Play On Lyrics

"Play On"
(S. McCall - E. Carmen)
Intro:
bars 1-5
lead guitar :
bars 3-8
rhythm guitar :
v v v v
* 1st only * 5th only
bars 5-8
bass :
v v v v
* first time
** repeats
bars 6-8
lead guitar :
v v v v v v v v
v v v v
triplets
Verse 1:
E (w/intro riff)
It's a hard life but you play it for laughs
It's a cold-hearted business, keep away from the draft
And your fingers and your throat get sore
But they're out there beggin' for some more
Chorus:
So play on (while the lights shine around your head)
Play on (every night in a different bed)
And the nights go on and...
1, 3: (intro riff, 2X)
2: (to bridge)
4: (to coda)
...on
Verse 2:
Take a break and find a place you can hide
'Cause tonight you're got to be a star personified
You're rushin' round to get your plane
Then it's back in the bubble again
repeat chorus
Bridge:
Critics comin' 'cause you're Number One (Number One)
Play your hits and all the girls will come
(So play on) play on
(Play on) play on
Play on
repeat intro riff, 2X
guitar solo over verse chords
repeat chorus
repeat verse 1 w/harmony vocal
repeat chorus
Coda:
The nights go on and on
lead guitar (rhythm guitar plays jangly E-based figure):
N..
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
(...on)
bass:
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
(...on)
guitar:
N..N..
v v v v v v v v
bass:
v v v v v v v v
^ ^ drum accent
guitars:
v v v v
^^^^^^^ rhythm guitar
bass:
v v v v
-- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers