Art Garfunkel – Private World Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Art Garfunkel – Private World Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsDmGmA7Am/CAmCBbDm/AC7FF/AF/CA7/EA7/C#

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These arePrivate World Chords by Art Garfunkel on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Dm Gm Dm A7


[Verse 1]
Dm      Gm   Dm
Now I recall things
         A7
that you said
Dm             Gm
Times that you laughed,
Dm              A7
 tears that you shed
Gm           Am/C
Gone are the days
 when
    Am
the world was our
Dm
own
Gm
We'd walk by
Am
ourselves
Dm
 and talk on the
C
phone
Dm           Gm
Just you and I
Dm          A7
Sharing our own
        Bb  Dm
private world

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[Verse 2]
Dm          Gm   Dm
All this is gone, all
        A7
this is past
Dm           Gm
How could we tell
Dm
 love
         A7
wouldn't last
Gm           Am/C
How could we know
when the
Am           Dm
world seemed so
bright
Gm
There'd come a
Am
time you'd be
Dm           C
gone from my sight
Dm           Gm
Gone from my life
Dm            A7
Gone from our own
        Bb  Dm  Dm/A
private world

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[Bridge]
Gm         Gm
I sit here thinking of
Dm          Dm  Dm/A
memories we knew
Gm       C7
Life rushes by so
F  F/A  F/C
fast
Dm         Dm
We all are blind,
and we
Bb
stumble through
    Bb
our days
       Dm
As the future
turns
   A7  A7/E A7 A7/C#
to past


[Verse 3]
Dm      Gm  Dm
Now I recall love
        A7
when it died
Dm          Gm
How we both parted,
Dm           A7
 how we both cried
Gm
People still
Am/C
ask why we
Am       Dm
two are apart
Gm
People don't
Am
know what I
Dm         C
wish in my heart
Dm           Gm
Just you and I
Dm
Sharing our
A7
own private
Bb  Dm  Bb  Dm  Bb  Dm
world

How to play Private World: key, chords and progression

Private World by Art Garfunkel sits in D minor (one flat: B♭), and you need 14 chords to play it: Dm, Gm, A7, Am/C, Am, C, Bb, Dm/A, C7, F, F/A and F/C and 2 more.

Listen for Dm – Gm – Dm – A7 (i – iv – i – V7 in D minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Am, Dm, E7, Em, G, F, G7, C (88% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 63% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
A7 chord on guitar (x02020)
A7A C♯ E G
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
C7 chord on guitar (x32310)
C7C E G B♭
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C

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Private World chords: questions

What key is Private World in?

Private World by Art Garfunkel is in the key of D minor (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in Private World?

Private World uses 14 chords: Dm, Gm, A7, Am/C, Am, C, Bb, Dm/A, C7, F, F/A, F/C and 2 more.

What is the chord progression of Private World?

The main progression is Dm – Gm – Dm – A7 (i – iv – i – V7).

Is Private World easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Am, Dm, E7, Em, G, F, G7, C (88% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 63% without a capo).

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