Owner Of A Lonely Heart - Yes (1983)
Written By: Jon Anderson, Trevor Horn, Trevor Rabin, and Chris Squire.
Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.
4/4 TIME @ 126 BPM (4 Min. 29 Sec.).
Chords Used:
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GUITAR KEYBOARD
EADGB e Bass| Chord
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A5 - x 0 2 2 x x AA-E-AB5 - x 2 4 4 x x BB-F#-BC5 - x 3 5 5 x x CC-G-CD5 - x 5 7 7 x x DD-A-DG5 - 3 5 5 x x x GG-D-GD13+9 - x x 4 5 6 7 - B-C-F-F# (No Root)
Ds2 - x x 0 2 3 0 DA-D-ED9 - x 5 4 5 5 5 DA-C-D-E-F#A - x 0 2 2 2 0 AA-C#-EAm7 - x 0 2 0 1 0 AA-C-E-GG/A - x 0 5 4 3 3 AB-D-G
A7sa9 - x 0 2 4 3 0 AB-D-E-G-AAb13 - x x 4 5 6 4 AbGb-Ab-C-FE13 - x x 0 1 2 0 EG#-C#-D-EF13 - x x 1 2 3 1 FA-D-D#-FF#13 - x x 2 3 4 2 F#Bb-D#-E-F#G13 - x x 3 4 5 3 GB-E-F-GA13 - x x 5 6 7 4 AA-C#-F#-GC/G - 3 3 2 0 1 0 GG-C-EF - 1 3 3 2 1 1 FA-C-FEb/F - x x 3 3 4 3 FBb-Eb-G
NC - NO CHORD
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*** NOTE: Lyrics within brackets ('[ ]') are backing chorus vocals.
INTRO: [13 M] 'INTRO' Guitar TAB (From 2nd Measure: 1st measure = Drums) -
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'INTRO' TAB -
C5C5A5B5D5A5B5D5G5
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|2>>>>>4>5>>>7>7>|>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>|2>>>>>4>5>>>7>7>|>>>>>>\\--------|
D|2>>>>>4>5>>>7>7>|>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>|2>>>>>4>5>>>7>7>|>>>>>>\\5>>>>>>>|
A|0>>>>>2>3>>>5>5>|>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>|0>>>>>2>3>>>5>5>|>>>>>>\\5>>>>>>>|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------3>>>>>>>|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
C5C5A5B5D5A5B5D5G5
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|2>>>>>4>5>>>7>7>|>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>|2>>>--4>5>--7>7>|----------------|
D|2>>>>>4>5>>>7>7>|>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>|2>>>--4>5>--7>7>|------5>5>------|
A|0>>>>>2>3>>>5>5>|>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>|0>>>--2>3>--5>5>|------5>5>------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|------3>3>------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
C5C5A5B5D5D13+9 NC A5B5D5G5
e|----------------|------7>>---------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|------6>>---------------|----------------|----------------|
G|2>>>--4>5>--7>7>|------5>>-----575-0>>>>>|2>>>--4>5>--7>7>|----------------|
D|2>>>--4>5>--7>7>|------4>>---57---7------|2>>>--4>5>--7>7>|------5>5>------|
A|0>>>--2>3>--5>5>|------------------------|0>>>--2>3>--5>5>|------5>5>------|
E|----------------|------------------------|----------------|------3>3>------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
'INTRO' Chords -
1 2 3 4 1+2+ 3+ 4+ 1 2 3 4 1+2+ 3+ 4+ 1 2 3 4 1+2+ 3+ 4+ 1 2 3 4
|DRUMS? |A5B5C5D5|? |A5B5C5D5|? G5 |A5B5C5D5|? |
1+2+ 3+ 4+ 1 2+3 4 1+2+ 3+ 4+ 1+2 + 3+4+ 1+2+ 3+ 4+ 1 2+3 4
|A5B5C5D5| G5 |A5B5C5D5| D13+9 NC |A5B5C5D5| G5 |
VERSE #1: [16 M]
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|A5B5C5D5 | G5 |
Move your-self? You al-ways live your life?
|A5B5C5D5 | G5 |A5B5C5D5 |
? nev-er think-ing of the fu-? ture? Prove your-self?
| G5 |A5B5C5D5 | G5 |
You are the move you make? Take your chanc-es, win or los-? er?
|A5B5C5D5 | G5 |
See your-self? You are the steps you take?
|A5B5C5D5 | G5 |A5B5C5D5 |
You and you, and that's the on-? ly way? Shake,? shake your-self?
| G5 |A5B5C5D5 | G5 |
? You're ev-'ry move you make? So the sto-? ry goes?
