Octoberon (1976) chords by Barclay James Harvest

• 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     D       Em   G
 See the gambler make A ]stand
C     Bm       Em  G
 Holds A lifetime in his hand
C     G    C    G
 Win the game or lose control
     C     C   C  C
But the world goes on forever


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VERSE 2
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C     D      Em   G
 Life`s a circle, I recall
C     Bm       Em  G
 Shadows played upon the wall
C       G    C    G
 You pay the piper to call the tune
     C     C   C  C
And the song goes ]on forever


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VERSE 3
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C     D         Em  G
 And when all the words have gone
C       Bm        Em G
 There`s the thought to carry on
C   D   G     Em  Em
 Just like A bird that sings
 Em       C          G   G
Leave it all behind and spread your wings
     G       C         G   G
You can leave it all behind - spread your wings


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CHORUS
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    G  G G G
Lay me down
     C     D  Em   G
Saw the road move on before me
 C      Em  C   C      G  G  G
 Times when I was tired and lost my way
 G     D    Em    Em   G     G
Looking at life and strangely for the first time
 G       D      C
Thinking that I could stay here
     C      C   C  C
But the world moves on forever


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VERSE 4
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 C     D         Em  G
 And when all the words have gone
 C      Bm       Em G
 There`s the thought to carry on
 C   D   G     Em  Em
 Just like A bird that sings
 Em       C          G   G
Leave it all behind and spread your wings
     G       C         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 Bm G A X2


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VERSE 1
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  D        C        Bm       Bb
The rock on which I stand is slowly sinking in the sand
     G      A        D
The sheer realities of life are rushing by
   D       C        Em     G    Bb
I am looking out at life and I don`t know what`s wrong or right
      G      A         D
And I can`t even see the bright side of the moon


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CHORUS
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D           A
I stopped a man in the street today
   C           Em
And I asked him `Sir, is it night or day
    F       Em  Bm
He just stared in disbelief
D          A
I asked again but he walked away
     C
He said `Don`t you know
    Em           F       Em
I said `Can`t you say? Is there something inbetween
   F         Em
Is it something I`ve not seen
    F         C       D
Did it change so fast or was it just a dream

C G Bb Bm A D


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VERSE 2
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D       C          Bm      Bb
Time and time again I`ve tried to recreate the past few days
G      A         D
Evaluate the constants from the haze
D        F           G
But every time I think I`m right, they say I`m wrong
   Bb        G
`This day is night and night is day
   D
It`s there in black and white`


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CHORUS
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D         A
Night is light and dark is day
   C         Em
If I disagree they say I`m insane
    F       G
And the treatment will begin
D         A
If I say that the day is light
     C          Em
They just point my eyes to the blinding night, saying
F         Em     F     Em
`We can`t set you free if you always disagree,
    F         C         D
So the State is going to pay your doctor`s fee`


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ORGAN
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C Bb G
A Em G X6


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CHORUS
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D           A
They put me out in the pouring rain
   C         Em
To enjoy the sun or to feel the pain
    F        Em
Of the nightmare life`s become
 D         A
I asked a man in the street today
     C        Em
Or was it yesterday or the day before
     F         Em
`Is there something I`ve not seen
     F       Em
Is there something inbetween
    F         C       D
Did it change so fast or was it just a dream

D F Bm Bb
G A D


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VERSE 4
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  D        C      Bm        Bb
The rock on which I stand is now beneath the ever-flowing sand
  G     A        D
The sheer realities are here to stay
  D       C       G           Bb
I`m looking out at life and now I know what`s wrong and right
       Bm    G    A    G     D
It`s what you hear and what you read and what they say


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CHORUS
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D         A
I saw a man in the street today
  C         Em
Ask another man `Is it night or day
    F       Em   G
He just stared in disbelief
D             A
He said `Friend, it`s your lucky day
   C          Em
I`m a party man, won`t you step this way
     F          Em
I`ve got something you`ve not seen
   F        Em
Now I know it`s not a dream
    F         C       D
It just came so fast, that something inbetween


