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The Distance To The Sun

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INTRO solo
E |-5--7--7h8--7----|--5h7h8p7p5---7p5----5---------|
B |-----------------|------------8-----8----8p6p5---|
G |-----------------|-------------------------------|
D |-----------------|-------------------------------|
A |-----------------|-------------------------------|
E |-----------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|---5p6p5--------------------------------------|
|-7-------7p5p4-----4h5p4---4------------------|
|---------------7-7-------7---7-5-7---5--------|
|-----------------------------------8---7-8-7--|
|----------------------------------------------|
                                 <   HARMONIC   >
|------------------------------|-12---------------|
|------------------------------|-------12---------|
|------------------------------|----12------------|
|------------------------------|----------12------|
|--5--7--7h8-7-5-7-5---5-------|----------------7-|
|--------------------8---7-8-5-|------------------|
Intro, middle and end fingerplay (Referred to in chords as /figure1)
||--------------------------------------||
||--------0------------3--3/5-5/6-------||
||*-----2----2-------2-----------------*||
||*---2--------2---3------3/5-5/7------*||
||--0------------0----------------------||
||--------------------------------------||
Asus2 = x-0-2-2-0-0  or x-0-2-4-0-0
 F  B5(1)= x-x-3-2-x-x
 F  B5(2)= x-x-x-2-0-x
 F  B5(3)= x-0-3-4-0-x
D (1)  = x-0-4-2-3-x
Fmaj13 = x-0-3-2-3-x
       Asus2Fb5(1)
there is no peace
Fb5(2)     Fb5(3) Esus4
here in my mind
Amthere's no way to Fsee
we're all born E7blind
to some place some time
Fwhen we could Gfeel like
      Am       Am/G   D(1)
we're joined inside
Fwe can't always
E7see it with yFour eyes
(chorus)
Gbut there is a Cworld Amapart from what we Bbknow
there is a Ftime the eyes wCill never showE7  
we can Fbe as oGne
and be Dfarther than the Fdistance Gto the Csun..   EmtFo the sBbun..
N.C.
the distance to the sun
/figure1
       Asus2Fb5(1)
there is no use 
Fb5(2)     Fb5(3) Esus4
you'll bever win
Amthey'll only kiFck 
you back aE7gain
back where you've been 
Fand you're never satisGfied
      Am       Am/G   D(1)
your wants just change
Fyou've been playing 
an E7unwinnable gaFme
(chorus)
Gbut there is a Cworld Amapart from what we Bbknow
there is a Fplace the eyes Cwill never showE7  
we can Fbe as oGne
and be Dfarther than the Fdistance Gto the Csun..   EmtAmo the suE7n..
Ghalf the time we're gone, we don't know FwhyC  
Ghalf of us are crying for the FskyC  
Gonce we're there we'll wonder why it Ftook so Clong
Gonce we're there we'll know what we Fbecame
chorus
Gbut there is a Cworld Amapart from what we Bbknow
there is a Ftime the eyes wCill never showE7  
we can Fbe as oGne
and be Dfarther than the Fdistance Gto the Csun..   EmtFo the sBbun..
Cto the Gsun
Cto the Gsun
Cto the Gsun
N.C.
the distance to the sun
/figure1
the song ends with a C chord....

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The Distance To The Sun

by Spock's Beard

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Asus2

Am/G

INTRO solo

E |-5--7--7h8--7----|--5h7h8p7p5---7p5----5---------|

B |-----------------|------------8-----8----8p6p5---|

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

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

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

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

|----------------------------------------------|

|---5p6p5--------------------------------------|

|-7-------7p5p4-----4h5p4---4------------------|

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

|-----------------------------------8---7-8-7--|

|----------------------------------------------|

< HARMONIC >

|------------------------------|-12---------------|

|------------------------------|-------12---------|

|------------------------------|----12------------|

|------------------------------|----------12------|

|--5--7--7h8-7-5-7-5---5-------|----------------7-|

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

Intro, middle and end fingerplay (Referred to in chords as /figure1)

||--------------------------------------||

||--------0------------3--3/5-5/6-------||

||*-----2----2-------2-----------------*||

||*---2--------2---3------3/5-5/7------*||

||--0------------0----------------------||

||--------------------------------------||

Asus2 = x-0-2-2-0-0 or x-0-2-4-0-0

F B5

(1)= x-x-3-2-x-x

F B5

(2)= x-x-x-2-0-x

F B5

(3)= x-0-3-4-0-x

D (1) = x-0-4-2-3-x

Fmaj13 = x-0-3-2-3-x

Asus2

Fb5(1)

there is no peace

Fb5(2) Fb5(3) Esus4

here in my mind

Am F

there's no way to see

we're all born blind

to some place some time

F G

when we could feel like

Am Am/G D

(1)

we're joined inside

we can't always

E7 F

see it with your eyes

(chorus)

G C Am Bb

but there is a world apart from what we know

F C E7

there is a time the eyes will never show

F G

we can be as one

D F G C Em F Bb

and be farther than the distance to the sun.. to the sun..

N..

the distance to the sun

/figure1

Asus2

Fb5(1)

there is no use

Fb5(2) Fb5(3) Esus4

you'll bever win

Am F

they'll only kick

you back again

back where you've been

F G

and you're never satisfied

Am Am/G D

(1)

your wants just change

you've been playing

E7 F

an unwinnable game

(chorus)

G C Am Bb

but there is a world apart from what we know

F C E7

there is a place the eyes will never show

F G

we can be as one

D F G C Em Am E7

and be farther than the distance to the sun.. to the sun..

G F C

half the time we're gone, we don't know why

G F C

half of us are crying for the sky

G F C

once we're there we'll wonder why it took so long

G F

once we're there we'll know what we became

chorus

G C Am Bb

but there is a world apart from what we know

F C E7

there is a time the eyes will never show

F G

we can be as one

D F G C Em F Bb

and be farther than the distance to the sun.. to the sun..

C G

to the sun

C G

to the sun

C G

to the sun

N..

the distance to the sun

/figure1

the song ends with a C chord....

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