• Song:

    Listen To The Music

  • Artist:

    Doobie Brothers

  • Album:

    South Of The Border

I wanted to learn this song a long time ago as a beginner and 
there were no easy-ish tabs on it, so I had my guitar teacher 
sound out the chords for me.  I think this is a nearly perfect tab.


TIPS:
While you play the D chords, you can use your ring finger and 
pinky on the high e string to get the background melody you 
hear prodominantly throughout the song like this:

e  ------0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 0------ 

And when you play the Bridge/Verse 3 towards the end, use this
C and G fingering for the chords:

    C   G
e   3   3
B   3   3
G   0   0
D   2   0
A   3   2
E   0   3




***CAPO 2***

Verse 1:
D                          G
Don't you feel it growin' day by day 
D                            Bm
People Gettin' ready for the news
          A              G
Some are happy some are sad
G                            D 
Wo, we got to let the music play 
D                          G
What the people need is a way to make 'em smile
    D                               Bm
It ain't so hard to do if you know how
             A                  G
Gotta get a message get it on through
                                D
Oh now mama's goin' to after a while


Chorus:
        Bm                 G
Wo, oh, oh, listen to the music
        Bm                 G
Wo, oh, oh, listen to the music
        Bm                 G
Wo, oh, oh, listen to the music
        E   G 
All the ti--ime 


Verse 2:
D                           G 
Well I know you know better everything I say
D                            Bm
Meet me in the country for a day
          A               G
We'll be happy and we'll dance
G                                 D
Wo, we're gonna dance the blues away 
D                                          G    
And if I'm feelin' good to you and you're feelin' good to me
D                                  Bm
There ain't nothin' we can't do or say
         A             G
Feelin' good, feeling fine
G                        D
Wo, baby, let the music play 


(Chorus)


Bridge/Verse 3:
D                    C
Like a lazy flowing river
C                           G
Surrounding castles in the sky
D                        C
And the crowd is growing bigger
G
Listenin' for the happy sounds and I got to let ?em fly 


(Chorus a couple times)
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