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Gminor

90BPM

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1/103

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 103Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
e|---5-3-Gm---5-3|---5-3-C---5-3-|
B|--3---3--3---|--3---3--3----|
G|-3------3----|-3------3-----|
D|5------5-----|--------------|
A|-------------|3------3------|
E|-------------|--------------|
[Verse 1]
e|---5-Gm3----5-3---5-3C----5-3---5-3---Gm-5-3---5-3--C--5-3-|
B|--3---3--3-----3---3--3-----3---3--3-----3---3--3----|
G|-3------3-----3------3-----3------3-----3------3-----|
D|5------5------------------5------5-------------------|   
A|-------------3------3--------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|(x2)
GmAutumn leaves we treat as lCitter....
e|-----Bb----------G#-----------Gm-----------D#5-|
B|-------------------------------------7-|
G|---7-----7-----5-----5-----3-----3---7-|
D|--8-8---8-8---6-6---6-6---5-5---5-5--7-|
A|-8---8-8---8-6---6-6---6-5---5-5---5-5-|
E|6-----6-----4-----4-----3-----3------5-|
[Chorus 1]
BbBy the way are you watG#ching?
GmHow the world says goDodbye
 Gm   C   Bb   D#(x6)
[Verse 2]
AuGmtumn leaves Cwe treat as liBbtterD#  
PGmeople liCving on a beBbnchD#  
ChGmildhood frieCnds who lost cBbontactD#  
FaGmllen soCldiers in a trBbenchD#  
[Chorus 1]
GmBy the wCay are you watcGmhing?D#  
GmHow the wCorld says gooGmdbyeD#  
[Verse 3]
PlGmastic islAmands in the ocGmeanD#  
VGmiolent stoCrms drop atom bGmombsD#  
HGmidden womeCn walking slGmowlyD#  
DGmesperate mCen singing sacred soGmngsD#  
[Chorus 1]
GmBy the waCy are you watGmching?D#  
GmHow the wCorld says gooGmdnightD#  
 Gm   C   Gm   D#(x6)
[Verse 4]
CGmity boy seClling countGmriesD#  
SGmurgeons liCfting second sBbkinD#  
SGmitting by Csoftware winBbdowsD#  
GmTrying to Cfind a virGmtual frBbiendD#  
[Chorus 1]
BGmy the way are you watcChing?
HGmow the world says fareDwell

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Virtual Friend

by Armin van Buuren

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Gm C

e|---5-3----5-3|---5-3----5-3-|

B|--3---3--3---|--3---3--3----|

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

D|5------5-----|--------------|

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

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

[Verse 1]

Gm C Gm C

e|---5-3----5-3---5-3----5-3---5-3----5-3---5-3----5-3-|

B|--3---3--3-----3---3--3-----3---3--3-----3---3--3----|

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

D|5------5------------------5------5-------------------|

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

E|-----------------------------------------------------|(x2)

Gm C

Autumn leaves we treat as litter....

Bb G# Gm D#

e|-------------------------------------5-|

B|-------------------------------------7-|

G|---7-----7-----5-----5-----3-----3---7-|

D|--8-8---8-8---6-6---6-6---5-5---5-5--7-|

A|-8---8-8---8-6---6-6---6-5---5-5---5-5-|

E|6-----6-----4-----4-----3-----3------5-|

[Chorus 1]

Bb G#

By the way are you watching?

Gm D

How the world says goodbye

Gm C Bb D#

(x6)

[Verse 2]

Gm C Bb D#

Autumn leaves we treat as litter

Gm C Bb D#

People living on a bench

Gm C Bb D#

Childhood friends who lost contact

Gm C Bb D#

Fallen soldiers in a trench

[Chorus 1]

Gm C Gm D#

By the way are you watching?

Gm C Gm D#

How the world says goodbye

[Verse 3]

Gm Am Gm D#

Plastic islands in the ocean

Gm C Gm D#

Violent storms drop atom bombs

Gm C Gm D#

Hidden women walking slowly

Gm C Gm D#

Desperate men singing sacred songs

[Chorus 1]

Gm C Gm D#

By the way are you watching?

Gm C Gm D#

How the world says goodnight

Gm C Gm D#

(x6)

[Verse 4]

Gm C Gm D#

City boy selling countries

Gm C Bb D#

Surgeons lifting second skin

Gm C Bb D#

Sitting by software windows

Gm C Gm Bb D#

Trying to find a virtual friend

[Chorus 1]

Gm C

By the way are you watching?

Gm D

How the world says farewell

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