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Eminor

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 13Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

This song is the best ever written by Dr. Cope [period]
B-side of "You Disappeared from View" - Wilder era
Intro (begins with this the rest is variation in same key - you should be able to figure 
that out yourself):
e|---------7--5-------|
B|-8-7-5--------8-7---|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
I'll give you the horn part:
e|-------5-----|
B|-5-7-8---8-7-| Hammer on's may help
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
Please note that, in the record there are no real chords in the verses (so I had to make 
them up, such excitement)
[verse 1]
EmLove has come to this HouseAm  
And Emmy, my Amhow we laughed
EmLove has gone from this Amhouse
                Em   A(major)
And my, my how I cried
              Em   A(major
My, my how I cried
[chorus]
EmIf I Dsaid I'd Cmaj7suffo-Ccate
 G     D      Em( G     D  Em)
I see stars I see stars [oh yeah I'm sure the LSD were a big aid to you Jules]
EmI saiDd I can't Cmaj7count Con you
GYou Dsaid Emcome, come
[verse 2]
The sound that found It's way here
It  came through stark and silent
Hold that sight in my head
But what seems cold so real, what seems cold so real
[choruses and outro]
There's a string arrangement around, search, find, listen and enjoy it.

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Suffocate

by The Teardrop Explodes

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Cmaj7

This song is the best ever written by Dr. Cope [period]

B-side of "You Disappeared from View" - Wilder era

Intro (begins with this the rest is variation in same key - you should be able to figure

that out yourself):

e|---------7--5-------|

B|-8-7-5--------8-7---|

G|--------------------|

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

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

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

I'll give you the horn part:

e|-------5-----|

B|-5-7-8---8-7-| Hammer on's may help

G|-------------|

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

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

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

Please note that, in the record there are no real chords in the verses (so I had to make

them up, such excitement)

[verse 1]

Em Am

Love has come to this House

Em Am

And my, my how we laughed

Em Am

Love has gone from this house

Em A

(major)

And my, my how I cried

Em A

(major

My, my how I cried

[chorus]

Em D Cmaj7 C

If I said I'd suffo-cate

G D Em G D Em

( )

I see stars I see stars [oh yeah I'm sure the LSD were a big aid to you Jules]

Em D Cmaj7 C

I said I can't count on you

G D Em

You said come, come

[verse 2]

The sound that found It's way here

It came through stark and silent

Hold that sight in my head

But what seems cold so real, what seems cold so real

[choruses and outro]

There's a string arrangement around, search, find, listen and enjoy it.

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