Intro 2x: G  C  D

G                        C
Who draws the crowd and plays so loud,
                 D
Baby it's the guitar man.
G                        C
Who's gonna steal the show, you know
                D
Baby it's the guitar man,

        Em                     C
He can make you laugh, he can make you cry
        Em                          A
He will bring you down, then he'll get you high
C7M                         Bm7
Somethin' keeps him goin', miles and miles a day
        Am7               D
To find another place to play.

G                       C
Night after night who treats you right,
                D
Baby it's the guitar man
G                      C
Who's on the radio, you go listen
        D
To the guitar man

        Em                      C
Then he comes to town, and you see his face,
        Em                       A
And you think you might like to take his place
C7M                          Bm7
Somethin' keeps him driftin' miles and miles away
Am7                          D
Searchin' for the songs to play.

         Am            Am7+          Am7           D  D/F#
Then you listen to the music and you like to sing along,
        G            D/F#           Em            E
You want to get the meaning out of each and ev'ry song
         Am              Am7+             Am7               D
Then you find yourself a message and some words to call yourown
               E
And take them home.

Solo 2x: E  C

        Em                    C
He can make you love, he can get you high
        Em                          A
He will bring you down, then he'll make you cry
C7M                          Bm7
Somethin' keeps him movin', but no one seems to know
Am7     D
What it is that makes him go.

         Am              Am7+            Am7               D  D/F#
Then the lights begin to flicker and the sound is getting dim
     G                D/F#          Em                 E
The voice begins to falter and  the crowds are getting thin
         Am           Am7+                Am7
But he never seems to know this he's just got to find
D                  E
Another place to play,

        C           E       C
Anyway got to play, anyway Got to play.