ABBA – Thank You For The Music (Guitar)

Capo 2
Key
-
Versions (4)

Auto-scroll

Chords

This is a difficult song and tab; would take time to properly learn this one. But here's as close as I can get. Hope you like it! Certain chords are tabbed below the song as I would play them. =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ || Thank You For The Music || Artist: ABBA || =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ **Chords or parts of chords in (parentheses) are optional. [Intro] D Em7 A7 [Verse 1]
D            Fdim7    Em7    A13            D     Am7 D7
 I'm nothing special, in fact  I'm a bit of a bore

   G                       B7                 Em   A  Aaug
If I tell a joke, you've probably heard it before
D A7(/E) But I have a talent, a wonderful thing
       D/F#      Daug        G           Gm
'Cause everyone listens when I start to sing

         Bm               G/B
I'm so grateful and proud

       Em7        Em/D        A7
All I want is to sing it out loud
[CHORUS]
A7 A7/B A/C#   D                Em7        A7sus A7 D2  D
So   I  say  thank you for the music, the songs I'm si-nging

B2           B2/A    B2/G#         A7sus A7
  Thanks for all the joy   they're bri -nging

D                Em7       F#7sus F#7  Bm        GM7
Who can live without it? I  ask   in   all honesty
Gm+M7 What would life be?
           D        Dadd9/C          B7
Without a song or a dance, what are we?

B7 C#-5  D6  Em       Em/F#   Em/G       A7sus A7        D  Fdim7 Em7 A7
So   I  say thank you for the music, for giv - ing it to me
[Verse 2]
 D          Fdim7    Em7      A7           D(6)  Am7 D7
Mother says I was a dancer before I could walk

          G               B7                       Em  A  Aaug
Mhm, she says I began to sing long before I could talk

    D                         A7         Aaug
And I've often wondered, how did it all start?

     D              Daug        G         Gm6
Who found out that nothing can capture a heart

        Bm         G/B
Like a melody can?

        Em          Em/D       A7
Well, whoever it was,   I'm a fan
[Chorus]
A7 A7/B A/C#   D                Em7        A7sus A7 D2  D
So   I  say  thank you for the music, the songs I'm si-nging

B2           B2/A    B2/G#         A7sus A7
  Thanks for all the joy   they're bri -nging

D                Em7       F#7sus F#7  Bm        GM7
Who can live without it? I  ask   in   all honesty
Gm+M7 What would life be?
           D        Dadd9/C          B7
Without a song or a dance, what are we?

B7 C#-5  D6  Em       Em/F#   Em/G       A7sus A7        D  Gm6/D D Daug
So   I  say thank you for the music, for giv - ing it to me
[Bridge]
Gm            D/F#
I've been so lucky

          Gm               D/F#
I am the girl with golden hair

         Gm     F#7(+9) F#7 Bm   D/A
I wanna sing it out     to  everybody

Em7         Em/D         A7           A7/B  A/C#
What a joy, what a life, what a chance
[Final Chorus]
D                  Em7        A7sus A7 D2  D
Thank you for the music, the songs I'm singing

B2           B2/A    B2/G#         A7sus A7
  Thanks for all the joy   they're bri -nging

D                Em7       F#7sus F#7  Bm        GM7
Who can live without it? I  ask   in   all honesty
Gm+M7 What would life be?
           D        Dadd9/C          B7
Without a song or a dance, what are we?

B7 C#-5  D6   Em       Em/F#    Em/G      A7sus A7        D  Dadd9/C B7
So   I  say  thank you for the music, for giv - ing it to me

B7 C#-5  D6   Em       Em/F#    Em/G      A7sus A7  A7/6     D Em7 D/F# Gm D
So   I  say  thank you for the music, for gi - ving  it to me
***Illustrated CHORDS*** (F#BEAC#f#) x = dead/muted string 0 = open string Fdim7 xx3434 F#7sus 242432 or 242422 A13 x02022 A7/B x22020
Daug    xx0332             D6       xx0202
Aaug    x03221             Gm+M7    3x0332
B2 x24422 C#-5 x4500x B2/A x04422 Dadd9/C x3x230 B2/G# 4x4402 or 4x4422 Gm6 355353 Em/F# 222000 Gm6/D xx0330 Em/G 322000 F#7+9 2x2323 Bsus x24400 Em/D xx0000 D2 xx0230 ++Daryl Kayanan++ ++8.8.2019++ Email: [email protected]