Hairdrying Drummer Man chords by Krissy Matthews

SimplifiedEm · A · B · D#dim · G …

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Em
A
B
D#dim
G
D
F#
Bm
C#m
G#m
E
C
F
Am

Intro 1

Verse 1
Em 
 (E minor) Been on the road long as he could remember.
Blues, rock and soul,
B 
January to December.  (B major) 
Em 
 (E minor) Sometimes the work was
A 
thin and then it was fat.  (A major) 
Em 
 (E minor) Lost his wife along the way,
G 
Em 
never  (G major) got over  (E minor) that.
He had his habits,
some of rhythm so hot.
Busted mid- gig for stuff,
someone called the cops.
He was a pro, begged to finish the show.
A 
G 
But the drug squad  (A major) was  (G major) heavy,
Em 
A 
so of course they  (E minor) said no.  (A major) 

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Verse 2
A 
Hard drumming man,  (A major) 
D 
Em 
A 
Em 
 (D major)  (E minor) always driving the band.  (A major)  (E minor) 
A 
 (A major) Before the show began,
D 
Em 
 (D major)  (E minor) hairdryer in his hand.
D 
G 
 (D major) Every  (G major) night between the sets,
F# 
 (F sharp major) combing over what was left.
B 
(Rolling up  (B major) his fags,
Bm 
A 
Bm 
on his  (B minor)  (A major) old mu (B minor) sic mags.)
D 
(Always first to the bus, and  (D major) he never made a fuss,
living on through all of us.)
Em 
A 
Hairdryin' Drummer  (E minor) Man.  (A major) 
Em 
A 
Em 
A 
B 
Em 
B 
 (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (B major)  (E minor)  (B major) 

Verse 3
Em 
 (E minor) Died from a speedball but
survived this big fall.
When he returned,
D 
D#dim 
surprising he could play at  (D major) all.  (D sharpdim) 
Em 
 (E minor) The chops came back he
was stirring up a storm
G 
Just the  (G major) right vibe to keep
Em 
A 
the  (E minor) crowds  (A major) warm.
Em 
 (E minor) Cash in his snare, in his old Berlin pad.
Spent on wine books and records,
don't sound so bad.
F# 
Em 
Might have  (F sharp major) been quite  (E minor) lonely,
A 
with no girls around.  (A major) 
Bm 
Em 
A 
Em 
 (B minor) But  (E minor) all his heart and  (A major) passion went in (E minor) to  that famous sound.
A 
 (A major) 

Interlude 1

Verse 4

He played the drums like no one else,

his feel was really special.

He gave the music everything,

and we're gonna miss him.

Interlude 2
B 
Em 
A 
Em 
G 
A 
Em 
G 
 (B major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor)  (G major)  (A major)  (E minor)  (G major) 
Em 
A 
Em 
G 
A 
G 
Em 
A 
 (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor)  (G major)  (A major)  (G major)  (E minor)  (A major) 
Em 
A 
Em 
G 
A 
Em 
 (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor)  (G major)  (A major)  (E minor) 
A 
Em 
A 
Em 
 (A major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor) 
A 
Made it to  (A major) seventy, then

Verse 5
Em 
 (E minor) 
A 
cancer came along.  (A major) 
Em 
G 
A 
 (E minor) Almost  (G major) time to  (A major) quit the stage
Em 
A 
and  (E minor) run the last  (A major) song.
Em 
G 
A 
 (E minor) Always  (G major) will re (A major) member,
Em 
G 
A 
that  (E minor) last great  (G major) gig togeth (A major) er.
F# 
C 
A 
D 
Em 
 (F sharp major) Can't for (C major) get the way he  (A major) played,  (D major) never  (E minor) never never.

Outro 1
A 
Em 
A 
B 
 (A major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (B major) 
A 
Em 
A 
Em 
 (A major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor) 
A 
D 
A 
Em 
F# 
G 
 (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (E minor)  (F sharp major)  (G major) 
A 
 (A major) 
D 
Em 
A 
 (D major)  (E minor)  (A major) 
G 
F# 
C 
F 
C 
Am 
Bm 
 (G major)  (F sharp major)  (C major)  (F major)  (C major)  (A minor)  (B minor) 
Bm 
D 
Em 
A 
Em 
G 
A 
 (B minor)  (D major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor)  (G major)  (A major) 
Em 
A 
Em 
A 
Em 
G 
A 
Em 
A 
 (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor)  (G major)  (A major)  (E minor)  (A major) 
Em 
A 
G 
 (E minor)  (A major)  (G major) 