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1/19

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 19Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

guitar.
On acoustic it's cool to try out Cadd9 (x30010) instead of C and Em7 (022030) instead of Em. Experiment!
Intro:
e|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
B|------3--|------3--|------3--|---------|------3--|------3-1|--0------|
G|----0----|----0----|----0----|---------|----0----|----0----|----2----|
D|---------|---------|0-0------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|---------|--3------|---------|---------|---------|--3------|---------|
E|--3------|---------|---------|---------|--3------|---------|---------|
CWalking down the highway Gtraffics coming my way
Dall I see are flashing lights
CPeople wearing blue suits Gwanna know the real truth
Dhow many did I have tonight?
CLooking at the wreckage Ganyone would guess that Dall inside had died
But I'm CaliveG  D  
CWake up in a strange place Gangels over my head
Done of them is shouting clear
C1000 bolts of lightning Gbring me back to life
and it's a Dmiracle that I'm still here
CAs I'm coming to life Gscreaming out for you I Dneed you by my side
Now I'm CaliveG  D  
G, D, Em, C
No I Gdidn't pray to GodD  
No I Emnever saw the liCght
No I Gdidn't watch my Dlife go flashing Emright before my Ceyes
No I Gdidn't do the thDings that they all Emsaid that I woulCd do
I just Gclosed my eyes and Dall I saw was EmyouC  
G, D, Em, C xlots
No I Gdidn't pray to GodD  
No I Emnever saw the liCght
No I Gdidn't watch my Dlife go flashing Emright before my Ceyes
No I Gdidn't do the thDings that they all Emsaid that I woulCd do
I just Gclosed my eyes and Dall I saw was EmyouC  

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guitar.

On acoustic it's cool to try out Cadd9 (x30010) instead of C and Em7 (022030) instead of Em. Experiment!

Intro:

e|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|

B|------3--|------3--|------3--|---------|------3--|------3-1|--0------|

G|----0----|----0----|----0----|---------|----0----|----0----|----2----|

D|---------|---------|0-0------|---------|---------|---------|---------|

A|---------|--3------|---------|---------|---------|--3------|---------|

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

C G

Walking down the highway traffics coming my way

all I see are flashing lights

C G

People wearing blue suits wanna know the real truth

how many did I have tonight?

C G D

Looking at the wreckage anyone would guess that all inside had died

C G D

But I'm alive

C G

Wake up in a strange place angels over my head

one of them is shouting clear

C G

1000 bolts of lightning bring me back to life

and it's a miracle that I'm still here

C G D

As I'm coming to life screaming out for you I need you by my side

C G D

Now I'm alive

G, D, Em, C

G D

No I didn't pray to God

Em C

No I never saw the light

G D Em C

No I didn't watch my life go flashing right before my eyes

G D Em C

No I didn't do the things that they all said that I would do

G D Em C

I just closed my eyes and all I saw was you

G, D, Em, C xlots

G D

No I didn't pray to God

Em C

No I never saw the light

G D Em C

No I didn't watch my life go flashing right before my eyes

G D Em C

No I didn't do the things that they all said that I would do

G D Em C

I just closed my eyes and all I saw was you

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