Deep Purple - Clearly Quite Absurd: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Clearly Quite Absurd" 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.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Bm            G      A
After all we said today
      F#m       G        Em
The strangest thought occurred
   Bm              G     A
I feel I ought to tell you
           D      G       D
But it's clearly quite absurd
Bm              G     A
Wouldn't it be wonderful
    F#m       G       Em
If you could read my mind
Bm      G         A
Imagine all the stuff
      D        G       D  A
That we could leave behind

Chorus:
          Bm        F#m
How many words you waste
   G                    Em A
Before you're understood
           Bm       F#m
Or simply sow some seeds
       G            D
You'd do it if you could
 A             Bm
Let me take a moment
G        Em  C F#
Of your time Aaaah
           Bm
Inside you mind

I know what you're thinking
But I don't know what to say
The turmoil and the conflict
You don't have to feel that way
Look into my eyes
And feel my hand upon your heart
Holding us together
Not tearing us apart

Chorus:
How many words we waste
To justify a crime
Compare it to an act of love
That really takes no time
Why not take a moment
Of your time
Inside your mind

How many words I wasted
You don't want to hear
Why don't sit in silence why money
Why don't take a moment
Of your time
Inside your mind

After all this same today
a strange thought occurred
I feel I should tell you
its clearly quite absurd


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#

Guitar chord F#

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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 "Clearly Quite Absurd" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Clearly Quite Absurd" by Deep Purple.

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