Victims Of Circumstance (1984) Chords by Barclay James Harvest

Victims Of Circumstance (1984) by Barclay James Harvest

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Album - Victims Of Circumstance (1984)    
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 1.    Sideshow
 2.    Hold On
 3.    Rebel Woman
 4.    Say You`ll Stay
 5.    For Your Love
 6.    Victims Of Circumstance
 7.    Inside My Nightmare
 8.    Watching You





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Track 1                                   Artist - Barclay James Harvest 
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                                                Song - Sideshow
                                               *****************
                                      Album - Victims Of Circumstance (1984)    
                                     ****************************************
                                               Tabbed By - Ayreon77
                                              **********************
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Tuning = Standard
VERSE 1
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        G
I have seen the streets and alleyways
      C
Of a million faceless towns
Am7
The camera comes, the camera goes
Am7
Filming our blues for the late night news
    G           C  G
We gather round 
       G
Never searching for our innocence
      C
Our faith, our truth, our love
Am7
They`re only there when things go wrong
Am7
Filming our blues for the late night news
    G           C  G
We gather round 


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CHORUS
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 C5                      G5      B5 A5 G5  
Show us peace and under standing 
 C5                      G5      B5 A5 G5  
Brother love for fellow man 
 C5                        D5
Cure us, we are sick from violence
         Am          G   C
In your sideshow of life 


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VERSE 2
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     G
I`m partiality is like
   C

Am7
The currency of the chosen few
Am7
They place their bets

Switch on your sets 


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VERSE 3
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         G
There`s world disasters by the minute
      C
They tell us on the hour
    Am7
And when we think we`ve paid our dues
 Am7
They`ve filmed our blues for the late night news
    G           C  G
We gather round 


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CHORUS
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 C5                      G5      B5 A5 G5  
Show us peace and under standing 
 C5                      G5      B5 A5 G5  
Brother love for fellow man 
 C5                        D5
Cure us, we are sick from violence
         Am          G   C
In your sideshow of life 
             G   C
Sideshow of life 


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VERSE 4
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           G
When it`s late at night and you`re all alone
                  C
With the one you love

Turn on the late night news and cry
  G
Tears for all the lost and lonely people
  C
Innocents in prime time 

   G                C
(Tragedies) of our life
   G                C
(Tragedies) of our life
   G                C
(Tragedies) of our life



ENJOY..........

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Track 2                                   Artist - Barclay James Harvest 
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                                                 Song - Hold On
                                                *****************
                                       Album - Victims Of Circumstance (1984)    
                                      ****************************************
                                               Tabbed By - Ayreon77
                                              **********************
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Tuning = Standard


INTRO
******
F# G A Bm  D G A 
G A Bm D G A Bm

F# G Bm X3

G

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VERSE 1
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F#        G         A               Bm
There`s a girl that lives in the shadows
F#     G                A     Bm
Of the street where the music plays
F#        G         A              Bm
There she waits and looks from the outside
F#         G        A   Bm
There`s an angel in her face
F#           G         A             Bm
But from her glass she sips a little comfort
F#       G              D        Bm
From the boys she takes a little more
F#      G              A           Bm
And she knows just how far she can take it
F#   G            D          Bm
In a moment she`s out on the floor


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CHORUS
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F#   G         D             Bm
Hold on, she`s got to keep a-moving
F#   G   D              Bm
Hold on, dance with the light
F#   G   A             Bm
Hold on, got to keep a-moving
F#   G   D        G
Hold on, into the night


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VERSE 2
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F#     G         A                  Bm
In her eyes they thought they saw a question
F#    G      A             Bm
Maybe she is looking their way
F#      G         A              Bm
As the night gets older are they wiser
F#       G        A          Bm
Who will take her No-one can say
F#       G         A             Bm
Does she know just how they feel about her
F#        G         D            Bm
Can`t she see she`s driving them insane
F#       G      A            Bm
Could it be she doesn`t even notice
F#       G                    Bm
When the music starts playing again

They`re saying


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CHORUS
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F#   G         D             Bm
Hold on, she`s got to keep a-moving
F#   G   D              Bm
Hold on, dance with the light
F#   G   A             Bm
Hold on, got to keep a-moving
F#   G   D        G
Hold on, into the night


F#   G         D             Bm
Hold on, she`s got to keep a-moving
F#   G   D              Bm
Hold on, dance with the light
F#   G   A             Bm
Hold on, got to keep a-moving
F#   G   D        G
Hold on, into the night


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SOLO
*****
G#m A Bm C#m
A E C#m
A E C#m
A E C#m
A E C#m
A E C#m


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SYNTH
******
C#m E

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CHORUS
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G#m  A         Bm             C#m
Hold on, she`s got to keep a-moving
G#m  A   E              C#m
Hold on, dance with the light
G#m  A   Bm            F#
Hold on, got to keep a-moving
G#m  A   E        C#m
Hold on, into the night
G#m  A   Bm   C#m      
Hold on
G#m  A   Bm   C#m     
Hold on
G#m  A   Bm   C#m     
Hold on
G#m  A   Bm   C#m 
   
  Fade Out......................



