OK. Here are the real chords to Listen to the Music by the Doobie Brothers. First of
all, the intro is E. Not the open chord, but the barre type chord. Now its NOT the open
chord. Its the E barre Chord. You know how you put your fingers over the seventh and
ninths frets, well, just put a finger over the ninth fret to give you that E sound,
and hammer onto the 5th string, 11th fret. Simple. Then its just a simple chord under
it, (This is an A) in the form of a standard barre chord, except remove your pinky
finger. ( this chord is an A)!
- NOTE PLay the song in barre chords and remember to hammer on for the E type of chord!
Good luck!
E E A
Don’t you feel it growin’, day by day
E E C#m
People gettin’ ready for the news
B A
Some are happy, some are sad
A E
Oh, we got to let the music play
E
What the people need
E A
Is a way to make ’em smile
E C#m
It ain’t so hard to do if you know how
B
Gotta get a message
A
Get it on through
E E
Oh now mama, don’t you ask me why
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C#m A
Oh, oh, listen to the music
C#m
Oh, oh, listen to the music
C#m
Oh, oh, listen to the music
F# A
All the time
E
Well I know, you know better
A
Everything I say
E C#m
Meet me in the country for a day
B
We’ll be happy
A
And we’ll dance
A E
Oh, we’re gonna dance our blues away
E
And if I’m feelin’ good to you
A
And you’re feelin’ good to me
E C#m
There ain’t nothin’ we can’t do or say
B
Feelin’ good, feeling fine
B
Oh, baby, let the music play
C#m A
Oh, oh, listen to the music
C#m A
Oh, oh, listen to the music
C#m A
Oh, oh, listen to the music
F#
All the time
C#m E
Like a lazy flowing river
E C#m
Surrounding castles in the sky
C#m E
And the crowd is growing bigger
C#m E
List’nin’ for the happy sounds
C#m E
And I got to let them fly
E A
Oh, oh, listen to the music
E A
Oh, oh, listen to the music
E A
Oh, oh, listen to the music
F#
All the time
