The Guitar Man Lyrics

(David Gates, 1972)

Who draws the crowd and plays so loud, baby it's the guitar man 
Who's gonna steal the show, you know baby it's the guitar man 
He can make you love, he can make you cry 
He will bring you down then he'll get you high 
Somethin' keeps him goin' miles and miles a day 
To find another place to play. 

Night after night who treats you right, baby it's the guitar man 
Who's on the radio, you go listen to the guitar man 
Then he comes to town and you see his face 
And you think you might like to take his place 
Somethin' keeps him driftin' miles and miles away 
Searchin' for the songs to play. 

Then you listen to the music and you like to stay along 
You want to get the meaning out of each and every song 
Then you find yourself a message and some words 
To call your own and take them home. 

He can make you love, he can get you high 
He will bring you down then he'll make you cry 
Somethin' keeps him movin' but no one seems to know 
What it is that makes him go. 

Then the lights begin to flicker and the sound is getting dim 
The voice begins to falter and the crowds are getting thin 
But he never seems to notice he's just got to find 
Another place to play, Anyway Got to play, anyway Got to play

André Velloso - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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