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

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Track 3                                   Artist - Barclay James Harvest 
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                                               Song - Rebel Woman
                                              ********************
                                       Album - Victims Of Circumstance (1984)    
                                      ****************************************
                                               Tabbed By - Ayreon77
                                              **********************
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Tuning = Standard


INTRO
******
A

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VERSE 1
********
A             Em           A
They say that hell hath no fury
Dm          F       Dm

Dm
I see the victims of circumstance
   A
Convicted without a crime
A        Em          A
Call it aggressive behavior
F                      Dm
Call it the need to be free
Dm          F          Dm
Call it the cry of the innocent
C      A      G       A
  That no-one can believe


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CHORUS
******* 
Dm                  C          A
Rebel, rebel woman, I know you well
Dm                  C          A
Rebel, rebel woman, I know you well


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VERSE 2
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A                Em           A
They say there`s truth in the old truths
Dm        
No reason to cheat or lie
Dm
We`re caught in the crossfire
   A
Convicted without a trial
A             Em         A  
This mother`s scorn is a strange thing
Dm
She pays her children for love
                               C
She heeds the cry of their innocence
     A
They pay her with their blood


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CHORUS
******* 
Dm                  C          A
Rebel, rebel woman, I know you well
Dm                  C          A
Rebel, rebel woman, I know you well

Dm                  C          A
Rebel, rebel woman, I know you well
Dm                  C          A
Rebel, rebel woman, I know you well


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SYNTH
******
A         G  A      G  A
G C G A   G 


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VERSE 3
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A             Em           A
They say that hell hath no fury
Dm


I see the victims of circumstance
   A
Convicted without a crime
A       Em           A
Another plane in the ocean
Dm
Another wall in the sky
F              Dm
The victims of circumstance
   A
Convicted without a trial


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CHORUS
******* 
Dm                  C          A
Rebel, rebel woman, I know you well
Dm                  C          A
Rebel, rebel woman, I know you well

Dm                  C          A
Rebel, rebel woman, I know you well
Dm                  C          A
Rebel, rebel woman, I know you well

Dm                  C          A
Dm                  C          A

                    Fade Out.....................



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



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Track 4                                   Artist - Barclay James Harvest 
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                                             Song - Say You`ll Stay
                                            ************************
                                       Album - Victims Of Circumstance (1984)    
                                      ****************************************
                                               Tabbed By - Ayreon77
                                              **********************
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Tuning = Standard



VERSE 1
********
 G
Dreams and castles
     G
We build them constantly
 C                       G
Who will see what we`ve done? 
   G
Thoughts that follow me
  G
Fools of destiny
  C                   G
This is what we`ve become 


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CHORUS
*******
 F
Say you`ll stay with me
F
I just want to be
 G            G
Here with you 
 F
Say you`ll stay with me
F                  G   G
I just want to be here 


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VERSE 2
********
 G
Taking chances with
 G
Time that passes us
 C                     G
Who can tell what will be
 G
Words that call to me
 G
Eyes that try to see
 C
Make it all mystery 


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CHORUS
*******
 F
Say you`ll stay with me
F
I just want to be
 G            G
Here with you 
 F
Say you`ll stay with me
F                  G   G
I just want to be here 


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BRIDGE
*******
 D                  D
Can you hear those little people
 D               C
Tell me what to do?
      D                 D
They cannot see there`s no tomorrow
 D              C
But for me and you 


G  G  C  G  G  G  C  G


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CHORUS
*******
 F
Say you`ll stay with me
F
I just want to be
 G            G
Here with you 
 F
Say you`ll stay with me
F                  G   G
I just want to be here 



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



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Track 5                                   Artist - Barclay James Harvest 
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                                              Song - For Your Love
                                             **********************
                                       Album - Victims Of Circumstance (1984)    
                                      ****************************************
                                               Tabbed By - Ayreon77
                                              **********************
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Tuning = Standard


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CAPO 3rd FRET
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VERSE 1
********
         G      Em
For your love I cry
                C
The long lonely hours
           G      D
Before the dawn
      G        Em
In my dreams I try
                 C
To hold back the dark
                D     Bm
To hold back my fear


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CHORUS
*******
        C   G     D
But I`m not alone tonight
   G       D        Em
So help me turn the tide
      C      G        D
Light up the flame of love
           G      D
And let it shine


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VERSE 2
******** 
       G       Em
I have hope, I pray
                   C
That someday we`ll all
                 G     D
Have love of our own
       G           Em
In the long lonely night
                 C
I`ll hold to the fire
                  D      Bm
That`s burning so bright


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CHORUS
*******
        C   G     D
But I`m not alone tonight
   G       D        Em
So help me turn the tide
      C      G        D
Light up the flame of love
           G      D
And let it shine


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SOLO
*****
G   Em   C   G 
G   Em   C   Bm


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CHORUS
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      C   G     D
We`re not alone tonight
   G       D        Em
So help me turn the tide
      C      G        D
Light up the flame of love
           G      D
And let it shine
       C      G
Let it shine
D      C      G
Let it shine
D      C      G
Let it shine

Repeat and Fade.........



