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Gonna Live Forever tab by Bob Catley

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Gonna Live Forever - by Bob Catley
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Tabbed by: Andy (yalaki)
Email: yalaki@hotmail.cm

Tuning: Standard

This is a song from the Magnum frontman's 2003 solo album "When Empires Burn".
It hasn't got the most inspiring guitar part to it (except the solos which are pretty darn good!)
but it's still a really nice song to play.

Enjoy!

Any wrong ntoes, questions, comments, requests etc: yalaki@hotmail.com
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
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Structure:

Intro
Verse 1
Chorus
Verse 2
Chorus
*key change*
Chorus (continued)
Guitar Solo
Bridge
Chorus
Outro

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Intro:
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"Gonna Live forever, gonna live our lives in just one day..."

Two guitar parts for the intro. One rhythm, one solo, taking alternate lines.


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7---3---5---3-------5---7---3---5--------7---7---5---3------------------|
A|---7---3---5---3-------3---7---3---5--------7---7---5---3------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------rest----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

**

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3~-------------------7----3---------5-------3--------|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3~-------------------7----3---------5-------3--------|
E|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1~---------------------------------------------------|
   pm......................

e|----------------------------(15)pb17r15p12h15b17------15-17h19b20r19-17-15-|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

**

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5---------------7--------3----------------5-----------------------------|
A|---3---------------7--------3----------------5-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----12-15b17r15p12---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------15------------13-------15-------13-------15~------------|
G|---------------------------12-14----12-14----12-14----12-14----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

**

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7-------------------------------------------5---------------------------|
A|---7-------------------------------------------5---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---17-20-15-17-15-15----15-------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------17----15-17-15-17-15----15----------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------17----17-14-17-14----------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------14-17-14-17-14~|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

**

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3------------------3-------------------------------------------3---------|
A|--3------------------3-------------------------------------------3---------|
E|--1------------------1-------------------------------------------1---------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------17--------------------|
D|------------------------------14-17-14-17-16b17-(17)----16b17--16b17-------|
A|---15-17----------------15-17----------------------------------------------|
E|---------15~---------15----------------------------------------------------|

**

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------5------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------5------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------16b17-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---17-15-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


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Verse 1:
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"Don't want excuses, they're all around..."

I have done a pretty complete tab below, but I have missed out some nuances.
In particular extra strokes on the lower string - add these to give your playing
a little more rhythm. Listen carefully to the CD to get a feel for it.

e|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--5--5-----------------------------|---5-5------------2--3------------------|
D|--5--5----3--3----7--5----3--3---5-|---5-5----3--3----3--3---3---5----------|
A|--3--3----3--3----7--5----3--3---5-|---3-3----3--3-----------3---5----------|
E|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

"Like sand through my fingers, every second slips away..."

e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|---3---------------5----------------|---3-----------5-------7--3------------|
A|---3---------------3----------------|---3-----------5-------7--3------------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

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Chorus:
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"Gonna live forever, gonna live our lives in just one day..."


e|------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------|
D|--7--3----5--3----|---5--7-----3--5---|--7---7--5---2----3--3--3-3--3--3--3--3-3---|
A|--7--3----5--3----|---3--7-----3--5---|--7---7--5---3----3--3--3-3--3--3--3--3-3---|
E|------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------|

********
Verse 2:
********

"No more it's ended..."

e|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--5--5-----------------------------|---5-5------------2--3------------------|
D|--5--5----3--3----7--5----3--3---5-|---5-5----3--3----3--3---3---5----------|
A|--3--3----3--3----7--5----3--3---5-|---3-3----3--3-----------3---5----------|
E|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

"Ain't complicated, don't throw it all away...""

e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|---3---------------5----------------|---3-----------5-------7--3------------|
A|---3---------------3----------------|---3-----------5-------7--3------------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

*******
Chorus:
*******

"Gonna live forever, gonna live our lives in just one day..."


e|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|--7--3----5--3----|---5--7-----3--5---|--7---7--5---2---|--9--5---7--5----|
A|--7--3----5--3----|---3--7-----3--5---|--7---7--5---3---|--9--5---7--5----|
E|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|


e|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7--9-----5--7----|---9---9--7---4-----5--5--5-5--5--5--5--5-5-----------|
A|--5--9-----5--7----|---9---9--7---5-----5--5--5-5--5--5--5--5-5-----------|
E|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------|

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Guitar Solo:
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Rhythm Guitar: as in chorus

e|------------------|--------------------|------------------|---------------|
B|------------------|--------------------|------------------|---------------|
G|------------------|--------------------|------------------|---------------|
D|---9--5---7--5----|---7--9-----5--7----|---9---9--7---4---|---5-----5-----|
A|---9--5---7--5----|---5--9-----5--7----|---9---9--7---5---|---5-----5-----|
E|------------------|--------------------|------------------|---------------|

Solo Guitar:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------15-17b19-b19r17-15-17--------------|
G|------------------------11----14-14b16-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------12----------------------------------------------------|
A|---12/14-------12-14-------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------12h14-------------------------------------------------------------|


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------15-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---18----18-14----14-----------------------14------------------------------|
D|---------------16---------16-17-16---16-17----17-16-17-16-14-16-14---------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------17------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|----------------------------------------------------------------15b17-r15--|
B|-------------------------------------------------10h12p10-10---------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------14b16---b16---14----14~~----------------------------|
A|--16-17-16-14----14---------------------16---------------------------------|
E|--------------17----17-----------------------------------------------------|


*******
Bridge:
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"With every second lost, we're running out of time..."

e|--------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---5-------7--------|-----5--------7-------9--5------|
A|---5-------5--------|-----5--------7-------9--5------|
E|--------------------|--------------5-----------------|

"...behind"

(You may want to play this with two guitars)

e|----------------------------|
B|----10-7-------10-----------|
G|-------------9--------------|
D|--9-----------------7-------|
A|--9-------10--------7-------|
E|----------------------------|


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Chorus/outro:
*************

"Woah! Gonna live forever..."

Fades out during the 3rd line.

e|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
G|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|---9--5----7--5---|---7--9----5--7---|---9--9----7--4--|
A|---9--5----7--5---|---5--9----5--7---|---9--9----7--5--|
E|------------------|------------------|-----------------|

e|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
G|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|---9--5----7--5---|---7--9----5--7---|---9--9----7--4--|
A|---9--5----7--5---|---5--9----5--7---|---9--9----7--5--|
E|------------------|------------------|-----------------|

e|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
G|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|---9--5----7--5---|---7--9----5--7---|---9--9----7--4--|
A|---9--5----7--5---|---5--9----5--7---|---9--9----7--5--|
E|------------------|------------------|-----------------|


Outro solo:

This joins in the third line of the above and immediately fades out.


e|--------------13b14~~~------------------------------15h17b19-17-15---------|
B|----------------------------------------------15h17----------------17~~~---|
G|---10b11~~~~---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------12h14b16~~~~-------------------------------|
A|----------------------12h14~~----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------14b16-p12h14~~~~------------------------------|
A|----16h17-19-19-16h17-19-19------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
| b  Bend note
| r  Release bend
| pb Prebend note
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