Mystery Play  ( Alan Hull )   from: Caught in the Act
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Intro: E, C#m, F#m, B  2 x


1.)
Some got it good, others got it better,
 E	    C#m    F#m	         B
me I'm so lonely, I even write myself letters,
 C#m	   C#0		  A	       B
it's all just a part of life riche tapestry,
 E	         E+ 	      C#m     E7
it's all a mystery to me.
      A	    Am	      E		E, C#m, F#m, B


2.)
Pass me another bottle, this one I got here is empty,
 E	  C#m		 F#m			B
I may look like a bum now but once I had plenty
 C#m		    C#0         A	   B
and it's all just a part of life's rich tapestry, brother, brother
     	  E	      E+	   C#m    E7
it's all a mystery to me.
      A	    Am	      E	    E7


Chorus:
You do what you can, try to act like a man,
    A	    	 B	     E	       D0
but it never quite works out right.
	A	    Am	      B


3.)
Some got it all, others just want a little bit,
 E	    C#m	  F#m		      B
me I've got a wall, at least I can rely on it
 C#m	      C#0       A 	    B
and it's all just a part of life's rich tapestry, brother, brother, brother
	  E	     Eb+	    C#m   E7	 
it's all a mystery to me.
      A     Am	      E


Instrumental:   Harmonica solo  ( like verse )  E, E7


Chorus:
Yes, you do what you can, you try to behave like some kind of man,
	  A	      B		        E    	              D0
but it never quite works out the way that you plan.
         A          Am		  B


4.)
Some got it swell others just lie
 E	     C#m   F#m	       B
me I know darn well there's no sense, no sense in trying
C#m   C#0                   A                       B
it's all just a part of life's rich tapestry, brother, brother
      E	         E+	       C#m   E7	 
it's all a big mystery to me.
      A          Am	  E   C#m  E7


it's all some kind of mystery to me,
      A	  		Am	  E	C#m
it's all just a mystery to me.
      A	   	 Am	    E

E, C#m, A   2 x   E



    C#0      E+
e ---3---|---4---|-------
B ---2---|---5---|-------
G ---3---|---5---|-------
D ---2---|---6---|-------
A -------|-------|-------
E -------|-------|-------