Album - Octoberon (1976)
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1. The World Goes On
2. May Day
3. Ra
4. Rock 'n' Roll Star
5. Polk Street Rag
6. Believe In Me
7. Suicide
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Track 1 Artist - Barclay James Harvest
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Song - The World Goes On
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Album - Octoberon (1976)
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Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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Tuning = Standard
VERSE 1
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C D Em G
See the gambler make A ]stand
C Bm Em G
Holds A lifetime in his hand
C G C G
Win the game or lose control
C C C C
But the world goes on forever
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VERSE 2
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C D Em G
Life's a circle, I recall
C Bm Em G
Shadows played upon the wall
C G C G
You pay the piper to call the tune
C C C C
And the song goes ]on forever
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VERSE 3
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C D Em G
And when all the words have gone
C Bm Em G
There's the thought to carry on
C D G Em Em
Just like A bird that sings
Em C G G
Leave it all behind and spread your wings
G C G G
You can leave it all behind - spread your wings
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CHORUS
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G G G G
Lay me down
C D Em G
Saw the road move on before me
C Em C C G G G
Times when I was tired and lost my way
G D Em Em G G
Looking at life and strangely for the first time
G D C
Thinking that I could stay here
C C C C
But the world moves on forever
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VERSE 4
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C D Em G
And when all the words have gone
C Bm Em G
There's the thought to carry on
C D G Em Em
Just like A bird that sings
Em C G G
Leave it all behind and spread your wings
G C G G
You can leave it all behind - spread your wings
ENJOY..............
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Track 2 Artist - Barclay James Harvest
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Song - May Day
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Album - Octoberon (1976)
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Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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Tuning = Standard
INTRO
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D Bm G A X2
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VERSE 1
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D C Bm Bb
The rock on which I stand is slowly sinking in the sand
G A D
The sheer realities of life are rushing by
D C Em G Bb
I am looking out at life and I don't know what's wrong or right
G A D
And I can't even see the bright side of the moon
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CHORUS
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D A
I stopped a man in the street today
C Em
And I asked him "Sir, is it night or day
F Em Bm
He just stared in disbelief
D A
I asked again but he walked away
C
He said "Don't you know
Em F Em
I said "Can't you say? Is there something inbetween
F Em
Is it something I've not seen
F C D
Did it change so fast or was it just a dream
C G Bb Bm A D
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VERSE 2
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D C Bm Bb
Time and time again I've tried to recreate the past few days
G A D
Evaluate the constants from the haze
D F G
But every time I think I'm right, they say I'm wrong
Bb G
"This day is night and night is day
D
It's there in black and white"
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CHORUS
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D A
Night is light and dark is day
C Em
If I disagree they say I'm insane
F G
And the treatment will begin
D A
If I say that the day is light
C Em
They just point my eyes to the blinding night, saying
F Em F Em
"We can't set you free if you always disagree,
F C D
So the State is going to pay your doctor's fee"
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ORGAN
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C Bb G
A Em G X6
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CHORUS
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D A
They put me out in the pouring rain
C Em
To enjoy the sun or to feel the pain
F Em
Of the nightmare life's become
D A
I asked a man in the street today
C Em
Or was it yesterday or the day before
F Em
"Is there something I've not seen
F Em
Is there something inbetween
F C D
Did it change so fast or was it just a dream
D F Bm Bb
G A D
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VERSE 4
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D C Bm Bb
The rock on which I stand is now beneath the ever-flowing sand
G A D
The sheer realities are here to stay
D C G Bb
I'm looking out at life and now I know what's wrong and right
Bm G A G D
It's what you hear and what you read and what they say
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CHORUS
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D A
I saw a man in the street today
C Em
Ask another man "Is it night or day
F Em G
He just stared in disbelief
D A
He said "Friend, it's your lucky day
C Em
I'm a party man, won't you step this way
F Em
I've got something you've not seen
F Em
Now I know it's not a dream
F C D
It just came so fast, that something inbetween
G Bm D Em G C
D Em C G D
G Bm D Em G C
D Em C G D
Repeat and Fade Out................
