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1/54

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 54Position: 9

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

just my take on this incredibly beautiful song...
it's a great composition of quite some instruments so these chords are just what sounds closest to
the whole to me. also there are more than one vocals so it's a bit tricky. just create your
own version :)
  *Melody played the whole song:
e|----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----0---0---0---0------0----0----0----0--------|
B|--9---9---9---9---7---7---7---7----9---9---9---9---9/10---10---10---10----------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                   E              Bsus4E*              Asus2  
e|--0---------------0----------------0---------------0----------------------------|
B|--9---------------7----------------9--------------10----------------------------|
G|--9---------------9----------------9---------------9----------------------------| 
D|--9---------------9----------------9---------------7----------------------------|
A|--7-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------*strum like melody*---------------------------------|
Take it all Ein instead of writing it dBsus4own
                 E*                      Asus2  
trying to find a way to get out of this town
searching for conEtact waiting on the lBsus4ast act
             E*                   Asus2  
binding my time because I'll never be back
hoping to fiEnd that I'm one of a kindBsus4  
            E*                       Asus2  
willing to settle for some piece of mind
I'm going to sail to CEhina or move to CarolBsus4ina
                  E*                         Asus2  
find myself some peace and take myself some time to fall
and I'll fEall and I'll fall for the fBsus4irst pretty girl
          E*                         Asus2  
and I'll give her my heart and I'll make her my world
Repeat this part 7x - first time a bit lower:   
E[and we'll dance and dance and dBsus4ance] <---sung the first time over the first part---
all we live and all we are and all our lives we're all unsure 
E*                            Asus2  
all we do and all we see and all we want and all we need 
Eall we feel and all we know and aBsus4ll we hide and all we show 
E*                               Asus2  
all we take and all we give and all we die and all we live
  *Melody played in the end:
e|--------7-----------------7---------|--------7-----------------7---------|
B|-----------10---9---7~-------10--9--|-----------10---9---7~-------10--9--|
G|--9~--------------------------------|--9~--------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

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China

by Ashtar Command

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Bsus4

Asus2

just my take on this incredibly beautiful song...

it's a great composition of quite some instruments so these chords are just what sounds closest to

the whole to me. also there are more than one vocals so it's a bit tricky. just create your

own version :)

*Melody played the whole song:

e|----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----0---0---0---0------0----0----0----0--------|

B|--9---9---9---9---7---7---7---7----9---9---9---9---9/10---10---10---10----------|

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

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

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

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

E Bsus4 Asus2

e|--0---------------0----------------0---------------0----------------------------|

B|--9---------------7----------------9--------------10----------------------------|

G|--9---------------9----------------9---------------9----------------------------|

D|--9---------------9----------------9---------------7----------------------------|

A|--7-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------*strum like melody*---------------------------------|

E Bsus4

Take it all in instead of writing it down

Asus2

trying to find a way to get out of this town

E Bsus4

searching for contact waiting on the last act

Asus2

binding my time because I'll never be back

E Bsus4

hoping to find that I'm one of a kind

Asus2

willing to settle for some piece of mind

E Bsus4

I'm going to sail to China or move to Carolina

Asus2

find myself some peace and take myself some time to fall

E Bsus4

and I'll fall and I'll fall for the first pretty girl

Asus2

and I'll give her my heart and I'll make her my world

Repeat this part 7x - first time a bit lower:

E Bsus4

[and we'll dance and dance and dance] <---sung the first time over the first part---

all we live and all we are and all our lives we're all unsure

Asus2

all we do and all we see and all we want and all we need

E Bsus4

all we feel and all we know and all we hide and all we show

Asus2

all we take and all we give and all we die and all we live

*Melody played in the end:

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

B|-----------10---9---7~-------10--9--|-----------10---9---7~-------10--9--|

G|--9~--------------------------------|--9~--------------------------------|

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

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

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

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