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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
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Tuning:Standard
INTRO
G--D---------------------------------------------------
play it as a constant strumming,in the background
e|G-----------|D-----------|C-----------|Em-----------|
B|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|Ect
D|-----------|-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------|-----------|-0-0-0-0-0-|
VERSE 1
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GMinutes seem like Dhours
And Chours they seem like Ddays
When the Gones you want are Dmissing
And they've Cgone their separate Dways
CWalking in a Gsunny garden Emempty like the Dmoon
And Cbirds that once could Gfly so high
Now Emsing a different Dtune
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VERSE 2
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GWalking in the Dpark
The leaves are Cturning now it's Dfall
The Gtime has come for Dleaving
In their Ceyes that says it Dall
CPictures on the Gmantle
Tell the Emtales of better Dtimes
CMoments from a Glong long time Emago
When things were Dfine
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CHORUS
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DOne fine Gday
When the Cwild birds Dreturn
We'll Dlook back and Emsay
What a Clesson in life I've Dlearned
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VERSE 3
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So Glight a broad wick Dcandle
In the Cwindow make it Dbright
You Gneed to find your Dway home
In the Cdark and deepest Dnights
And Cif you're lost and Ghomeless
In some Emlonely city Dzone
Just Cfollow back that Gwinding road
That Emleads you back on Dhome
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CHORUS
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SOLO - G D C DX2
***** C G Em DX2
D G C D D Em C D D= Ohhhhhhhh
e|----------s---------------s--------|
B|---8-10-10\12-----------10\12-8-10-|
G|-7------------7---9---7------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|--------------s-----------s-----------s--------|
B|-------8-10-10\12-----10-10\12------10\12-8-10-|
G|-7-7-7------------7------------9--7------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
s s s
e|----8-10-10\12-10---------|-10\12/10----------br-|
B|-10---------------12-10-8-|----------12-10-8-10--|
G|--------------------------|----------------------|
D|--------------------------|----------------------|
A|--------------------------|----------------------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------|
h s
e|------------8-8-10-12-8\10---------|-10-10-10--b--------|
B|-----10-10-----------------12-10-8-|----------10-10-8---|
G|-7-7-------------------------------|------------------7-|
D|-----------------------------------|--------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|--------------------|
Ohhhhhhh
02:52 s
e|-------8-8\10---------------8---s------|------------b-r--|
B|-10-12------------8-8-8-8-8---10\12-10-|-----10-12-12--8-|
G|--------------7-7----------------------|-7-7-------------|
D|---------------------------------------|-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------|-----------------|
E|---------------------------------------|-----------------|
h h p
e|-----------7-8-7-8-7----|-----10-|
B|-------8-8-----------10-|--------|
G|-9-7-9------------------|-7-7----|
D|------------------------|--------|
A|------------------------|--------|
E|------------------------|--------|
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VERSE 4
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GMinutes seem like Dhours
And the Chours they seem like Ddays
When the Gones you want are Dmissing
And they've Cgone their separate Dways
CWalking in a Gsunny garden Emempty like the Dmoon
And Cbirds that once could Gfly so high
Now Emsings a different Dtune
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CHORUS X3
e|-8\10-8---------|--s------h-------|-10-8----8-10-10\12-----10\12-10----|
B|--------12-10-8-|-8\10-8-7-8-10---|------12------------8-8----------10-|
G|----------------|---------------7-|------------------------------------|
D|----------------|-----------------|------------------------------------|
A|----------------|-----------------|------------------------------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|------------------------------------|
04:10 04:17 s 04:21
e|----s------h-p----|-16-10-10\12-7-8-10-|------br--------s------h-------|
B|---8\10-8-7-8-7---|--------------------|-10--12-8------8\10-8-7-8-10---|
G|-9--------------7-|--------------------|----------11-9---------------7-|
D|------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------|
A|------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------|
E|------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------|
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OUTRO
******
G D G
DWhen wild birds Greturn
04:30
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---|
G|-----2-4-2-2-----|-----2-4-2-2-----|-----2-4-2-2-----|---|
D|-5-5---------5-4-|-5-5---------5-4-|-5-5---------5-4-|-5-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---|
D
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Minutes
by Mike Oldfield
