Play Chords

KeyE Capo4st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays483

Play by Rascal Flatts is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E with a capo on the 4st fret. It uses the chords E, A, D and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
E
Text
16
Speed
  			"Play" 

 
Intro: E, A, E, A 

    A 
You're a single mom with three kids and just as many jobs 
   E 
Your candle burns at both ends  
A 
But you can't make it stop 
E 
You're a farmer on a John Deer, honest work for little play 
                                                  A 
Now throw that thing in park it's time to play 

E 
Like it's midnight in Vegas 
A 
Mardi Gras in New Orleans 
A 
New Years Eve in New York City 
D 
You know what I mean 
E 
It's like lovers in Paris 
Sunset strip in L.A. 
A 
Doesn't matter where you are, 
D 
Well it's alright, it's alright to play 

Oh, yes it is 

E 
Where there ain't no drugs or doctors who can get you what you need 
                                            D 
I've got the magic potion and it doesn't cost a thing 
E 
Yeah, you've seen some hard times 
Life just works out that way 
                                                                    D 
When your smack dab in the middle you gotta play 

E 
Like it's midnight in Vegas 
A 
Mardi Gras in New Orleans 
A 
New Years Eve in New York City 
D 
You know what I mean 
E 
It's like lovers in Paris 
Sunset strip in L.A. 
A 
Doesn't matter where you are, 
D 
Well it's alright, it's alright to play 

A 
Hey, hey 

A 

D 
Like a kiss in the moonlight 
B 
Barefoot walks on the beach 
           A 
Like sipping champagne straight from a bottle 

:Stop: 
You know what I mean 

E 
Like it's midnight in Vegas 
A 
Mardi Gras in New Orleans 
A 
New Years Eve in New York City 
D 
You know what I mean 
E 
It's like lovers in Paris 
Sunset strip in L.A. 
A 
Doesn't matter where you are, 
D 
Well it's alright, it's alright to play 
    	

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