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Intro: G C D (2x)
G C
Who draws the crowd, who plays so loud,
D
Baby its the guitar man.
G C
Who s gonna steal the show, you know
D
Baby its the guitar man,
Em C
He can make you love, he can make you cry
Em A
He will bring you down, then he ll get you high
C7+ Bm
Something keeps him going, miles and miles a day
Am D
To find another place to play.
G C
Night after night, who treats you right,
D
Baby it s the guitar man
G C
Who s on the radio, you go listen
D
To the guitar man
Em C
Then he comes to town, and you see his face,
Em A
And you think you might like to take his place
C7+ Bm
Something keeps him drifting, miles and miles away,
Am D
Searching for the songs to play.
Am Am7+ Am7 D
Then you listen to the music and you like to sing along,
G D Em E
You want to get the meaning out of each and every song
Am Am7+ Am7 D
Then you find yourself a message and some words to call your own
E
And take them home.
G C D (2x)
Em C
He can make you love, he can make you cry
Em A
He will bring you down, then he ll get you high
C7+ Bm
Something keeps him moving, but no one seems to know
Am D
What it is that makes him go.
Am Am7+ Am7 D
Then the lights begin to flicker and the sound is getting dim
G D Em E
The voice begins to falter and the crowds are getting thin
Am Am7+ Am7
But he never seems to notice he s just got to find
D E
Another place to play,
C E
Anyway got to play, anyway got to play. (4x)
Written by David Gates