Minutes Bass tabs by Mike Oldfield

Minutes bass tab by Mike Oldfield

Bass tabs

Tuning = Standard



00:08
VERSE 1
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 G          D          C          D
 Minutes seem like hours      And hours they seem like days
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A|---------|---------|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
     G         D           C          D
When the ones you want are missing  And they've gone their separate ways
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D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|---------|---------|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
 C          G          Em         D
 Walking  in a   sunny   garden  empty  like  the moon
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------|---------|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|---------|---------|
  C           G        Em         D
And birds that once could fly so high Now sing a different tune
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D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------|---------|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|---------|---------|

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00:40
VERSE 2
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 G          D          C          D
 Walking  in the  park The leaves are turning now it's fall
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D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|---------|---------|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
  G         D          C          D
The time has come for leaving  In their eyes that says it all
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D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|---------|---------|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
 C          G          Em         D
 Pictures on the  mantle   Tell the tales of  better times
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D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------|---------|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|---------|---------|
 C          G          Em          D
 Moments from a  long  long time  ago When things were fine
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D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------|---------|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|---------|---------|


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01:12
CHORUS
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 D          G          C          D
 One   fine    day    When the wild   birds   return
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D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|---------|---------|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------|---------|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|---------|---------|
 D          Em         C          D
 We'll look back and say     What a lesson in life I've learned
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D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---|
A|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---|


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01:30
VERSE 3
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  G         D          C          D
So light a broad wick candle    In the window  make it  bright
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D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|---------|---------|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
  G         D          C          D
You need to find your way home   In the dark  and deepest nights
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D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|---------|---------|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
   C         G         Em         D
And if you're lost and homeless  In some lonely   city   zone
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D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------|---------|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|---------|---------|
   C        G          Em         D
Just follow back that winding road  That leads you back on home
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D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------|---------|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|---------|---------|


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02:02
CHORUS
*******
 D          G          C          D
 One   fine    day    When the wild   birds   return
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D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|---------|---------|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------|---------|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|---------|---------|
 D          Em         C          D
 We'll look back and say     What a lesson in life I've learned
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D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|


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02:20
SOLO
*****
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A|---------|---------|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
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A|---------|---------|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|

 C          G          Em         D
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D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------|---------|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|---------|---------|
 C          G          Em         D
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D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------|---------|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|---------|---------|

 D          G          C          D
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D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|---------|---------|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------|---------|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|---------|---------|
 D          Em         C          D
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---|
D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---|
A|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---|


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03:10
VERSE 4
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 G          D          C          D
 Minutes seem like hours      And hours they seem like days
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|---------|---------|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
     G         D           C          D
When the ones you want are missing  And they've gone their separate ways
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|---------|---------|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
 C          G          Em         D
 Walking  in a   sunny   garden  empty  like  the moon
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------|---------|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|---------|---------|
  C           G        Em         D
And birds that once could fly so high Now sing a different tune
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------|---------|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|---------|---------|


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03:42
CHORUS
*******
 D          G          C          D
 One   fine    day    When the wild   birds   return
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|---------|---------|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------|---------|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|---------|---------|
 D          Em         C          D
 We'll look back and say     What a lesson in life I've learned
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|

 D          G          C          D
 One   fine    day    When the wild   birds   return
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|---------|---------|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------|---------|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|---------|---------|
 D          Em         C          D
 We'll look back and say     What a lesson in life I've learned
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D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|

 D          G          C          D
 One   fine    day    When the wild   birds   return
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|---------|---------|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------|---------|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|---------|---------|
 D          Em         C          D
 We'll look back and say     What a lesson in life I've learned
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D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|


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04:30
OUTRO
******
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E|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|


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E|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|-3-|

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