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Thank You For The Music

Thank You for the Music is a song by the Swedish group ABBA, written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. It was originally featured on the 1977 album ABBA: The Album. The song reflects the composers love for music and is a thank-you to their fans. The song is often seen as a farewell anthem, though it wasnt written with that purpose in mind.

Key: E

Introduction: E    

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E                F#m7         F#m7/A         B7              E    F#m7  E  
I' m nothing special in fact I' m a bit of a bore
    A                             A+                         F#m7    B7    
If I tell a joke, you' ve probably heard it before
     E                         F#m7         B7  
But I have a talent, a wonderful thing, ' cause
E            E+                A              Am  
Ev' ryone listens when I start to sing
         C#m                     C#º  
I' m so grateful and proud
        F#m            F#m/E          B7  
All I want is to sing it out loud

B7          E                        F#m            B7/4  B7    E  
So I    say thank you for the music, the songs  I' m singing
C#m            C#m7/B    F#m/E            B7/4  B7  
Thanks for all the joy they' re bringing
E                      F#m  
Who can live without it?
  Ab        C#m         A                          Am  
I ask in all honesty, what would life be
             E          E7/D                 C#7  
Without a song or dance, what are we? second chorus:(E Am    E        Am)
            F#m          F#4     F#m            B7              E  C7/G  F7/4  B7  
So  I    say thank you for the music, for giving it to me

E                F#m7      F#m7/A     B7                E      F#m7  E  
Mother says I was a dancer before I could walk
     A                     A+                                F#m7    B7    
She says I began to sing long before I could talk
     E                                 B7             B+  
And I&rsquo ve often wondered, how did it all start
     E                    E+                 A                Am  
Who found out that nothing could capture her heart
         C#m          C#m5+
      F#m            F#m/E         B7  
Well whoever it was, I&rsquo m a fan

Am                E                    Am                     E  
I' ve been so lucky I am the girl with golden hair
          Am         Ab        C#m    C#m7/B  
I wanna sing it out to ev' rybody
F#m             F#m/E            B7        B+  
What a joy, what a life, what a chance

            F#m          F#4     F#m            B7              E  E7/D  C#  
So  I    say thank you for the music, for giving it to me
            F#m          F#4     F#m            B7              E  A/F#  E/G#  Am  E  
So  I    say thank you for the music, for giving it to me