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Gloria
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Chord voicings:
E= 022100
Dsus2= xx0230
A/D= xx0220
Dsus4= xx0233
D/F#= xx423x
D= xx0232
E* = 022103 (actually E(#9))
A= x02220
G= 320033
Note: in the chorus on "Gloria," you can hammer on between E and E6 (022120)
to match the recording.
[Intro]
E Dsus2 A/D
E Dsus2 A/D
E Dsus2 A/D
E Dsus2 A/D
[Verse 1]
EJesus Dsus2diiiiiA/Died for Esomebody's Dsus2sins but A/Dnot EmineDsus4 A/D E Dsus2 A/D
EMeltin' Dsus2in a A/Dpot of EthieveDsus2sA/D
EWild carDsus2d A/Dup my EsleevDsus2eA/D
EThiDsus2ck A/Dheart of Estone
My Dsus2sins mA/Dy Eown
Dsus2 A/D E(D/F#) E(D/F#)
They belong to me, me
[Verse 2]
EPeoDsus2ple saA/Dy, "EBewaDsus2re!"A/D
EBDsus2ut I dA/Don't EcarDsus2eA/D
EThe words are Dsus2justA/D
E Dsus2 A/D E(D/F#) E(D/F#)
Rules and regulations to me, me
EI-I Dwalk in a EroDom, Eyou know I Dlook so EproudD
EI'm movin' in Dthis here EatmosDphere, where E Danything's aEllowedD
EAnd I go to Dthis here EpartyD, and EI Djust get EboredD
Until I Elook out the Dwindow, see a Esweet young Dthing
EHumpin' on the Dparking meter, Eleanin' on the Dparking meter
EOh, she Dlooks so EgoodD
EOh, she Dlooks so EfineD
And EI got this Dcrazy Efeeling, and Dthen I'm gonna Eah-Eah Dmake her mine
[Verse 3]
EOoh I'll Dput my Espell on herD
Here she EcomesD
Walkin' Edown the streetD
Here she EcomesD
Comin' Ethrough my doorD
Here she EcomesD
Crawlin' Eup my stairD
Here she EcomesD
Waltzin' Ethrough the hallD
In a Epretty red Ddress
And Eoh, she Dlooks so EgoodD
EOh, she Dlooks so EfineD
And EI got this Dcrazy Efeeling Dthat I'm gonna Eah-Eah Dmake her mine
[Verse 4]
E D E D E* Dsus4
And then I hear this knockin' on my door
E D E* Dsus4
Hear this knockin' on my door
E* D E* D
And I look up into the big tower clock
E* D E* D
And say, "Oh my God, here's midnight!"
E* D E* D
And my baby is walkin' through the door
E* D E* D E* D
Leanin' on my couch, she whispers to me, and I take the big plunge
And Eoh, Dshe was so Egoo-Dood
EOh, Dshe was so EfineD
And EI'm gonna Dtell the Eworld Dthat I just Eah-Eah Dmade her mine
[Pre-Chorus]
And EI said, Ddarling, Etell me your Dname, she Etold me her Dname
She Ewhispered to Dme, she Etold me her Dname
And her Ename isD, and her Ename isD, and her Ename isD, and her Ename is
EG-DL-AO-DR-EI...
[Chorus]
EG-L-O-GR-I-A, EGloria
DG-L-O-AR-I-A, EGloria
DG-L-O-AR-I-A, EGloria
DG-L-O-AR-I-A, EGloria
E D Ax2
[Verse 4]
EI was at the stadiumD A
There were Etwenty thousand girls; called their Dnames out to Ame
MaErie and Ruth, but to Dtell you the Atruth
EI didn't hear them; DI didn't Asee
I Elet my eyes rise to the Dbig tower Aclock
And I Eheard those bells chimin' Din my Aheart
Going Eding dong, ding dong, Dding dong, Ading dong
EDing dong, ding dong, Dding dong, Ading dong
ECounting the timeD A
Then you Ecame to my roomD A
And you Ewhispered to me, and we Dtook the big Aplunge
And Eoh, you were so Dgoo-Aood
EOh, you were so DfineA
And EI gotta tell the Dworld Athat I Emake her mine, make her mine
DMake her mine, Amake her mine, Emake her mine, make her mine
[Chorus]
DG-L-O-AR-I-A, EGloria
DG-L-O-AR-I-A, EGloria
DG-L-O-AR-I-A, EGloria
DG-L-O-AR-I-A, EGloriaD A
[Outro]
And the Etower Ebells Echime,D D A
"ADing Edong," Ethey EchimeE D D A
They're Asinging, "EJesus Edied for DsomeDbody's Asins ... but not mine,"
EGloria
DG-L-O-AR-I-A, EGloria
DG-L-O-AR-I-A, EGloria
DG-L-O-AR-I-A, EGloria
DG-L-O-AR-I-A, EGloria
(fade out)
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Gloria
by Patti Smith
Chords in this song · guitar
E
Dsus2
A/D
Dsus4
D/F#
D
E(#9)
A
G
Chord voicings:
E
= 022100
Dsus2
= xx0230
A/D
= xx0220
Dsus4
= xx0233
D/F#
= xx423x
D
= xx0232
E E(#9)
* = 022103 (actually )
A
= x02220
G
= 320033
Note: in the chorus on "Gloria," you can hammer on between E and E6 (022120)
to match the recording.
