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Forgiveness

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
#
Transcribed by: Phil Muri on March 30th 1997
e-mail: [email protected]
*/*/*/*  NOTE */*/*/*        When **** is next to a chord it means
                                using the G-chord Starting on the 4th beat.
INTRO
Em                B                C                G
riff 1
E----------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------|
G-9---11-12-8---11-8-9----------------------------------9--|
D--------------------------10-12-----9-10------------------|
A---------------------------------10-----------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
           EmIn my sileBnce I would love to foCrgetG  
          EmBut restitutiBon hasn't come quite CyetG  
        And with onDe accord I keep moving forth
        I Emstretch my heart to heal some moreC5  
Chorus
         GIt used to be all I wanted Emto learnC5  
                                          G****
         Was wisdom trust and truth
         GBut now all I really want to leEmarnC5  
         Is forgiveness for youG  
then guitar 2( or organ) comes in again with almost the same thing as riff 1
riff 2
E--------------------------------------------------l-------|
B----------------------------------------------.---l-------|
G-----9---11-12-8-----11-8-9--------------12-------l---9---|
D------------------------------10-12-----------.---l-------|
A-----------------------------------------10-------l-------|
E--------------------------------------------------l-------|
Verse
  EmAs my seasons chBange I've now grown to CknowG  
  EmWhen one's heart Bcreates, one's soul doesn't oCweG  
  So I wasDh away stains of yesterday
  Then temEmpt my heart with love's displaC5y
(Play Chorus again)
                                                                (again, there's that
                                                                famous repeat sign)
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|l
B---13-13----12-12----10-10-8-8-8-8----13-13----12-12----10-10------------|l
G---12-12----12-12----12-12-9-9-9-9----12-12----12-12----12-12---12-------|l
D----------------------------------------------------------------12-------|l
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|l
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|l
                                        *listen for the muted
                                        slashes between each chord*
                Finger-pick all this part                   (Oh,come on! You must get the idea by now!)
E------7--------------------7-------------------7---------------3---------|l
B------8--------------------8-------------------8---------------3--.------|l
G---------------------------------------------------------------4---------|l
D---------------------------------------------------------------5--.------|l
A--------------------------------------3------------------------5---------|l
E---3----------------3------------------------------------------3---------|l
                                                                          *play last chord very gently*
Chorus w/acoustic guitar        (no break with muting)
Play chorus chords (no vocals or break w/ muting) 3 times
Transcribed by: Phil Muri on March 30th 1997
e-mail: [email protected]
*/*/*/*  NOTE */*/*/*        When **** is next to a chord it means
                                using the G-chord Starting on the 4th beat.
INTRO
Em                B                C                G
riff 1
E----------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------|
G-9---11-12-8---11-8-9----------------------------------9--|
D--------------------------10-12-----9-10------------------|
A---------------------------------10-----------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
           EmIn my sileBnce I would love to foCrgetG  
          EmBut restitutiBon hasn't come quite CyetG  
        And with onDe accord I keep moving forth
        I Emstretch my heart to heal some moreC5  
Chorus
         GIt used to be all I wanted Emto learnC5  
                                          G****
         Was wisdom trust and truth
         GBut now all I really want to leEmarnC5  
         Is forgiveness for youG  
then guitar 2 comes in again with almost the same thing as riff 1
riff 2
E------------------------------------------------------|-------|
B--------------------------------------------------.---|-------|
G-----9---11-12-8-----11-8-9--------------12---9-10----|---9---|
D------------------------------10-12---------------.---|-------|
A-----------------------------------------10-----------|-------|
E------------------------------------------------------|-------|
Verse
  EmAs my seasons chBange I've now grown to CknowG  
  EmWhen one's heart Bcreates, one's soul doesn't oCweG  
  So I wasDh away stains of yesterday
  Then temEmpt my heart with love's displaC5y
(Play Chorus again)
                                                                (again, there's that
                                                                famous repeat sign)
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---13-13----12-12----10-10-8-8-8-8----13-13----12-12----10-10------.-|
G---12-12----12-12----12-12-9-9-9-9----12-12----12-12----12-12---12---|
D----------------------------------------------------------------12-.-|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                        *listen for the muted
                                        slashes between each chord*
                Finger-pick all this part                   (Oh,come on! You must get the idea by now!)
E------3--------------------3-------------------3---------------3------|
B------3--------------------3-------------------3---------------3--.---|
G---------------------------------------------------------------4------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------5--.---|
A--------------------------------------3------------------------5------|
E---3----------------0------------------------------------------3------|
                                                                          *play last chord very gently*
Chorus w/acoustic guitar        (no break with muting)
Play chorus chords (no vocals or break w/ muting) 3 times

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Forgiveness

by Collective Soul

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

Transcribed by: Phil Muri on March 30th 1997

e-mail: [email protected]

*/*/*/* NOTE */*/*/* When **** is next to a chord it means

using the G-chord Starting on the 4th beat.

