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The Boy In The Bubble

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Gmajor
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Sound:
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Step 1 / 32Position: 1
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
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Tuning: Standard
have to tune up a little to match the tuning there.
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
C x-3-x-0-1-x
D x-x-0-2-3-x
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Whatever your strumming pattern, try to incorporate the following
[Verse] / [Intro] / [Post-Chorus]
[Am [Am [C [D [Am [C [D [C [D [C [D[D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----0-------0---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----1-------1---|----1---3-3-----|----1---3---1-3-|----1---3-3-----|
G|----2-------2---|----0---2-2-----|----0---2---0-2-|----0---2-2-----|
D|2-----------2---|2---x---0-------|2---x---0---x-0-|----x---0-0-----|
A|0-------0-------|0---3-----------|0---3-------3---|----3-----------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[Chorus] / [Outro]
[G [G [C [D [G [C [D [C[D [C [D[D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----3-------3---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----0-------0---|----1---3-3-----|----1---3---1-3-|----1---3-3-----|
G|----0-------0---|----0---2-2-----|----0---2---0-2-|----0---2-2-----|
D|0-----------0---|0---x---0-------|0---x---0---x-0-|----x---0-0-----|
A|x---------------|x---3-----------|x---3-------3---|----3-----------|
E|3-------3-------|3---------------|3---------------|----------------|
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[Intro]
| Am| Am   C   D| Am   C   D   C   D| C   D|
| Am| Am   C   D| Am   C   D   C   D| C   D|
full band
| Am| Am   C   D| Am   C   D   C   D| C   D|
| Am| Am   C   D| Am   C   D   C   D| C   D|
[Verse 1]
It was a Amslow day
And the Amsun Cwas Dbeating
On the Amsoldiers Cby the Dside of Cthe DroadC  D  D  
There was a Ambright light
A Amshattering Cof Dshop windows
The Ambomb Cin the Dbaby carriage Cwas Dwired Cto the DraDdio
[Chorus]
GThese are the days of GmiraCcle and Dwonder
GThis Cis the Dlong CdisDtance callC  D  D  
GThe way the camera Gfollows Cus in Dslo-mo
GThe Cway we Dlook to Cus DallC  D  D  
GThe way we look to a Gdistant CconstelDlation
That's Gdying Cin a Dcorner Cof Dthe skyC  D  D  
GThese are the days of GmiraCcle and Dwonder
And Gdon't Ccry Dbaby, Cdon't Dcry, Cdon't DcrDy
| Am| Am   C   D| Am   C   D   C   D| C   D|
| Am| Am   C   D| Am   C   D   C   D| C   D|
[Verse 2]
It was a Amdry wind
And it Amswept aCcross the Ddesert
And it Amcurled inCto the Dcircle Cof DbirthC  D  D  
And the Amdead sand
AmFalling Con the Dchildren
The Ammothers Cand the Dfathers Cand Dthe autoCmatic DeaDrth
[Chorus]
GThese are the days of GmiraCcle and Dwonder
GThis Cis the Dlong CdisDtance callC  D  D  
GThe way the camera Gfollows Cus in Dslo-mo
GThe Cway we Dlook to Cus DallC  D  D  
GThe way we look to a Gdistant CconstelDlation
That's Gdying Cin a Dcorner Cof Dthe skyC  D  D  
GThese are the days of GmiraCcle and Dwonder
And Gdon't Ccry Dbaby, Cdon't Dcry, Cdon't DcrDy
| Am| Am   C   D| Am   C   D   C   D| C   D|
(synth guitar lick)
| Am| Am   C   D| Am   C   D   C   D| C   D|
(synth guitar lick)
[Verse 3]
It's a Amturn-around jump shot
It's AmeveryCbody Djump start
It's Amevery CgeneDration Cthrows a Dhero Cup the Dpop Dcharts
AmMedicine is magical and AmmagiCcal is Dart
Think of the AmBoy Cin the DBubble
And Cthe Dbaby with Cthe Dbaboon Dheart
[Chorus]
And I beGlieve, these are the days of Glasers Cin the Djungle
GLasers Cin the Djungle CsomeDwhereC  D  D  
GStaccato signals of Gconstant CinforDmation
A Gloose aCffiliDation Cof Dmillionaires and CbillionDaires and Dbaby
[Chorus]
GThese are the days of GmiraCcle and Dwonder
GThis Cis the Dlong CdisDtance callC  D  D  
GThe way the camera Gfollows Cus in Dslo-mo
GThe Cway we Dlook to Cus DallC  D  D  
[Chorus]
GThe way we look to a Gdistant CconstelDlation
That's Gdying Cin a Dcorner Cof Dthe skyC  D  D  
GThese are the days of GmiraCcle and Dwonder
And Gdon't Ccry Dbaby, Cdon't Dcry, Cdon't DcrDy
[Outro]
| G| G   C   D| G   C   D   C   D| C   D|
| G| G   C   D| G   C   D   C   D| C   D|
(repeat and fade)
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The Boy In The Bubble

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