Chords for RIP: AL JARREAU - Distracted (Lyrics)

Tempo:
86.3 bpm
Chords used:

Dm

Gm

F

Bb

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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RIP:  AL JARREAU - Distracted (Lyrics) chords
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[Dm] [Gm] [Dm] And [Bb]
[F] she would [Gm] come back to you.
[Dm] [Gm]
[F] I want to talk to you [Bb] too.
[Dm] [Gm]
[Dm] She would [Gm] come back to you.
[F] [Bb] [Dm]
I was lonely.
[Gm] [Dm] Sad and so distracted.
[Gm] [Dm] [Gm]
I took the [Dm] highway.
[C] [Gm] It was a [A] love way [Dm] in [Gm] disguise.
[F] [Bb]
[Dm] Because [Gm] only [Dm] [Gm] my love that [F] chain reacted.
[Gm] [Dm] [Bb] Found [C] the deep too [Bb] long the way.
[Eb] With a song [Dm] short the toad.
[E] I was lonely.
[F] Sad and so [Dm] distracted.
[Gm] [Dm] [Bb]
[Dm] I was lonely.
[Gm] [F] So sad and so distracted.
[C] [F] [Gm]
[Dm] Taking the [C] freeway.
[F] [E] But when I [A] broke free, [Dm] I closed my [Gm] eyes.
[Dm] [Gm]
[F] I was lonely.
Mama, please hold [Gm] me.
[F] [Gm] I'm real close [F] because I've been [Gm] fractured.
[Dm] [Gm]
[Am] There was a deep too [Bb] long the way.
[Eb] With a soft [Dm] shoulder to the feet.
[E] You can hear me, I'm lonely.
I was lonely.
[F] Sad and so distracted.
I was lonely.
[Gm] [F] Loose [Gm]
[Dm] the tear drops running [Gm]
[F] down on my cheek.
Down on my cheek.
Notice the laughter.
[Gm] Making [Db] it [Dm] loud a good [Bb] disguise.
[Dm] I'm taking my [Gm] heartaches [Dm] [Bb] for a [F] little ride on Main [Gm] Street, y'all.
[F]
[C] That was a deep, [Dm] long way.
[Cm] Just another heart [Dm] that's starting.
[E] You can be lonely, lonely, [F] lonely, lonely.
Sad and so distracted.
[Dm] Play [Gm] your heart, play all your [Dm] heart.
[Gm] [Dm] [Gm]
[C] [Bb] [F] [Am] [F] [Fm]
[Gm] [Am] [Bb] [A]
[Dm] [Gm] That [Dm] [Bb]
[Dm] [Gm] [F]
[Dm]
[Am] was a deep, long [Bb] way.
[Eb] Just another [Dm] heart that's starting.
[E] Leaving me lonely, lonely, [F] lonely, lonely.
Sad and [D] so distracted.
[Gm] [Am] [Bb]
[Am] [Dm] [Gm] I [F] was lonely.
[Gm] [Dm] Sad [Bb] and [F] so [Gm] distracted.
[Dm] [Gm] I had [Dm] to go highway.
[Bb] [F] But [E] it was the [Db] love way [Dm] in the [Bb] sky.
[F] Sitting here only.
[Gm] [F] Because [Gm] my love has chain [F] reacted.
That was [Am] a deep, long [Dm] way.
And I [Eb] saw a shoulder [Bb] today.
[E] Leaving me lonely, lonely, [F] lonely, lonely.
Sad [C] and so [Dm] distracted.
[Gm] I've been so [Dm] lonely.
[Bb] I've [F] been so distracted.
[Bb] [Dm] [Bb] [C]
[Dm] [Gm] [Am] [Dm] [Bb] [C]
[Dm] [Gm] [C] [Dm] [C]
[Dm] [Gm] [C] [Dm] [C]
[Dm] [Gm] [C] [Dm] [C]
[Dm] [Gm] [C] [Dm] [Gm] [Am]
[Gm] [Am] [Dm] [Gm] [Am]
[Dm] [Gm] [C] [Dm] That [Gm] [C]
[F] [E] [C] [Dm] [G] [C] was [Dm] [Gm] a deep, [C] [Dm] [C]
[Dm] [Gm] [C] [F]
long [Gm] [Dm]
way.
And I saw a shoulder today. you
Key:  
Dm
2311
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Dm
2311
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
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To learn Al Jarreau - Distracted chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Gm, Dm, Gm, C, Dm, C, Gm, F and Gm of chords. A good strategy is to initiate at 43 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 86 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: F Major.