ENJOY............
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Track 3 Artist - Barclay James Harvest
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Song - Ra
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Album - Octoberon (1976)
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Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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Tuning = Standard
INTRO
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F E Bm C G Am F
F E Bm G Am F E
01:34
C D C F#m E F#m G F#m
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VERSE 1
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E F#m G
Burning fiery furnace in the sky
Am D
Burning the ground around us where we lie
E F#m G
Sad old black-faced thunder will you rise
Am Bm Am Bm
Bring your cloud and shadows to our eyes
E Bm G F#m E F#m G F#m
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VERSE 2
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E F#m G
Blazing star in heaven, mirror bright
Am D
Dry our seas and rivers with your light
E F#m G
Universal sentinel you are
Am Bm Am Bm
Guide of all who look on from afar
E G
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SOLO
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E F#m G F# X2
Am D E
E F#m G F#m E F#m G F#m
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VERSE 3
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E F#m G
God of old now broken and defaced
Am D
Punish all who've fallen from your grace
E F#m G
You whose power leaves the deepest scar
Am Bm Am Bm
Mystic eye of heaven, Amun Ra
Bm Am Bm
Amun Ra
Bm Am Bm
Amun Ra
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SOLO
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E F#m G F# X2
Am D E
E F#m G F#m E F#m G F#m
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PIANO
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F E Bm C G Am F
F E Bm G Am F E
E
ENJOY...........
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Track 4 Artist - Barclay James Harvest
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Song - Rock 'n' Roll Star
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Album - Octoberon (1976)
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Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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Tuning = Standard
INTRO
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Em
Em A Em D
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SOLO
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Em A Em A
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VERSE 1
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Em Bm
The higher you fly, the harder you fall
A Em
The way that it goes, so they say
Em Bm
No mountain's too high, no valley too low
A Em
Or river too wide on the way
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CHORUS
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C D
So you're gonna be a rock 'n' roll star
Bm C
Gonna make it on your own
C D Em
Write a song that everyone can sing along
C D
So you want to take a trip to the stars
Bm C
Can you find your way back home
G A Em
You'll get your break, but don't you wait too long
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VERSE 2
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Em Bm
The harder you try, the lower you fall
A Em
The way that it seems, so they say
Em Bm
The mountain is high, the valley so low
A Em
You're losing your dreams on the way
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CHORUS
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C D
So you're gonna be a rock 'n' roll star
Bm C
Gonna make it on your own
C D Em
Write a song that everyone can sing along
C D
So you want to take a trip to the stars
Bm C
Can you find your way back home
G A Em
You'll get your break, but don't you wait too long
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BRIDGE
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A Em
Looking behind you
C
All the bad times that you've had
A Em
Looking before you
Bm
Only good times
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SMALL SOLO
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C D Em
Em
Em A Em D
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SOLO
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Em Bm A Em
Em Bm A Em
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CHORUS
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C D
So you're gonna be a rock 'n' roll star
Bm C
Gonna make it on your own
C D Em
Write a song that everyone can sing along
C D
So you want to take a trip to the stars
Bm C
Can you find your way back home
G A Em
You'll get your break, but don't you wait too long
A Em
No don't you wait to long
A Em
don't you wait to long
A Em
Repeat and Fade Out..............
ENJOY.........