G Bm D Em G C
D Em C G D
G Bm D Em G C
D Em C G D


    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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F   E Bm C G Am F
F   E Bm G Am F E

01:34
C D C F#m E F#m G F#m


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VERSE 1
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E       F#m      G
Burning fiery furnace in the sky
Am                  D
Burning the ground around us where we lie
E          F#m       G
Sad old black-faced thunder will you rise
Am                 Bm  Am Bm
Bring your cloud and shadows to our eyes

E Bm G F#m E F#m G F#m


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VERSE 2
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E        F#m      G
Blazing star in heaven, mirror bright
Am                D
Dry our seas and rivers with your light
E     F#m     G
Universal sentinel you are
Am              Bm Am Bm
Guide of all who look on from afar

E G


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SOLO
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E F#m G F# X2
Am D E

E F#m G F#m E F#m G F#m


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VERSE 3
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E       F#m    G
God of old now broken and defaced
Am                 D
Punish all who`ve fallen from your grace
E        F#m        G
You whose power leaves the deepest scar
Am             Bm Am Bm
Mystic eye of heaven, Amun Ra
   Bm Am Bm
Amun Ra
   Bm Am Bm
Amun Ra


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SOLO
*****
E F#m G F# X2
Am D E

E F#m G F#m E F#m G F#m


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PIANO
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F   E Bm C G Am F
F   E Bm G Am F E

E


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
******
Em

Em A Em D


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SOLO
*****
Em A Em A


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VERSE 1
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  Em         Bm
The higher you fly, the harder you fall
  A          Em
The way that it goes, so they say
  Em           Bm
No mountain`s too high, no valley too low
  A         Em
Or river too wide on the way


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CHORUS
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C          D
So you`re gonna be a rock `n` roll star
   Bm       C
Gonna make it on your own
C         D         Em
Write a song that everyone can sing along
C           D
So you want to take a trip to the stars
    Bm         C
Can you find your way back home
G             A         Em
You`ll get your break, but don`t you wait too long


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VERSE 2
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  Em         Bm
The harder you try, the lower you fall
  A           Em
The way that it seems, so they say
  Em          Bm
The mountain is high, the valley so low
    A             Em
You`re losing your dreams on the way


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CHORUS
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C          D
So you`re gonna be a rock `n` roll star
   Bm       C
Gonna make it on your own
C         D         Em
Write a song that everyone can sing along
C           D
So you want to take a trip to the stars
    Bm         C
Can you find your way back home
G             A         Em
You`ll get your break, but don`t you wait too long


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BRIDGE
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A     Em
Looking behind you
               C
All the bad times that you`ve had
A     Em
Looking before you
     Bm
Only good times


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SMALL SOLO
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C D Em


Em

Em A Em D


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SOLO
*****
Em Bm A Em
Em Bm A Em


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CHORUS
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C          D
So you`re gonna be a rock `n` roll star
   Bm       C
Gonna make it on your own
C         D         Em
Write a song that everyone can sing along
C           D
So you want to take a trip to the stars
    Bm         C
Can you find your way back home
G             A         Em
You`ll get your break, but don`t you wait too long


A       Em
 No don`t you wait to long
A      Em
 don`t you wait to long

A Em


  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)
                      **************************
                       Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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Tuning = Standard


INTRO
******
D C  D C D C D X2

A G D A F G A
   D A F G A

A

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VERSE 1
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   A      D
I was down on the east side
   A       D
On a block with no name
    A      D
When I walked in a movie
     A      D
You were blue, I was game


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CHORUS
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D             A
Tell me, did you love it, baby
D                A
Did you think your smile looked right
D           A
Tell me when you came together
    F           G         A
Was it in your mind `cause it sure wasn`t out of sight

A

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VERSE 2
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    A      D
Didn`t know when I entered
    A      D
Second seat, second row
    A        D
It was then that I saw you
     A        D
But your mouth stole the show


