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Thank You For The Music – ABBA
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Written by: Benny Anderson/Björn Ulvaeus
From: “The Album” (1977)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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capo: 4th fret
play: C
key: E
For chords in the original key transpose +4
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[Link 1]
Gsus4/A
G G/B
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|
B|----0---1---3---|
G|----0---0---0---|
D|----------------|
A|--------0---2---|
E|----3-----------|
[Link 2]
A7 G/B A7/C#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|
B|----2---3---5---|
G|----0---0---0---|
D|----2-----------|
A|----0---2---4---|
E|----------------|
[Pre chorus]
Am F/A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|
B|1---1--0h1--1---|1---1--0h1--1---|
G|2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---|
D|2---2-----------|3---------------|
A|0---------------|0---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
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CHORDS (E-A-D-G-B-e)
[Intro} [Chorus]
F#m11 2-x-2-2-0-x C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0
G6 3-x-0-0-0-0 D/F# 2-x-0-2-3-x
G5 3-x-0-0-3-x D/A x-0-x-2-3-x
Eaug 0-2-0-1-1-x (= E7aug)
[Verse] E7 0-2-0-1-0-x
Cdim7 x-x-1-2-1-2 C/Bb x-1-2-0-1-0
Gaug 3-x-1-0-0-x Dm/E x-x-2-2-3-1
C/E 0-x-2-0-1-0 Dm/F x-x-3-2-3-1
Caug x-3-2-1-1-x
F/A x-0-3-2-1-x [Bridge]
Dm/C x-3-x-2-3-1 Fm6 x-x-3-1-3-1
Fm(maj7) x-x-3-1-1-0
E7-9 x-x-0-1-0-1
E7 x-x-0-1-0-0
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[Intro]
| C | % | F#m11 | Dsus4 | G6 G5 |
(freely)
[Verse 1] (piano, freely)
C Cdim7 Dm7 G6 C [ Gm7 C ]
I'm nothing special, in fact I'm a bit of a bore
F A7 Dm7 G Gaug
If I tell a joke, you've probably heard it before
C G
But I have a talent, a wonderful thing
C/E Caug F Fm
'Cause everyone listens when I start to sing
Am F/A
I'm so grateful and proud
Dm Dm/C G
All I want is to sing it out loud...
G Gsus4/A G/B
So I say (= Link 1)
[Chorus]
C Dm7 Gsus4 G C
Thank you for the music, the songs I'm singing
Am C/G D/F# D/A Gsus4 G
Thanks for all the joy they're bringing
C Dm7 Eaug E7 Am [ F ]
Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty
F Fm
What would life be?
C C/Bb A7
Without a song or a dance, what are we?
A7 G/B A7/C#
So I say (= Link 2)
Dm Dm/E Dm/F
Thank you for the music
Gsus4 G G6 G5 | C Cdim7 | Dm7 G |
For gi- ving it to me
[Verse 2]
C Cdim7 Dm7 G C [ Gm7 C ]
Mother says I was a dancer before I could walk (Mh, mh)
F A7 Dm7 G Gaug/B
She says I began to sing long before I could talk
C G Gaug
And I've often wondered, how did it all start?
C Caug F Fm
Who found out that nothing can capture a heart
Am F/A
Like a melody can? (= Pre-chorus)
Dm Dm/C G
Well, whoever it was, I'm a fan
G Gsus4/A G/B
So I say (= Link 1)
[Chorus]
C Dm7 Gsus4 G C
Thank you for the music, the songs I'm singing
Am C/G D/F# D/A Gsus4 G
Thanks for all the joy they're bringing
C Dm7 Eaug E7 Am [ F ]
Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty
F Fm
What would life be?
C C/Bb A7
Without a song or a dance, what are we?
A7 G/B A7/C#
So I say (= Link 2)
Dm Dm/E Dm/F
Thank you for the music
Gsus4 G G6 G5 [ C ]
For gi- ving it to me
[Middle 8]
| C Fm | % |
Fm6 C Fm(maj7) C
I've been so lucky, I am the girl with golden hair
Fm(maj7) E7-9 E7 Am C/G
I wanna sing it out to everybody
Dm Dm/C G Gsus4/A G/B
What a joy, what a life, what a cha-a- ance!
(= Link 1)
[Chorus]
C Dm7 G C
Thank you for the music, the songs I'm singing
Am C/G D/F# D/A Gsus4 G
Thanks for all the joy they're bringing
C Dm7 Eaug E7 Am [ F ]
Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty
F Fm
What would life be?
C C/Bb A7
Without a song or a dance, what are we?
A7 G/B A7/C#
So I say (= Link 2)
Dm Dm/E Dm/F
Thank you for the music
Gsus4 G G6 [ C ]
For gi- ving it to me
[Coda]
| C Fm | % | C
Source: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/abba/thank_you_for_the_music_chords_2383049