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How Do You Keep The Music Playing? original guitar chords by
James Ingram
James Ingram
Patti Austin
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Key: G major•
Intro 1
Cadd9
Cadd9

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Cadd9
Cadd9

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Cadd9
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D/C
D/C

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D/F#
D/F#

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Bm7
Bm7
2

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Em7
Em7

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Em7
Em7

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Verse 1
Am7
Am7

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C/D
C/D

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How do you keep the music playing?
Gmaj7
Gmaj7

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D/E
D/E

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Em7
Em7

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How do you make it last?
C/G
C/G

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How do you keep the song from fading
D/F#
D/F#

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Gmaj7
Gmaj7

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Em7
Em7

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Cm6
Cm6

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Too fast?
Chorus 1
Em7
Em7

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G/A
G/A
3

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How do you lose yourself to someone
A13
A13
5

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Dmaj7
Dmaj7

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Bm7
Bm7
2

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And never lose your way?
C#m7b5
C#m7b5
4

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How do you not
E/F#
E/F#

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F#7b9
F#7b9
3

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run out of new things
Bm9
Bm9

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Bm
Bm
2

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BmMaj7
BmMaj7
2

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Bm7
Bm7
2

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Fmaj7#11
Fmaj7#11

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E7#5
E7#5
6

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To say?
Verse 2
Am7
Am7

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And since we know
C/D
C/D

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D7
D7

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we're al ways changing
Gmaj7
Gmaj7

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D/E
D/E

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Em7
Em7

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How can it be the same?
Cmaj7
Cmaj7

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Bm7
Bm7
2

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Am7
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And tell me how year after year
C/D
C/D

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You're sure your heart will fall apart
D7
D7

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C/G
C/G

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G
G

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B7#5
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Each time you hear his name?
Chorus 2
Em7
Em7

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G/A
G/A
3

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A7
A7

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Dmaj7
Dmaj7

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I know the way I feel for you is now or never
Gmaj7
Gmaj7

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C#m7b5
C#m7b5
4

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The more I love, the more that I'm afraid
F#7sus4
F#7sus4
2

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F#7b9
F#7b9
3

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Bm7
Bm7
2

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That in your eyes I may not see forev ever,
Esus4
Esus4

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E7b9
E7b9

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forever
Verse 3
Am7
Am7

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C/D
C/D

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D7
D7

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If we can be the best of lovers
Gmaj7
Gmaj7

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D/E
D/E

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Em7
Em7

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Yet be the best of friends
Cmaj7
Cmaj7

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Bm7
Bm7
2

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E7sus4
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If we can try with every day
E7b9
E7b9

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Am7
Am7

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to make it better as it grows
Am7b5
Am7b5
4

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C/D
C/D

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With any luck than I suppose
D7
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C/G
C/G

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G
G

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Dm7
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C#7b9
C#7b9
3

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The music never ends
Chorus 3
F#m7
F#m7
2

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I know
A/B
A/B

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B7
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Emaj7
Emaj7
2

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The way I feel for you is now or never
G#m7
G#m7
4

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Bb7#5
Bb7#5
6

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Amaj7
Amaj7

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The more I love
F#m7
F#m7
2

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D#m7b5
D#m7b5

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the more that I'm afraid
F#/G#
F#/G#
2

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G#7b9
G#7b9
5

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C#m7
C#m7
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That in your eyes I may not see forever
F#7sus4
F#7sus4
2

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F#7b9
F#7b9
3

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Forever
Verse 4
Bm7
Bm7
2

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D/E
D/E

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E7
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If we can be the best of lovers
Amaj7
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F#m7
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2

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Yet be the best of friends
Dmaj7
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C#m7
C#m7
4

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F#7sus4
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2

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If we can try with every day
F#7b9
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3

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Bm7
Bm7
2

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to make it better as it grows
Bm7b5
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D/E
D/E

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With any luck then I suppose
E7
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The music never
Outro 1
Dmaj7
Dmaj7

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Dmaj7
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Dmaj7
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E/D
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(ends)
Amaj7
Amaj7

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Amaj7
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F#m7
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F#m7
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(Repeat and fade)

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Cadd9

  • D/C

  • D/F#

  • Bm7

    2

  • Em7

  • Am7

  • C/D

  • Gmaj7

  • D/E

  • C/G

  • Cm6

  • G/A

    3

  • A13

    5

  • Dmaj7

  • C#m7b5

    4

  • E/F#

  • F#7b9

    3

  • Bm9

  • Bm

    2

  • BmMaj7

    2

  • Fmaj7#11

  • E7#5

    6

  • D7

  • Cmaj7

  • G

  • B7#5

  • A7

  • F#7sus4

    2

  • Esus4

  • E7b9

  • E7sus4

  • Am7b5

    4

  • Dm7

  • C#7b9

    3

  • F#m7

    2

  • A/B

  • B7

  • Emaj7

    2

  • G#m7

    4

  • Bb7#5

    6

  • Amaj7

  • D#m7b5

  • F#/G#

    2

  • G#7b9

    5

  • C#m7

    4

  • E7

  • Bm7b5

  • E/D

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of How Do You Keep The Music Playing? by James Ingram, Patti Austin is G major.

The primary chords used in How Do You Keep The Music Playing? are C, D, Bm, Em, Am, G.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like C, D, Bm, Em, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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