Chords for Jerry Lee Lewis ---- Keep Me From Blowing Away 1973
Tempo:
93.2 bpm
Chords used:
F#m
E
B
A
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Yes,
[D]
I've spent [F#m] my whole lifetime [D] in a world where the sun shines, [G] made [F#m] excuses for not hanging around.
[Em]
[A] I've squandered [Em] my emotions [A] at the slightest of notion on the first easy woman [D] I found.
But soon all [F#m] the good times, [Bm] the gay times, the [E] play times, [G] like [F#] colors run together,
they [Em] fade.
[E]
[A] God, if you [Em] hear me, [A]
touch me and hold me and keep me from blowing
[D] away.
[B]
[E] There's times when I tremble, when my mind remembers [A] the days [G#m] that just crumbled [F#m] away.
[B] I've got nothing to show, but lines that I know are beginning to show in my [E] face.
Lord, [G#m] if you're listening,
[E] I ain't been much Christian,
[A] I ain't [C#m] got much coming to me.
[F#m] [F#]
[B] And [F#m]
[B]
keep me from blowing [E] away.
[B] Send the [F#m] sunshine [B] throughout [F#m] your [B] lifeline and keep me from blowing [E] away.
[F#] [G#m] [F#m] [E]
[N]
[D]
I've spent [F#m] my whole lifetime [D] in a world where the sun shines, [G] made [F#m] excuses for not hanging around.
[Em]
[A] I've squandered [Em] my emotions [A] at the slightest of notion on the first easy woman [D] I found.
But soon all [F#m] the good times, [Bm] the gay times, the [E] play times, [G] like [F#] colors run together,
they [Em] fade.
[E]
[A] God, if you [Em] hear me, [A]
touch me and hold me and keep me from blowing
[D] away.
[B]
[E] There's times when I tremble, when my mind remembers [A] the days [G#m] that just crumbled [F#m] away.
[B] I've got nothing to show, but lines that I know are beginning to show in my [E] face.
Lord, [G#m] if you're listening,
[E] I ain't been much Christian,
[A] I ain't [C#m] got much coming to me.
[F#m] [F#]
[B] And [F#m]
[B]
keep me from blowing [E] away.
[B] Send the [F#m] sunshine [B] throughout [F#m] your [B] lifeline and keep me from blowing [E] away.
[F#] [G#m] [F#m] [E]
[N]
Key:
F#m
E
B
A
D
F#m
E
B
_ _ Yes, _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I've spent [F#m] my whole lifetime [D] in a world where the sun shines, [G] _ made [F#m] excuses for not hanging around.
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] I've squandered [Em] my emotions [A] at the slightest of notion on the first easy woman [D] I found.
_ But soon all [F#m] the good times, [Bm] the gay times, the [E] play times, [G] like [F#] colors run together,
they [Em] fade.
_ [E] _ _
[A] God, if you [Em] hear me, [A]
touch me and hold me and keep me from blowing _
[D] away.
_ [B] _ _
[E] There's _ times when I tremble, when my mind remembers [A] the days [G#m] that just crumbled [F#m] away. _ _ _
[B] I've got nothing to show, but _ lines that I know are beginning to show in my [E] _ face. _ _ _
Lord, [G#m] if you're listening, _
[E] _ I ain't been much Christian, _
[A] _ I ain't [C#m] got much coming to me.
[F#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[B] And _ [F#m] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
keep me from blowing [E] away. _ _ _ _
[B] Send the _ _ [F#m] sunshine [B] throughout [F#m] your [B] lifeline and keep me from blowing [E] away.
[F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I've spent [F#m] my whole lifetime [D] in a world where the sun shines, [G] _ made [F#m] excuses for not hanging around.
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] I've squandered [Em] my emotions [A] at the slightest of notion on the first easy woman [D] I found.
_ But soon all [F#m] the good times, [Bm] the gay times, the [E] play times, [G] like [F#] colors run together,
they [Em] fade.
_ [E] _ _
[A] God, if you [Em] hear me, [A]
touch me and hold me and keep me from blowing _
[D] away.
_ [B] _ _
[E] There's _ times when I tremble, when my mind remembers [A] the days [G#m] that just crumbled [F#m] away. _ _ _
[B] I've got nothing to show, but _ lines that I know are beginning to show in my [E] _ face. _ _ _
Lord, [G#m] if you're listening, _
[E] _ I ain't been much Christian, _
[A] _ I ain't [C#m] got much coming to me.
[F#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[B] And _ [F#m] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
keep me from blowing [E] away. _ _ _ _
[B] Send the _ _ [F#m] sunshine [B] throughout [F#m] your [B] lifeline and keep me from blowing [E] away.
[F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _