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1/48

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 48Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

(The Live Version doesn’t use a capo)
(However the recorded versions for television series use capo 1)
 D/A= x0023x
D1/A= x0045x
D2/A= x0065x
D3/A= x0077x
(Pattern 1)
             D/AD1/A                        D2/A    D3/A  
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|----3-----3---5|----------5---5|----------5---7|----------7---7|
G|----2-----2---4|----------4---6|----------6---7|----------7---7|
D|----0-----0---0|----------0---0|----------0---0|----------0---0|
A|0-------0---0--|0---0---0---0--|0---0---0---0--|0---0---0---0--|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
(Pattern 2) 
             D/AD1/A                        D2/A    D3/A  
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|----------3---5|----------5---5|----------5---7|----------7---7|
G|----------2---4|----------4---6|----------6---7|----------7---7|
D|----------0---0|----------0---0|----------0---0|----------0---0|
A|0---0---0---0--|0---0---0---0--|0---0---0---0--|0---0---0---0--|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
(Introduction)
(Pattern 1 and then … Pattern 2)
 D/AD1/A  D2/A   D3/A……  D/AD1/A  D2/A  D3/A  
(Verse)
         D/AD1/A          D2/A  D3/A  
Hey here we go, even we, even so
         D/AD1/A            D2/A  D3/A  
Hey here we go, ever fast, ever slow
(Interlude)
D/A D1/A D2/A D3/A (x2)
      D/AD1/A                    D2/A  D3/A  
Alas we aspire, feel the flame carry fire
        D/AD1/A                     D2/A  D3/A  
Alas we as fire, feel the flame take me higher
(Chorus)
 GWhere aAre you nDow... oh oGh
 GWhere aAre you nDow... oh oGh
 GWhere aAre you now
(Interlude)
D/A D1/A D2/A D3/A (x2)
(Verse)
             D/AD1/A               D2/A  D3/A  
Look through my words, I'm mine you're yours
             D/AD1/A               D2/A  D3/A  
Look through my words, I'm mine you're yours
(Chorus)
 GWhere aAre you nDow... oh oGh
 GI am Aso lost Dtill you're fGound
 GWhere aAre you nDow... oh oGh
 GI am Aso lost Dtill you're fGound
 GWhere aAre you nDow... oh oGh
 GI am Aso lost Dtill you're fGound
 GWhere aAre you now
(Interlude)
D/A D1/A D2/A D3/A (x2)
(Verse)
D/ARain cleared the D1/Awood
Shallow D2/Alight there you D3/Astood
D/ARain cleared the D1/Awood
Turned my D2/Aeyes there you D3/Astood
(Please also note, that Amy drops the low ‘e’ string down 
to a ‘d’, and plays more open type chord structures in 
the Choruses … good luck on this … I use pretty 
standard chord shapes)

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Alas We Aspire

by Amy Stroup

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/A

D2/A

D3/A

(The Live Version doesn’t use a capo)

(However the recorded versions for television series use capo 1)

D/A

= x0023x

D1/A= x0045x

D2/A= x0065x

D3/A= x0077x

(Pattern 1)

D/A D2/A D3/A

D1/A

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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

B|----3-----3---5|----------5---5|----------5---7|----------7---7|

G|----2-----2---4|----------4---6|----------6---7|----------7---7|

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

A|0-------0---0--|0---0---0---0--|0---0---0---0--|0---0---0---0--|

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

(Pattern 2)

D/A D2/A D3/A

D1/A

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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

B|----------3---5|----------5---5|----------5---7|----------7---7|

G|----------2---4|----------4---6|----------6---7|----------7---7|

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

A|0---0---0---0--|0---0---0---0--|0---0---0---0--|0---0---0---0--|

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

(Introduction)

(Pattern 1 and then … Pattern 2)

D/A D2/A D3/A D/A D2/A D3/A

D1/A …… D1/A

(Verse)

D/A D2/A D3/A

D1/A

Hey here we go, even we, even so

D/A D2/A D3/A

D1/A

Hey here we go, ever fast, ever slow

(Interlude)

D/A D1/A D2/A D3/A (x2)

D/A D2/A D3/A

D1/A

Alas we aspire, feel the flame carry fire

D/A D2/A D3/A

D1/A

Alas we as fire, feel the flame take me higher

(Chorus)

G A D G

Where are you now... oh oh

G A D G

Where are you now... oh oh

G A

Where are you now

(Interlude)

D/A D1/A D2/A D3/A (x2)

(Verse)

D/A D2/A D3/A

D1/A

Look through my words, I'm mine you're yours

D/A D2/A D3/A

D1/A

Look through my words, I'm mine you're yours

(Chorus)

G A D G

Where are you now... oh oh

G A D G

I am so lost till you're found

G A D G

Where are you now... oh oh

G A D G

I am so lost till you're found

G A D G

Where are you now... oh oh

G A D G

I am so lost till you're found

G A

Where are you now

(Interlude)

D/A D1/A D2/A D3/A (x2)

(Verse)

D/A D1/A

Rain cleared the wood

D2/A D3/A

Shallow light there you stood

D/A D1/A

Rain cleared the wood

D2/A D3/A

Turned my eyes there you stood

(Please also note, that Amy drops the low ‘e’ string down

to a ‘d’, and plays more open type chord structures in

the Choruses … good luck on this … I use pretty

standard chord shapes)

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