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Track 5 Artist - Barclay James Harvest
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Song - Polk Street Rag
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Album - Octoberon (1976)
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Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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Tuning = Standard
INTRO
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D C D C D C D X2
A G D A F G A
D A F G A
A
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VERSE 1
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A D
I was down on the east side
A D
On a block with no name
A D
When I walked in a movie
A D
You were blue, I was game
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CHORUS
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D A
Tell me, did you love it, baby
D A
Did you think your smile looked right
D A
Tell me when you came together
F G A
Was it in your mind 'cause it sure wasn't out of sight
A
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VERSE 2
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A D
Didn't know when I entered
A D
Second seat, second row
A D
It was then that I saw you
A D
But your mouth stole the show
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CHORUS
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D A
Tell me, did you love it, baby
D A
Did you think your smile looked right
D A
Tell me when you came together
F G A
Was it in your mind 'cause it sure wasn't out of sight
A
F G A
Was it in your mind 'cause it sure wasn't out of sight
A
D C D C D C D X2
A G D A F G A
D A F G A
A
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VERSE 2
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A D
Got your name, got your number
A D
Got your form on the line
A D
I don't know who you're under
A D
But I know it ain't mine
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CHORUS
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D A
Tell me, did you love it, baby
D A
Did you think your smile looked right
D A
Tell me when you came together
F G A
Was it in your mind 'cause it sure wasn't out of sight
A
F C G A
Was it in your mind 'cause it sure wasn't out of sight
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OUTRO SOLO
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D A
Repeat and Fade Out
ENJOY..........
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Track 6 Artist - Barclay James Harvest
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Song - Believe In Me
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Album - Octoberon (1976)
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Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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Tuning = Standard
VERSE 1
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G A
If your world is falling 'round you
G A
And you don't know where you are
G A
If you need someone to be there
B
Baby, believe in me
G A
When the dark night is upon you
G A
And you're feeling very small
G F#m
If you need someone around you
B
Baby, believe in me
A G
Show me the need in me
F#m B
Baby, believe in me
A G F#m
Tell me that you can see
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SOLO
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B A G B G X2
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CHORUS
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B
Give me your number
A
Tell me come over
G
Anywhere
B
Give me a call
A
Whenever you're falling
G
I'll be there
E D E D X4
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BRIDGE
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E
You never give me your loving, baby
D
When I'm far away
E
It's just the same old story, baby
D
It's the same old play
E
You never give me your loving, baby
D
When I'm far away
E
It's just the same old story, baby
D
It's the same old play
E D E D X8
B A A B X4
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CHORUS
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A
Give me your number
B
Tell me come over
A B
Anywhere
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VERSE 2
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A B
When your world is falling 'round you
A B
And you don't know who you are
A Ab
If you need someone to be there
C#m
Baby, believe in me
B A
Show me the need in me
Ab C#m
Baby, believe in me
B A
Tell me that you can see
C#m
Baby, believe in me
B A
Show me the need in me
Ab C#m
Baby, believe in me
B A
Tell me that you can see
C#m B A Ab X5
Fade Out.............
ENJOY.............
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Track 7 Artist - Barclay James Harvest
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Song - Suicide
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Album - Octoberon (1976)
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Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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Tuning = Standard
VERSE 1
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E A E A
I awoke to a feeling, it was cold by my side
C#m A E F#m B
You had gone with the sunrise, leaving tears in my eyes
E A E A
I awoke too a feeling of an emptiness in side
C#m A E F#m B E
To the sounds of the sidewalks and the silence of my mind
A C#m A
Ahhhhhhhhhhh Ahhhhhhhhh Ahhhhhh ahhh Ahhhhhh
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VERSE 2
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E A E A
I walked out in the morning, down a street with no name
C#m A E
To a club called "The Loser",
F#m B
like a dog that's gone lame
E A E A
Took the club elevator to the floor with a view
C#m A E
I took out life subscription
F#m E
That's the only one they do
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VERSE 3
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F# B F# B
I stepped out on the guard rail, saw the crowds slowly part
D#m B F#
Heard a voice shouting "Don't jump,
G#m C#
please for God's sake let me move my car!
F# B F# B
Felt a hand on my shoulder, heard a voice cry "Just in time!
D#m B F#
Felt the quick push, felt the air rush
G#m F#
Felt the sidewalk, fell in line
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SOLO
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ENJOY.............