CHORUS #1: [9 M]
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C5C5
|A5B5D5 | G5 |A5B5D5 |
Own-er of a lone-? ly heart? Own-er of a lone-? ly heart?
C5
| G5 |A5B5D5 | G5 |
? [Much? bet-ter than a] Own-er of a brok-? en heart?
C5
|A5B5 Ds2 |Ds2 |Ds2 D9|
Own-er of a lone-? ly heart?
VERSE #2: [16 M]
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|A5B5C5D5 | G5 |A5B5C5D5 | G5 |
Say you don't want to chance? it? You been hurt? so be-fore?
|A5B5C5D5 | G5 |A5B5C5D5 |
Watch it now,? the ea-gle in the sky,? how he danc-in' one and on-?
|D5 |A5B5C5D5 | G5 |
?-ly? You? lose your-self? No, not for pi-ty's sake?
|A5B5C5D5 | G5 |A5B5C5D5 |
? There's no real rea-son to be lone-? ly? Be your-self?
| G5 |A5B5C5D5 | G5 |
Give your free will a chance? You've got to want? to suc-ceed?
CHORUS #2: [7 M]
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C5C5
|A5B5D5 | G5 |A5B5D5 |
Own-er of a lone-? ly heart? Own-er of a lone-? ly heart?
C5
| G5 |A5B5D5 | G5 |
? [Much? bet-ter than a] Own-er of a brok-? en heart?
C5
|A5B5 Ds2 A |
Own-er of a lone-ly? heart?
INTERLUDE #1: [18 M]
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|AAm7|? G/A |AAm7 | G/A |
? [Own-? er of a lone-ly? heart?]
|AAm7|? G/A |AAm7 |
Af-ter my own? in-de-ci-sion they con-
[? Own-?]
|Am7G/A |AAm7|
-fused me so? My love said nev-er ques-tion your will at all?
[? -er of a lone-ly? heart? ]
|Am7G/A |AAm7 |Am7G/A A7sa9|
In the end you've got to go? Look be-fore you leap,? and
? [Own-? er of a lone-ly? heart?]
|A7sa9 |A7sa9 Ab13|? |Ab13 |Ab13 |
don't you hes-i-tate at all,? no, no?
? ]
|Ab13E13F13F#13G13G#13|
GUITAR SOLO: [16 M] - This is 'basically' the 'INTRO' TAB played 'Staccato'
----------- which is what Chris Squire is playing on Bass. Note there
are ONLY 2 Measures that do NOT play the 'G5' ('NC').
|A13B5C5D5 | G5 |A5B5C5D5 | G5 |A5B5C5D5 |NC |
|A5B5C5D5 |NC |A5B5C5D5 | G5 |A5B5C5D5 | G5 |
|A5B5C5D5 | G5 |A5B5C5D5 | G5 |
BASS SOLO: [8 M] - Chris Squire, R.I.P.
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|NC |NC |NC |NC |NC |NC |NC |NC |
CHORUS #3: [15 M]
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C5C5
|A5B5D5 | G5 |A5B5D5 |
Own-er of a lone-? ly heart? Own-er of a lone-? ly heart?
C5
| G5 |A5B5D5 | G5 |
? [Much? bet-ter than a] Own-er of a brok-? en heart?
C5C5
|A5B5D5 | G5 |A5B5D5 |
Own-er of a lone-? ly heart? Own-er of a lone-? ly heart?
C5
| G5 |A5B5D5 | G5 |
? Own-er of a lone-? ly heart? [Much? bet-ter than a]
C5C5
|A5B5D5 | G5 |A5B5 Ds2 A |
Own-er of a brok-? en heart? Own-er of a lone-ly? heart?
INTERLUDE #2: [13 M]
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|AAm7|? G/A |AAm7 | G/A |
? [Own-? er of a lone-ly? heart?]
|AAm7|? G/A |AAm7 |
Soon-er or lat-er each con-clu-sion will de-
[? Own-?]
|Am7G/A |AAm7| G/A |
-cide the lone-ly heart? It will ex-
[? -er of a lone-ly? heart? ]
|AC/G |? F |
-cite, it will de-light, it will give a bet-ter start? Don't de-?
[Own-? er of a lone-ly? heart?]
|FEb/F|
ceive your free will? at? all?
[? ]
CODA: [10 M] - The original fades out FAST after the last 'just receive it',
---- but to end it live just play out the 'F' and 'Eb/F', and hold
the last 'Eb/F'.
|Eb/F |FEb/F|? |
? Don't de-ceive your free will? at? all? Don't de-
|FEb/F|? |F |
-ceive your free will? at? all,? just re-ceive it,? just re-
|Eb/F |F |Eb/F |Eb/F |
-ceive it?
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