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[Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ [Dm] And _ [Bb] _ _
[F] she would [Gm] come back to you.
[Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[F] I want to talk to you [Bb] too.
[Dm] _ _ _ [Gm] _
[Dm] She would [Gm] come back to you.
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ [Dm]
I was lonely.
[Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ Sad and so distracted.
[Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _
I took the [Dm] highway.
_ [C] _ [Gm] _ It was a [A] love way [Dm] in [Gm] disguise.
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _
[Dm] Because [Gm] only _ [Dm] _ [Gm] my love that [F] chain reacted.
[Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] Found [C] the deep too [Bb] long the way.
[Eb] With a song [Dm] short the toad.
[E] I was lonely.
_ [F] Sad _ _ and so [Dm] distracted.
_ [Gm] _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _
[Dm] I was lonely.
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ So sad and so distracted.
_ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm]
[Dm] Taking the [C] freeway.
_ [F] _ [E] But when I [A] broke free, [Dm] I closed my [Gm] eyes.
[Dm] _ _ [Gm] _
[F] I was lonely.
Mama, please hold [Gm] me.
_ [F] _ [Gm] I'm real close [F] because I've been [Gm] fractured.
_ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _
[Am] There was a deep too [Bb] long the way.
[Eb] With a soft [Dm] shoulder to the feet.
[E] You can hear me, I'm lonely.
I was lonely.
[F] _ Sad and so distracted.
I was lonely.
[Gm] _ _ [F] Loose [Gm] _
[Dm] the tear drops running [Gm] _
[F] down on my cheek.
_ Down on my cheek.
Notice the laughter.
[Gm] _ _ Making [Db] it [Dm] loud a good [Bb] disguise.
[Dm] _ _ I'm taking my [Gm] heartaches _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] for a [F] little ride on Main [Gm] Street, y'all.
[F] _ _ _
[C] That was a deep, [Dm] long way.
[Cm] Just another heart [Dm] that's starting.
[E] You can be lonely, lonely, [F] lonely, lonely.
Sad and so _ distracted.
[Dm] Play [Gm] your heart, play all your [Dm] heart.
_ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[C] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ [F] _ _ [Fm] _
[Gm] _ _ [Am] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [A] _
[Dm] _ _ [Gm] That [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[Am] was a deep, long [Bb] way.
[Eb] Just another [Dm] heart that's starting.
[E] Leaving me lonely, lonely, [F] lonely, lonely.
Sad and [D] so distracted.
[Gm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] I [F] was lonely.
[Gm] _ _ [Dm] Sad [Bb] and [F] so [Gm] distracted.
_ _ [Dm] [Gm] I had [Dm] to go highway.
[Bb] _ _ [F] But [E] it was the [Db] love way [Dm] in the [Bb] sky.
[F] _ _ _ Sitting here only.
[Gm] _ _ [F] Because [Gm] my love has chain [F] reacted.
_ _ _ _ _ That was [Am] a deep, long [Dm] way.
And I [Eb] saw a shoulder [Bb] today.
[E] Leaving me lonely, lonely, [F] lonely, lonely.
_ Sad [C] and so [Dm] distracted.
[Gm] I've been so [Dm] lonely.
[Bb] I've [F] been so distracted.
[Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _
[Dm] _ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _ [Dm] _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
[Dm] _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _
[Dm] _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _
[Dm] _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _
[Dm] _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ [Am] _
[Dm] _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ [Dm] That [Gm] _ [C] _
[F] _ [E] _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ [G] [C] was [Dm] [Gm] a deep, [C] _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _
[Dm] _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _
long [Gm] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ way.
And I saw a shoulder today. you _

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