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Xanadu – Electric Light Orchestra and Olivia Newton-John
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Electric Light Orchestra and Olivia Newton-John
Xanadu (1980)
(Jeff Lynne)
From: "Xanadu"
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capo: 4th fret
play: D
key: F#
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LINK (bridge to chorus)
Gm/Bb Gm/A Gm
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|
B|3-----3-----3---|
G|3-----3-----3---|
D|0-----0-----0---|
A|1-----0---------|
E|------------3---|
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
G/D x-x-0-4-3-3
Gm/D x-x-0-3-3-3
Bm/A x-0-4-4-3-2
Abdim7 4-x-3-4-3-x
Gm/Bb x-1-0-3-3-x
Gm/A x-0-0-3-3-x
D/F# 2-x-0-2-3-2
A/E 0-x-2-2-2-0
A/C# x-4-2-2-2(0)
Gm6 3-x-0-3-3-0
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[Intro]
| D | % | % | % |
[Verse 1]
D G/D Gm/D D
A place where nobody dared to go
F# F#7 Bm
The love that we came to know
Bm/A Abdim7 | Em A |
They call it Xanadu-u-u
[Verse 2]
D G/D Gm/D D
And now, open your eyes and see
F# F#7 Bm
What we have made is real
Bm/A Abdim7 | Em A |
We are in Xanadu-u-u
[Bridge]
D F#m
A million lights are dancing
G Gm
And there you are, a shooting star
D F#m
An everlasting world
G Gm Gm/Bb Gm/A Gm
And you're here with me, eternally (= LINK)
[Chorus]
D E Gm A | Gm D | Bb C |
Xanadu, Xanadu, (now we are here) in Xanadu
D E Gm A
Xanadu, Xanadu, (now we are here) in Xanadu
G D/F# A/E A/C# A | D | % |
Xanadu, your neon lights will shine for you, Xanadu
[Verse 3]
D G/D Gm/D D
The love, the echoes of long ago
F# F#7 Bm
You needed the world to know
Bm/A Abdim7 | Em A |
They are in Xanadu-u-u
[Verse 4]
D G/D Gm/D D
The dream that came through a million years
F# F#7 Bm
That lived on through all the tears
Bm/A Abdim7 | Em A |
It came to Xanadu-u-u
[Bridge]
D F#m
A million lights are dancing
G Gm
And there you are, a shooting star
D F#m
An everlasting world
G Gm Gm/Bb Gm/A Gm
And you're here with me, eternally (= LINK)
[Chorus]
D E Gm A | Gm D | Bb C |
Xanadu, Xanadu, (now we are here) in Xanadu
D E Gm A
Xanadu, Xanadu, (now we are here) in Xanadu
[Coda]
D E Gm A [ D ]
Now that I'm here, now that you're near in Xanadu
D E Gm
Now that I'm here, now that you're near
A F#m A/E
In Xa – na - du
Bb Gm6 | D | % | Bbmaj7
Xanadu – uu - uu