Chord/Tab song: Play On

"Play On"
(S. McCall - E. Carmen)

Intro:

lead guitar [bars 1-5]:
rhythm guitar [bars 3-8]:

v v v v

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----------2-----5-----7--
-0-0-/4----/7----/9--0---

1st only 5th only

bass [bars 5-8]:

v v v v

----------4--4------------
-4---6--------------6---
-7-7-----------5--4------
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first time
repeats

lead guitar [bars 6-8]:

[6] [7]
v v v v v v v v

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-------------------------- ----------12----15----17--
-------------------------- ------/13---/16-----------
----------9-----12----14-- ----14--------------------
----7-/11---/14---/16----- --------------------------
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[8]
v v v v

-19b21-----19b21---16-19-16-------------
----------------------------19-17-19b21-
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^^^^^^^^
triplets

Verse 1:

E (w/intro riff)
It's a hard life but you play it for laughs
It's a cold-hearted business, keep [C#m]away from the draft
And your f[F#m]ingers and your throat get s[A]ore
But they're [F#m]out there beggin' for some m[A]ore[B]

Chorus:

So play [E]on (while the [A/E]lights shine a[F#7]round your h[B]ead)
Play [G#]on (every n[C#m]ight in a [G#7]different [C#m]bed)
And the n[A]ight[Asus2]s go [A]on [F#m/B] and...

[1, 3: E (intro riff, 2X)]
[2: (to bridge)]
[4: G#m A (to coda)]
...on

Verse 2:

Take a break and find a place you can hide
'Cause tonight you're got to be a star personified
You're rushin' round to get your plane
Then it's back in the bubble again

[repeat chorus]

Bridge:

[C]Critics comin' 'cause you're Number One (Number One)
[Am]Play your hits and all the girls will come
(So play [Em]on) play on
(Play[C] on) play on
Play [A]on[A/B]

[repeat intro riff, 2X]

[guitar solo over verse chords]

[repeat chorus]

[repeat verse 1 w/harmony vocal]

[repeat chorus]

Coda:

The n[F#m]ights[G#m] go [A]on [A/B]and [E]on

lead guitar (rhythm guitar plays jangly E-based figure):

(E) [N.C.]
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v

--------- -----------0-2-4- -----------0-2-4- -----------------
--------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
--------- -----------1-2-4- -----------1-2-4- -----------------
--------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
--------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
--------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------3-2-0-

(...on)

bass:

v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v

--------- -----------131416 -------------1413 -----------------
--------- ----------------- -----------14---- ---14--14--5-4-2-
--------- ----------------- ----------------- -----14----------
--------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------

(...on)

guitar:

E5 [N.C.] E5 [N.C.]
v v v v v v v v

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-------------------------- ----------9-----12----14--
----------2-----5-----7--- ----7-/11---/14---/16-----
-0--0-/4----/7----/9------ --------------------------

bass:

v v v v v v v v

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----------------------2--- ----------------2--2--2---
----------------x--x------ --------------------------
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^ ^ drum accent

guitars:
v v v v [E5]

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----------12----15-16-17--
------/13---/16-----------
----14----------------2---
----------------------2---
----------------3--2--0---

^^^^^^^ rhythm guitar

bass:

v v v v

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----------------5--4--2---
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-- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers