The Answer Chords by The Guess Who

Tempo:
101.85 bpm
Chords used:

Am

A

Dm

C

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Guess Who - The Answer chords
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[Em] [G] [A] [F#m]
[Em] [G] [A] [F#m]
[Em] It's no [G] good anymore [A] when [F#m] your hands are tied,
[G] Cause your friends found you out [A] when you [F#m] broke down and cried,
[Em] And the [G] bright colored [A] balls that you [F#m] held inside,
[Bm] Weren't the answer, no, [Am] no, no, [Cm] not the [D] answer.
[Gm]
[G#] [B] [E] [Em]
[A] E-e-e [B]-e [E]-e [G]-e-e-e-e [A]-e-e [Bm]-e-e-e-e-e
It's no good anymore [A] when you know all the [B] rules,
[Em] Cause your [Bm] friends pushed you out [A] and they all look like [Bm] fools,
And the stories that you sang [A] from the inside room,
[Bm] Weren't the answer, no, [Am] no, not [Cm] the answer
[Am] I'd like to help you [Dm] but you're past [F] that
[Am] [C] I'd like to help [Dm] you but it's too late
[Am] I'd like to look around [Dm] the corner just to find what I [F#m] could see
[F]
[Em]
[A] [Bm] [Em]
[A] [D] [A]
[E] [D]
[A] [Bm] [Em]
[A] [E] [F#]
[A] [B] [Em] It's no [Bm] good anymore [A] to abide by [Em] the [B] rules
[Em] Cause you're [G] graduating soon [A] from the loser's [Bm] school
And the country time lady [F#m] in the house on the [Bm] hill
Can't be the answer, no, [Am] no, no
[C] She's not [Cm] the answer
[Gm] [Am] I'd [C] like to help you [Dm] but you're past that
[Am] I'd like to help you [Dm] but it's [F] too late
[Am] I'd like to look [Dm] around the corner just to find what [F#m] I could see
[F]
[C] I'd like to help you [F] but you're past that
[Am] I'd like to help you [Dm] but it's too late
[C] I'd like to look [Dm] around the corner just to find [F#m] what I could see
[F]
[Am] I'd [C] like to help you [Dm] but you're too far gone
[Am] [C] I'd like to help you [Dm] out but it's too late now
[C] I'd like to help you [Dm] now but you're too far gone
[Am] Too late and you're too far [Dm] gone
Too late and you're [Am] too far [C] gone
[Dm]
[Am] Too late and you're too far [Dm] gone
[Am] [Dm]
[C] [Dm]
[Am] [C] [D]
[F] [Am] [C] [Dm]
[Am] [F]
[Am] [F]
[Am] [C] [Dm]
[E] [F]
Key:  
Am
2311
A
1231
Dm
2311
C
3211
Em
121
Am
2311
A
1231
Dm
2311
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To learn The Guess Who - (Outtake - 1970) The Answer chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Am, Dm, Am, C, F#m, Em, G, A, Dm and C. A good strategy is to initiate at 50 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 102 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: A Minor.

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_ [Em] _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ [F#m] _ _
_ [Em] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [F#m] _
_ [Em] It's no [G] good anymore [A] when [F#m] your hands are tied,
[G] Cause your friends found you out [A] when you [F#m] broke down and cried,
[Em] And the [G] bright colored [A] balls that you [F#m] held inside,
[Bm] Weren't the answer, no, [Am] no, no, _ [Cm] not the [D] answer.
[Gm] _
[G#] _ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[A] E-e-e [B]-e [E]-e [G]-e-e-e-e [A]-e-e [Bm]-e-e-e-e-e
It's no good anymore [A] when you know all the [B] rules,
[Em] Cause your [Bm] friends pushed you out [A] and they all look like [Bm] fools,
And the stories that you sang [A] from the inside room,
[Bm] Weren't the answer, no, [Am] no, _ not [Cm] the _ answer
[Am] I'd like to help you [Dm] but you're past [F] that
[Am] _ [C] I'd like to help [Dm] you but it's too late
[Am] I'd like to look around [Dm] the corner just to find what I [F#m] could see
_ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [B] _ [Em] It's no [Bm] good anymore [A] to abide by [Em] the [B] rules
[Em] Cause you're [G] graduating soon [A] from the loser's [Bm] school
And the country time lady [F#m] in the house on the [Bm] hill
Can't be the answer, no, [Am] no, no
[C] She's not [Cm] the answer
[Gm] [Am] I'd [C] like to help you [Dm] but you're past that
[Am] I'd like to help you [Dm] but it's [F] too late
[Am] I'd like to look [Dm] around the corner just to find what [F#m] I could see
[F] _ _
_ [C] I'd like to help you [F] but you're past that
[Am] I'd like to help you [Dm] but it's too late
[C] I'd like to look [Dm] around the corner just to find [F#m] what I could see
[F] _ _
_ _ [Am] I'd [C] like to help you [Dm] but you're too far gone
_ [Am] _ [C] I'd like to help you [Dm] out but it's too late now
_ [C] _ I'd like to help you [Dm] now but you're too far gone
_ [Am] Too late and you're too far [Dm] gone
Too late and you're [Am] too far [C] gone
_ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Am] Too late and you're too far [Dm] gone _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[F] _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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