Chords for Ray Wilson | "Old Book On The Shelf" (From the Double Live Album "Time & Distance")

Tempo:
101.9 bpm
Chords used:

D

Bm

G

E

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ray Wilson | "Old Book On The Shelf"  (From the Double Live Album "Time & Distance") chords
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[F#m]
[E] [Bm]
[D] [E]
[Bm]
[D] [E]
[Bm] [D]
[E]
[D]
[D] [A] [Bm]
[G] [D]
[A]
[Bm]
[Em] [B] [G]
[F#m] [Bm]
[B] [Bm]
Alone [D] in a bar in an [E] old part of town
[Bm] Facing [D] the house [E] where Anne Frank lived
[B] [Bm] Rain dripping off [D] the window pane And [E] dancing in the street like children
[Bm] [D] The memories of war, [E] they seemed long gone
[Bm] [D] Something about the atmosphere [E] Felt like I was in an old movie somewhere
[Bm] And [D] over on the shelf [E] lay an old book It [G] looked like it had been there [D] for ages
[A] Stains on [Bm] the pages, [G] parts all [D]
rewritten [A] And some [F#] pages missing
[G] The bookmark [D] was worn at [A] the end [Bm]
[G] This book [D] had clearly [A] been read
[Bm]
Many times [D] before [E]
[Bm] Slipped [D] inside my [E]
man bag
[Bm]
Not [D] really sure if he'd happen [E] to see it I [Bm]
[D] tried to look away
[E] When the barman looked at me Well, [G] I guess he had seen that [D] before
[A] And simply [Bm] ignored it [G]
Laughed on [D] the inside
[A] As I tried [F#] to hide it [G] The bookmark [D] was worn at the [A]
end
[Bm] [G]
This book [D] had clearly [A] been read [Bm] Many times
[Em]
[B] [Bm]
[Em]
[B] [Bm]
[F#] [Em]
[B] [Bm]
[B] [Bm]
[B] Looked like [G] it had been there [D] for ages [A]
Stains on [Bm] the pages, [G]
parts [D] all rewritten
[A] And some pages [F#] missing [G] The bookmark [D] was worn at the [A]
end
[Bm]
[G] This [D] book had clearly been [A]
read [G] Many times before
[D]
[D] [N]
[D]
Key:  
D
1321
Bm
13421112
G
2131
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
Bm
13421112
G
2131
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To start learning Ray Wilson - Old Book On The Shelf chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: Bm, G, D, A, G, F# and G. Start with a comfortable 50 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 102. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of D Major in mind.

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_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ Alone [D] in a bar in an [E] old part of town _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ Facing [D] the house _ [E] where Anne Frank lived _
_ _ _ [B] _ [Bm] Rain dripping off [D] the window pane And [E] dancing in the street like children
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] The memories of war, [E] they seemed long gone _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] Something about the atmosphere _ [E] Felt like I was in an old movie somewhere
[Bm] _ _ And [D] over on the shelf [E] lay an old book It _ [G] looked like it had been there [D] for _ ages
[A] _ Stains on [Bm] the _ pages, [G] _ parts all [D] _
rewritten [A] And some [F#] pages missing
[G] The _ bookmark [D] was worn at [A] the end _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ This book [D] had clearly [A] been read
_ _ [Bm]
Many times [D] before _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ Slipped [D] inside my [E]
man bag
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ Not [D] really sure if he'd happen [E] to see it I _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [D] tried to look away
[E] When the barman looked at me Well, [G] I guess he had seen that [D] before
_ [A] And simply _ [Bm] ignored it [G] _
Laughed on [D] the inside
[A] As I tried [F#] to hide it [G] The _ bookmark [D] was worn at the [A] _
end
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G]
This book [D] had clearly [A] been read [Bm] Many times
_ [Em] _
_ _ _ [B] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [B] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] Looked like [G] it had been there [D] for _ ages [A] _
Stains on [Bm] the _ pages, [G] _
parts [D] all rewritten
_ [A] And some pages [F#] _ missing [G] The _ bookmark [D] was worn at the [A]
end
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[G] This [D] book had clearly been [A] _
read [G] Many times before
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song finds its place within the Time & Distance album.

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