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Pipeline

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Year: 1983
Tunning: DADGBE (it's easier to play the D chords which is low)
Chords (0:10)
D   Ex5
e--------------------|-------------|
b--------------------|-------------|
g--7-----------------|-------------|
d----10-9-9-10----9--|--7-7--------|
a--------------10----|-------10-7--|
d--------------------|-------------|
Verse (0:47)
DGeEt out the crane
DCoEnstruction time again
DWhEat is it this time
DWeE’re laying a pipeline
DLeEt the beads of sweat flow
DUnEtil the ends have met though
DCoEuld take a long time
DWoErking on the pipeline
Chorus (1:22)
DTaEking from the greedy
DGiEving to the needy
e--------------------|-------------|
b--------------------|-------------|
g--7-----------------|-------------|
d----10-9-9-10----9--|--7-7--------|
a--------------10----|-------10-7--|
d--------------------|-------------|
Verse (2:21)
e------------------------------|
b----------0--0----------------|
g------0-2------0-2-2---0-0----|
d----2----------------2-----2--|
a--2---------------------------|
d------------------------------|
DOn Ethis golden day
DWoErk’s been sent our way
DThEat could last a lifetime
DWoErking on the pipeline
DFrEom the heart of our land
DTo Ethe mouth of the man
DMuEst reach him sometime
DWeE’re laying a pipeline
Chorus (2:57)
DTaEking from the greedy
DGiEving to the needy
Play the last verse's riff, the melody and keep playing the chords
Chorus (3:57)
DTaEking from the greedy
DGiEving to the needy
Chorus (4:09)
DTaEking from the greedy
DGiEving to the needy
Chorus (4:21)
DTaEking from the greedy
DGiEving to the needy
Chorus (4:32)
DTaEking from the greedy
DGiEving to the needy
Play the last verse's riff, the melody and the chords continue in the background.
The xylophone is playing someting close to the last verse's riff.
Repeat all that to the fade out
All chords in this song (2)

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