[Intro]
E Dsus2 A/D
E Dsus2 A/D
E Dsus2 A/D
E Dsus2 A/D
[Verse 1]
E Dsus2 A/D E Dsus2 A/D E Dsus4 A/D E Dsus2 A/D
Jesus diiiiiied for somebody's sins but not mine
E Dsus2 A/D E Dsus2 A/D
Meltin' in a pot of thieves
E Dsus2 A/D E Dsus2 A/D
Wild card up my sleeve
E Dsus2 A/D E
Thick heart of stone
Dsus2 A/D E
My sins my own
Dsus2 A/D E D/F# E D/F#
() ()
They belong to me, me
[Verse 2]
E Dsus2 A/D E Dsus2 A/D
People say, "Beware!"
E Dsus2 A/D E Dsus2 A/D
But I don't care
E Dsus2 A/D
The words are just
E Dsus2 A/D E D/F# E D/F#
() ()
Rules and regulations to me, me
E D E D E D E D
I-I walk in a room, you know I look so proud
E D E D E D E D
I'm movin' in this here atmosphere, where anything's allowed
E D E D E D E D
And I go to this here party, and I just get bored
E D E D
Until I look out the window, see a sweet young thing
E D E D
Humpin' on the parking meter, leanin' on the parking meter
E D E D
Oh, she looks so good
E D E D
Oh, she looks so fine
E D E D E E D
And I got this crazy feeling, and then I'm gonna ah-ah make her mine
[Verse 3]
E D E D
Ooh I'll put my spell on her
E D
Here she comes
E D
Walkin' down the street
E D
Here she comes
E D
Comin' through my door
E D
Here she comes
E D
Crawlin' up my stair
E D
Here she comes
E D
Waltzin' through the hall
E D
In a pretty red dress
E D E D
And oh, she looks so good
E D E D
Oh, she looks so fine
E D E D E E D
And I got this crazy feeling that I'm gonna ah-ah make her mine
[Verse 4]
E D E D E Dsus4
*
And then I hear this knockin' on my door
E D E Dsus4
*
Hear this knockin' on my door
E D E D
* *
And I look up into the big tower clock
E D E D
* *
And say, "Oh my God, here's midnight!"
E D E D
* *
And my baby is walkin' through the door
E D E D E D
* * *
Leanin' on my couch, she whispers to me, and I take the big plunge
E D E D
And oh, she was so goo-ood
E D E D
Oh, she was so fine
E D E D E E D
And I'm gonna tell the world that I just ah-ah made her mine
[Pre-Chorus]
E D E D E D
And I said, darling, tell me your name, she told me her name
E D E D
She whispered to me, she told me her name
E D E D E D E
And her name is, and her name is, and her name is, and her name is
E D A D E
G-L-O-R-I...
[Chorus]
E G E
G-L-O-R-I-A, Gloria
D A E
G-L-O-R-I-A, Gloria
D A E
G-L-O-R-I-A, Gloria
D A E
G-L-O-R-I-A, Gloria
E D A
x2
[Verse 4]
E D A
I was at the stadium
E D A
There were twenty thousand girls; called their names out to me
E D A
Marie and Ruth, but to tell you the truth
E D A
I didn't hear them; I didn't see
E D A
I let my eyes rise to the big tower clock
E D A
And I heard those bells chimin' in my heart
E D A
Going ding dong, ding dong, ding dong, ding dong
E D A
Ding dong, ding dong, ding dong, ding dong
E D A
Counting the time
E D A
Then you came to my room
E D A
And you whispered to me, and we took the big plunge
E D A
And oh, you were so goo-ood
E D A
Oh, you were so fine
E D A E
And I gotta tell the world that I make her mine, make her mine
D A E
Make her mine, make her mine, make her mine, make her mine
[Chorus]
D A E
G-L-O-R-I-A, Gloria
D A E
G-L-O-R-I-A, Gloria
D A E
G-L-O-R-I-A, Gloria
D A E D A
G-L-O-R-I-A, Gloria
[Outro]
E E E D D A
And the tower bells chime,
A E E E E D D A
"Ding dong," they chime
A E E D D A
They're singing, "Jesus died for somebody's sins ... but not mine,"
E
Gloria
D A E
G-L-O-R-I-A, Gloria
D A E
G-L-O-R-I-A, Gloria
D A E
G-L-O-R-I-A, Gloria
D A E
G-L-O-R-I-A, Gloria
(fade out)
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