Chords
While I Play

Key: E

Introduction:

D            E                      A  
I cry tears of emotion
D                         E                      A  
to spread across the USA.
D                         E                                                 A  
Ain't no sunshine, cowboy, in your pockets.
                                             B  
I'll make my own way,
E  
while I play.
A  
Baby, you forgot you're living.
                                          D  
Someone covered up your eyes.
E                                                         A  
In my way at least I'm giving
E                                              A  
what I love, am I wise?
                     D                      E         A  
There's gonna be some confusion.
                D                            E            A  
And there's gonna be a day
D                                            E  
you'll raise your eyes
                             A  
and you'll look to the skies
                                B  
and you'll pray,
                     E  
while I play.
A  
I am my father's son
                             D  
or that is what I heard.
E                                      A  
Maybe I got it wrong.
E                                      A  
I didn't mean a word.
E  
You got my face
                             A  
and I'll play your ace,
E                                              A  
pretend I haven't heard.
                     D                      E         A  
There's gonna be some confusion.
                D                            E            A  
And there's gonna be a day
D                                            E  
you'll raise your eyes
                             A  
and you'll look to the skies
                                B  
and you'll pray,
                     E  
while I play.
A                                                                                 D  
I am a minstrel, that is all I want to be.
E                                                         A  
I'll play inside your soul,
E                                              A  
I'll show you to yourself,
E                                                         A  
I'll fill your head with wild emotions,
     E                              A  
a symphony in wealth.
                     D                      E         A  
There's gonna be some confusion.
                D                            E            A  
And there's gonna be a day
D                                            E  
you'll raise your eyes
                             A  
and you'll look to the skies
                                B  
and you'll pray,
                     E  
while I play.
A                                                                            D  
I will take my leave, I gotta move on time.
E                                                      A  
I played inside your soul,
E                                         A  
I made you sing along.
E                                                      A  
I will return to find out
E                                            A  
if the melody was wrong.
                     D                      E         A  
There's gonna be some confusion.
                D                            E            A  
And there's gonna be a day
D                                            E  
you'll raise your eyes
                             A  
and you'll look to the skies
                                B  
and you'll pray,
                     E  
while I play.