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Key: G
Tuning: E A D G


 
Intro:
 (main bass line used throughout multiple of the song parts)
 
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------4-5-------|
A|-5-5-----5-5-0h3-3-2-0-----5-5-7/9-7-5-3-3-----5-----|
E|-----3-5---------------3-5-----------------------3-5-|
 
Verse 1:
  "Starin' at the dark again you left your silhouette upon my pillow    hey, hey  "
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------4------------5----------|
A|-5---------------------5----------3------5------------------5----5----7-----3-3----5-------|
E|----------------------------3------------------3----3----5---------------------------3-5-3-|
 
  "Right inside the night I'm waiting for the light seems like I'm in the middle   hey, hey  "
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5------|
A|-5--------5-------------5-----------3-------3-----2-----0---------------5------7--9----3---3----5----|
E|---------------3--5------------------------------------------3------------------------------------3-5|
(Guitar riff 1, same as the intro line)
 
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------4-5-------|
A|-5-5-----5-5-0h3-3-2-0-----5-5-7/9-7-5-3-3-----5-----|
E|-----3-5---------------3-5-----------------------3-5-|
 
Verse 2:
  "Workin' for something that I can't touch and sometimes can't even believe in      woah woah"
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------5-----5-----4--------------------------------|
A|-5---------------7------------9-----3--------------5------------------------5--5/9--7----3---5-------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3--5-|
 
  "Cradled by the hands of fate the faith that sometimes wraps around too tight       so tight"
G|----------------------------------------5------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5--------------5/9------7--------3----------3---------10----10--10------5--5--5/9---7----5----3-2---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3|
 
Chorus: (same as intro)
  "They call me free                 but I call me a fool     hey, hey           They call me"
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------4-5-------------------|
A|----------------5-5-----5-5-0h3---3-2---0------------5-5-7/9-7-------5-3-3-------5---------------|
E|--------------------3-5-------------------3-------5-----------------------------------3----5-----|
 
  "Free              but I call me a fool    hey, hey  "
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------4-5----------|
A|-5-5-----5-5-0h3-3--2---0-----------5-5-7/9-7--------5-3-3-----5--------|
E|-----3-5------------------3-------5------------------------------3-5----|
 
  (Guitar Riff 2)
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------4-5-------|
A|-5-5-----5-5-0h3-3-2-0-----5-5-7/9-7-5-3-3-----5-----|
E|-----3-5--------------3-5------------------------3-5-|
 
Verse 3:
  "Well I look back at April" (Guitar riff) "But she won't look back at me     oh no no no  "
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------7-----5---------|
A|------5--------------------------------3---5-----------------------------5--5------3------3/10--|
E|---------------------------------------------------3--------3-------2---------------------------|
 
  "   So I pray in May for June to stay but she just came to wash into the sea         away    "
G|----------------------------------------------------5---------------------------7------------------|
D|----------12---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---10------------------------------10/3----------------3/10-------10---------5-----5--5-0-2---3-2--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3|
 
Chorus:
  "They call me free                 but I call me a fool     hey, hey           They call me"
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------4-5-------------------|
A|----------------5-5-----5-5-0h3---3-2---0------------5-5-7/9-7-------5-3-3-------5---------------|
E|--------------------3-5-------------------3-------5-----------------------------------3----5-----|
 
  "Free              but I call me a fool    hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey"
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------4-5---------------------|
A|-5-5-----5-5-0h3-3--2---0-----------5-5-7/9-7--------5-3-3------5------------------|
E|-----3-5------------------3-------5----------------------------------3----5-----3--|
 
 
[Guitar Solo]
 
G|-----5-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5------------------------7----4-5-4-------------------------------5-7-7-5-4-5-4-----|
A|---3---3-5-------------5-----5-------5---3-3-3-5-------------5-5-5----------------5--|
E|------------3-3-5-3-5-----------------------------3-3-5-3-5--------------------------|
 
G|----------------------7------------------5--------------|
D|------------------------------4-5-4---------------------|
A|-3-3-3-5-----------5-----5--5-------5--3---3-5----------|
E|---------3-3-5-3-5-----------------------------3-1------|
 
 
Bridge:
 
G|----------------------------------12------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-10h12-12-0-12-12-------12-0-10---------------10--0-10h12-12-0-12-12-------12-0-10-9----------|
A|--------------------10h12------------10---10h12------------------------10h12------------10-8----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 "Slipped   down to  Mexico
Started messin' with her yellow   afro"
G|----------------------------------------12--------------------------------|
D|-0-10h12-0-12-0-12-0-------12-0-10--------------10-------10-----------10--|
A|---------------------10h12-----------------------------------10-10h12-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 "Slipped  down  behind the sheets, started talkin' 'bout pistol Pete, well"
G|------------------9-11-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-10h12-0-12-0--------0--12-0-----10------9-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------10--10-8-----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 "Slipped  down to the African
started talkin' 'bout what she can   do"
G|------------------------------------------------12---------------------------------|
D|-0-10h12-0----12-0--0-12-0-0--------0-0-10---------------10---0--------------10--0-|
A|------------------------------10h12--------------------------------10--10h12-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 "Well here we are again
back where we started"
G|---------------9/11-9------------------------------------|
D|-10h12-12-12-0--------12--10--------9--------10-8-5------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 
 "  Slipped down to the dark again
you left your silhouette on my pillow
yeah yeah"
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5--------------------5----------5---------------5----------------5--------5---------5------5----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 "Well I'm right inside the night I'm waitin' for the light, seems like I'm in the"
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------5----5---5--5---|
A|---------5-----5--5---5----5----5---5--5-----3--3---3------3---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 "Seems like I'm always in the middle"
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-5----5----5---5--9-9-7--7----3------2---------|
E|-----------------------------------------3-----|
 
Outro:
  "They call me free                        They call me free  "
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------5-5-----5-5-0h3---3-2--0--------------------5-5-7/9-7---3-3--2-2-0-0-------------|
E|--------------------3-5-------------------3-------------5-----------------------------3-3--5-5---|
 
 "Free               but I call me a"
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------5---------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-----5-5-0h3-3---------5-------------3-3-3-5---------------5---|
E|-----3-5------------------------3-5-3--------------3-3-5-3-5-------|
 
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| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| /   Slide
 
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