Fred Astaire (acoustic) Chords

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Fred Astaire (acoustic) by Lucky Boys Confusion is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Em7 and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G                                     Em7 
You can call it anything you want the fact remains the same 
G             D             Em7 
I never got to be your Fred Astaire 
G                                                Em7 
You can lie to yourself and all your friends and pretend that you don't care 
    G           D            Em7 
But circumstance gets in the way 
G                             Em7 
You have so many opportunities I never had 
     D              Em7 
Don't push so hard, nothing is ever easy 
G                                        Em7 
And this talent that you take for granted, it's a gift from god 
     D            Em7 
Don't pass it up, nothing is ever easy 

G               Em7 
Are you ready to work real hard 
G                 Em7 
Are you tired it's just the start 
G                     Em7           D 
Listen to me son, I'll take you far 

G                                     Em7 
You can call it anything you want the fact remains the same 
G             D             Em7 
I never got to be your Fred Astaire 
G                                                Em7 
You can lie to yourself and all your friends and pretend that you don't care 
    G           D            Em7 
But circumstance gets in the way 

(Chord progression is the same for the rest of the song) 
Heel, toe, heel, toe, side to side AGAIN, gonna get it right 
Don't push so hard, nothing is ever easy 
Don't forget your please and thank you's, don't forget to smile 
Don't pass this up, nothing is ever easy 

Are you ready to work real hard 
Are you tired it's just the start 
Listen to me son, I'll take you far 
You can call it anything you want the fact remains the same 
I never got to be your Fred Astaire 
You can lie to yourself and all your friends and pretend that you don't care 
But circumstance gets in the way 

G 
Their pushing these children for all the wrong reasons 
   Em7 
So far, man you're crushing down their spirits 
G 
You're pushing these children for all the wrong reasons 
   Em7 
So far, man you're crushing down their spirits 
G                                                            Em7 
Suffocate, emancipate, turn their backs and walk away eventually, eventually 
G                                                                Em7 
They suffocate, emancipate, turn their backs and walk away eventually, eventually 
G                           Em7             G 
Seeking, seeking, one of these one of these seeking, seeking one of these one of these  
paths (suffocate, emancipate, turn their backs walk away eventually) 

G 
You're wasting time, I call it living 
To the world what are you giving 
Em7 
You're wasting time, I call it living 
To the world what are you giving 
G 
You're wasting time, I call it living 
To the world what are you giving 
You're wasting time... 

G                                     Em7 
You can call it anything you want the fact remains the same 
G             D             Em7 
I never got to be your Fred Astaire 
G                                                Em7 
You can lie to yourself and all your friends and pretend that you don't care 
    G           D            Em7 
But circumstance gets in the way 

G                                     Em7 
You can call it anything you want the fact remains the same 
G             D             Em7 
I never got to be your Fred Astaire 
G                                                Em7 
You can lie to yourself and all your friends and pretend that you don't care 
    G           D            Em7 
But circumstance gets in the way 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante