Steel Glass Chords
by John Lennon
Steel Glass by John Lennon is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, C, D, E, A and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Standard Tuning
Intro:
Pick A minor
Am
e|----0------0-------0-----0-------------------------------------------|
B|--1------1-------1-----1---------------------------------------------|
G|2------2-------2-----2-----------------------------------------------| X4
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
(This is a story about your friend and mine...
Who is it, who is it, who is it?)
Verse:
Strum to beat of the tune
Am C D E
e|------------------------------2--------------------------------------|
B|-1-----------------1------------3------------------------------------|
G|---2--------------------------2---------1----------------------------| X4
D|---2------------------2--------------------2-------------------------|
A|------------------------3------------------2-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
There you stand with your L.A. tan
And your New York walk and your New York talk
You're mother left you when you were small
But you're gonna wish you wasn't born at all
Chorus:
(Strum) (Pick) (Strum)
D D D
e|----2--------2-------------2-----------------------------------------|
B|------3--------3-----1-------3---------------------------------------|
G|----2--------2-------------2-----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| X4
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Strum
A A G A
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---3-------3------------3--------------------------------------------|
G|---3-------3------------3--------------------------------------------|
D|---3-------3------------3--------------------------------------------| X4
A|-----------------2---------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------3-------------------------------------------------|
Steel and glass
Steel and glass
Steel and glass
Steel and glass
Pre 2nd Verse:
Am C D Am
e|------------------------------2--------------------------------------|
B|-1-----------------1------------3--------3---------------------------|
G|---2--------------------------2----------3---------------------------| X1
D|---2------------------2------------------3---------------------------|
A|------------------------3--------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lennon Hum's Tune
2nd Verse:
Strum
Am C D E
e|------------------------------2--------------------------------------|
B|-1-----------------1------------3------------------------------------|
G|---2--------------------------2---------1----------------------------| X1
D|---2------------------2--------------------2-------------------------|
A|------------------------3------------------2-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Your phone don't ring no one answers your call
How does it feel to be off the wall
Am C D Am
e|------------------------------2--------------------------------------|
B|-1-----------------1------------3--------3---------------------------|
G|---2--------------------------2----------3---------------------------| X1
D|---2------------------2------------------3---------------------------|
A|------------------------3--------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Am C D E
e|------------------------------2--------------------------------------|
B|-1-----------------1------------3------------------------------------|
G|---2--------------------------2---------1----------------------------| X2
D|---2------------------2--------------------2-------------------------|
A|------------------------3------------------2-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Well your mouthpiece squawks as he spreads your lies
But you can't pull strings if your hands are tied
Well your teeth are clean but your mind is capped
You leave your smell like an alley cat
Chorus:
(Strum) (Pick) (Strum)
D D D
e|----2--------2-------------2-----------------------------------------|
B|------3--------3-----1-------3---------------------------------------|
G|----2--------2-------------2-----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| X4
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Steel & Glass
Steel & Glass
Steel & Glass
Steel & Glass
Outro:
Play till song fades out
Am C D E
e|------------------------------2--------------------------------------|
B|-1-----------------1------------3------------------------------------|
G|---2--------------------------2---------1----------------------------|
D|---2------------------2--------------------2-------------------------|
A|------------------------3------------------2-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Am C D Am
e|------------------------------2--------------------------------------|
B|-1-----------------1------------3--------3---------------------------|
G|---2--------------------------2----------3---------------------------|
D|---2------------------2------------------3---------------------------|
A|------------------------3--------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|