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I Can Hear Music

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DAaaaaah oh
Verse 1:
DThis is the F#mway
GI always Adreamed it would be
DThe way that it F#mis, oh Goh
When you are Gm7holding Ame
GI never had a love of my own
AMaybe that's why when we're all alone
Chorus:
DI can hear music
EmI can hear A7music
DThe sound of the city baby Emseems to disapA7pear, o oh and
DI can hear D7music
GSweet sweet Gm6music
DWhenever you Bm7touch me baby
EmWhenA7ever you're Dnear
Verse 2:
DLovin' F#myou
GIt keeps me Asatisfied
DAnd I can't expF#mlain, oh Gno
The way I'm Gm7feeling Ainside
GYou look at me we kiss and then
AI close my eyes and here it comes again
Chorus:.......    
Bridge:
(  D)
I hear the music all the time, yeah
I hear the music, hold me tight now baby
(  A)
I hear the music all the time
           (  D)
I hear the music
I hear the music (baby)
Chorus:.......

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The story behind the song

This song captures the bittersweet feeling of finding solace in music when love is absent. It speaks to a deep longing, where the "sweet sweet music" fills a void, becoming a companion when one has "never had a love of [their] own." The melody itself offers comfort, a presence that returns whenever eyes are closed. The Beach Boys released their version of this Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Phil Spector song in 1969, with Carl Wilson on lead vocals. It plays like a heartfelt confession, finding warmth and connection in the sounds that surround us.

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I Can Hear Music

by The Beach Boys

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Gm7

Gm6

Bm7

Aaaaaah oh

Verse 1:

D F#m

This is the way

G A

I always dreamed it would be

D F#m G

The way that it is, oh oh

Gm7 A

When you are holding me

I never had a love of my own

Maybe that's why when we're all alone

Chorus:

I can hear music

Em A7

I can hear music

D Em A7

The sound of the city baby seems to disappear, o oh and

D D7

I can hear music

G Gm6

Sweet sweet music

D Bm7

Whenever you touch me baby

Em A7 D

Whenever you're near

Verse 2:

D F#m

Lovin' you

G A

It keeps me satisfied

D F#m G

And I can't explain, oh no

Gm7 A

The way I'm feeling inside

You look at me we kiss and then

I close my eyes and here it comes again

Chorus:.......

Bridge:

( )

I hear the music all the time, yeah

I hear the music, hold me tight now baby

( )

I hear the music all the time

( )

I hear the music

I hear the music (baby)

Chorus:.......

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