Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Suggested chord voicings
BbmBbm Bbm/Eb F#Maj7F#maj7 C#C# F#F# G#G#
E MajorE|-----13------13------13------13------x------x------|
Verse:/ BB|-----11------11------11------14------11-----13-----|
Bridge:/ G+G|-----10------10------11------13------11-----13-----|
Outro: D MajorD|-----11------11------11------15------11-----13-----|
A augmentedA|-----x-------x-------x-------x-------9------11-----|
E MajorE|-----x-------11------x-------x-------x------x------|
F#F# BbmBbm C#C# G#G#
E MajorE|-----x-------6------9-------x-------|
BB|-----11------6------9-------13------|
Chorus:/ G+G|-----11------6------10------13------|
Solo: D MajorD|-----11------8------11------13------|
A augmentedA|-----9-------8------11------11------|
E MajorE|-----x-------6------9-------x-------|
These are just suggestions, so try out different voicings if you want, but I find that these
sound more Pink Floyd-ish which is what the band was aiming for.
Intro:
BbmBbm F#Maj7F#maj7 x4
Verse 1:
BbmBbm F#Maj7F#maj7 BbmBbm F#Maj7F#maj7
Alone and stranded, out of time
BbmBbm F#Maj7F#maj7 BbmBbm Bbm/Eb
Are you receiving me alright?
BbmBbm F#Maj7F#maj7 BbmBbm F#Maj7F#maj7
Out in the cold Arcturan night
BbmBbm F#Maj7F#maj7 BbmBbm F#Maj7F#maj7
Why are you leaving me behind?
Verse 2:
BbmBbm F#Maj7F#maj7 BbmBbm F#Maj7F#maj7
Lost to the void, all sense of time
BbmBbm F#Maj7F#maj7 BbmBbm Bbm/Eb
Was there no meaning to my life?
BbmBbm F#Maj7F#maj7 BbmBbm F#Maj7F#maj7
The air I breathe is running dry
BbmBbm F#Maj7F#maj7 BbmBbm C#C#
Don't think I'll last another night
Chorus:
F#F# BbmBbm C#C#
I can't hear you if you're calling out my name
F#F# BbmBbm
I can't see you and I'm feeling just the same
F#F# G#G#
I can't see you, I can't hear you
F#F#
I'll believe it when I
Instrumental:
BbmBbm F#Maj7F#maj7
Die
BbmBbm F#Maj7F#maj7 x7
Verse 3:
BbmBbm F#Maj7F#maj7 BbmBbm F#Maj7F#maj7
When I was young, I dreamed I'd fly
BbmBbm F#Maj7F#maj7 BbmBbm Bbm/Eb
I wish I'd had the nerve to try
BbmBbm F#Maj7F#maj7 BbmBbm F#Maj7F#maj7
I see my life before my eyes
BbmBbm F#Maj7F#maj7 BbmBbm C#C#
All that I've loved and I've despised
Chorus:
F#F# BbmBbm C#C#
I can't hear you if you're calling out my name
F#F# BbmBbm
I can't see you and I'm feeling just the same
F#F# G#G#
I can't see you, I can't hear you
F#F# BbmBbm
I'll believe it when I die (Die, die, die)
Bridge:
F#Maj7F#maj7
Well, I'm a million miles away
F#Maj7F#maj7 G#G#
From the whos and whys that used to matter
BbmBbm
Throw it all away, you could throw it all away
F#Maj7F#maj7
If I had just one more day
F#Maj7F#maj7 G#G#
I would speak my mind, "goodbye forever"
BbmBbm
All I have to say, and I'd mean all that I'd say
F#Maj7F#maj7
And to those that I've betrayed
F#Maj7F#maj7 G#G#
Before I close my eyes and sleep forever
BbmBbm
"Sorry for the pain, but you might have done the same"
F#Maj7F#maj7
And I'd thank you for today
F#Maj7F#maj7 G#G#
And for all the moments not remembered
BbmBbm
Wish I could repay, but you're a million miles away
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This riff plays twice before the solo.
E MajorE|-----------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------|x2
D MajorD|--8\6/8--11----8\6/8--13-----|
A augmentedA|--8\6/8--11----8\6/8--13-----|
E MajorE|--6\4/6--9-----6\4/6--11-----|
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Guitar Solo:
BbmBbm x4
BbmBbm F#F# x8
Outro:
BbmBbm F#Maj7F#maj7 x4
N.C.
This is the captain of the Pike
N.C.
Are you receiving me alright?
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| x Dead note
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
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