Pierre chords by
Carole King

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Key: A minor•

Verse 1

Am

Am

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D

D

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Am

Am

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There was once

D

D

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Am

Am

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D

D

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a boy named Pierre

Am

Am

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D

D

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Who only would say, I don't care!

G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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Read his story, my friend, for you'll find

C

C

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F

F

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At the end that a suitable

Am

Am

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D

D

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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G

G

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Mor al lies there

Verse 2

C

C

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F

F

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One day his mother said

C

C

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F

F

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When Pierre climbed out of bed

Bm

Bm

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E

E

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Am

Am

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Good morning, darling boy,

D

D

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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you are my only joy

G

G

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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E

E

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Pierre said I don't care!

Am

Am

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What would you like to eat?

E

E

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I don't care!

Am

Am

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Some lovely cream of wheat?

D

D

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I don't care!

F

F

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C

C

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Don't sit backwards in your chair

F

F

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I don't care!

Gsus4

Gsus4

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C

C

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Or pour syrup on your hair

E

E

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I don't care!

Am

Am

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You are acting like a clown

E

E

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I don't care!

Am

Am

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D

D

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And we have to go to town

I don't care!

Gsus4

Gsus4

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C

C

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Don't you want to come, my dear?

I don't care!

F

F

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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C

C

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Would you rather stay right here?

I don't care!

Am

Am

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D

D

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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G

G

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So his mother left him there

Verse 3

Bm

Bm

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E

E

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Bm

Bm

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E

E

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His father said get off your head

Am

Am

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D

D

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Or I will march you up to bed!

Dm

Dm

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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F

F

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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Pierre said I

C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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E

E

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don't care!

Am

Am

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E

E

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I would think that you could see

I don't care!

Am

Am

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Your head is where your

D

D

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feet should be!

I don't care!

Dm

Dm

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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C

C

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If you keep standing upside down

I don't care!

F

F

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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C

C

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We'll never get to town

E

E

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I don't care!

Am

Am

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E

E

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If only you would say, I care

I don't care!

Am

Am

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D

D

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I'd let you fold the folding chair

I don't care!

Am

Am

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D

D

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So his par ents left him there

Am

Am

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D

D

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They did n't take him

G

G

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C

C

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anywhere

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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Verse 4

Em

Em

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A

A

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Now as the night began to fall

Em

Em

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A

A

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A hungry lion paid a call

Am

Am

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D

D

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He looked Pierre right in the eye

Am

Am

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D

D

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And asked him if he'd like to die

Dm

Dm

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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E

E

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Pierre said I don't care!

Am

Am

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E

E

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I can eat you, don't you see?

I don't care!

Am

Am

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D

D

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And you will be inside of me

I don't care!

Dm

Dm

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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C

C

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Then you will never have to bother

I don't care!

F

F

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G

G

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C

C

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With a mother and a father

E

E

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I don't care!

Am

Am

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E

E

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Is that all you have to say?

I don't care!

Am

Am

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D

D

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Then I'll eat you, if I may

I don't care!

Am

Am

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D

D

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So the lion ate Pierre

G

G

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Verse 5

F

F

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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G

G

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Arriving home at six o'clock

Gsus4

Gsus4

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His parents had a

G

G

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dreadful shock!

Em

Em

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A

A

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Em

Em

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They found the lion sick in bed and cried

A

A

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Pierre is surely dead!

F#m

F#m

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B

B

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They pulled the lion by the hair

G#m

G#m

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B

B

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C#

C#

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They hit him with the folding chair

Am

Am

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D

D

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His mother asked, where is Pierre?

Dm

Dm

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The lion answered,

Gsus4

Gsus4

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G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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I don't care!

Am

Am

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His father said,

D

D

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G

G

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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G

G

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Pierre's in there!

Verse 6

C

C

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F

F

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They rushed the lion into town

C

C

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F

F

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The doctor shook him up and down

Bm

Bm

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E

E

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Am

Am

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D

D

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And when the lion gave a roar

Dm

Dm

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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Pierre fell out

F

F

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C

C

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Bm

Bm

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E

E

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upon the floor

Am

Am

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He rubbed his eyes and

E

E

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scratched his head

Am

Am

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And laughed because he

D

D

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wasn't dead

Gsus4

Gsus4

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C

C

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His mother cried and held him tight

F

F

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G

G

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C

C

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Bm

Bm

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His father asked, are you alright?

Am

Am

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E

E

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Pierre said I am feeling fine

C

C

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Please take me home,

F#dim

F#dim

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it's half past nine

Verse 7

F

F

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G

G

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C

C

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The lion said, if you would care

F

F

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C

C

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To climb on me, I'll take you there

Dm

Dm

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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Then everyone looked at Pierre

G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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Who shouted yes, indeed, I care!

Dm

Dm

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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The lion took them home to rest

C

C

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Am

Am

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And stayed on as a weekend guest

G

G

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Dm

Dm

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G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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The moral of Pierre is, care!

C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

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Chords

Am
D
G
C
F
Gsus4
Bm
E
Dm
Em
A
F#m
B
G#m
C#
F#dim

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Pierre by Carole King is A minor.

The primary chords used in Pierre are Am, D, G, C, F, Gsus4.

No capo is required for this song.

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

The tempo of Pierre is approximately 86 beats per minute.

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