How Do You Keep The Music Playing? original guitar chords by
James Ingram
Patti Austin

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Key: G major•

Intro 1

Cadd9

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Cadd9

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Cadd9

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D/C

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D/F#

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Bm7

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Em7

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Em7

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Verse 1

Am7

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C/D

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How do you keep the music playing?

Gmaj7

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D/E

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Em7

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How do you make it last?

C/G

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How do you keep the song from fading

D/F#

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Gmaj7

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Em7

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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 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 B7#5 
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Each time you hear  his name?

Chorus 2

Em7

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G/A

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Dmaj7

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

Gmaj7

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C#m7b5

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The more I love, the more that I'm afraid

F#7sus4

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F#7b9

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Bm7

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That in your eyes I may not see forev ever,

Esus4

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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 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 D7 
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C/G C/G 
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G G 
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Dm7 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 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 4
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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 E7 
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If we can be    the best of lovers
Amaj7 Amaj7 
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F#m7 F#m7 2
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Yet be the best   of friends
Dmaj7 Dmaj7 
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C#m7 C#m7 4
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F#7sus4 F#7sus4 2
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If we can    try with        every day
F#7b9 F#7b9 3
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Bm7 Bm7 2
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to       make it better as it grows
Bm7b5 Bm7b5 
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D/E D/E 
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With any luck then I suppose
E7 E7 
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The music never