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1/64

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 64Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Am7      x 0 2 2 1 3
Cadd5    x 3 2 0 1 3
I like to use this finger-picking pattern for the intro and mixed into the strumming pattern as well:
e|------3------3--|------0---------|------3-------3-|------0---------|
B|--1-------1-----|--1-------1-----|--1-------1-----|--1-------1-----|
G|----2-------2---|----2-------2p0-|----0-------0---|----0-------0h2-|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
e|------1------3--|------1---------|------1-------3-|------1---------|
B|--1-------1-----|--1-------1-----|--1-------1-----|--1-------1-----|
G|----2-------2---|----2-------2p0-|----2-------2---|----2-------0h2-|
D|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
I reAm7member the way
Cadd5Driving home late
Speeding Dm7all the way
FAlone in the rain
I was reAm7hearsing a part
From Cadd5down at the bar
My Dm7mouth smelled like a drink
We were Flaughing, I think
I've been Am7away
I've been Cadd5away
I've been Dm7awayF  
Do you Am7pick up your phone
Do you check Cadd5your mail
Do you aDm7nswer your door even Fif it's late?
I don't Am7know who to call
I don't Cadd5know who to write
And I Dm7think I forgot
What your Fface looks like
I've been Am7away
I've been Cadd5away
I've been Dm7awayF  
Do you Gthink that I've changed
I Dm7swear I never tried
Memory is a Fterrible thing
When you Cuse it rightC/B  
I was Am7rehearsing a part
From down at the Cadd5bar
My mouth Dm7smelled like a drink
We were Flaughing, I think
   Am7Cadd5         Dm7  F  
I've been Am7away
I've been Cadd5away
I've been Dm7away
And Faway
And Am7away
I've been Cadd5away
Dm7    F    C

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Away

by Kathleen Edwards

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Am7

Dm7

C/B

Am7 x 0 2 2 1 3

Cadd5 x 3 2 0 1 3

I like to use this finger-picking pattern for the intro and mixed into the strumming pattern as well:

e|------3------3--|------0---------|------3-------3-|------0---------|

B|--1-------1-----|--1-------1-----|--1-------1-----|--1-------1-----|

G|----2-------2---|----2-------2p0-|----0-------0---|----0-------0h2-|

D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

A|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|

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

e|------1------3--|------1---------|------1-------3-|------1---------|

B|--1-------1-----|--1-------1-----|--1-------1-----|--1-------1-----|

G|----2-------2---|----2-------2p0-|----2-------2---|----2-------0h2-|

D|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|

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

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

Am7

I remember the way

Cadd5

Driving home late

Dm7

Speeding all the way

Alone in the rain

Am7

I was rehearsing a part

Cadd5

From down at the bar

Dm7

My mouth smelled like a drink

We were laughing, I think

Am7

I've been away

Cadd5

I've been away

Dm7 F

I've been away

Am7

Do you pick up your phone

Cadd5

Do you check your mail

Dm7 F

Do you answer your door even if it's late?

Am7

I don't know who to call

Cadd5

I don't know who to write

Dm7

And I think I forgot

What your face looks like

Am7

I've been away

Cadd5

I've been away

Dm7 F

I've been away

Do you think that I've changed

Dm7

I swear I never tried

Memory is a terrible thing

C C/B

When you use it right

Am7

I was rehearsing a part

Cadd5

From down at the bar

Dm7

My mouth smelled like a drink

We were laughing, I think

Am7 Dm7 F

Cadd5

Am7

I've been away

Cadd5

I've been away

Dm7

I've been away

And away

Am7

And away

Cadd5

I've been away

Dm7 F C

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