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[Intro]
G7/B G G/A A7 Fdim
[Verse 1]
EWhat will beDcome of the AwatcherG7  
EWhatever will Dhappen to his AsoulG7  
EWhat will beDcome of the Awatcher
When the Fmaj7band packs up
Fmaj7When the lights go out
Fmaj7When the band packs up and goes EhomeD6  A7  G7  
[Interlude]
E D6 A7 G7
[Verse 2]
ELeft hDim sitting at his AtableG7  
EHe could no Dlonger raise his AcaneG7  
EAll the Dpeople missed his Amessage
When the Fmaj7band packed up
Fmaj7When the lights went out
Fmaj7When the band packed up and went Ehome
[Bridge]
AHis only friends lay in the Amaj7ashtray
AEach night he'd call them out by Fmaj7name
ABefore him always sat the Amaj7same glass
And the F#m7townfolk thought him quite inA6sane
[Instrumental]
E D6 A G7
E Bm Amaj7 G7
E D6 A G7
F G A F#dim Faug
[Verse 3]
EWhat will beDcome of the AwatcherG7  
EWill no one Ddig a grave for his AsoulG7  
EWhatever will beDcome of the Awatcher
When the Fmaj7lights go out
Fmaj7When the lights go out
Fmaj7When the band packs up and goes Ehome

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The Watcher

by The Guess Who

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G7/B

G/A

Fdim

Fmaj7

Amaj7

F#m7

F#dim

Faug

[Intro]

G7/B G G/A A7 Fdim

[Verse 1]

E D A G7

What will become of the watcher

E D A G7

Whatever will happen to his soul

E D A

What will become of the watcher

Fmaj7

When the band packs up

Fmaj7

When the lights go out

Fmaj7 E D6 A7 G7

When the band packs up and goes home

[Interlude]

E D6 A7 G7

[Verse 2]

E D A G7

Left him sitting at his table

E D A G7

He could no longer raise his cane

E D A

All the people missed his message

Fmaj7

When the band packed up

Fmaj7

When the lights went out

Fmaj7 E

When the band packed up and went home

[Bridge]

A Amaj7

His only friends lay in the ashtray

A Fmaj7

Each night he'd call them out by name

A Amaj7

Before him always sat the same glass

F#m7 A6

And the townfolk thought him quite insane

[Instrumental]

E D6 A G7

E Bm Amaj7 G7

E D6 A G7

F G A F#dim Faug

[Verse 3]

E D A G7

What will become of the watcher

E D A G7

Will no one dig a grave for his soul

E D A

Whatever will become of the watcher

Fmaj7

When the lights go out

Fmaj7

When the lights go out

Fmaj7 E

When the band packs up and goes home

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