- Tuning: Standard tuning
- Difficulty: Beginner
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Artist - Keane
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Song - Crystal Ball
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Album - Under The Iron Sea
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Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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Tuning = Standard
00:15
INTRO
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E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-------|
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
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A|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-------|-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------6-6-6-|---------------|-----------------|
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00:30
VERSE 1
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Who is the man I see
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E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|
Where I`m supposed to be
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E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|
I lost my heart, I buried it too deep
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A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6--4-4-6-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|----------------|
Under the iron sea
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A|-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6--4-4-6-|-6-6-6-6--4-4-6-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|----------------|----------------|
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01:01
CHORUS
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Oh, crystal ball, crystal ball Save us all, tell me life is beautiful
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A|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-|-----------4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-------|
Mirror, mirror on the wall
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D|-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-------|-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------6-6-6-|---------------|-----------------|
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01:16
VERSE 2
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Lines ever more unclear
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E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|
I`m not sure I`m even here
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E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|
The more I look the more I think that I`m
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A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6--4-4-6-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|----------------|
Starting to disappear
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A|-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6--4-4-6-|-6-6-6-6--4-4-6-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|----------------|----------------|
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01:47
CHORUS
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Oh, crystal ball, hear my song fading out, everything I know is wrong
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A|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-|-----------4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-------|
Mirror, mirror on the wall
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D|-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-------|-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------6-6-6-|---------------|-----------------|
02:03
Oh, crystal ball, crystal ball Save us all, tell me life is beautiful
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A|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-|-----------4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-------|
So put me where I belong
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D|-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-------|-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------6-6-6-|---------------|-----------------|
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02:18
BRIDGE
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I don`t where I am And I don`t really care
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E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
I look myself in eye There`s noone there
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A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-9-9-9-8--8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|--------------|-----------------|
I fall upon the earth I call upon the air
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A|-----------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
But all I get is the same old vacant stare
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A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-9-9-9-8--8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|--------------|-----------------|
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02:49
CHORUS
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Oh, crystal ball, crystal ball Save us all, tell me life is beautiful
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D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-|-----------4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-------|
Mirror, mirror on the wall
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D|-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-------|-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------6-6-6-|---------------|-----------------|
Oh, crystal ball, hear my song fading out, everything I know is wrong
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D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-|-----------4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-------|
So put me where I belong
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D|-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-------|-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------6-6-6-|---------------|-----------------|
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03:20
SYNTH
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E|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2\6-|
ENJOY........

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