Chords with lyrics
- Submitter:
Ayreon77 - Tuning: Standard tuning
- Difficulty: Beginner
Album - Octoberon (1976)
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1. The World Goes On
2. May Day
3. Ra
4. Rock `n` Roll Star
5. Polk Street Rag
6. Believe In Me
7. Suicide
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Track 1 Artist - Barclay James Harvest
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Song - The World Goes On
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Album - Octoberon (1976)
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Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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Tuning = Standard
VERSE 1
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C majorC 
D MajorD 
E minorEm 
G+G
See the gambler make 
A augmentedA ]stand
C majorC 
B minorBm E minorEm G+G
Holds A augmentedA lifetime in his hand
C majorC G+G C majorC G+G
Win the game or lose control
C majorC C majorC C majorC C majorC
But the world goes on forever
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VERSE 2
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C majorC D MajorD E minorEm G+G
Life`s a circle, I recall
C majorC B minorBm E minorEm G+G
Shadows played upon the wall
C majorC G+G C majorC G+G
You pay the piper to call the tune
C majorC C majorC C majorC C majorC
And the song goes ]on forever
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VERSE 3
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C majorC D MajorD E minorEm G+G
And when all the words have gone
C majorC B minorBm E minorEm G+G
There`s the thought to carry on
C majorC D MajorD G+G E minorEm E minorEm
Just like A augmentedA bird that sings
E minorEm C majorC G+G G+G
Leave it all behind and spread your wings
G+G C majorC G+G G+G
You can leave it all behind - spread your wings
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CHORUS
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G+G G+G G+G G+G
Lay me down
C majorC D MajorD E minorEm G+G
Saw the road move on before me
C majorC E minorEm C majorC C majorC G+G G+G G+G
Times when I was tired and lost my way
G+G D MajorD E minorEm E minorEm G+G G+G
Looking at life and strangely for the first time
G+G D MajorD C majorC
Thinking that I could stay here
C majorC C majorC C majorC C majorC
But the world moves on forever
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VERSE 4
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C majorC D MajorD E minorEm G+G
And when all the words have gone
C majorC B minorBm E minorEm G+G
There`s the thought to carry on
C majorC D MajorD G+G E minorEm E minorEm
Just like A augmentedA bird that sings
E minorEm C majorC G+G G+G
Leave it all behind and spread your wings
G+G C majorC G+G G+G
You can leave it all behind - spread your wings
ENJOY..............
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Track 2 Artist - Barclay James Harvest
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Song - May Day
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Album - Octoberon (1976)
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Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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Tuning = Standard
INTRO
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D MajorD B minorBm G+G A augmentedA X2
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VERSE 1
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D MajorD C majorC B minorBm 
Bb majorBb
The rock on which I stand is slowly sinking in the sand
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
The sheer realities of life are rushing by
D MajorD C majorC E minorEm G+G Bb majorBb
I am looking out at life and I don`t know what`s wrong or right
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
And I can`t even see the bright side of the moon
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CHORUS
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D MajorD A augmentedA
I stopped a man in the street today
C majorC E minorEm
And I asked him `Sir, is it night or day
FF E minorEm B minorBm
He just stared in disbelief
D MajorD A augmentedA
I asked again but he walked away
C majorC
He said `Don`t you know
E minorEm FF E minorEm
I said `Can`t you say? Is there something inbetween
FF E minorEm
Is it something I`ve not seen
FF C majorC D MajorD
Did it change so fast or was it just a dream
C majorC G+G Bb majorBb B minorBm A augmentedA D MajorD
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VERSE 2
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D MajorD C majorC B minorBm Bb majorBb
Time and time again I`ve tried to recreate the past few days
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
Evaluate the constants from the haze
D MajorD FF G+G
But every time I think I`m right, they say I`m wrong
Bb majorBb G+G
`This day is night and night is day
D MajorD
It`s there in black and white`
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CHORUS
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D MajorD A augmentedA
