How Do You Keep The Music Playing Chords by James Ingram

Tempo:
74.3 bpm
Chords used:

F

Db

G

Ab

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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How Do You Keep The Music Playing chords
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[F]
[Fm]
[Bbm] How do you keep [Db] the music [G] playing?
[Ab] [Ab] How do you make it last?
[Db] How do you keep the song from fading [G]
[Ab] too fast?
[Cm] [C]
[Fm] How do you [Ab] lose yourself [Bb] to someone
[Eb] and never [Cm] lose your way?
[D] How do you not run [F] out of new [G] things to [Cm] say?
[F]
[Bbm] And since we know [Db] we're always changing,
[Eb] how [Cm] can it be the [Fm] same?
[Db] And [Cm] tell me how [Bbm] year after year
you're sure your [Db] heart will fall apart
[Eb] each time you [Ab] hear [Db] his name.
[Ab] [C]
[Fm] [Ab]
[Eb] It's now or never!
[Ab] The more I love, the more that [D] I'm afraid
that in your [G] eyes I may not [Cm] see forever.
[F] Forever.
[Bbm] If we can [Db] be the best of [Ab] lovers,
yeah, be the [Fm] best of friends.
[Db] [Cm] If we can [F] try with every day to make it [Bb] better
as it grows,
with any luck, [Db] then I suppose
[Eb] the [Eb] music never [Db] [Ab] [Ebm] leaves.
[D]
[Gm] [Bb]
[F] It's now or never!
[Gm] The more [E] that I'm afraid
[G] that in [A] your eyes I may not [Dm] see forever.
[G]
[Cm] If we can be [F] the best of lovers,
yeah, be [G] the best of [Gm] friends.
[Eb] If we can try [G] with every day to make [Cm] it better
as it [C] grows,
with any luck, [F] then I suppose
the music never leaves.
[Eb] [F]
[Bb] How do you keep it playing, [G] baby?
Oh, [Eb] oh, oh, oh, oh.
I wanna know.
[Fm] How do you do it?
[Bb] How do [G] you keep the music playing?
[Eb] [Fm] [F]
Key:  
F
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Db
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G
2131
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
Db
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G
2131
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Learn the basic chords of James Ingram - How Do You Keep The Music Playing chords, with this master sequence: Fm, Bb, G, Eb, Cm, F, G, Ab, Db, G and Ab. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 37 BPM before aiming for the song's 74 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: Eb Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] How do you keep [Db] the music [G] playing? _
[Ab] [Ab] How do you make it last? _
[Db] How do you keep the song from fading [G] _
[Ab] too fast?
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Fm] How do you [Ab] lose yourself [Bb] to someone
[Eb] _ and never [Cm] lose your way? _
[D] _ How do you not run [F] out of new [G] things to [Cm] say?
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ And since we know [Db] we're always changing,
[Eb] _ how [Cm] can it be the [Fm] same? _
[Db] And [Cm] tell me how [Bbm] year after year
you're sure your [Db] heart will fall apart
[Eb] each time you [Ab] hear [Db] his name.
[Ab] _ _ [C] _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] It's now or never!
_ [Ab] The more I love, the more that [D] I'm afraid
_ _ that in your [G] eyes I may not [Cm] see forever.
_ _ [F] Forever. _ _
[Bbm] _ If we can [Db] be the best of [Ab] lovers,
yeah, be the [Fm] best of friends. _
[Db] _ [Cm] If we can [F] try with every day to make it [Bb] better
as it grows,
with any luck, [Db] then I suppose
[Eb] the [Eb] music _ never [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ [Ebm] leaves.
_ [D] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] It's now or never!
_ _ _ [Gm] The more [E] that I'm afraid
_ _ [G] that in [A] your eyes I may not [Dm] see forever.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Cm] If we can be [F] the best of lovers,
yeah, be [G] the best of [Gm] friends.
[Eb] _ If we can try [G] with every day to make [Cm] it better
as it [C] grows,
with any luck, [F] then I suppose
the music never leaves.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[Bb] How do you keep it playing, [G] baby?
Oh, [Eb] oh, oh, oh, oh.
I wanna know.
[Fm] How do you do it?
[Bb] How do _ [G] you keep the music playing?
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [F] _