• Song:

    The Music Of My Soul

  • Artist:

    David Bryan

From the fantastic Musical Memphis
The Chord placements are intentional and denote the timing of when they are played. 
This song leaves room for improv and variation so have fun! 
Plus, these chords are 100% correct in note and timing.

Key of C Major 4/4 time

C (x32010@1)When I was a young boy
E7 (020130@1)My daddy sat me down
F (133211@1)He said "son, don't you never go"
       F (133211@1)  C/E (x3111x@5)Dm7   CTo (x32010@1)the dark side of town
C (x32010@1)I'm talking downtown Memphis
E7 (020130@1)See, that's where the black folk play"
F (133211@1)And I said Yes sir daddy
           F (133211@1)   C/E (x3111x@5)Dm7 CAnd (x32010@1)then I snuck down any-way

C (x32010@1)See never was taught to read none
E7 (020130@1)No never taught to write
F (133211@1)The only thing my daddy taught
    F (133211@1)          C/E (x3111x@5)Dm7  CWas (x32010@1)white should stay with white

G7 (320001@1)                                 F#7 (242352@1)But I heard it through the alleys
F7 (131241@1)It floated on the breeze
C (x32010@1)           G/B (143121@7)       Am (x02210@1)    C/G (3x555x@1)It burst out through the doorways
       F (133211@1)                   GAnd (320003@1)it knocked me to my knees
C (x32010@1)                      F6 (15xxxx@1)C (x32010@1)It broke down all of my sen-ses
C (x32010@1)               F (133211@1)C (x32010@1) F (133211@1)Yet make me feel so whole
G (320003@1)               C (x32010@1)   G (320003@1)See I was lost until I found
    F (133211@1)   C/E (x3111x@5)Dm7  CThe (x32010@1)music of   my   soul
    F (133211@1)   C/E (x3111x@5)Dm7  CThe (x32010@1)music of   my   soul

C (x32010@1)And then one day my daddy died
E7 (020130@1)And we laid him in his grave
F (133211@1)And my mama she cried and cried and cried
    F (133211@1)         C/E (x3111x@5)Dm7 CAnd (x32010@1)prayed that he'd be  saved
C (x32010@1)But all I felt was pity
E7 (020130@1)For he never understood
F (133211@1)How could people be so bad
    F (133211@1)     C/E (x3111x@5)Dm7 CWho (x32010@1)made me feel so  good
G7 (320001@1)It went right through my body
F#7 F7
 It grabbed me by my heart

C (x32010@1)       G/B (143121@7)     Am (x02210@1)It shot up from my fingertips
C/G (3x555x@1)F (133211@1)                G (320003@1)And tore me right apart

C (x32010@1)                   F6 (15xxxx@1)C (x32010@1)It broke down all my sen-ses
C (x32010@1)               F6 (15xxxx@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C    G (320003@1)Yet made me feel so whole
G (320003@1)                         C (x32010@1)   G (320003@1)And I will love it til the day I die

F (133211@1)   C/EDm7 (x3111x@5)CThe (x32010@1)music of  my  soul
C (x32010@1)                   F (133211@1)C (x32010@1)It broke down all my senses
C (x32010@1)               F (133211@1)C (x32010@1)  F (133211@1)Yet made me feel so whole
C (x32010@1)               F (133211@1)   C (x32010@1)See I was lost until I found
C (x32010@1)           F (133211@1)   C (x32010@1)  F (133211@1)I was deaf until I heard

G (320003@1)                         C (x32010@1)   G (320003@1)I'll make this world come around to

F (133211@1)   C/EDm7 (x3111x@5)CThe (x32010@1)music of  my  soul
    F (133211@1)   C/EDm7 (x3111x@5)F/G (303211@1) CThe (x32010@1)music of  my________Soul

End with one last strum on C
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