Minutes Bass Tab by Mike Oldfield

Minutes bass tab by Mike Oldfield

Bass Tab

Tuning = Standard



00:08
VERSE 1
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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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00:40
VERSE 2
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  G                   D                   C                   D
  Walking   in the    park The leaves are turning  now  it's  fall
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
The time has come for leaving    In their eyes that  says  it all
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
  Pictures  on  the   mantle     Tell the tales  of   better  times
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
  Moments  from  a    long   long  time   ago When things were fine
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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01:12
CHORUS
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  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-|-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
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
You need to find your way home     In the dark   and  deepest nights
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
And if you're lost and homeless   In some lonely     city     zone
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
Just follow back that winding road   That leads  you  back on home
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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02:02
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|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|


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02:20
SOLO
*****
  G                   D                   C                   D
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
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
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
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-|---------|---------|---------|---------|

  D                   G                   C                   D
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
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
********
  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
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
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|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|


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04:30
OUTRO
******
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|---------|---------|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|---------|---------|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|


G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---|
D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---|
A|---------|---------|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|---|
E|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|-3-|

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