Studio Musician - Barry Manilow Chords
Chords: Fadd9, F, Em7, A7, Dm7, Am7, BbM7, FM7, Bb13, Eb9
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Genre: pop, rock, adult contemporary
[Intro]
Fadd9 F Fadd9 Fadd9
"There are no lyrics here."
[Verse 1]
F Em7 A7 Dm7 Am7 BbM7 FM7 Bb13 Eb9
I am a Studio Musician. We've never met, but you know me well.
Dm7 Cm7 F7 BbM7
I am the English Horn who plays the poignant counterline,
Bm7b5 F/C A/C# Dm9
Upon the song you heard, while making love in some hotel.
Dm G7 F/C Am/C F7/C BbM7 A7b13 Dm
I am a part of you. I've never tried for fame. You'll never know my
name.
[Verse 2]
F Em7 A7 Dm7 Am7 BbM7 FM7 Bb13 Eb9
I am the strings that enter softly, or three guitars, that glitter gold.
Dm7 Cm7 F7 BbM7
I am the thousand trumpet lines that were an afterthought,
Bm7b5 F/C A/C# Dm9
Intended as a way, to get a dying record sold.
Dm G7 F/C Am/C F7/C BbM7 A7b13 Dm
I never ride the road. I never play around. I play what they set down.
Cm7 Cm7
[Bridge]
BbM7 Ab7 Gm7 Csus C
I'm a working musician, living from week to week.
Cm7 F7 Gm7 Fm7 Bb7
I'm the voice through which empty men try to speak.
EbM7 Dm7 Cm7 F7
A Studio Musician, blowin' the chance I seek!
[Interlude]
C/Bb Bb C/Bb Bb C/Bb Bb Csus
"There are no lyrics here."
[Verse 3]
F Em7 A7 Dm7 Am7 BbM7 FM7 Bb13
And when the woodwind cushion rises, I start to dream, with a low brass bed.
Eb9
Dm G7 F/C Am/C F7/C BbM7 A7b13 Dm Cm7
But I awake to horns; the drummer calls to me: "We're up to letter D."
Cm7
[Bridge]
BbM7 Ab7 Gm7 Csus C
I'm a man of the moment! Pop is my stock and trade.
Cm7 F7 Gm7 Fm7 Bb7
Singles, Jingles and demos conveniently made.
EbM7 Dm7 Cm7 F7
A Studio Musician, whose music will die unplayed!
[Outro]
Gm7 D7b9 Gm11 Gm Fm7 Bb7
"You Deserve A Break Today"
EbM7 Dm Cm Fsus7
A Studio Musician, whose music could have died... unplayed.
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