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Avantasia - "The Edge"
This is just the basic chord progression, Sascha plays a lot of arpeggios and scales, 
listen to the song to get it right ;)
Chords used:
   D*           Bb         F  F*           C  Dm  
|-(1)-|  |-1-|  |-1-|   |-5-|  |-0-|  |-1-|
|--1--|  |-3-|  |-1-|   |-6-|  |-1-|  |-3-|
|--0--|  |-3-|  |-2-|   |-5-|  |-0-|  |-2-|
|--3--|  |-3-|  |-3-|   |-x-|  |-2-|  |-0-|
|--5--|  |-1-|  |-3-|   |-x-|  |-3-|  |-x-|
|--x--|  |-x-|  |-1-|   |-x-|  |-x-|  |-x-|
Intro:
D*      Bb     F  C  
D*      Bb  F*  F*
DmWhen I was sent to walk this Bblong cold way
FI'd never meant to take it Call this far
DmNobody told me I was Bbbound to stray
FYou gave me visions anBbd cut out this part
C5When the journey is G5over
Then Bbwhat will remain
But a churchyard of angels
D5Don't need Bb5no glory
F5The bottle and C5I
D5Don't need nC5o sympathy A5at Bb5all
As I hang on the edge
D5Don't need Bb5no glory
F5Till the riverC5's run dry
D5I won't cry C5for sympatA5hy Bb5as I
Hang on the edge
DmWhen your were shackles Bbchances passed me by
FI've broken free
CNow I'm free falling
DmLaid down my arms as you Bblaid down the lie:
FThose words you didn't say when BbI was calling
C5Fingers bleed onto tG5he ivory
BbThey dance on the keys
To a churchyard of angels
D5Don't need Bb5no glory
F5The bottle and C5I
D5Don't need nC5o sympathy A5at Bb5all
As I hang on the edge
D5Don't need Bb5no glory
F5Till the riverC5's run dry
D5I won't cry C5for sympatA5hy Bb5as I
Hang on the edge
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The Edge

by Avantasia

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Bb5

Avantasia - "The Edge"

This is just the basic chord progression, Sascha plays a lot of arpeggios and scales,

listen to the song to get it right ;)

Chords used:

D Bb F F C Dm

* *

|-(1)-| |-1-| |-1-| |-5-| |-0-| |-1-|

|--1--| |-3-| |-1-| |-6-| |-1-| |-3-|

|--0--| |-3-| |-2-| |-5-| |-0-| |-2-|

|--3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-x-| |-2-| |-0-|

|--5--| |-1-| |-3-| |-x-| |-3-| |-x-|

|--x--| |-x-| |-1-| |-x-| |-x-| |-x-|

Intro:

D Bb F C

D Bb F F

* * *

Dm Bb

When I was sent to walk this long cold way

F C

I'd never meant to take it all this far

Dm Bb

Nobody told me I was bound to stray

F Bb

You gave me visions and cut out this part

C5 G5

When the journey is over

Then what will remain

But a churchyard of angels

D5 Bb5

Don't need no glory

F5 C5

The bottle and I

D5 C5 A5 Bb5

Don't need no sympathy at all

As I hang on the edge

D5 Bb5

Don't need no glory

F5 C5

Till the river's run dry

D5 C5 A5 Bb5

I won't cry for sympathy as I

Hang on the edge

Dm Bb

When your were shackles chances passed me by

I've broken free

Now I'm free falling

Dm Bb

Laid down my arms as you laid down the lie:

F Bb

Those words you didn't say when I was calling

C5 G5

Fingers bleed onto the ivory

They dance on the keys

To a churchyard of angels

D5 Bb5

Don't need no glory

F5 C5

The bottle and I

D5 C5 A5 Bb5

Don't need no sympathy at all

As I hang on the edge

D5 Bb5

Don't need no glory

F5 C5

Till the river's run dry

D5 C5 A5 Bb5

I won't cry for sympathy as I

Hang on the edge

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