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Tuning: Half-Step Down (Eb Ab Db Gb) From the second Roxy Music-album "For your pleasure" (1973) Bassplayer: John Porter Verse 1: F#|----------------------------------------------------------------| C#|----------------------------------------------------------------| G#|----------------------------------------------------------------| D#|0---------------4\----------------------4---4\------------------| F#|----------------------------------------------------------------| C#|----------------------------------------------------------------| G#|----------------------------------------------------------------| D#|0---------------4\----------------------------------4\----------| F#|----------------------------------------------------------------| C#|----------------------------------------------------------------| G#|----------------------------------------------------6-------4---| D#|0---------------4\----------------------------------------------| 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G#|6------------------------------6----------------6-------8-------| D#|----------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 4: F#|----------------------------------------------------------------| C#|----------------------------------------------/-13\-------------| G#|11--------------------------------------------------------------| D#|--------0---2---4\--------------4\------------------------------| F#|----------------------------------------------------------------| C#|----------------------------------------------------/13-13-13\--| G#|----------------------------6\----------------------------------| D#|--------------------------------4\--------------4\--------------| Chorus: F#|----------------------------------------------------------------| C#|----------------4---4-------4-----------------------1---2---4---| G#|----------------------------------------1---2---4---------------| D#|2-------2-----------------------2---4---------------------------| 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G#|8---6---8---6---8---6---8---6---8---6---8---6---8\--------------| D#|----------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 5: F#|----------------------------------------------------------------| C#|----------------------------2---------------2---------------2---| G#|----------------------------------------------------------------| D#|0-------2-------4---4---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4-------| F#|----------------------------------------------------------------| C#|----------------------------2---------------2---------------2---| G#|----------------------------------------------------------------| D#|0-------2-------4---4---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4-------| Chorus: F#|----------------------------------------------------------------| C#|----------------4---4-------4-----------------------1---2---4---| G#|----------------------------------------1---2---4---------------| D#|2-------2-----------------------2---4---------------------------| 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G#|8---6---8---6---8---6---8---6---8---6---8---6---8\--------------| D#|----------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 6: F#|----------------------------------------------------------------| C#|----------------------------2---------------2---------------2---| G#|----------------------------------------------------------------| D#|0-------2-------4---4---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4-------| F#|----------------------------------------------------------------| C#|----------------------------2---------------2---------------2---| G#|----------------------------------------------------------------| D#|0-------2-------4---4---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4-------| F#|----------------------------------------------------------------| C#|----------------------------2---------------2---------------2---| G#|----------------------------------------------------------------| D#|0-------2-------4---4---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4-------| F#|----------------------------------------------------------------| C#|----------------------------2---------------2---------------2---| G#|----------------------------------------------------------------| D#|0-------2-------4---4---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4-------| Bassplayer: John Porter Chorus: F#|----------------------------------------------------------------| C#|----------------4---4-------4-----------------------1---2---4---| G#|----------------------------------------1---2---4---------------| D#|2-------2-----------------------2---4---------------------------| F#|----------------------------------------------------------------| C#|4-------4-------2---4---2-----------4---2---4-------------------| G#|----------------------------4---------------------------1---2---| D#|------------------------------------------------2---4-----------| F#|----------------------------------------------------------------| C#|--------------------------------------------------------4---6---| 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