INTRO

Em B C G

riff 1

E----------------------------------------------------------|

B----------------------------------------------------------|

G-9---11-12-8---11-8-9----------------------------------9--|

D--------------------------10-12-----9-10------------------|

A---------------------------------10-----------------------|

E----------------------------------------------------------|

Verse

Em B C G

In my silence I would love to forget

Em B C G

But restitution hasn't come quite yet

And with one accord I keep moving forth

Em C5

I stretch my heart to heal some more

Chorus

G Em C5

It used to be all I wanted to learn

****

Was wisdom trust and truth

G Em C5

But now all I really want to learn

Is forgiveness for you

then guitar 2( or organ) comes in again with almost the same thing as riff 1

riff 2

E--------------------------------------------------l-------|

B----------------------------------------------.---l-------|

G-----9---11-12-8-----11-8-9--------------12-------l---9---|

D------------------------------10-12-----------.---l-------|

A-----------------------------------------10-------l-------|

E--------------------------------------------------l-------|

Verse

Em B C G

As my seasons change I've now grown to know

Em B C G

When one's heart creates, one's soul doesn't owe

So I wash away stains of yesterday

Em C5

Then tempt my heart with love's display

(Play Chorus again)

(again, there's that

famous repeat sign)

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|l

B---13-13----12-12----10-10-8-8-8-8----13-13----12-12----10-10------------|l

G---12-12----12-12----12-12-9-9-9-9----12-12----12-12----12-12---12-------|l

D----------------------------------------------------------------12-------|l

A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|l

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|l

*listen for the muted

slashes between each chord*

Finger-pick all this part (Oh,come on! You must get the idea by now!)

E------7--------------------7-------------------7---------------3---------|l

B------8--------------------8-------------------8---------------3--.------|l

G---------------------------------------------------------------4---------|l

D---------------------------------------------------------------5--.------|l

A--------------------------------------3------------------------5---------|l

E---3----------------3------------------------------------------3---------|l

*play last chord very gently*

Chorus w/acoustic guitar (no break with muting)

Play chorus chords (no vocals or break w/ muting) 3 times

Transcribed by: Phil Muri on March 30th 1997

e-mail: [email protected]

*/*/*/* NOTE */*/*/* When **** is next to a chord it means

using the G-chord Starting on the 4th beat.

INTRO

Em B C G

riff 1

E----------------------------------------------------------|

B----------------------------------------------------------|

G-9---11-12-8---11-8-9----------------------------------9--|

D--------------------------10-12-----9-10------------------|

A---------------------------------10-----------------------|

E----------------------------------------------------------|

Verse

Em B C G

In my silence I would love to forget

Em B C G

But restitution hasn't come quite yet

And with one accord I keep moving forth

Em C5

I stretch my heart to heal some more

Chorus

G Em C5

It used to be all I wanted to learn

****

Was wisdom trust and truth

G Em C5

But now all I really want to learn

Is forgiveness for you

then guitar 2 comes in again with almost the same thing as riff 1

riff 2

E------------------------------------------------------|-------|

B--------------------------------------------------.---|-------|

G-----9---11-12-8-----11-8-9--------------12---9-10----|---9---|

D------------------------------10-12---------------.---|-------|

A-----------------------------------------10-----------|-------|

E------------------------------------------------------|-------|

Verse

Em B C G

As my seasons change I've now grown to know

Em B C G

When one's heart creates, one's soul doesn't owe

So I wash away stains of yesterday

Em C5

Then tempt my heart with love's display

(Play Chorus again)

(again, there's that

famous repeat sign)

E---------------------------------------------------------------------|

B---13-13----12-12----10-10-8-8-8-8----13-13----12-12----10-10------.-|

G---12-12----12-12----12-12-9-9-9-9----12-12----12-12----12-12---12---|

D----------------------------------------------------------------12-.-|

A---------------------------------------------------------------------|

E---------------------------------------------------------------------|

*listen for the muted

slashes between each chord*

Finger-pick all this part (Oh,come on! You must get the idea by now!)

E------3--------------------3-------------------3---------------3------|

B------3--------------------3-------------------3---------------3--.---|

G---------------------------------------------------------------4------|

D---------------------------------------------------------------5--.---|

A--------------------------------------3------------------------5------|

E---3----------------0------------------------------------------3------|

*play last chord very gently*

Chorus w/acoustic guitar (no break with muting)

Play chorus chords (no vocals or break w/ muting) 3 times

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