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Let There Be Music

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[Intro]
|     A   D   A   D      A|     A   D   A   G     D|    A   D   A   D   A|     G        D|
|     A   D   A   D      A|     A   D   A   G     D|    A   D   A   D   A|     G        D|
bass walk up   A    C#    D    F#  A  
[Verse]
AWhen the Bm/Aworld was in AtroubBm/Ale and it Alooked like there was Bm/Ahell to ApayBm/A  
AFire, Bm/Afire AeverBm/Aywhere and the Anews got Bm/Aworse each dayA  
                F#mEsu4             E                 DDsu4    D  E  
Well people really wondered just how long they could hold out
                  F#mEsu4            EDsu4        D  
God looked down from Heaven above and he began to shout
[Chorus]
DLet Ethere F#mbe Gmusic  D     ALet it Gshine Dlike the Asun
Let there be F#mmusic     A/E     EEveryG11body's got to have some Dfun
[Interlude]
A   D6/A   A   D6/A   A   D6/A   A  D6/A
[Verse]
It's Aso hard to Bm/Akeep on AsmilBm/Ain when Apeople try to Bm/Amake you Afrown
But Awe're all Bm/Ain this toAgeBm/Ather so Awhy put one aBm/Another Adown
                    F#mEsu4            E           DDsu4    D   D  E  
No we can't expect our problems to grow wings and fly away
                        F#mEsu4                         E               C/D  D  
So fight the fight just as hard as you can and when it's time for you to play
[Chorus]
DLet Ethere F#mbe Gmusic  D     ALet it Gshine Dlike the Asun
Let there be F#mmusic     A/E     EEveryG11body's got to have some Dfun
[Interlude]
|     A   D   A   D      A|     A   D   A   G     D|    A   D   A   D   A|     G        D|
|     A   D   A   D      A|     A   D   A   G     D|    A   D   A   D   A|     G        D|
  A
[Solo]
5 X    F#mEsu4     EDsu4      D(E)
   F#mEsu4     E     C/D  D  
   F#mEsu4     EDsu4      D(E)
   F#mEsu4     E     C/D  D  
   Em     A     Em     A      Em      Awalk down  G   F#   E   D  E  
[Chorus]
Let there be Gmusic  D     ALet it Gshine Dlike the Asun
Let there be F#mmusic     A/E     EEveryG11body's got to, everyDbody's got to have some fun
Let there be Gmusic  D     ALet it Gshine Dlike the Asun
Let there be F#mmusic     A/E     EEveryG11body's got to have some Dfun
[Outro]
[Interlude]
|     A   D   A   D      A|     A   D   A   G     D|    A   D   A   D   A|     G        D|
|     A   D   A   D      A|     A   D   A   G     D|    A   D   A   D   A|     G        D|
  A

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Let There Be Music

by Orleans

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm/A

F#m

A/E

G11

D6/A

C/D

[Intro]

A D A D A A D A G D A D A D A G D

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A D A D A A D A G D A D A D A G D

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A C# D F# A

bass walk up

[Verse]

A Bm/A A Bm/A A Bm/A A Bm/A

When the world was in trouble and it looked like there was hell to pay

A Bm/A A Bm/A A Bm/A A

Fire, fire everywhere and the news got worse each day

F#m E D D E

Esu4 Dsu4

Well people really wondered just how long they could hold out

F#m E D

Esu4 Dsu4

God looked down from Heaven above and he began to shout

[Chorus]

D E F#m G D A G D A

Let there be music Let it shine like the sun

F#m A/E E G11 D

Let there be music Everybody's got to have some fun

[Interlude]

A D6/A A D6/A A D6/A A D6/A

[Verse]

A Bm/A A Bm/A A Bm/A A

It's so hard to keep on smilin when people try to make you frown

A Bm/A A Bm/A A Bm/A A

But we're all in this together so why put one another down

F#m E D D D E

Esu4 Dsu4

No we can't expect our problems to grow wings and fly away

F#m E C/D D

Esu4

So fight the fight just as hard as you can and when it's time for you to play

[Chorus]

D E F#m G D A G D A

Let there be music Let it shine like the sun

F#m A/E E G11 D

Let there be music Everybody's got to have some fun

[Interlude]

A D A D A A D A G D A D A D A G D

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A D A D A A D A G D A D A D A G D

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[Solo]

F#m E D E

5 X Esu4 Dsu4 ()

F#m E C/D D

Esu4

F#m E D E

Esu4 Dsu4 ()

F#m E C/D D

Esu4

Em A Em A Em A G F# E D E

walk down

[Chorus]

G D A G D A

Let there be music Let it shine like the sun

F#m A/E E G11 D

Let there be music Everybody's got to, everybody's got to have some fun

G D A G D A

Let there be music Let it shine like the sun

F#m A/E E G11 D

Let there be music Everybody's got to have some fun

[Outro]

[Interlude]

A D A D A A D A G D A D A D A G D

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A D A D A A D A G D A D A D A G D

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