Piper Chords
Piper by Cheryl Wheeler is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, G, C/G, Ab and Bb. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C F C F G C
F G C
Early morning sunrise come and pull the song from me
F C G
So I can turn away and rest my tired eyes
C F G C
I can't escape the haunting of a lonely melody
F C G
It runs around and 'round without a compromise
F G C ~ F
So, where you gonna go, what you gonna do
G C ~ F
You know I can't say "No", can't say good-bye to you
G C ~ F
I can't stop the flow, 'till you've decided to
G C/G Ab Bb F C F C F G C
Hm hm hm, hmm hmm hmmmmmmmm
F G C
The song runs like a piper, like a drummer through my brain
F C G
The silence all around, feels so apart from me
C F G C
I could sit and cry for all the love and all the pain
F C G
That brings itself to mind inside a harmony
F G C ~ F
The softest morning light, can't shine as soft as you
G C ~ F
The sweetest love in sight, can't love me like you do
G C ~ F
The swiftest bird in flight, can't climb the path to you
G C/G Ab Bb F C F C F G C
Hm hm hm, hmm hmm hmmmmmmmm
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