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1/6

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 6Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[DISCLAIMER]:
    This is NOT my own work. UG was lacking in "Seven Wonders" by Nickel Creek. 
I am NOT taking credit for the work of this tab. This tab was posted on a different site, and 
so I copied it and added it here. This is the site I got it from:
~David Codington
Artist:Nickel Creek
Album:This side
Song:Seven Wonders
Intro:
Am7/9        C9      G9        F      C      GAm7/9
Verse 1:
Am7/9                             C9
When shadows fall he'll close his eyes
To hear the clG9ocks unwind,
              F          C          GAm7/9
Powerless to leash the hands of time
Am7/9                 C9                         G9
Kindgoms fall the earth revolves the rain will come this spring,
and notFhing he could sCay would chaGnge a thinFg
Chorus:
FSeven wConders cGrowed the Fman
Knowing sCix are Ggone
And Dhow the G/Bgreat ilC9lusion lingAers oDn
Verse 2:
Am7/9                      C9                G9
He can't enfold the sun or moon or wind within his hands
                          F           C         GAm7/9     
But count the times he'll shout the great I am
Am7/9                        C9              G9
With all the while a pontiff smile, veiling his disgrace
At Fnever owning mCore than sGecond pFlace.
(Chorus)
(Violin Solo)
G       C9     Ebmaj7    Dm    Cm9   Dm    Ebmaj7
Am7/9        C9          G9       F       C       G  F  
Chorus:
FSeven wConders cGrowed the Fman
Knowing sCix are Ggone
And Dhow the G/Bgreat ilC9lusion lingAers 
All Dthe gG/Brand illC9usion lingAers
DWhile the G/Bsad cC9onfusion lAingers Don
4x
Am7/9    C9    G9
4x
Am7/9    C9    G7
Ends on: Am7/9
Fingering for the chords used with added intervals:
  Am7/9       G9    Ebmaj7      Cm9       C9  G7  
E |-3-|  |-3-|  |-6-|  |-3-|  |-3-|  |-1-|
B |-0-|  |-3-|  |-8-|  |-4-|  |-3-|  |-3-|
G |-5-|  |-2-|  |-7-|  |-7-|  |-0-|  |-0-|
D |-2-|  |-0-|  |-8-|  |-5-|  |-2-|  |-0-|
A |-0-|  |-x-|  |-6-|  |-3-|  |-3-|  |-2-|
E |-x-|  |-3-|  |-x-|  |-x-|  |-x-|  |-3-|
DAnG/Bd hoFw CthAe great illusion lingers on

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Seven Wonders

by Nickel Creek

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Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

Ebmaj7

Cm9

[DISCLAIMER]:

This is NOT my own work. UG was lacking in "Seven Wonders" by Nickel Creek.

I am NOT taking credit for the work of this tab. This tab was posted on a different site, and

so I copied it and added it here. This is the site I got it from:

~David Codington

Artist:Nickel Creek

Album:This side

Song:Seven Wonders

Intro:

C9 G9 F C G

Am7/9 Am7/9

Verse 1:

Am7/9 C9

When shadows fall he'll close his eyes

To hear the clocks unwind,

F C G

Am7/9

Powerless to leash the hands of time

Am7/9 C9 G9

Kindgoms fall the earth revolves the rain will come this spring,

F C G F

and nothing he could say would change a thing

Chorus:

F C G F

Seven wonders crowed the man

C G

Knowing six are gone

D G/B C9 A D

And how the great illusion lingers on

Verse 2:

Am7/9 C9 G9

He can't enfold the sun or moon or wind within his hands

F C G

Am7/9

But count the times he'll shout the great I am

Am7/9 C9 G9

With all the while a pontiff smile, veiling his disgrace

F C G F

At never owning more than second place.

(Chorus)

(Violin Solo)

G C9 Ebmaj7 Dm Cm9 Dm Ebmaj7

C9 G9 F C G F

Am7/9

Chorus:

F C G F

Seven wonders crowed the man

C G

Knowing six are gone

D G/B C9 A

And how the great illusion lingers

D G/B C9 A

All the grand illusion lingers

D G/B C9 A D

While the sad confusion lingers on

Am7/9 C9 G9

Am7/9 C9 G7

Ends on: Am7/9

Fingering for the chords used with added intervals:

G9 Ebmaj7 Cm9 C9 G7

Am7/9

E |-3-| |-3-| |-6-| |-3-| |-3-| |-1-|

B |-0-| |-3-| |-8-| |-4-| |-3-| |-3-|

G |-5-| |-2-| |-7-| |-7-| |-0-| |-0-|

D |-2-| |-0-| |-8-| |-5-| |-2-| |-0-|

A |-0-| |-x-| |-6-| |-3-| |-3-| |-2-|

E |-x-| |-3-| |-x-| |-x-| |-x-| |-3-|

D G/B F C A

And how the great illusion lingers on

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