Night is light and dark is day
C majorC E minorEm
If I disagree they say I`m insane
FF G+G
And the treatment will begin
D MajorD A augmentedA
If I say that the day is light
C majorC E minorEm
They just point my eyes to the blinding night, saying
FF E minorEm FF E minorEm
`We can`t set you free if you always disagree,
FF C majorC D MajorD
So the State is going to pay your doctor`s fee`
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ORGAN
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C majorC Bb majorBb G+G
A augmentedA E minorEm G+G X6
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CHORUS
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D MajorD A augmentedA
They put me out in the pouring rain
C majorC E minorEm
To enjoy the sun or to feel the pain
FF E minorEm
Of the nightmare life`s become
D MajorD A augmentedA
I asked a man in the street today
C majorC E minorEm
Or was it yesterday or the day before
FF E minorEm
`Is there something I`ve not seen
FF E minorEm
Is there something inbetween
FF C majorC D MajorD
Did it change so fast or was it just a dream
D MajorD FF B minorBm Bb majorBb
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
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VERSE 4
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D MajorD C majorC B minorBm Bb majorBb
The rock on which I stand is now beneath the ever-flowing sand
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
The sheer realities are here to stay
D MajorD C majorC G+G Bb majorBb
I`m looking out at life and now I know what`s wrong and right
B minorBm G+G A augmentedA G+G D MajorD
It`s what you hear and what you read and what they say
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CHORUS
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D MajorD A augmentedA
I saw a man in the street today
C majorC E minorEm
Ask another man `Is it night or day
FF E minorEm G+G
He just stared in disbelief
D MajorD A augmentedA
He said `Friend, it`s your lucky day
C majorC E minorEm
I`m a party man, won`t you step this way
FF E minorEm
I`ve got something you`ve not seen
FF E minorEm
Now I know it`s not a dream
FF C majorC D MajorD
It just came so fast, that something inbetween
G+G B minorBm D MajorD E minorEm G+G C majorC
D MajorD E minorEm C majorC G+G D MajorD
G+G B minorBm D MajorD E minorEm G+G C majorC
D MajorD E minorEm C majorC G+G D MajorD
Repeat and Fade Out................
ENJOY............
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Track 3 Artist - Barclay James Harvest
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Song - Ra
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Album - Octoberon (1976)
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Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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Tuning = Standard
INTRO
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FF 
E MajorE B minorBm C majorC G+G 
A minorAm FF
F E MajorE B minorBm G+G A minorAm FF E MajorE
01:34
C majorC D MajorD C majorC 
F# minorF#m E MajorE F# minorF#m G+G F# minorF#m
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VERSE 1
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E MajorE F# minorF#m G+G
Burning fiery furnace in the sky
A minorAm D MajorD
Burning the ground around us where we lie
E MajorE F# minorF#m G+G
Sad old black-faced thunder will you rise
A minorAm B minorBm A minorAm B minorBm
Bring your cloud and shadows to our eyes
E MajorE B minorBm G+G F# minorF#m E MajorE F# minorF#m G+G F# minorF#m
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VERSE 2
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E MajorE F# minorF#m G+G
Blazing star in heaven, mirror bright
A minorAm D MajorD
Dry our seas and rivers with your light
E MajorE F# minorF#m G+G
Universal sentinel you are
A minorAm B minorBm A minorAm B minorBm
Guide of all who look on from afar
E MajorE G+G
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SOLO
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E MajorE F# minorF#m G+G 
F#F# X2
A minorAm D MajorD E MajorE
E MajorE F# minorF#m G+G F# minorF#m E MajorE F# minorF#m G+G F# minorF#m
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VERSE 3
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E MajorE F# minorF#m G+G
God of old now broken and defaced
A minorAm D MajorD
Punish all who`ve fallen from your grace
E MajorE F# minorF#m G+G
You whose power leaves the deepest scar
A minorAm B minorBm A minorAm B minorBm
Mystic eye of heaven, Amun Ra
B minorBm A minorAm B minorBm
Amun Ra
B minorBm A minorAm B minorBm
Amun Ra
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SOLO
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E MajorE F# minorF#m G+G F#F# X2
A minorAm D MajorD E MajorE
E MajorE F# minorF#m G+G F# minorF#m E MajorE F# minorF#m G+G F# minorF#m
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PIANO
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FF E MajorE B minorBm C majorC G+G A minorAm FF
F E MajorE B minorBm G+G A minorAm FF E MajorE
E MajorE
ENJOY...........
