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Piece By Piece

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1/8

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 8

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Fingerpicking pattern throughout the song:
e|-----x-------x---|
B|-----x-------x---|
G|---x---x---x---x-|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-x-------x-------|
where E is the bass note of the chord you're playing.
Especially the second line of the bridge benefits from using variations on
the center strings D G B instead of G B e.
[Intro]
Dm Bb7 Dm Bb7 Bm7b5 Edim7
[Verse 1]
DmFirst of all must Bb7go,    DmYour scent upon my Bm7b5pillow,
 Gmand then I say goodA7bye,    to your whispers in Dmmy dreams.Bb7  
 DmAnd then our lips will Bb7part,    Dmin my mind and in my Bm7b5heart,
'cos Gmyour kiss,    A7went deeper than my Dmskin.
[Chorus]
GmPiece by A7piece,    is Dmhow CI'll let Bbgo of Fyou,
Bbmaj7kiss by A7kiss,    will leave my
Dm7mind, one at a Bm7b5time,    one at a Edim7time.A7  
[Verse 2]
 DmFirst of all must Bb7fly,    Dmmy dreams of you anBm7b5d I,
There's nGmo point,    A7in holding on to Dmthose.Bb7  
 DmAnd then our ties will Bb7break,    Dmfor your and my own Bm7b5sake,
just rGmemember,    A7this is what you Dmchose.
[Chorus]
GmPiece by A7piece,    is Dmhow CI'll let Bbgo of Fyou,
Bbmaj7kiss by A7kiss,    will leave my
Dm7mind, one at a Bm7b5time,    one at a Edim7time.A7  
[Bridge]
 FI'll shed, Clike skin, Gour memories of Amlazy days,
aAbnd fade away the Gshadow of your Cface,Bb7  C  Bb7  
DmOooooooo..Bb7...Dm  Bb7  Dm  Bb7  Dm  Bb7  
DmOooooooo..Bb7...Dm  Bb7  Dm  Bb7  Dm  Bb7  
[Chorus]
GmPiece by A7piece,    is Dmhow CI'll let Bbgo of Fyou,
Bbmaj7kiss by A7kiss,    will leave my
Dm7mind, one at a Bm7b5time,    one at a Edim7time,    one at a A7time,    one at a
tDmime.Bb7  Dm  Bb7  Dm  

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Piece By Piece

by Katie Melua

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bb7

Bm7b5

Edim7

Bbmaj7

Dm7

Fingerpicking pattern throughout the song:

e|-----x-------x---|

B|-----x-------x---|

G|---x---x---x---x-|

D|-----------------|

A|-----------------|

E|-x-------x-------|

where E is the bass note of the chord you're playing.

Especially the second line of the bridge benefits from using variations on

the center strings D G B instead of G B e.

[Intro]

Dm Bb7 Dm Bb7 Bm7b5 Edim7

[Verse 1]

Dm Bb7 Dm Bm7b5

First of all must go, Your scent upon my pillow,

Gm A7 Dm Bb7

and then I say goodbye, to your whispers in my dreams.

Dm Bb7 Dm Bm7b5

And then our lips will part, in my mind and in my heart,

Gm A7 Dm

'cos your kiss, went deeper than my skin.

[Chorus]

Gm A7 Dm C Bb F

Piece by piece, is how I'll let go of you,

Bbmaj7 A7

kiss by kiss, will leave my

Dm7 Bm7b5 Edim7 A7

mind, one at a time, one at a time.

[Verse 2]

Dm Bb7 Dm Bm7b5

First of all must fly, my dreams of you and I,

Gm A7 Dm Bb7

There's no point, in holding on to those.

Dm Bb7 Dm Bm7b5

And then our ties will break, for your and my own sake,

Gm A7 Dm

just remember, this is what you chose.

[Chorus]

Gm A7 Dm C Bb F

Piece by piece, is how I'll let go of you,

Bbmaj7 A7

kiss by kiss, will leave my

Dm7 Bm7b5 Edim7 A7

mind, one at a time, one at a time.

[Bridge]

F C G Am

I'll shed, like skin, our memories of lazy days,

Ab G C Bb7 C Bb7

and fade away the shadow of your face,

Dm Bb7 Dm Bb7 Dm Bb7 Dm Bb7

Oooooooo.....

Dm Bb7 Dm Bb7 Dm Bb7 Dm Bb7

Oooooooo.....

[Chorus]

Gm A7 Dm C Bb F

Piece by piece, is how I'll let go of you,

Bbmaj7 A7

kiss by kiss, will leave my

Dm7 Bm7b5 Edim7 A7

mind, one at a time, one at a time, one at a time, one at a

Dm Bb7 Dm Bb7 Dm

time.

About Piece By Piece Chords by Katie Melua

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What key is "Piece By Piece" in?

The chords for "Piece By Piece" show the original chord names (including B, G, D, A, E, Dm). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.