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CAKE
GUITAR MAN 
wompton – just fixing some perceived errors on a good tab by Q-Riot
   Am-G#0-            G   F#-3-
   -1-             -0-
   -2-             -0-
   -2-             -0-
   -x-             -x-
   -4-             -2-
[INTRO] 
        G C D    G C D
GWho draws the crowd? Who Cplays so loud?
Baby it's the Dguitar manDsus4  D  
GWho's gonna steal the Cshow, you know
Baby it's the Dguitar manDsus4  D  
He can Emmake you love, he can Cmake you cry
He will Embring you down, he will Aget you high
CSomething keeps him going 
BmMiles and miles away
To Amfind another place to pDlayDsus4  D  
And Gnight after night who tCreats you right 
Baby it's the Dguitar manDsus4  D  
GWho's on the radio? CYou know
Baby it's the Dguitar manDsus4  D  
When he Emcomes to town and you Csee his face
And you Emthink you might like to Atake his place
CSomething keeps him drifting 
BmMiles and miles away
AmSearching for the songs to Dplay
Then you Amlisten to the Am/G#music and you'd Glike to sing Dalong
And you wGant to get the G/F#meaning out oEf each and every song
And you Amfind yourself a Am/G#message and somGe words to call your  
DOwn and take 'em Ehome
G C D     G C D
He can Emmake you love he can Cget you high
He will Embring you down he will Amake you cry
CSomething keeps him moving
But Bmno one seems to know
AmWhat it is that makes him Dgo
Then the Amlights begin to Am/G#flicker and thGe sound is gettinDg dim
The Gvoice begins to G/F#falter and thEe crowds are getting thin
But he Amnever seems to Am/G#notice he's jusGt got to finDd another place
to Eplay
[OUTRO]
       Em  C

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Guitar Man

by CAKE

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

Am/G#

G/F#

CAKE

GUITAR MAN

wompton – just fixing some perceived errors on a good tab by Q-Riot

Am G# G F#

-0- -3-

-1- -0-

-2- -0-

-x- -x-

-4- -2-

[INTRO]

G C D G C D

G C

Who draws the crowd? Who plays so loud?

D Dsus4 D

Baby it's the guitar man

G C

Who's gonna steal the show, you know

D Dsus4 D

Baby it's the guitar man

Em C

He can make you love, he can make you cry

Em A

He will bring you down, he will get you high

Something keeps him going

Miles and miles away

Am D Dsus4 D

To find another place to play

G C

And night after night who treats you right

D Dsus4 D

Baby it's the guitar man

G C

Who's on the radio? You know

D Dsus4 D

Baby it's the guitar man

Em C

When he comes to town and you see his face

Em A

And you think you might like to take his place

Something keeps him drifting

Miles and miles away

Am D

Searching for the songs to play

Am Am/G# G D

Then you listen to the music and you'd like to sing along

G G/F# E

And you want to get the meaning out of each and every song

Am Am/G# G

And you find yourself a message and some words to call your

D E

Own and take 'em home

G C D G C D

Em C

He can make you love he can get you high

Em A

He will bring you down he will make you cry

Something keeps him moving

But no one seems to know

Am D

What it is that makes him go

Am Am/G# G D

Then the lights begin to flicker and the sound is getting dim

G G/F# E

The voice begins to falter and the crowds are getting thin

Am Am/G# G D

But he never seems to notice he's just got to find another place

to play

[OUTRO]

Em C

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