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Steel And Glass

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 9Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning: Standard
  Fmaj71 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  Am  
e|----------------|
B|------------1-0-|
G|----------------|2
D|--------3-2-----|2
A|----3-2---------|0
E|1-0-------------|
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CHORDS
       E-A-D-G-B-e
C/G    3-x-2-0-1-0
D9/F#  2-x-0-2-1-0
  Fmaj71-x-2-2-1-0 (= Am/F)
 D7sus2x-x-0-2-1-0 (= Am/D)
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[Intro]
|  Am| % | % | % |
|  Am| % | 
(This is a story about your friend and mine
[Verse 1]
AmThere you stand with your C/GL.A. Tan
                               | 4/4 | 2/4 | 4/4 |
                           D9/F#               Fmaj7|  Am| % |
And your New York walk and your New York talk
You're Ammother left you when C/Gyou were small
                               | 4/4 | 2/4 | 4/4 |
                            D9/F#               Fmaj7|  Am| % |
But you're gonna wish you wasn't born at all
[Chorus]
         |    D|    F    G|
Steel and glass
         |    Am|  %  |
Steel and glass
              D|    F    G|
Steel and glass
         |    Am|  %  |
Steel and glass
[Interlude]
|  Am|  C|  D7sus2|  Am| 
[Verse 2]
Your Amphone don't ring no one C/Ganswers your call
                       | 4/4 | 2/4 | 4/4 |
                  D9/F#               Fmaj7|  Am| % |
How does it feel to be off the wall (LINK)
[Interlude]
|  Am|  C|  D7sus2|  Am| % | 
[Verse 3]
Well your Ammouthpiece squawks as he C/Gspreads your lies
                                  |  4/4  |  2/4  |  4/4  |
                              D9/F#                    Fmaj7|  Am| % |
But you can't pull strings if your hands are tied  (LINK)
Well your Amteeth are clean but your C/Gmind is capped
                            |  4/4  |  2/4  |  4/4  |
                        D9/F#                    Fmaj7|  Am| % |
You leave your smell like an alley cat       (LINK)
[Chorus]
         |    D|    F    G|
Steel and glass
         |    Am|  %  |
Steel and glass
              D|    F    G|
Steel and glass
         |    Am|  %  |
Steel and glass
[Outro]
AmNa, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, Amna
Na, na, na, Amna
AmHey, yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh
Na, na, na, Amna
Hey, Amhey
DHey, yeh, yeh, yeh, Fyeh
Hey, yeh, yeh, Gyeh
Hey, Amhey
|  Am| % |
(fade out over last 8 bars)

All chords in this song (11)

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Steel And Glass

by John Lennon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Am/F

D7sus2

Am/D

C/G

D9/F#

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Tuning: Standard

Fmaj7 Am

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|----------------|

B|------------1-0-|

G|----------------|2

D|--------3-2-----|2

A|----3-2---------|0

E|1-0-------------|

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e

C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0

D9/F# 2-x-0-2-1-0

Fmaj7 Am/F

1-x-2-2-1-0 (= )

D7sus2 Am/D

x-x-0-2-1-0 (= )

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

[Intro]

| | % | % | % |

| | % |

(This is a story about your friend and mine

[Verse 1]

Am C/G

There you stand with your L.A. Tan

| 4/4 | 2/4 | 4/4 |

D9/F# Fmaj7 Am

| | % |

And your New York walk and your New York talk

Am C/G

You're mother left you when you were small

| 4/4 | 2/4 | 4/4 |

D9/F# Fmaj7 Am

| | % |

But you're gonna wish you wasn't born at all

[Chorus]

D F G

| | |

Steel and glass

| | % |

Steel and glass

D F G

| |

Steel and glass

| | % |

Steel and glass

[Interlude]

Am C D7sus2 Am

| | | | |

[Verse 2]

Am C/G

Your phone don't ring no one answers your call

| 4/4 | 2/4 | 4/4 |

D9/F# Fmaj7 Am

| | % |

How does it feel to be off the wall (LINK)

[Interlude]

Am C D7sus2 Am

| | | | | % |

[Verse 3]

Am C/G

Well your mouthpiece squawks as he spreads your lies

| 4/4 | 2/4 | 4/4 |

D9/F# Fmaj7 Am

| | % |

But you can't pull strings if your hands are tied (LINK)

Am C/G

Well your teeth are clean but your mind is capped

| 4/4 | 2/4 | 4/4 |

D9/F# Fmaj7 Am

| | % |

You leave your smell like an alley cat (LINK)

[Chorus]

D F G

| | |

Steel and glass

| | % |

Steel and glass

D F G

| |

Steel and glass

| | % |

Steel and glass

[Outro]

Na, na, na, na, na

Na, na, na, na

Hey, yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh

Na, na, na, na

Hey, hey

D F

Hey, yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh

Hey, yeh, yeh, yeh

Hey, hey

| | % |

(fade out over last 8 bars)

About Steel And Glass Chords by John Lennon

Learn how to play Steel And Glass by John Lennon with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Steel And Glass chords”, “Steel And Glass guitar chords”, or “John Lennon Steel And Glass chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Steel And Glass chords and for experienced players who want accurate Steel And Glass lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Fmaj7, Am, B, G, D, A.

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