Play My Darling, Play
Song: Play my darling play
Album: Le Pop (2009)
Email: gran.gizmo@gmail.com
Tuning: Standard
Harmonica Intro:
e|-------------------------------9------------------------|
B|--------------------------10-----9---12-10--------------|
G|--------------9-----------------------------9--11-------|
D|-------9--11-------12-11--------------------------------|
A|---12---------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10-9-----------------------------10------------------|
G|--------9-11-9-------------------9----------------------|
D|---------------11-----9---------------------------------|
A|------------------12-----12-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Theme:
e|-----------12--14---12----------------------------------------|
B|----14-15---------------15-14-15-14-12----12-14-15-14-12------|
G|-14------------------------------------14---------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--17-16-17---12--14-----12------------------------------------|
B|--------------------(13)----15-14-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------------14--16--13-14-14------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Chords:
AAAADBE
e|------0----0-----0----0-----2----2----0--------------|
B|------2----2-----2----2-----3----4----0--------------|
G|------2----2-----2----2-----2----4----1--------------|
D|------2----2-----2----2-----0----4----2--------------|
A|------0----4-----5---------------2----2--------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Baseline throughout the verse:
(you can also play the A chord during the whole verse for simplicity)
AAAAAAAA(E)
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---0----4----5----5-7------0--0-4---4-5---5-7------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
Harmonica intro
Theme
A A(C#) A(D) A(E) A A(E))
A messenger arrived through a sunlit' open door
A A(C#) A(D) A(E) A A(E))
Passed the dangers of the world to his troubled queen so bored
A A(C#) A(D) A(E) A A(E))
With a voice full of worry and a frightened fighter's face
A A(C#) A(D) A(E) A A(E))
Another day's morning in life's busy race
D B
He looked into her eyes before he spoke (he said)
E D
Play my darling, play
A
Don't you put yourself on the throne no more
E D
Play my darling, play
A
There's a world outside your broken borders
E D
Play my darling, play
A
Don't you put your key in another door
E D
Play my darling, play
E
With a world outside your broken borders
Theme
A A(C#) A(D) A(E) A A(E))
She's a lonely young girl she's the sister of the moon
A A(C#) A(D) A(E) A A(E))
Her heart is like November though she wants it to be June
A A(C#) A(D) A(E) A A(E))
Larger than life she's standing there so tall
A A(C#) A(D) A(E) A A(E))
There's a note with her name and it's hanging on the wall
D B
Her eyes they opened wide when she read (and he said)
E D
Play my darling, play
A
Don't you put yourself on the throne no more
E D
Play my darling, play
A
There's a world outside your broken borders
E D
Play my darling, play
A
Don't you put your key in another door
E D
Play my darling, play
E
With a world outside your broken borders
Theme + Solo
D
She's stuck there on her
B
island so marooned
D
The limelights got
B
her blinded and harpooned
E D
Play my darling, play
A
Don't you put yourself on the throne no more
E D
Play my darling, play
A
There's a world outside your broken borders
E D
Play my darling, play
A
Don't you put your key in another door
E D
Play my darling, play
E
With a world outside your broken borders
Theme