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Track 4 Artist - Barclay James Harvest
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Song - Rock `n` Roll Star
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Album - Octoberon (1976)
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Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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Tuning = Standard
INTRO
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E minorEm
E minorEm A augmentedA E minorEm D MajorD
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SOLO
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E minorEm A augmentedA E minorEm A augmentedA
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VERSE 1
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E minorEm B minorBm
The higher you fly, the harder you fall
A augmentedA E minorEm
The way that it goes, so they say
E minorEm B minorBm
No mountain`s too high, no valley too low
A augmentedA E minorEm
Or river too wide on the way
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CHORUS
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C majorC D MajorD
So you`re gonna be a rock `n` roll star
B minorBm C majorC
Gonna make it on your own
C majorC D MajorD E minorEm
Write a song that everyone can sing along
C majorC D MajorD
So you want to take a trip to the stars
B minorBm C majorC
Can you find your way back home
G+G A augmentedA E minorEm
You`ll get your break, but don`t you wait too long
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VERSE 2
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E minorEm B minorBm
The harder you try, the lower you fall
A augmentedA E minorEm
The way that it seems, so they say
E minorEm B minorBm
The mountain is high, the valley so low
A augmentedA E minorEm
You`re losing your dreams on the way
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CHORUS
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C majorC D MajorD
So you`re gonna be a rock `n` roll star
B minorBm C majorC
Gonna make it on your own
C majorC D MajorD E minorEm
Write a song that everyone can sing along
C majorC D MajorD
So you want to take a trip to the stars
B minorBm C majorC
Can you find your way back home
G+G A augmentedA E minorEm
You`ll get your break, but don`t you wait too long
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BRIDGE
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A augmentedA E minorEm
Looking behind you
C majorC
All the bad times that you`ve had
A augmentedA E minorEm
Looking before you
B minorBm
Only good times
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SMALL SOLO
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C majorC D MajorD E minorEm
E minorEm
E minorEm A augmentedA E minorEm D MajorD
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SOLO
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E minorEm B minorBm A augmentedA E minorEm
Em B minorBm A augmentedA E minorEm
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CHORUS
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C majorC D MajorD
So you`re gonna be a rock `n` roll star
B minorBm C majorC
Gonna make it on your own
C majorC D MajorD E minorEm
Write a song that everyone can sing along
C majorC D MajorD
So you want to take a trip to the stars
B minorBm C majorC
Can you find your way back home
G+G A augmentedA E minorEm
You`ll get your break, but don`t you wait too long
A augmentedA E minorEm
No don`t you wait to long
A augmentedA E minorEm
don`t you wait to long
A augmentedA E minorEm
Repeat and Fade Out..............
ENJOY.........
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Track 5 Artist - Barclay James Harvest
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Song - Polk Street Rag
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Album - Octoberon (1976)
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Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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Tuning = Standard
INTRO
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D MajorD C majorC D MajorD C majorC D MajorD C majorC D MajorD X2
A augmentedA G+G D MajorD A augmentedA FF G+G A augmentedA
D MajorD A augmentedA FF G+G A augmentedA
A augmentedA
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VERSE 1
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A augmentedA D MajorD
I was down on the east side
A augmentedA D MajorD
On a block with no name
A augmentedA D MajorD
When I walked in a movie
A augmentedA D MajorD
You were blue, I was game
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CHORUS
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D MajorD A augmentedA
Tell me, did you love it, baby
D MajorD A augmentedA
Did you think your smile looked right
D MajorD A augmentedA
Tell me when you came together
FF G+G A augmentedA
Was it in your mind `cause it sure wasn`t out of sight
A augmentedA
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VERSE 2
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A augmentedA D MajorD
Didn`t know when I entered
A augmentedA D MajorD
Second seat, second row
A augmentedA D MajorD
It was then that I saw you
A augmentedA D MajorD
But your mouth stole the show
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CHORUS
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D MajorD A augmentedA
Tell me, did you love it, baby
D MajorD A augmentedA
Did you think your smile looked right
D MajorD A augmentedA
Tell me when you came together
FF G+G A augmentedA
Was it in your mind `cause it sure wasn`t out of sight
A augmentedA
FF G+G A augmentedA
Was it in your mind `cause it sure wasn`t out of sight
A augmentedA
D MajorD C majorC D MajorD C majorC D MajorD C majorC D MajorD X2
A augmentedA G+G D MajorD A augmentedA FF G+G A augmentedA
D MajorD A augmentedA FF G+G A augmentedA
A augmentedA
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VERSE 2
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A augmentedA D MajorD
Got your name, got your number
A augmentedA D MajorD
Got your form on the line
A augmentedA D MajorD
I don`t know who you`re under
A augmentedA D MajorD
But I know it ain`t mine
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CHORUS
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D MajorD A augmentedA
Tell me, did you love it, baby
D MajorD A augmentedA
Did you think your smile looked right
D MajorD A augmentedA
Tell me when you came together
FF G+G A augmentedA
Was it in your mind `cause it sure wasn`t out of sight
A augmentedA
FF C majorC G+G A augmentedA
Was it in your mind `cause it sure wasn`t out of sight
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OUTRO SOLO
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D MajorD A augmentedA
Repeat and Fade Out
ENJOY..........
