _ time
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by Tom Johnston.

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