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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 73Position: 3

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Nouveau Vélo - Turning Away
INTRO (main riff for the verses as well)
e|-F#7add4---0---0---0---0E-----------------|
B|--0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G|---3---3---3---3---1---1---1---1--|
D|-4---4---4---4---2---2---2---2----|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
VERSE 1 (follow the above picking pattern)
F#7add6Whatever happens
EStay with me inside
F#7add6I made a promise
 EYou're rolling on your side
F#7add6You've never seen it
EWhile I was staring at the sky
F#7add6You never opened
EYou were just telling lies and
CHORUS (2x)
F#Turning away, turning aG#mway
ETurning away, Bturning away
INTERLUDE (2x)
e|-F#------------G#m----E--------B/E--------|
B|---------------------------4---4-|
G|---6---6---6---8---4---4---4---4-|
D|-4---4---4---6---2---2---2---2---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
VERSE 2
F#7add6Whatever happens
EStay with me inside
F#7add6Is there a problem?
EYou're rolling eyes, don't lie
F#7add6I've never seen it
EWhile you were staring at the sky
F#7add6You never opened
EBecause of telling lies and
CHORUS (2x)
F#Turning away, turning aG#mway
ETurning away, Bturning away
INTERLUDE (2x)
e|-F#------------G#m----E--------B/E--------|
B|---------------------------4---4-|
G|---6---6---6---8---4---4---4---4-|
D|-4---4---4---6---2---2---2---2---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
CHORUS (with interlude riff)
F#Turning away, turning aG#mway
ETurning away, Bturning away
OUTRO (8x)
e|-C#----------------B--------|
B|-----------------4-------|
G|-----------3-4-6---------|
D|-----3-4-6---------------|
A|-4-6---------------------|
E|-------------------------|

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Turning Away

by Nouveau Velo

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G#m

B/E

Nouveau Vélo - Turning Away

INTRO (main riff for the verses as well)

F#7add4 E

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

B|--0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

G|---3---3---3---3---1---1---1---1--|

D|-4---4---4---4---2---2---2---2----|

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

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

VERSE 1 (follow the above picking pattern)

F#7add6

Whatever happens

Stay with me inside

F#7add6

I made a promise

You're rolling on your side

F#7add6

You've never seen it

While I was staring at the sky

F#7add6

You never opened

You were just telling lies and

CHORUS (2x)

F# G#m

Turning away, turning away

E B

Turning away, turning away

INTERLUDE (2x)

F# G#m E B/E

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

B|---------------------------4---4-|

G|---6---6---6---8---4---4---4---4-|

D|-4---4---4---6---2---2---2---2---|

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

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

VERSE 2

F#7add6

Whatever happens

Stay with me inside

F#7add6

Is there a problem?

You're rolling eyes, don't lie

F#7add6

I've never seen it

While you were staring at the sky

F#7add6

You never opened

Because of telling lies and

CHORUS (2x)

F# G#m

Turning away, turning away

E B

Turning away, turning away

INTERLUDE (2x)

F# G#m E B/E

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

B|---------------------------4---4-|

G|---6---6---6---8---4---4---4---4-|

D|-4---4---4---6---2---2---2---2---|

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

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

CHORUS (with interlude riff)

F# G#m

Turning away, turning away

E B

Turning away, turning away

OUTRO (8x)

C# B

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

B|-----------------4-------|

G|-----------3-4-6---------|

D|-----3-4-6---------------|

A|-4-6---------------------|

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

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