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


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Track 6                                   Artist - Barclay James Harvest 
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                                          Song - Victims Of Circumstance
                                         ********************************
                                       Album - Victims Of Circumstance (1984)    
                                      ****************************************
                                               Tabbed By - Ayreon77
                                              **********************
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Tuning = Standard


INTRO
******
B A 


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VERSE 1
********
A                   B
  Saw the paper the other day
A            B
  Started to read
A                         B
  Seems they`ve got a new way
A                       B
  Of fighting all their wars
A              B
  Just what we need
A                            B
  When will you stop playing all your games
A                          B
  Won`t you listen when we say
A                  B
  I don`t remember anyone asking me about it
A                       B
  Or don`t we matter anyway


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CHORUS
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E
Victims of circumstance that`s what we are
A                             E    
Hidden from light so we can`t see
A                                      E
Victims of circumstance that`s what we are
        B           A
You and me, you and me 


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VERSE 2
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A                         B
  Those mistakes that you all made in the past
A                   B
  You never seem to see
A                           B

A               B
  Please let us be
A                          B
  Master, master, I really want to live!
A                      B

A                                 B
  Looks like you`ve put us in the frontline once again
A                           B
  Won`t you stop this insanity


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CHORUS
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E
Victims of circumstance that`s what we are
A                             E    
Hidden from light so we can`t see
A                                      E
Victims of circumstance that`s what we are
        B           A
You and me, you and me 


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SYNTH
******
A B


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CHORUS
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E
Victims of circumstance that`s what we are
A                             E    
Hidden from light so we can`t see
A                                      E
Victims of circumstance that`s what we are
        B           A
You and me, you and me 

E
Victims of circumstance that`s what we are
A                             E    
Hidden from light so we can`t see
A                                      E
Victims of circumstance that`s what we are
        B           A
You and me, you and me


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SYNTH
******
A B

   Repeat And Fade Out........



ENJOY..........



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Track 7                                   Artist - Barclay James Harvest 
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                                           Song - Inside My Nightmare
                                          ****************************
                                       Album - Victims Of Circumstance (1984)    
                                      ****************************************
                                               Tabbed By - Ayreon77
                                              **********************
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Tuning = Standard


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CAPO 2nd FRET
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INTRO
******
E7 D E7 D


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VERSE 1
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E7
Flashing lights in the club
                D
Memories of our wild affair
          F
The first night we met
       G
I just can`t forget
E7
Flashing lights, I was cool
                    D
What a fool, didn`t realize
       F
I just threw the dice
        G
With my baby`s life


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PRE CHORUS
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F
  Talk about a dream
                   G
I`ll talk about an angel in white
F
  Making all my wildest dreams
     G
Come true


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CHORUS
*******
Bm
I remember driving wild
F#m
She was laughing by my side
C                              G
One small mistake, too late to change
D                    E7         D
Now I live inside my nightmare
          E7        D
Inside my nightmare


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VERSE 2
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E7
Flashing lights in the night
                D
Memories of the girl I loved
        F
I still feel her touch
        G
I never loved so much
E7
Flashing lights in the night
                D
Memories of the cold despair
            F
Just like a man insane
         G
My tears fall like rain


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PRE CHORUS
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F
  Talk about a dream
                   G
I`ll talk about an angel in white
F
  Making all my wildest dreams
     G
Come true


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CHORUS
*******
Bm
I remember driving wild
F#m
She was laughing by my side
A                              C#
One small mistake, too late to change
                     F#m        E7
Now I live inside my nightmare
          F#m        E7
Inside my nightmare
          F#m        E7
Inside my nightmare
          F#m        E7
Inside my nightmare


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PRE CHORUS
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G   
Talk about a dream
                   A
I`ll talk about an angel in white
G
Making all my wildest dreams
     A
Come true


CHORUS
*******
C#
I remember driving wild
Abm
She was laughing by my side
D                              A
One small mistake, too late to change
                     F#m
Now I live inside my nightmare


