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| x mute/dead note
| h hammer-on
| / slide up
| slide down
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ORDER: I V1 V2 INT1 V3 V4 INT2 V5 INT3 O
[INTRO]
(electric piano plays the
9th and then 7th; optional)
x07600
Aadd9 | Aadd9 ( Amaj7 ) | | |
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[VERSE 1]
Aadd9 Amaj7
Then between thirteen and se - venteen,
x44200
F#m7add11 C#m
I'd dreamed of all the things I'd be and how
x57755; sung major 3
Dadd9
I'd see the world from high on a mountain
1 2 3 4 +
Aadd9 Amaj7 | Aadd9 | | |
and know I could take it
[VERSE 2]
Aadd9 Amaj7
Then, between nineteen and twen - ty-one,
F#m7add11 C#m
I knew one day that I'd become someone
Dadd9
And I'd stand up in front of a crowd
1 2 3 4 +
Aadd9 Amaj7 | Aadd9 | | |
and feel them adore me
[INTERLUDE 1]
(guitar solo)
(first chords in these lines are add9)
(notes in parentheses played by another guitar;
played second time around as well)
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
B|-------9---7---12-|---10---5h7-7-7---|------------------|-----------0-----|
G|-------9---9---12-|---12---7-7-7-7---|--------(7/9-)--7-|-------7---6-6-4-|
D|-7-----9---9---12-|---12---7-7-7-7-5-|-7------(9/11)--9-|-------9---7-7---|
A|-0----------------|------------------|-0----(000)-----0-|-------0---0-0---|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A ( G/A Gsus2/A ) A
( E/A Dsus2/A ) ( D/A )
e|------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------9---7---12-|---10---5---7-7---|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-6---x-9---9---12-|---12---7---7-7---|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7---x-9---9---12-|---12---7---7-7-5-|-7-------7-----7-|-------7---------|
A|-0---x------------|------------------|-0-------0-----0-|-------0---------|
E|------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A ( G/A Gsus2/A ) A
( E/A Dsus2/A ) ( D/A )
[VERSE 3]
Aadd9 Amaj7
Then from twenty-four to twen - ty-five
F#m7add11 C#m
A girl I liked became my wife I tried,
D
it was harder than I'd ever imagined
Aadd9 Amaj7 | | Aadd9 Amaj7 | |
to keep all my dreams alive
[VERSE 4]
Aadd9 Amaj7
Then from twenty-eight to thir - ty-three
F#m7add11 C#m
A new responsibi - lity, a child,
Dadd9
And I worked hard to give her a home,
1 2 3 4 +
Aadd9 Amaj7 | | Aadd9 Amaj7 | |
to love and to shel - ter her
[INTERLUDE 2]
(guitar solo)
(first chords in these lines are add9)
e|------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-------9---7---12-|---10---5h7-7-7---|-----------------|-------------------|
G|-------9---9---12-|---12---7-7-7-7---|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-7-----9---9---12-|---12---7-7-7-7-5-|-7-------7-----7-|-----7-7-9/11-11-9-|
A|-0---0------------|------------------|-0-------0-----0-|-------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A ( G/A Gsus2/A ) A
( E/A Dsus2/A ) ( D/A )
e|------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|-------9---7---12-|---10---5---7-7---|-----------------|------------------|
G|-----x-9---9---12-|---12---7---7-7---|-----------------|------------------|
D|-11--x-9---9---12-|---12---7---7-7-5-|-7-------7-----7-|-------9---9-9/11-|
A|-----x------------|------------------|-0-----0-0-----0-|-------0----------|
E|------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A ( G/A Gsus2/A ) A
( E/A Dsus2/A ) ( D/A )
(e-bow; delay and reverb included. Include copious amounts of vibrato)
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-12--------------|----------------|-11--------/11-/|11---------7---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
(fade in)
Aadd9 Amaj9
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7--/9---9--4---|----------------/|-5---------------|--------4-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F#m7add11 C#m Dsus2
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-4/7-------------|-----------------|-----------------|--/11------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Aadd9 ( Amaj7 )
organ
[VERSE 5]
(end of solo)
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|----/12----------|
E|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Aadd9 Amaj7
Then from forty-four and for - ty-eight
F#m7add11 C#m
I knew I'd left it far too late for sure
(hold)
Dadd9
To climb up the mountain
( Aadd9 )
'cause time's always running away
[INTERLUDE 3]
(first chords per line are still add9 chords)
e|------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-------9---7---12-|---10---5h7-7-7---|-----------------|-------------------|
G|-------9---9---12-|---12---7-7-7-7---|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-7-----9---9---12-|---12---7-7-7-7-5-|-7-----7-7---7-7-|---7-7-7/9-11-119-|
A|-0---0------------|------------------|-0-----0-0---0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0--0--0-|
E|------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A ( E/A ) ( G Gsus2 ) A
( Dsus2/A ) ( D/F# D )
from me...
e|------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------9---7---12-|---10---5---7-7---|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----x-9---9---12-|---12---7---7-7-6-|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-11--x-9---9---12-|---12---7---7-7-7-|-7-----7-7---7-7-|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-0---x------------|----------------0-|-0-----0-0---0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A ( E/A ) ( G Gsus2 ) A
( Dsus2/A ) ( D/F# D )
tiiiiiiime
e|------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-------9---7---12-|---10---5---7-7---|-----------------|-------------------|
G|-------9---9---12-|---12---7---7-7-6-|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-7-----9---9---12-|---12---7---7-7-7-|-7-----7-7---7-7-|---7-7-7/9-11-119-|
A|-0---0------------|------------------|-0-----0-0---0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0--0--0-|
E|------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A ( E/A ) ( G Gsus2 ) A
( Dsus2/A ) ( D/F# D )
tiiiiiiime tiiiiiiime tiiiiiiime
e|------------------|------------------|-0---------------|------------------|
B|-------9---7---12-|---10---5---7-7---|-0---------------|------------------|
G|-----x-9---9---12-|---12---7---7-7---|-6---------------|------------------|
D|-11--x-9---9---12-|---12---7---7-7-5-|-7---------------|------------------|
A|-0---x------------|------------------|-0---------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A ( E/A ) ( G Gsus2 ) Aadd9
( Dsus2/A ) ( D/F# D )
tiiiiiiime
[OUTRO]
Aadd9 | | Amaj7 | |
A6 | | Amaj9 | |
Aadd9