And The Band Plays Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][D][A][E][G][D][A]
[G][A][E][Em]
[G][D][A]

[Verse 1]
If [G]life was sim[D]ple
[A]Every day like Sunday [G]afternoon
[D]The[A]re'[E]d be no rea[G]son[D]
To [A]wake up, fight back,
be a [G]better [D]you[A][E]

[Verse 2]
Come [G]dance by the [D]fire
'Til [A]you're feeling higher
than [G]the State of Empire
[D]Let that [A]New York feel[E]ing kill
your [D]pain into your ears
Let [B]the rhythm dry your tears
As the [A]world stops

[Verse 3]
And the band [G]plays[D][A][E]
[G]Walking to the [D]light all of a sud[A]den
And the band [G]plays[D][A][E]
[G]Always making [D]something out of [A]nothing
Turn your [G]heartache into [D]loving[E]
And the band [Em]plays
[G][A][E][Em][G][D]

[Verse 4]
[A]
Be[G]ware the [D]straight roads
[A]Or they'll catch you sleeping [G]at the wheel,
[D]yeah yea[A]h yea[E]h
[Em]The [G]warning sire[D]ns are m[A]ore
than sounds
There's something [G]you
can [D]feel[A][E]

[Verse 5]
Come [G]let down your hair [D]Let
your [A]despair be shared
You can [G]dance in your [D]bed let
that [A]downtown feel[E]ing
Kill your [D]pain and all your fears
Let [B]the rhythm dry your tears
As [A]the work stops
And the band [G]plays

[Verse 6]
[D][A][E]
[G]Walking to the [D]light all of a sud[A]den
And the band [G]plays[D][A][E]
We're [G]always making
[D]something out of [A]nothing
Turn your [G]heartache into [D]loving[E]
And the band [Em]plays

[Interlude 1]
[G][A][E][G]
[D][A][G][D][A][E]
[G][D][A]
And the band [G]plays

[Verse 7]
Boom boom [D]boom
[A]Pow wow [E]wow
[G]Crashing on [D]the [A]symbals
And the band plays
[G]Boom boom [D]boom
[A]Pow wow [E]wow
[G]Can you hear the [D]trumpets
[A]Screaming at the trombones
[G]oh[D][A][E]
[G]Walking to the [D]light all of [A]a sudden
And the band [G]plays[D][A]
[E]You know we're alw[G]ays making
[D]something out of [A]nothing
Turn your [G]heartache into [D]loving[E]
And the band [Em]plays

[Outro 1]
[G][D][A]
[E][G][D][A][G][D]
[A][E][G][A]