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VERSE 3
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      F#m
I was flash, driving fast through the night
      E7
Never saw the sign
    G
Bad road, bad bend
        A
I never felt the end
F#m
Flashing lights brought me back
                 E7
But they left my baby there
      G
Those blue, blue lights
      A
In my blue, blue nights


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PRE CHORUS
***********
G   
Talk about a dream
                   A
I`ll talk about an angel in white
G
Making all my wildest dreams
     A
Come true

F
Talk about a fool
                      G
You`re looking at the man

That she loved
F
Who`ll never find
                  G
Another girl like you


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CHORUS
*******
Bm
I remember driving wild
A
She was laughing by my side
C                              G
One small mistake, too late to change
                     E7        D
Now I live inside my nightmare
          E7         D
Inside my nightmare
          E7         D
Inside my nightmare
          E7         D
Inside my nightmare
          E7         D
Inside my nightmare
          E7         D
Inside my nightmare

            Fade Out..........




ENJOY..........


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Track 8                                   Artist - Barclay James Harvest 
                                         ********************************
                                               Song - Watching You
                                              *********************
                                       Album - Victims Of Circumstance (1984)    
                                      ****************************************
                                               Tabbed By - Ayreon77
                                              **********************
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Tuning = Standard




INTRO
******
Dm Am X2


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VERSE 1
********
Dm                      Am
Try to see it from the other side
Dm                     Am
Keep on looking for a place to hide
Dm                Am
You don`t have to tell me
             Dm   Am
It`s easy to find 
Dm                             Am
If you`re trying to make your dreams come true
Dm                 Am
Then just keep on doing what you do
Dm                          Am
And if you don`t break the rules
                 Dm   Am
It`s going to be fine 


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CHORUS
*******
   Dm
So I`m just sitting here

Waiting for the dawn to break
Dm
Just sitting here

Waiting for the time it takes
Dm
I`m sitting here
                      Dm Am G F G Am
Searching for a clue

watching you 


Dm Am X2


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VERSE 2
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 Dm           Am
Here, this is me
     Dm                         Am
I`m living my life through the night constantly
Dm               Am
Or so I`ve been told
 Dm                   Am
Hope I can make it before I grow old
Dm               Am
With love on my side
         Dm                          Am
I could write you a song that would make your heart fly
Dm                Am
So good for your soul
             Dm
But there`s something about you
        Am
That`s leaving me cold 


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CHORUS
*******
    Dm
So I`m just sitting here

Waiting for the dawn to break
Dm
Just sitting here

Waiting for the time it takes
Dm
I`m sitting here
                      Dm Am G F G Am
Searching for a clue

watching you 



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


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Track 9                                   Artist - Barclay James Harvest 
                                         ********************************

                                           ***************************
                                       Album - Victims Of Circumstance (1984)    
                                      ****************************************
                                               Tabbed By - Ayreon77
                                              **********************
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tuning = Standard


INTRO
******
C Am F Am F     C


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VERSE 1
********
C            F            Em
And though I think of you tonight
G                Am       F
I cannot hope to hold you tight
                  C             G
But I`ve got this feeling in my heart
C        F                Em         
And when tomorrow I`ll be gone
G         Am            F
How can I hope to carry on
           C             G
I`ve got a feeling in my heart

Bb


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PRE CHORUS
***********
Bb       Dm     F
I can no longer see
Am            C         Em     G
What`s making things go wrong
Bb            Dm     F
You`ve stayed away before
   Am     C     Em G
It always seems so long


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CHORUS
*******
        C
But wherever you go
    F
Whatever you do
G                Am     Em      F
   You know I`ll always be with you
                     C                  G
`Cause I`ve got this feeling deep in my heart


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KEYBOARD
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C F G Am F C G Bb  


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PRE CHORUS
***********
Bb       Dm     F
I can no longer see
Am            C         Em     G
What`s making things go wrong
Bb            Dm     F
You`ve stayed away before
   Am     C     Em G
It always seems so long


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CHORUS
*******
        C
But wherever you go
    F
Whatever you do
G                Am     Em      F
   You know I`ll always be with you
                     C                  G
`Cause I`ve got this feeling deep in my heart

       C
So wherever you go
    F
Whatever you do
G                Am     Em      F
   You know I`ll always be with you
                     C                  G
`Cause I`ve got this feeling deep in my heart

G                  C
Baby, you`re in my heart


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SOLO
*****


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CHORUS
*******
        C
But wherever you go
    F
Whatever you do
G                Am     Em      F
   You know I`ll always be with you
                     C                  G
`Cause I`ve got this feeling deep in my heart

       C
So wherever you go
    F
Whatever you do
G                Am     Em      F
   You know I`ll always be with you
                     C                  G
`Cause I`ve got this feeling deep in my heart

G                  C
Baby, you`re in my heart


F G Am F C G 
G C F G Am F C G

           Fade Out..........



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

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