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CHORUS
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D             A
Tell me, did you love it, baby
D                A
Did you think your smile looked right
D           A
Tell me when you came together
    F           G         A
Was it in your mind `cause it sure wasn`t out of sight

A

    F           G         A
Was it in your mind `cause it sure wasn`t out of sight

A

D C  D C D C D X2

A G D A F G A
   D A F G A

A

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VERSE 2
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     A       D
Got your name, got your number
     A      D
Got your form on the line
    A        D
I don`t know who you`re under
   A       D
But I know it ain`t mine


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CHORUS
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D             A
Tell me, did you love it, baby
D                A
Did you think your smile looked right
D           A
Tell me when you came together
    F           G         A
Was it in your mind `cause it sure wasn`t out of sight

A

    F    C       G         A
Was it in your mind `cause it sure wasn`t out of sight


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OUTRO SOLO
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D A

  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)
                      **************************
                       Tabbed By - Ayreon77
                       **********************
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Tuning = Standard



VERSE 1
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    G         A
If your world is falling `round you
    G          A
And you don`t know where you are
    G        A
If you need someone to be there
    B
Baby, believe in me
     G       A
When the dark night is upon you
      G      A
And you`re feeling very small
    G       F#m
If you need someone around you
    B
Baby, believe in me
A       G
 Show me the need in me
F#m    B
 Baby, believe in me
A       G      F#m
 Tell me that you can see


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SOLO
*****
B A G B G X2


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CHORUS
*******
B
Give me your number
A
Tell me come over
G
Anywhere
B
Give me a call
  A
Whenever you`re falling
G
I`ll be there

E D E D X4


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BRIDGE
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E
You never give me your loving, baby
D
When I`m far away
E
It`s just the same old story, baby
D
It`s the same old play
E
You never give me your loving, baby
D
When I`m far away
E
It`s just the same old story, baby
D
It`s the same old play

E D E D X8
B A A B X4


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CHORUS
*******
A
Give me your number
B
Tell me come over
A    B
Anywhere


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VERSE 2
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     A         B
When your world is falling `round you
    A         B
And you don`t know who you are
    A         Ab
If you need someone to be there
    C#m
Baby, believe in me
B       A
 Show me the need in me
Ab    C#m
 Baby, believe in me
B       A
 Tell me that you can see

    C#m
Baby, believe in me
B       A
 Show me the need in me
Ab    C#m
 Baby, believe in me
B       A
 Tell me that you can see

C#m B A Ab 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)
                      **************************
                       Tabbed By - Ayreon77
                       **********************
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Tuning = Standard



VERSE 1
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    E   A        E     A
I awoke  to a feeling, it was cold by my side
    C#m      A    E     F#m     B
You had gone with the sunrise,  leaving tears in my eyes
    E    A       E      A
I awoke  too a feeling of an emptiness in side
    C#m      A     E     F#m   B    E
To the sounds of the sidewalks  and the silence  of my mind

       A      C#m      A
Ahhhhhhhhhhh Ahhhhhhhhh Ahhhhhh ahhh Ahhhhhh


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VERSE 2
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     E     A        E       A
I walked out in the morning, down a street with no name
   C#m       A    E
To a club called `The Loser`,
    F#m       B
like a dog that`s gone lame
     E    A      E      A
Took the club elevator to the floor with a view
    C#m     A     E
I took out life subscription
      F#m      E
That`s the only one they do


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VERSE 3
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     F#     B          F#      B
I stepped out on the guard rail, saw the crowds slowly part
    D#m       B      F#
Heard a voice shouting `Don`t jump,
      G#m            C#
please for God`s sake let me move my car!
    F#     B         F#         B
Felt a hand on my shoulder, heard a voice cry `Just in time!
     D#m         B     F#
Felt the quick push, felt the air rush
     G#m        F#
Felt the sidewalk, fell in line


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SOLO
*****


ENJOY.............