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This is totally correct and you can play it along with the CD.  MY guitar teacher figured
out this song, not me, but I thought I would share it with others, because it is such an
awesome song.
READ: for the intro, you strum the D chord once and then play the fill and so on.  It's
transcribed from the piano.
Fill 1: e|--------|         Fill 2:e|--------|
        B|----3-2-|                B|-2-3-5--|
        G|2-4-----|                G|--------|
        D|--------|                D|--------|
        A|--------|                A|--------|
        E|--------|                E|--------|
Intro: D Fill 1 x2
        AFill 2 x2
Verse 1:     I Dwas holding on Dnow I'm letting go
             TDhis is nothing more than a picture show
             EGverything I knew, Gnow I hardly know
             BGmusy getting less never getting more
             OBm7ne more nickle dime, I'm out the door
             WAell, this kind of life I can't afford
Chorus:      ODh I love to believe, Dthat it's  not only me
             TDhat's longing only just to Abelieve
             Oh I Dlove to believe , that it's not only me
             I'd live only jusAt to believe, Aso believe
             GCause I want to believe, Gmoh I want to believe
             DOhh oh
Verse 2 (same as verse 1):    
             DCan't ease my mind with these words I say
             DTryin' to get myself to get out of the way
             GBirds in the trees, just make me depressed
             GmSeeing sunny skies, feeling emptiness
             Bm7Layers of lies just seem to fold
             AWell this kind of like is all I know
Chorus: 
Bridge:                  Em  A  
            Murder wears a friendly smile
            D/F#Like the perfect end Bmin a plastic vail
            GOh no pain
            EmSorry that I Acan't stay
            D/F#But this bird was meant tBmo fly away
            GOh fly away, oh oh
Solo:  to play the background music while Isaac is soloing, strum the 1st verse chords.
Chorus:
Outro:     D  
           Well I want to believe
           DI can believe, AI will believe in something
           DI want to believe
           DI can believe, AI will believe in something

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Believe

by Hanson

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Bm7

D/F#

This is totally correct and you can play it along with the CD. MY guitar teacher figured

out this song, not me, but I thought I would share it with others, because it is such an

awesome song.

READ: for the intro, you strum the D chord once and then play the fill and so on. It's

transcribed from the piano.

Fill 1: e|--------| Fill 2:e|--------|

B|----3-2-| B|-2-3-5--|

G|2-4-----| G|--------|

D|--------| D|--------|

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

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

Intro: D Fill 1 x2

Fill 2 x2

D D

Verse 1: I was holding on now I'm letting go

This is nothing more than a picture show

G G

Everything I knew, now I hardly know

Busy getting less never getting more

Bm7

One more nickle dime, I'm out the door

Well, this kind of life I can't afford

D D

Chorus: Oh I love to believe, that it's not only me

D A

That's longing only just to believe

Oh I love to believe , that it's not only me

A A

I'd live only just to believe, so believe

G Gm

Cause I want to believe, oh I want to believe

Ohh oh

Verse 2 (same as verse 1):

Can't ease my mind with these words I say

Tryin' to get myself to get out of the way

Birds in the trees, just make me depressed

Seeing sunny skies, feeling emptiness

Bm7

Layers of lies just seem to fold

Well this kind of like is all I know

Chorus:

Em A

Bridge:

Murder wears a friendly smile

D/F# Bm

Like the perfect end in a plastic vail

Oh no pain

Em A

Sorry that I can't stay

D/F# Bm

But this bird was meant to fly away

Oh fly away, oh oh

Solo: to play the background music while Isaac is soloing, strum the 1st verse chords.

Chorus:

Outro:

Well I want to believe

D A

I can believe, I will believe in something

I want to believe

D A

I can believe, I will believe in something

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