Piece by Piece — Katie Melua
Chords and lyrics for Piece by Piece by Katie Melua (key of Dm).
Verse 1
Fingerpicking pattern throughout the song:
where E is the bass note of the chord you're playing.
Especially the second line of the bridge benefits from using variations on
the center strings D G B instead of G B e.
Intro
[Dm] [Bb7] [Dm] [Bb7] [Bm7b5] [Edim7]
Verse 1
[Dm]First of all must [Bb7]go, [Dm]Your scent upon my [Bm7b5]pillow,
[Gm] and then I say [A7]goodbye, to your whispers in [Dm]my dreams.[Bb7]
[Dm] And then our lips will [Bb7]part, [Dm] in my mind and in my[Bm7b5] heart,
'cos [Gm]your kiss, [A7] went deeper than my[Dm] skin.
Chorus
[Gm]Piece by [A7]piece, is [Dm]how [C]I'll let [Bb]go of [F]you,
[Bbmaj7]kiss by [A7]kiss, will leave my
[Dm7]mind, one at a [Bm7b5]time, one at a [Edim7]time.[A7]
Verse 2
[Dm] First of all must [Bb7]fly, [Dm] my dreams of you [Bm7b5]and I,
There's [Gm]no point, [A7] in holding on to [Dm]those.[Bb7]
[Dm] And then our ties will[Bb7] break, [Dm] for your and my own[Bm7b5] sake,
just [Gm]remember, [A7]this is what you [Dm]chose.
Chorus
[Gm]Piece by [A7]piece, is [Dm]how [C]I'll let [Bb]go of [F]you,
[Bbmaj7]kiss by [A7]kiss, will leave my
[Dm7]mind, one at a [Bm7b5]time, one at a [Edim7]time.[A7]
Bridge
[F] I'll shed,[C] like skin,[G] our memories of [Am]lazy days,
[Ab]and fade away the[G] shadow of your [C][Bb7]face,[Bb7][C]
[Dm][Bb7][Dm]Oooooooo.....[Dm][Bb7][Dm][Bb7]
[Bb7]
[Dm][Bb7][Dm]Oooooooo.....[Dm][Bb7][Dm][Bb7]
[Bb7]
Chorus
[Gm]Piece by [A7]piece, is [Dm]how [C]I'll let [Bb]go of [F]you,
[Bbmaj7]kiss by [A7]kiss, will leave my
[Dm7]mind, one at a [Bm7b5]time, one at a [Edim7]time, one at a [A7]time, one at a
[Dm][Bb7]time.[Dm][Bb7][Dm]
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