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Track 6 Artist - Barclay James Harvest
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Song - Believe In Me
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Album - Octoberon (1976)
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Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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Tuning = Standard
VERSE 1
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G+G A augmentedA
If your world is falling `round you
G+G A augmentedA
And you don`t know where you are
G+G A augmentedA
If you need someone to be there
BB
Baby, believe in me
G+G A augmentedA
When the dark night is upon you
G+G A augmentedA
And you`re feeling very small
G+G F# minorF#m
If you need someone around you
BB
Baby, believe in me
A augmentedA G+G
Show me the need in me
F# minorF#m BB
Baby, believe in me
A augmentedA G+G F# minorF#m
Tell me that you can see
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SOLO
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BB A augmentedA G+G BB G+G X2
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CHORUS
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BB
Give me your number
A augmentedA
Tell me come over
G+G
Anywhere
BB
Give me a call
A augmentedA
Whenever you`re falling
G+G
I`ll be there
E MajorE D MajorD E MajorE D MajorD X4
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BRIDGE
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E MajorE
You never give me your loving, baby
D MajorD
When I`m far away
E MajorE
It`s just the same old story, baby
D MajorD
It`s the same old play
E MajorE
You never give me your loving, baby
D MajorD
When I`m far away
E MajorE
It`s just the same old story, baby
D MajorD
It`s the same old play
E MajorE D MajorD E MajorE D MajorD X8
BB A augmentedA 
A majorA BB X4
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CHORUS
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A augmentedA
Give me your number
BB
Tell me come over
A augmentedA BB
Anywhere
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VERSE 2
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A augmentedA BB
When your world is falling `round you
A augmentedA BB
And you don`t know who you are
A augmentedA 
AbAb
If you need someone to be there
C# minorC#m
Baby, believe in me
BB A augmentedA
Show me the need in me
AbAb C# minorC#m
Baby, believe in me
BB A augmentedA
Tell me that you can see
C# minorC#m
Baby, believe in me
BB A augmentedA
Show me the need in me
AbAb C# minorC#m
Baby, believe in me
BB A augmentedA
Tell me that you can see
C# minorC#m BB A augmentedA AbAb X5
Fade Out.............
ENJOY.............
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Track 7 Artist - Barclay James Harvest
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Song - Suicide
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Album - Octoberon (1976)
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Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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Tuning = Standard
VERSE 1
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E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
I awoke to a feeling, it was cold by my side
C# minorC#m A augmentedA E MajorE F# minorF#m BB
You had gone with the sunrise, leaving tears in my eyes
E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
I awoke too a feeling of an emptiness in side
C# minorC#m A augmentedA E MajorE F# minorF#m BB E MajorE
To the sounds of the sidewalks and the silence of my mind
A augmentedA C# minorC#m A augmentedA
Ahhhhhhhhhhh Ahhhhhhhhh Ahhhhhh ahhh Ahhhhhh
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VERSE 2
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E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
I walked out in the morning, down a street with no name
C# minorC#m A augmentedA E MajorE
To a club called `The Loser`,
F# minorF#m BB
like a dog that`s gone lame
E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
Took the club elevator to the floor with a view
C# minorC#m A augmentedA E MajorE
I took out life subscription
F# minorF#m E MajorE
That`s the only one they do
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VERSE 3
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F#F# BB F#F# BB
I stepped out on the guard rail, saw the crowds slowly part
D#mD#m BB F#F#
Heard a voice shouting `Don`t jump,
G# minorG#m 
C#C#
please for God`s sake let me move my car!
F#F# BB F#F# BB
Felt a hand on my shoulder, heard a voice cry `Just in time!
D#mD#m BB F#F#
Felt the quick push, felt the air rush
G# minorG#m F#F#
Felt the sidewalk, fell in line
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SOLO
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ENJOY.............
