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Red Dust Shadow

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I,m in 2 minds if its an A or Asus2, they both sounds good.
I thinks its A but. what ever you like i guess.
 Asus2002200
INTRO
 Em   B7   G   Ax2
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VERSE 1
    EmLights are out on B7Neon Drive
  GUnprotected in my Abed
   EmBehind the walls it B7comes alive
  GShoots again into my Ahead
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CHORUS
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  CI see the red B7dust shadow
  FIn the corner of my B7eye         C
C               B7              [-------------]
  Another child is calling      [-------------]  
 D   Fmaj D            C     Em [-----0-------]
"No, no,  where did my Daddy go [---2---------] 
     B7     G    Em             [-3------2--0-]
He's flown, I'm alone           [-------------]  
When CI grown B7up I'll Cfly tooD  
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BRIDGE
*******
EmTake these B7things, 
GFold your Awings
EmWords can't B7bring you Emback
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HEAVY GUITAR -  Em   A   Em  A  
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[Em-------------------------A--]
[---------------------------]
[---------------------------]
[------------h--------------]
[-----s--7--5-7-5-----------]
[-0--5\7----------7-5-5---5-]X2
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VERSE 2
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    EmIt's been this way B7forever
  GEverything I thought was Amine
   EmBeen haunted by B7reminders 
 Gsince 196A9
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CHORUS
*******
  CI keep the B7shadow walled in
  FIn the deepest part of B7me
C               B7               [---------------]  
  And still the child is calling [---------------]      
 D   Fmaj D            C     Em  [-----0-----0---]                                         
"No, no,  where did my Daddy go  [---2-----0-----]                        
  B7  G         Em               [-3-----2-----0-]       
Away, None will say,             [---------------]
when CI wake B7up I'll Emknow                     
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HEAVY GUITAR -  Em   A   Em  A  
*************
[Em-------------------------A--]
[---------------------------]
[---------------------------]
[------------h--------------]
[-----s--7--5-7-5-----------]
[-0--5\7----------7-5-5---5-]X2
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Electric guitar starts picking the chords from here.
BRIDGE
*******
EmTears I've B7tried so 
Ghard to Ahide 
Emalways B7break Cinside
EmTake these B7things and 
Gfold your Awings
CWords can't B7bring you Emback
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HEAVY GUITAR -  Em   A   Em  A  
*************
[Em-------------------------A--]
[---------------------------]
[---------------------------]
[------------h--------------]
[-----s--7--5-7-5-----------]
[-0--5\7----------7-5-5---5-]X2
Em B7 G A C B7 C G
Em B7 D A C B7
 Em- Strum to end

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Red Dust Shadow

by IQ

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus2

I,m in 2 minds if its an A or Asus2, they both sounds good.

I thinks its A but. what ever you like i guess.

Asus2

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INTRO

Em B7 G A

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VERSE 1

Em B7

Lights are out on Neon Drive

G A

Unprotected in my bed

Em B7

Behind the walls it comes alive

G A

Shoots again into my head

------------------------------------------------

CHORUS

*******

C B7

I see the red dust shadow

F B7

In the corner of my eye C

C B7 [-------------]

Another child is calling [-------------]

D Fmaj D C Em [-----0-------]

"No, no, where did my Daddy go [---2---------]

B7 G Em [-3------2--0-]

He's flown, I'm alone [-------------]

C B7 C D

When I grown up I'll fly too

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BRIDGE

*******

Em B7

Take these things,

G A

Fold your wings

Em B7 Em

Words can't bring you back

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Em A Em A

HEAVY GUITAR -

*************

Em A

[---------------------------]

[------------h--------------]

[-----s--7--5-7-5-----------]

[-0--5\7----------7-5-5---5-]X2

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VERSE 2

********

Em B7

It's been this way forever

G A

Everything I thought was mine

Em B7

Been haunted by reminders

G A

since 1969

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CHORUS

*******

C B7

I keep the shadow walled in

F B7

In the deepest part of me

C B7 [---------------]

And still the child is calling [---------------]

D Fmaj D C Em [-----0-----0---]

"No, no, where did my Daddy go [---2-----0-----]

B7 G Em [-3-----2-----0-]

Away, None will say, [---------------]

C B7 Em

when I wake up I'll know

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Em A Em A

HEAVY GUITAR -

*************

Em A

[---------------------------]

[------------h--------------]

[-----s--7--5-7-5-----------]

[-0--5\7----------7-5-5---5-]X2

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Electric guitar starts picking the chords from here.

BRIDGE

*******

Em B7

Tears I've tried so

G A

hard to hide

Em B7 C

always break inside

Em B7

Take these things and

G A

fold your wings

C B7 Em

Words can't bring you back

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Em A Em A

HEAVY GUITAR -

*************

Em A

[---------------------------]

[------------h--------------]

[-----s--7--5-7-5-----------]

[-0--5\7----------7-5-5---5-]X2

Em B7 G A C B7 C G

Em B7 D A C B7

- Strum to end

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