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Doobie Brothers-Listen to the Music - sr - 0

Support first finger with thumb to really bring notes out in riff
            
bpm 105 v1 - 2, v2 - 35
[Intro]                                          
|E          |      A    |E          |      A    |
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|E          |      A    |E          |      A    |
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[Verse]                         
 [E] Don't you feel it growin', day by  [A] day
 [E] People gettin' ready for the  [C#m] new
Some are  [B] happy, some are s [A] a
 [A] Oh, we got to let the music 
|E          |      A    |
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 play           mm  mm   

 [E] What the people need
Is a way to make 'em s [A] mile
 [E] It ain't so hard to do if you know  [C#m] how
Gotta get a  [B] message
Get it on  [A] through
Oh now mama, don't you ask me  [E] why

[Chorus]                   
Whoa oh  [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the  [A] music
Whoa oh  [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the  [A] music
Whoa oh  [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the  [A] music
All the  [F#m] tiiii- i-i-  [A] iiime

[Instrumental]                                   
|E          |      A    |E          |      A    |
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[Verse]
 [E] Well I know, you know better
Everything I  [A] say
 [E] Meet me in the country for a  [C#m] day
We'll be  [B] happy
And we'll  [A] da-a-ance
 [A] Oh, we're gonna dance our blues

 |E          |      A    |
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away                      
 [E] And if I'm feelin' good to you
And you're feelin' good to  [A] m
 [E] There ain't nothin' we can't do or [C#m]  sa
Feelin'  [B] good, feeling  [A] fine
 [A] Oh, baby, let the music  [E] play

[Chorus]                   
Whoa oh  [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the  [A] music
Whoa oh  [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the  [A] music
Whoa oh  [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the  [A] music
All the  [F#m] tiiii- i-i-  [A] iiime


[Bridge]               
 [E]   Like a lazy flowing r [D/E] ive
 [A/E]     Surrounding castles in the  [E] sky
 [E]   And the crowd is growing  [D/E] bigger
 [A] List'nin' for the happy sounds
 [A] And I got to let them fly

[Chorus]                   
Whoa oh  [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the  [A] music
Whoa oh  [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the  [A] music
Whoa oh  [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the  [A] music
All the  [F#m] tiiii- i-i-  [A] iiime

Whoa oh  [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the  [A] music
Whoa oh  [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the  [A] music
Whoa oh  [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the  [A] music
All the  [F#m] tiiii- i-i-  [A] iiime

Whoa oh  [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the  [A] music
Whoa oh  [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the  [A] music
Whoa oh  [C#m7] whoaaa listen to the  [A] music
All the  [F#m] tiiii- i-i-  [A] iiime 
(fade)






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Ace-How Long

 [Intro]
Ab/Bb  Bb  x4
then Bm on the 4th beat of the 4th Bb
 
[Chorus]
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
 
 
[Verse 1]
Ab/Bb                       Bb
Friends with their fancy persuasion
        Ab/Bb                   Bb
Don't admit that it's part of a scheme
      Ab/Bb                     Bb
But I can't help but have my suspicions
         Ab/Bb                    Bb
'Cause I ain't quite as dumb as I seem
        Ab/Bb                Bb
And you said you was never intendin' 
   Ab/Bb                      Bb
To break up our scene in this way
          Ab/Bb               Bb
But there ain't any use in pretendin' 
         Ab/Bb            Bb  Bm
It could happen to us any day
 
 
[Chorus]
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
 
[Musical Interlude: 16 measures of Cm to Bb]
 
 
[Verse 2]
Oh, your friends with their fancy persuasion
Don't admit that it's part of a scheme
But I can't help but have my suspicion
'Cause I ain't quite as dumb as I seem
 
Oh, you said you was never intending
To break up our scene in this way
But there ain't any use in pretendin'
It could happen to us any day
 
And how long has this been going on
How long has this been going on
How long
 
 
[Chorus]
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
How long
How long has this been going on
been going on
 
How
long has this been going on

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