ABBA - Thank You For The Music: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Thank You For The Music" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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D             Ddim
I'm nothing special
    E7sus4     A7
In fact I'm a bit
      D   Am7 D7
Of a bore
   G
If I tell a joke,
         B7
You've probably heard it
   Em Em7 A7 A+
Before.
    D
But I have a talent,
   A/C#
A wonderful thing,
       D
'Cause ev'ryone listens
     G           Gm
When I start to sing.
         Bm               Bm7-5
I'm so grateful and proud,
       Em         Em7         A7
All I want is to sing it out loud.

Chorus:
           D                Em
So I say thank you for the music,
     A7        D
The songs I'm singing,
  Bm       Bm7
Thanks for all
     E7           A7
The joy they're bringing.
  D              Bm
Who can live without it?
  F#     Bm7       G
I ask in all honesty.
                 Gm
What would life be
           D       D7
Without a song or dance,
          B
What are we?
           Em               G
So I say thank you for the music,
     A7           D
For giving it to me.

 D          Ddim
Mother says I was
   E7sus4   A7
A dancer before
         D   Am7 D7
I could walk,
     G
She says I began
    B7
To sing long before
         Em Em7 A7 A+
I could talk.
    D
And I've often wondered,
     A/C#
How did it all start,
     D
Who found out that nothing
     G           Gm
Can capture her heart
        Bm         Bm7-5
Like a melody can?
         Em       Em7        A7
Well, whoever it was, I'm a fan.

Chorus

Gm6           D
I've been so lucky,
          Gm6              D
I am the girl with golden hair.
         Gm6    F#7
I wanna sing it out
   Bm    Bm7
To ev'rybody.
  Em7
What a joy,
  Em7
What a life,
  A7
What a chance!

Chorus

D7 B          Em               G
   So I say thank you for the music,
     A7           D
For giving it to me.


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

A+

Guitar chord A+

A

Guitar chord A

A7

Guitar chord A7

Am7

Guitar chord Am7

C#

Guitar chord C#

D

Guitar chord D

Ddim

Guitar chord Ddim

D7

Guitar chord D7

Em

Guitar chord Em

E7

Guitar chord E7

Em7

Guitar chord Em7

E7sus4

Guitar chord E7sus4

F#

Guitar chord F#

F#7

Guitar chord F#7

G

Guitar chord G

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Gm6

Guitar chord Gm6

B

Guitar chord B

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

B7

Guitar chord B7

Bm7

Guitar chord Bm7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Thank You For The Music" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Thank You For The Music" by ABBA.

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