# Only a Pawn in Their Game – Bob Dylan: piano chords

Only a Pawn in Their Game by Bob Dylan uses 5 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: G C G C G C D G C G C G C G C G C G D C G
- Verse 2: Bm Am C G C D G C G C G C G C G C G C G C G C G C G D C G
- Verse 3: Bm Am C G C D G C G C G C G C G C G C G C G C G C G C G D C G
- Verse 4: Bm Am C G C D G C G C G C G C G C G C G C G C G C G D C G
- Verse 5: Bm Am C G C D G C G C G C G C G C G C G D C G

## Questions

### Which chords does Only a Pawn in Their Game by Bob Dylan use?

Different chords: 5. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Only a Pawn in Their Game by Bob Dylan in?

The chords fit G major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

### How hard is Only a Pawn in Their Game to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (5), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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