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Ok.I think this is the right Version of Keans Playing along. They played it as a
acoustic version at the little Noise Sessions at the union chapel.So it is the
acoustic Version. But it can also be used as the album version. Please look at
the chordlist below the song:
CAPO 1
Intro: A   A7   D   Dmaj7X2
At the sAtart of the A7news day, the Dfires beDmaj7gin
In Awords and in pA7ictures, but DI'm not liDsus4steningA  A7  D  
I'm not Dmaj7taking it AinA7  
I'm going to Ago to the A7country, where noDthing goes Dmaj7on
Going to Abury my A7head, where I Dcan't Dsus4hear the Asound of A7bombsD  
Dmaj7Playing aAlongA7  
Chorus:
AMe, IE'm just Dplaying alAong
F#m  D* G   D   A   A7  D  
You and I, so many good people all
Just Dmaj7playing alAongA7  D  Dmaj7  
Verse
I'm going to Ago to a A7bar, where the Djukebox is Dmaj7on
Going to Ashut out the A7noise, with a Drock'n'Dsus4roll sAongA7  D  
Dmaj7Playing aAlongA7  D  
Bridge:
I'm going to Fturn up the Dvolume
I'm going to Fturn up the Dvolume
I'm going to F#mturn up the vFolume
Till I Gcan't even tAhinkA7  D  Dmaj7  
Verse:
ATell us a A7tale of the Dproud and the Dmaj7free
ASing us a sA7wingtime DAmericaDsus4n melodAyA7  D  
From 'Dmaj7Follow The AFleetA7'D  
Chorus
AMe, EI'm just pDlaying alAong
F#m  D* G   D   A   A7  D  
You and I, a billion people all
Just Dmaj7playing alAongA7  D  
Bridge:
I'm gonna tFurn up the vDolume
I'm gonna tFurn up the vDolume
I'm gonna tF#murn up the vFolume
Till I Gcan't even Athink
I'm gonna Fturn up the vDolume
I'm gonna Fturn up the vDolume
I'm gonna F#mturn up the vFolume
G A (for two bars)
Till I can't even think
I'm going F#mturn up the vFolume
G A (for two bars)
Till I can't even think
I'm going to F#mturn up the Fvolume
Till I can't even Athink (Repeat this until the end)
Chordlist:
A:002220
A7:002020
D:000232
D*:this is the normal D chord (only at a barre chord)557775
Dmaj7:000222
Dsus4:000233
F#m:244322
F: 033210
G:320033
E:022100
Please tell me if you like it!!
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The story behind the song

Keane is an English alternative rock band known for their piano-driven sound. This song appears on their 2008 album, Perfect Symmetry. "Playing Along" suggests a narrative of going with the flow, perhaps even when faced with uncertainty or a sense of pretense. It could be about navigating life's challenges by simply participating, even if the heart isn't fully in it.

AI-written from these sources:Keane (band) — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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