Chords in this song · guitar
G
D
C
Em
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Tuning:Standard
INTRO
G D
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play it as a constant strumming,in the background
G D C Em
e|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
B|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|Ect
D|-----------|-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------|-----------|-0-0-0-0-0-|
VERSE 1
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G D
Minutes seem like hours
C D
And hours they seem like days
G D
When the ones you want are missing
C D
And they've gone their separate ways
C G Em D
Walking in a sunny garden empty like the moon
C G
And birds that once could fly so high
Em D
Now sing a different tune
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VERSE 2
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G D
Walking in the park
C D
The leaves are turning now it's fall
G D
The time has come for leaving
C D
In their eyes that says it all
C G
Pictures on the mantle
Em D
Tell the tales of better times
C G Em
Moments from a long long time ago
D
When things were fine
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CHORUS
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D G
One fine day
C D
When the wild birds return
D Em
We'll look back and say
C D
What a lesson in life I've learned
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VERSE 3
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G D
So light a broad wick candle
C D
In the window make it bright
G D
You need to find your way home
C D
In the dark and deepest nights
C G
And if you're lost and homeless
Em D
In some lonely city zone
C G
Just follow back that winding road
Em D
That leads you back on home
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CHORUS
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G D C D
SOLO - X2
C G Em D
***** X2
D G C D D Em C D D
= Ohhhhhhhh
e|----------s---------------s--------|
B|---8-10-10\12-----------10\12-8-10-|
G|-7------------7---9---7------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|--------------s-----------s-----------s--------|
B|-------8-10-10\12-----10-10\12------10\12-8-10-|
G|-7-7-7------------7------------9--7------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
s s s
e|----8-10-10\12-10---------|-10\12/10----------br-|
B|-10---------------12-10-8-|----------12-10-8-10--|
G|--------------------------|----------------------|
D|--------------------------|----------------------|
A|--------------------------|----------------------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------|
h s
e|------------8-8-10-12-8\10---------|-10-10-10--b--------|
B|-----10-10-----------------12-10-8-|----------10-10-8---|
G|-7-7-------------------------------|------------------7-|
D|-----------------------------------|--------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|--------------------|
Ohhhhhhh
02:52 s
e|-------8-8\10---------------8---s------|------------b-r--|
B|-10-12------------8-8-8-8-8---10\12-10-|-----10-12-12--8-|
G|--------------7-7----------------------|-7-7-------------|
D|---------------------------------------|-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------|-----------------|
E|---------------------------------------|-----------------|
h h p
e|-----------7-8-7-8-7----|-----10-|
B|-------8-8-----------10-|--------|
G|-9-7-9------------------|-7-7----|
D|------------------------|--------|
A|------------------------|--------|
E|------------------------|--------|
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VERSE 4
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G D
Minutes seem like hours
C D
And the hours they seem like days
G D
When the ones you want are missing
C D
And they've gone their separate ways
C G Em D
Walking in a sunny garden empty like the moon
C G
And birds that once could fly so high
Em D
Now sings a different tune
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CHORUS X3
e|-8\10-8---------|--s------h-------|-10-8----8-10-10\12-----10\12-10----|
B|--------12-10-8-|-8\10-8-7-8-10---|------12------------8-8----------10-|
G|----------------|---------------7-|------------------------------------|
D|----------------|-----------------|------------------------------------|
A|----------------|-----------------|------------------------------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|------------------------------------|
04:10 04:17 s 04:21
e|----s------h-p----|-16-10-10\12-7-8-10-|------br--------s------h-------|
B|---8\10-8-7-8-7---|--------------------|-10--12-8------8\10-8-7-8-10---|
G|-9--------------7-|--------------------|----------11-9---------------7-|
D|------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------|
A|------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------|
E|------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------|
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OUTRO
******
G D G
D G
When wild birds return
04:30
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---|
G|-----2-4-2-2-----|-----2-4-2-2-----|-----2-4-2-2-----|---|
D|-5-5---------5-4-|-5-5---------5-4-|-5-5---------5-4-|-5-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---|
D
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