Chords for Steve Forbert's Midsummer Night's Toast

Tempo:
114.2 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

Em

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Steve Forbert's Midsummer Night's Toast chords
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[D] [Em] [D]
[Em] [A]
[D] [G] [A]
[D] [G] [A]
[D] Here's to all you lucky dogs, [G] it's heads or tails.
[A] [D] Here's to all you filthy rich, [G] I wish you well.
[A] [D] Here's to all the pretty [G] women made for cash.
[A] [D] And here's to dashing daddy's [G] son, he's such a flash.
[A] [D] Well, I've been [Em] looking and walking [G] around this [D] Sunset Square.
[G] Singing and talking [C] with my [G] friends down there.
[D] [Em] Sitting [G] and listening with a young man's [D] ear.
[Em] Here's to [G] all the rainbow [D]
trees.
Here's to all the shitty [G] jobs that I despise.
[A] [D] Here's to two-bit guarantees [G] and all the lies.
[A] [D] Here's to roads of burning tar [G] and hot cement.
[A] [D] And here's to money in my hand [G] and where it went.
[D] I got my [Em] fingers [G] tapping on the hard stone [D] steps.
[Em] I'm waiting for [C] lightning and [G] the rains to fall.
[D] [G] Young lovers loafing with their [D] sidewalk [Em] smiles and [G] all their rainbow [D] dreams.
Amy Alice [G] in summer [D] with a sack lunch [G] and a punch card.
[D] See my sister [G] with a drag job.
Oh [D] man, she feels like [G] she's a [A] hundred [G]
[C#] [D] years ago.
[G]
[D] [G] [A]
[D] Well, here's to people living [G] lives that they regret.
[D] Working fingers to the [G] bone and sinking dead.
[A] [D] Here's to all the shaky tricks [G] what hustlers try.
[D] You know their easy money is oftentimes hard.
[G] You know they flash a grin and they [D] wink their eye.
I've been [G] living and breathing in the rat trap [D]
town.
Trying [G] to get over where [C] the [G] wall breaks down.
[D] Holding [Em] my [G] head up with my thin [D] tired arms [Em] and all [G] my rainbow [D] dreams.
[G]
[D] Yeah.
[G] [A] [D] [G] [A]
[D] [G]
[D]
[N]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
Em
121
C
3211
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
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Let's start jamming Steve Forbert, Steve Forbert - Steve Forberts Midsummer Nights Toast chords, Practice these chords sequence - G, D, G, A, D and Em. Set your pace at 57 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 114. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: D Major.

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[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
[D] Here's to all you lucky dogs, [G] it's heads or tails. _
[A] [D] Here's to all you filthy rich, [G] I wish you well.
[A] _ [D] Here's to all the pretty [G] women made for cash.
[A] [D] And here's to dashing daddy's [G] son, he's such a flash.
[A] [D] Well, I've been [Em] looking and walking [G] around this [D] Sunset Square.
_ [G] Singing and talking [C] with my [G] friends down there.
[D] _ [Em] Sitting [G] and listening with a young man's [D] ear.
[Em] Here's to [G] all the rainbow [D] _ _
trees.
_ Here's to all the shitty [G] jobs that I despise.
[A] [D] Here's to two-bit guarantees [G] and all the lies.
[A] [D] Here's to roads of burning tar [G] and hot cement.
_ [A] [D] And here's to money in my hand [G] and where it went.
[D] I got my [Em] fingers [G] tapping on the hard stone [D] steps.
[Em] I'm waiting for [C] lightning and [G] the rains to fall.
[D] _ [G] Young lovers loafing with their [D] sidewalk [Em] smiles and [G] all their rainbow [D] _ dreams.
Amy Alice [G] in summer _ [D] with a sack lunch [G] and a punch card.
[D] See my sister _ [G] with a drag job.
Oh [D] man, she feels like [G] she's a [A] hundred [G] _
[C#] [D] years ago.
_ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
[D] Well, here's to people living [G] lives that they regret.
_ [D] Working fingers to the [G] bone and sinking dead.
[A] _ [D] Here's to all the shaky tricks [G] what hustlers try.
[D] You know their easy money is oftentimes hard.
[G] You know they flash a grin and they [D] wink their eye.
I've been [G] living and breathing in the rat trap [D]
town.
Trying [G] to get over where [C] the [G] wall breaks down.
[D] Holding [Em] my [G] head up with my thin [D] tired arms [Em] and all _ [G] my rainbow _ [D] _ _ dreams.
[G] _ _ _
[D] Yeah.
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song is part of Alive on Arrival album.

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