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Pure And Easy
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[Intro]
C G/C F9/C G/C
[Verse]
There Conce was a G/Cnote, Fadd9/Cpure and G/Ceasy
C G/C Fadd9/C G/C C
G/C Fadd9/C G/C C G/C Fadd9/C
PG/Claying so free like a breath, rippling by
Fmaj7 Dm6[or Dm/F]
The note is eternal, I hear it, it sees me,
Fmaj7 Dm6 C G/C
Fadd9/CForever wG/Ce blenCd G/Cas, fFadd9/Corever we G/Cdie
[Chorus]
I Clistened and I Dmheard Fmusic in a Gword,
e|------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------3-------|
G|--------------------------------4---------|
D|--------------3-5/7----3----3-5-----------|
A|--3-------3-5-----------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
and Cwords when you Dmplayed your guiFtarG
The Dmnoise that I was Emhearing was a Gmillion people Amcheering
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------5--7/9--7-------|
D|------------------5-7/9------------5--------5-7-----------------|
A|----5--------5-7------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
GAnd a child flew past me C/Griding in a G7starC/G
G|-----------------7-------8------8-----7-----7-----8-----7-------|
D|------------8------8-------8------8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----|
A|--------------7------7-------9------9-----7-----7-----9-----7---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
As Dsus4people assemble, Dcivilization
G G7 C/G G G7
C/GIs tGrying to find a new way to die
AmEmsus4 E
But killing is really merely scene changer
Am Dm/F Am Dm/F
AFmaj7/All men aAmre bored with other men's lives
[Chorus]
I Clistened and I Dmheard Fmusic in a Gword,
e|------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------3-------|
G|--------------------------------4---------|
D|--------------3-5/7----3----3-5-----------|
A|--3-------3-5-----------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
and Cwords when you Dmplayed your guiFtarG
The Dmnoise that I was Emhearing was a Gmillion people Amcheering
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------5--7/9--7-------|
D|------------------5-7/9------------5--------5-7-----------------|
A|----5--------5-7------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
GAnd a child flew past me C/Griding in a G7starC/G
G|-----------------7-------8------8-----7-----7-----8-----7-------|
D|------------8------8-------8------8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----|
A|--------------7------7-------9------9-----7-----7-----9-----7---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
Gas on the hillside, oil in the teacup
Watch all the chords of life lose their joy
Distortion becomes somehow pure in its wildness
The note that began all can also destroy.
Am C/A(Am7) Dm/F G/A
We all know success when we all find our own dream
And our love is enough to knock down any wall
And the future's been seen as men try to realize
AmThe simple Am7/Asecret of the Dm/Fnote in G/Aus all
[Instrumental]
Am C F G
[Chorus]
I Clistened and I Dmheard Fmusic in a Gword,
e|------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------3-------|
G|--------------------------------4---------|
D|--------------3-5/7----3----3-5-----------|
A|--3-------3-5-----------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
and Cwords when you Dmplayed your guiFtarG
The Dmnoise that I was Emhearing was a Gmillion people Amcheering
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------5--7/9--7-------|
D|------------------5-7/9------------5--------5-7-----------------|
A|----5--------5-7------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
GAnd a child flew past me C/Griding in a G7starC/G
G|-----------------7-------8------8-----7-----7-----8-----7-------|
D|------------8------8-------8------8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----|
A|--------------7------7-------9------9-----7-----7-----9-----7---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
[Today is the day when sound curdles mountains
Flowing and blowing each man it its wake
Destroying itself in the end with vibration
There's nothing on earth its challenge can take
Excepting one note]
[Outro]
There once was a note... listen
A A A/G G D/F#
e||------------------------3--2--------------||
B||------------------------3--3--------------||
G||---------2~-------------0--2--------------||
D||---------2~-------------0--0--------------||
A||----0----0~-------------------------------||
E||---------------3^--------------0--2---3^--||
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Pure And Easy
by The Who
Chords in this song · guitar
