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Music (Carole King)
This is in 6/8 time
Intro
Gmaj7   D11
Verse 1
Gmaj7Music is D11playing inGmaj7side my heaD11d
Gmaj7Over and ovD11er and oveGmaj7r againD11  
My frAm7iend, there's no D11end to the Gmaj7music.D11  
Chorus 1
Em7Ah, summer is Bm7over, but the mAm7usic keeps Bm7playing
And wCon't let the woDrld get me Gmaj7down.D11  
Sax Solo
Verse 2
Pictures are forming inside my brain
Soon with the colours they'll rain together and grow
Then don't you know, don't you know there'll be music
Chorus 2
Ah, it's not always easy, but the music keeps playing
And won't let the world get me down
Outro
Music is playing inside my head.
Chords  Gmaj7=  Bmwith  A   GBass
 A11=  Em7with an  ABass

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Music

by Carole King

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj7

D11

Am7

Em7

Bm7

A11

Music (Carole King)

This is in 6/8 time

Intro

Gmaj7 D11

Verse 1

Gmaj7 D11 Gmaj7 D11

Music is playing inside my head

Gmaj7 D11 Gmaj7 D11

Over and over and over again

Am7 D11 Gmaj7 D11

My friend, there's no end to the music.

Chorus 1

Em7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7

Ah, summer is over, but the music keeps playing

C D Gmaj7 D11

And won't let the world get me down.

Sax Solo

Verse 2

Pictures are forming inside my brain

Soon with the colours they'll rain together and grow

Then don't you know, don't you know there'll be music

Chorus 2

Ah, it's not always easy, but the music keeps playing

And won't let the world get me down

Outro

Music is playing inside my head.

Gmaj7 Bm A G

Chords = with Bass

A11 Em7 A

= with an Bass

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