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True Tab by Spandau Ballet

True tab by Spandau Ballet

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Tuning: Standard EBGDAE

Difficulty: novice

True by Spandau Ballet!
Guitar Tab

INTRO:

  B              G#m               EM7                 Ebm7
-------------2------4--x------4-------7--x----7--7------6--6--6------
------4-x-4--4------4--x------4-------9--x----9--9------7--7--7------
------4-x-4--4------4--x------4-------8--x----8--8------6--6--6------
------4-x-4--4---6--6--x--6---6-------9--x----9--9------8--8--8------
--2--------------6--------6---6----7-------7-------7-6---------------
-----------------4--------4---4--------------------------------------
                                VERSE:
                                  So true funny how it seems
  C#m7      AM7                   B             Ebm7
--4---------7--------7------7-- ----------------6------6---------------
--5------5--5--5-------5------- --4------4------7----7---7-------------
--4----4----6-----6------6----- -------4---4-------6-------6-----------
--6--6------7------------------ -----4-------4-------------------------
--4---------------------------- --2-------------6----------------------
------------------------------- ---------------------------------------
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
 on time but never line for dreams..   Head over heels went toe
  E                GM7                  B               Ebm7
--4------------- --2------2-----2---- --------------- --6------6-------
--5------5------ -------3-----3---3-- --4-----4------ --7----7---------
-------4---4---- -----4-----4-------- ------4---4---- -----6-----------
-----6-------6-- --5----------------- ----4-------4-- -----------------
--7------------- -------------------- --2------------ --6--------------
---------------- -------------------- --------------- -----------------

 to toe... This is the sound of my soul.. This is the sound.. I bought
        EM79        G#m EM7     B            Ebm/Bb         E
------------------ --6---2--- ------------- ------------- ---------0--------
--7-----7------7-- --4---0--- --------4---- --------7---- -------0-------0--
-----6-------8---- --4---1--- -----------4- -----8----8-- --1----------1----
-----------9------ ---------- -----4------- ------------- ----2------2------
--------7--------- ---------- --2---------- ------------- ------------------
------------------ --4---0--- ------------- --6---------- --0---------------

 a ticket to the world..   But now i've come back again..  Why do i
  B                        E                  B
------------------------ ------------------ ------------------------------
----------4--2-4--2----- --0------------0-- --4-------4-------4-----------
-------4--4----------4-- -------1-----1---- -------4--4-------4-----------
-----4----4------------- -----2-----2------ -----4----4---4---4-----------
--2--------------------- ------------------ --2---------------------------
------------------------ --0--------------- ------------------------------

 find it hard to write  the next line.. Oh i want the truth to be known..
  E            B/Eb       B                       E     B/Eb  AM7
--0--------- ----------- -----------2----------- --4-- ----- --4---------
--0------0-- --------4-- -----------4--2--4--2-- --5-- --4-- --2---------
-------1---- --------4-- --------4-----4-(4)-4-- --4-- --4-- --2---------
-----2------ -----4----- -----4----------------- --6-- --4-- --2---------
------------ --6-------- --2-------------------- --7-- --6-- --0---------
--0--------- ----------- ----------------------- --0-- ----- ------------

(CHORUS)
   Hah...Hah Hah... Hah...Hah...  I know this much  is true..
  B                G#m                  EM7                     Ebm7     (2x)
--------------2-- -----4--x----- --4-------7--x-----7--7---- -----6--6--6--
-----4--x--4--4-- -----4--x----- --4-------9--x-----9--9---- -----7--7--7--
-----4--x--4--4-- -----4--x----- --4-------8--x-----8--8---- -----6--6--6--
-----4--x--4--4-- --6--6--x--6-- --6-------9--x-----9--9---- -----8--8--8--
--2-------------- --6--------6-- --6----7--------7--------7- --6-----------
----------------- --4--------4-- --4------------------------ --------------


  G#m7         AM7
--4--------- --7------7-----7-- (Then Stanza II do verse chords)
--5------5-- --5--5-----5------
--4----4---- --6----6-----6----
--6--6------ --7---------------
--4--------- ------------------
------------ ------------------

 (FILL 1)(End of 2nd CHORUS)
 C#m7                       AM7
--------4----------------- -----------4--------
--------5--4--5--4-------- -----------5--------
--------4-----------6--4-- --------6-----------
-----6-------------------- -----7--------6--4--
--4----------------------- --0-----------------
-------------------------- --------------------