C
G/C
F9/C
Fadd9/C
Fmaj7
Dm6
Dm/F
Dm
F
G
Em
Am
C/G
G7
Dsus4
D
E
Fmaj7/A
C/A
Am7
G/A
Am7/A
A
D/F#
[Intro]
C G/C F9/C G/C
[Verse]
C G/C Fadd9/C G/C
There once was a note, pure and easy
C G/C Fadd9/C G/C C
G/C Fadd9/C G/C C G/C Fadd9/C
G/C
Playing so free like a breath, rippling by
Fmaj7 Dm6 Dm/F
[or ]
The note is eternal, I hear it, it sees me,
Fmaj7 Dm6 C G/C
Fadd9/C G/C C G/C Fadd9/C G/C
Forever we blend as, forever we die
[Chorus]
C Dm F G
I listened and I heard music in a word,
e|------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------3-------|
G|--------------------------------4---------|
D|--------------3-5/7----3----3-5-----------|
A|--3-------3-5-----------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
C Dm F G
and words when you played your guitar
Dm Em G Am
The noise that I was hearing was a million people cheering
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------5--7/9--7-------|
D|------------------5-7/9------------5--------5-7-----------------|
A|----5--------5-7------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G C/G G7 C/G
And a child flew past me riding in a star
G|-----------------7-------8------8-----7-----7-----8-----7-------|
D|------------8------8-------8------8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----|
A|--------------7------7-------9------9-----7-----7-----9-----7---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
Dsus4 D
As people assemble, civilization
G G7 C/G G G7
C/G G
Is trying to find a new way to die
Am E
Emsus4
But killing is really merely scene changer
Am Dm/F Am Dm/F
Fmaj7/A Am
All men are bored with other men's lives
[Chorus]
C Dm F G
I listened and I heard music in a word,
e|------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------3-------|
G|--------------------------------4---------|
D|--------------3-5/7----3----3-5-----------|
A|--3-------3-5-----------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
C Dm F G
and words when you played your guitar
Dm Em G Am
The noise that I was hearing was a million people cheering
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------5--7/9--7-------|
D|------------------5-7/9------------5--------5-7-----------------|
A|----5--------5-7------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G C/G G7 C/G
And a child flew past me riding in a star
G|-----------------7-------8------8-----7-----7-----8-----7-------|
D|------------8------8-------8------8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----|
A|--------------7------7-------9------9-----7-----7-----9-----7---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
Gas on the hillside, oil in the teacup
Watch all the chords of life lose their joy
Distortion becomes somehow pure in its wildness
The note that began all can also destroy.
Am C/A Am7 Dm/F G/A
()
We all know success when we all find our own dream
And our love is enough to knock down any wall
And the future's been seen as men try to realize
Am Am7/A Dm/F G/A
The simple secret of the note in us all
[Instrumental]
Am C F G
[Chorus]
C Dm F G
I listened and I heard music in a word,
e|------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------3-------|
G|--------------------------------4---------|
D|--------------3-5/7----3----3-5-----------|
A|--3-------3-5-----------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
C Dm F G
and words when you played your guitar
Dm Em G Am
The noise that I was hearing was a million people cheering
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------5--7/9--7-------|
D|------------------5-7/9------------5--------5-7-----------------|
A|----5--------5-7------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G C/G G7 C/G
And a child flew past me riding in a star
G|-----------------7-------8------8-----7-----7-----8-----7-------|
D|------------8------8-------8------8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----|
A|--------------7------7-------9------9-----7-----7-----9-----7---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
[Today is the day when sound curdles mountains
Flowing and blowing each man it its wake
Destroying itself in the end with vibration
There's nothing on earth its challenge can take
Excepting one note]
[Outro]
There once was a note... listen
A A A G D/F#
/G
e||------------------------3--2--------------||
B||------------------------3--3--------------||
G||---------2~-------------0--2--------------||
D||---------2~-------------0--0--------------||
A||----0----0~-------------------------------||
E||---------------3^--------------0--2---3^--||
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