Solo — Sandy Denny
Chords and lyrics for Solo by Sandy Denny (key of D).
Verse 1
From the album "Like an old fashioned waltz" (1974).
Acoustic version on "I've Always Kept a Unicorn - The Acoustic Sandy Denny"
The falling baselines in the verse are crucial to the song, so the bass
notes must be played:
First from F sharp down to G and in the second half from G to A.
One way is to start the progression with a barre on 7th freth
e: x x x x x x 3 and then x x x x x x 5
b: 10 8 7 5 3 2 3 12 10 8 7 5 3 2
G: 7 9 7 2 4 2 0 12 7 9 7 2 4 2
D: 7 9 7 2 4 2 0 12 7 9 7 2 4 2
A: 9 7 5 4 2 0 2 10 9 7 5 4 2 0
E: x x x x x x 3 x x x x x x x
Sandy's singing in the chorus is very rubato; take the chord placements as
an approximation.
Verse 1
Good[D/F#] [Em]morning, good[D] [A/C#]afternoon,
and [Bm]what have you [A]got to [G]say?
Well I'm [G]waiting,[D/F#] but I [Em]can't stay [D]long,
it's [A/C#]such a [Bm]lovely [A]day.
There's a [D/F#]time [Em]to be [D]talking[A/C#]
and a [Bm]time when [A]it's no [G]use.
Right [G]now I [D/F#]think the [Em]things you [D]say
are [A/C#]liable [Bm]to [A]confuse.
Chorus
I've just [D]gone [G]solo.
Do you [D]play [G]solo?
Ain't [D]life[A] a [G][D]solo?
Verse 2
[D/F#]What a [Em]wonderful [D]way to [A/C#]live,
She's [Bm]travelling all [A]over the [G]world.
Why, the [G]fame and [D/F#]all the [Em]golden
[D][A/C#]Opportunities[Bm] [A]unfurled.
No [D/F#]time for the [Em]gent with the [D]Mulliner [A/C#]Bentley
And [Bm]heaven [A]knows what [G]else.
Why, he [G]wouldn't [D/F#]even [Em]stand a [D]chance
With [A/C#]all his [Bm][A]oilwells.
Chorus
She just [D]went [G]solo.
Do you [D]play [G]solo?
Ain't [D]life[A] a [G][D]solo?
Verse 3
I've [D/F#]always [Em]lived in a [D][A/C#]mansion
On the [Bm]other side [A]of the [G]moon.
I've [G]always [D/F#]kept a [Em][D]unicorn
And I [A/C#]never sing [Bm]out of [A]tune.
I could [D/F#]tell you that the [Em]grass is [D]really [A/C#]greener
On the [Bm]other side [A]of the [G]hill,
But I [G]can't [D/F#][Em]communicate with [D]you
And I [A/C#]guess I [Bm]never [A]will.
Chorus
We've all [D]gone [G]solo.
We all [D]play [G]solo?
Ain't [D]life[A] [G] a [D]solo?
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