Gary Chords

KeyE CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays526

Gary by Shellac is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E5, C, D, E, B5, A5 and F5. 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
  			
verse 1 
E5 
Kaizer of steel, steamship and wheel 
 C              D   E B5 
Master of land and ocean 
E5 
Owner of souls, railroads and coals 
 C              D    E   B5 
Let us adress your devotion 
A5                E5 
Harken old king, listen old thing 
 A5                E5 
Softly we sing and lo' 

 
F5                 E5 
Oh, what a pal was Gary 
F5                 E5 
Oh, what a pal was he 
F5 
Time rambles on 
F5 
Hush, we are gone 
F5 
Gary, almighty dream 

verse 2 
E5 
Ribbon of steel,glowing red, unreal 
C               D  E  B5 
Down in the ????? furnace 
E5 
Searing the womb, a tearing of tomb?? 
C            D   E B5 
you rejoin our skirmish?? 
A5                   E5 
12 hours a day, for what's the pay 
A5                      E5 
that's why we sing and, lo' 

 
F5                 E5 
Oh, what a pal was Gary 
F5                 E5 
Oh, what a pal was he 
F5 
Time rambles on 
F5 
Pretty soon we're all gone 
F5 
Gary, almighty dream 

verse 3 
E5 
A contended cigar, smokestacks and bars 
    C              D     E  B5 
The criminals workout in hiding 
E5 
Sparks wagons spit, in a smoke battered fit 
 C                D  E B5 
Home of the Jackson fire 
A5                 E5 
Gary I hope you're proud 
        A5                           E5 
Of the smoke and the streets and the crowd 

 
F5                 E5 
Oh, what a pal was Gary 
F5                 E5 
Oh, what a pal was he 
F5 
Time rambles on 
F5 
Pretty soon we're all gone 
F5 
Gary, infernal dream 

Outro 
E5 
C D E B5 
E5 
C D 
    	

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