  AM7
--4--x--4--x--4--4--
--5--x--5--x--5--5--
--6--x--6--x--6--6--
--7--x--7--x--7--7--
--0--x--0--x--0--0--
--------------------

(GUITAR II)

  C#m7                    AM7
--4------------------/7--12--x--12--x--12--12------
--5---7--9--7------------14--x--14--x--14--14------
--4------------9--8------13--x--13--x--13--13------
--6----------------------14--x--14--x--14--14------
--4------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------

 SOLO:

  G         C               G                       C
--8p10------7---7p8-----7---7p8---7------7---------12p10---8p7--------
-------------------------------------10----8-----------------------10p8-
---------------------------------------------7-------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

         G             C          G                    C
------7------------------------------7--5-----7---------8--------------------
--10-----8-----5--78--7--5----------------8-----8-7-5-----7p8p7--5-----5----
------------7----------------7--5/4----------------------------------7-------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

  G               C                    B
----------------------------------------------------------------11--7-----
---------------------------------------------5--4--79/7--9--7---------9--
--7--5--2--4--2--0--0--2p0------------464-------------------------------
----------------------------4--46/4--------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

(GUITAR I)(Rhythm)

  G             C       (4x)   B
----------3-- -----------0-- -----------2-----2-----
--------3-3-- --------1--1-- --------4--4--4--4-----
------0---0-- ------0----0-- ------4----4--4--4-----
----0-----0-- ----2------2-- ----4------4--4--4-----
------------- --3--------3-- --2--------2--2--2-----
--3---------- -------------- -----------------------

 I bought a ticket to the world..        But now i've come back again.
 E            B/Eb        B              E        B       C#m7     Ebm7
--------0-- ----------- -----------2-- --0--x-- --4--x-- -------- -----
--------0-- --------4-- -----------4-- --0--x-- --4--x-- --5--x-- --7--
--------1-- --------4-- --------4--4-- --1--x-- -------- --4--x-- --6--
-----2----- -----4----- -----4-------- --2--x-- -------- -------- -----
----------- --6-------- --2----------- --2--x-- --2--x-- --4--x-- --6--
--0-------- ----------- -------------- --0--x-- -------- -------- -----

 Why do i find it hard to write the next line..  (Then Chorus)
  E          B/Eb         B           E     B/Eb  AM7
---------- ------------ ---------2-- ----- ----- --4--
--5------- --4------4-- --4------4-- --5-- --4-- --5--
-------4-- -------4---- -------4-4-- --4-- --4-- --6--
-----6---- -----4------ -----4------ --6-- --4-- --7--
--7------- --6--------- --2--------- --7-- --6-- --0--
---------- ------------ ------------ ----- ----- -----
(Guitar I)
(Fill II)(End of last chorus)

 ...babe this much is true..         I know this much is true...
  C#m7                    F#   G#m7  C#m7                  F#   G#m7
--------4-------------------------- ------4--------------------------
--------5--4--5--4----------------- ------5--4--5--4-----------------
--------4-----------6--4--3--6--4-- ------4-----------6--4--3--6--4--
-----6--------------------4--6--4-- ----6-------------------4--6--4--
--4-------------------------------- --4------------------------------
----------------------------------- ---------------------------------
 (Guitar II)
 (Fill II)

  C#m7                       AM7
--------4----------------- --------------------
--------5--4--5--4-------- -----------2--------
--------4-----------6--4-- --------1-----1-----
-----6-------------------- -----2-----------2--
--4----------------------- --0-----------------
-------------------------- --------------------

  C#m7                F#     G#m7       C#m7              F#
--4--2--4--2-------- ----- --------4-- --2--4--2-------- -----
--5-----------5--4-- --2-- --5--4--5-- -----------5--4-- --2--
--4----------------- --3-- --6--4--4-- ----------------- --3--
--6----------------- ----- --------6-- ----------------- -----
--4----------------- ----- --------4-- ----------------- -----
-------------------- ----- ----------- ----------------- -----

 OUTRO:

  G#m7        C#m7        AM7    B    G#m7  EM7   Ebm7  (4x)
--------4-- ------------------- --2-- --4-- --7-- --6--  (Do last chorus pattern)
--5--4--5-- --2--4--2-------7-- --4-- --4-- --9-- --7--    (Fill II)
--6--4--4-- ----------5--4----- --4-- --4-- --8-- --6--
--------6-- ------------------- --4-- --6-- --9-- --8--
--------4-- ------------------- --2-- --6-- --7-- --6--
----------- ------------------- ----- --4-- --0-- -----

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