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Playin' in the Band
(Weir/Hart/Hunter)
[Intro theme]
D   C   Gx4
[Verse 1]
DSome folks trust to reason others trust to might,D  A  D  
DI don't trust to nothin', but I know it comes out rightD.A  D  
DSay it once again now, Whoa, I hope you'll understandD  A  D  
DWhen it's done and over, whoe, a man is just a man.D  A  D  
[Chorus]
DPlayin', playin' in the band.D  A  D  
DDaybreak, daybreak on the land.D  A  D  
[Second theme]
D C D C D C D C
[Verse 2]
DSome folks look for answers others look for fights,D  A  D  
DSome folks up in treetops just to look to see the sightDsA  D  
DWhoa, I can tell your future just look what's in youDr hAandD,
DBut I can't stop for nothin' I'm just playing in the DbaAnd.D  
[Chorus]
DPlayin', playin' in the band.D  A  D  
DDaybreak, daybreak on the land.D  A  D  
A E A
E A
A E A
G D A
A E A
E A
A E A
G D A
Bm G
D Gm
[Verse 3]
DStandin' on a tower world at my commandD  A  D  
DYou just keep a turnin' while I'm playing in the banDd.A  D  
DAnd if a man among you got no sin upon his haDndA  D  
DLet him cast a stone at me for playing in the banDd.A  D  
[Chorus]
DPlayin', playin' in the bandD.A  D  
DDaybreak, daybreak on the lanDd.A  D  
[Second theme]
D C D C D C D C
A E A
E A
A E A
G D A
A E A
E A
A E A
G D A
Bm G
D Gm
[Chorus]
DPlayin', playin' in the bandD.A  D  
DDaybreak, daybreak on the lanDd.A  D  
DPlayin', playin' in the bandD.A  D  
DDaybreak, daybreak on the lanDd.A  D  
DPlayin', playin' in the bandD.A  D  
DDaybreak, daybreak on the lanDd.A  D  
D
[Intro theme]
D   C   Gx4
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