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Treason

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Chords for Treason - single from the Kilimanjaro Album.
Organ part in guitar tab:
E|-3-2---------------2------------|
B|-------3-5-0---3-5-----3-0------|
G|--------------------------------| Repeat...
D|--------------------------------| Two times
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
[verses]
  BmI've been living through Emchanges
                      A   G( F#m   Em  D)
And I could swing for you
 BmI can see the Emveins in
my Ahands are showing Gthrough
  BmAnd if you disEmguise what
                           A    G( F#m   Em  D)
these things are doing to me
 BmWell if you critiEmze them
I Aknow that you can Gsee
[chorus] [the riff I tabbed out in the start is played here]
                   D   Bm(not sure)
Until you realise
                     D   Bm(not sure)
It's just a story
[repeat]
[verse]
Consequently my reaction's
getting rather strange
But I can see your course of action
Leading to a change
[bridge or what you like to call it]
E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-------0-2-0-----| (organ for guitar)
A|-0-2-4-------4-2-|
E|-----------------|
You gotta get ready for Emme-eeA  
Em             A
 Is it real
Em             A
 Or is it treason?
 EmIs it treason?F#m  Em  D  
[verse]
I've been living through changes
It's not the same thing every day
I hope it's not my age but
I wouldn't like to say
Mirror hopping days of coarse reaction
Oh it's very hard to fight
I gotta find a plan of action
But I couldn't get it right
Until you realise [chorus]

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Treason

by The Teardrop Explodes

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Chords for Treason - single from the Kilimanjaro Album.

Organ part in guitar tab:

E|-3-2---------------2------------|

B|-------3-5-0---3-5-----3-0------|

G|--------------------------------| Repeat...

D|--------------------------------| Two times

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

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

[verses]

Bm Em

I've been living through changes

A G F#m Em D

( )

And I could swing for you

Bm Em

I can see the veins in

A G

my hands are showing through

Bm Em

And if you disguise what

A G F#m Em D

( )

these things are doing to me

Bm Em

Well if you critize them

A G

I know that you can see

[chorus] [the riff I tabbed out in the start is played here]

D Bm

(not sure)

Until you realise

D Bm

(not sure)

It's just a story

[repeat]

[verse]

Consequently my reaction's

getting rather strange

But I can see your course of action

Leading to a change

[bridge or what you like to call it]

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

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

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

D|-------0-2-0-----| (organ for guitar)

A|-0-2-4-------4-2-|

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

Em A

You gotta get ready for me-ee

Em A

Is it real

Em A

Or is it treason?

Em F#m Em D

Is it treason?

[verse]

I've been living through changes

It's not the same thing every day

I hope it's not my age but

I wouldn't like to say

Mirror hopping days of coarse reaction

Oh it's very hard to fight

I gotta find a plan of action

But I couldn't get it right

Until you realise [chorus]

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