The Who - Pure And Easy: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Pure And Easy" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Pure And Easy Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Who

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Pure And Easy" smoothly on your guitar.

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

      C          G/C   F/C      G/C
There once was a note, pure and easy
  C          G/C        F/C     G/C      C
Playing so free like a breath, rippling by

    Fmaj7               Dm6
The note is eternal, I hear it, it sees me,
  Fmaj7                Dm6       C
Forever we blend as, forever we die

Chorus:
   C              Dm    F          G
I listened and I heard music in a word,
     C               Dm            F G
and words when you played your guitar
     Dm               Em            G              Am
The noise that I was hearing was a million people cheering
        G                 C/G         G7 C/G
And a child flew past me riding in a star

   Dsus4             D
As people assemble, civilization
     G               G7 C/G     G  G7 C/G G
Is trying to find a new way to die
     Am               Emsus4         E
But killing is really merely scene changer
Am               Dm/F                Am  Dm/F Fmaj7/A Am
All men are bored  with other men's lives

Chorus:
I listened and I heard music in a word
And words when you played your guitar
The noise that I was hearing was a million people cheering
And a child flew past me riding in a star

Gas on the hillside, oil in the teacup
Watch all the chords of life lose their joy
Distortion becomes somehow pure in its wildness
The note that began all can also destroy.

We all know success when we all find our own dream
And our love is enough to knock down any wall
And the future's been seen as men try to realize
The simple secret of the note in us all

Chorus:
I listened and I heard music in a word
And words when you played your guitar
The noise that I was hearing was a million people cheering
And a child flew past me riding in a star

There once was a note pure and easy
Playing so free like a breath rippling by

There once was a note - listen!
There once was a note - listen!
There once was a note - listen!
There once was a note - listen!
There once was a note - listen!
There once was a note - listen!
There once was a note - listen!
There once was a note - listen!


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Dsus4

Guitar chord Dsus4

Dm6

Guitar chord Dm6

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

F

Guitar chord F

Fmaj7

Guitar chord Fmaj7

Fmaj

Guitar chord Fmaj

G

Guitar chord G

G7

Guitar chord G7

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 "Pure And Easy" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Pure And Easy" by The Who.

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