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Octoberon
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Tuning = Standard
VERSE 1
CSee the gDambler make A ]Emstand G
CHolds A lBmifetime in his hEmand G
CWin the gGame or lCose contGrol
But the wCorld goes oCn foreCver C
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VERSE 2
CLife's a cDircle, I recEmall G
CShadows pBmlayed upon the wEmall G
CYou pay the pGiper to cCall the tGune
And the sCong goes ]Con foreCver C
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VERSE 3
CAnd when aDll the words have gEmone G
CThere's the tBmhought to carry Emon G
CJust lDike A bGird that sEmings Em
LEmeave it all behCind and spread your wGings G
You can lGeave it all behCind - spread your wGings G
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CHORUS
Lay me dGown G G G
Saw the rCoad move oDn befEmore me G
CTimes when I Emwas tCired aCnd lost my wGay G G
LGooking at lDife and sEmtrangely fEmor the fGirst time G
TGhinking that I Dcould stay hCere
But the wCorld moves oCn foreCver C
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VERSE 4
CAnd when aDll the words have gEmone G
CThere's the tBmhought to carry Emon G
CJust lDike A bGird that sEmingsEm
LEmeave it all behCind and spread your wGings G
You can lGeave it all behCind - spread your wGings G
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Tuning = Standard
INTRO
D Bm G AX2
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VERSE 1
The Drock on which I Cstand is slowly Bmsinking in the Bbsand
The sheer Grealities of Alife are rushing Dby
I am Dlooking out at Clife and I don't Emknow what's Gwrong or Bbright
And I can't Geven see the Abright side of the Dmoon
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CHORUS
DI stopped a man in the Astreet today
And I Casked him "Sir, is it Emnight or day
He just Fstared in disbeEmliefBm
DI asked again but he Awalked away
He said "CDon't you know
I said "EmCan't you say? Is there Fsomething inbeEmtween
Is it Fsomething I've not Emseen
Did it Fchange so fast or Cwas it just a Ddream
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VERSE 2
DTime and time Cagain I've tried to Bmrecreate the Bbpast few days
GEvaluate the Aconstants from the Dhaze
DBut every time I Fthink I'm right, they Gsay I'm wrong
"This Bbday is night and Gnight is day
It's Dthere in black and white"
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CHORUS
DNight is light and Adark is day
If I Cdisagree they say EmI'm insane
And the Ftreatment will Gbegin
DIf I say that the Aday is light
They just Cpoint my eyes to the Emblinding night, saying
F"We can't set you Emfree if you Falways disaEmgree,
So the FState is going to Cpay your doctor's Dfee"
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C Bb G
A Em GX6
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CHORUS
DThey put me out in the Apouring rain
To enCjoy the sun or to Emfeel the pain
Of the Fnightmare life's Embecome
I Dasked a man in the Astreet today
Or was it Cyesterday or the Emday before
"Is there Fsomething I've not Emseen
Is there Fsomething inbeEmtween
Did it Fchange so fast or Cwas it just a Ddream
D F Bm Bb
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VERSE 4
The Drock on which I Cstand is now Bmbeneath the ever-Bbflowing sand
The Gsheer realiAties are here to Dstay
I'm Dlooking out at Clife and now I Gknow what's wrong and Bbright
It's what you Bmhear and Gwhat you Aread and Gwhat they Dsay
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CHORUS
DI saw a man in the Astreet today
Ask Canother man "Is it Emnight or day
He just Fstared in disbeEmliefG
DHe said "Friend, it's your Alucky day
I'm a Cparty man, won't you Emstep this way
I've got Fsomething you've not Emseen
Now I Fknow it's not a Emdream
It just Fcame so fast, that Csomething inbeDtween
G Bm D Em G C
D Em C G D
G Bm D Em G C
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Tuning = Standard
INTRO
F E Bm C G Am F
F E Bm G Am F E
C--D--C--F#m----E--F#m----G--F#m-----
VERSE 1
EBurning fiery F#mfurnace in the Gsky
AmBurning the ground around us where we Dlie
ESad old black-faced F#mthunder will you Grise
AmBring your cloud and shadows to our BmeyesAm Bm
E--Bm---G--F#m----E--F#m----G--F#m----
VERSE 2
EBlazing star in F#mheaven, mirror Gbright
AmDry our seas and rivers with your Dlight
EUniversal F#msentinel you Gare
AmGuide of all who look on from BmafarAm Bm
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SOLO
E F#m G F#X2
Am D E
E--F#m----G--F#m----E--F#m----G--F#m---
VERSE 3
EGod of old now F#mbroken and Gdefaced
AmPunish all who've fallen from your Dgrace
EYou whose power F#mleaves the deepest Gscar
AmMystic eye of heaven, Amun BmRaAm Bm
Amun BmRaAm Bm
Amun BmRaAm Bm
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SOLO
E F#m G F#X2
Am D E
E--F#m----G--F#m----E--F#m----G--F#m---
F E Bm C G Am F
F E Bm G Am F E
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Tuning = Standard
INTRO
Em
Em----A---Em----D-----------------
SOLO
Em---A--Em---A--------------------
VERSE 1
The Emhigher you fly, the Bmharder you fall
The Away that it goes, so Emthey say
No Emmountain's too high, no Bmvalley too low
Or Ariver too wide on Emthe way
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CHORUS
CSo you're gonna be a Drock 'n' roll star
Gonna Bmmake it on your Cown
CWrite a song that Deveryone can sing Emalong
CSo you want to take a Dtrip to the stars
Can you Bmfind your way back Chome
GYou'll get your break, but Adon't you wait too Emlong
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VERSE 2
The Emharder you try, the Bmlower you fall
The Away that it seems, so Emthey say
The Emmountain is high, the Bmvalley so low
You're Alosing your dreams on the Emway
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CHORUS
CSo you're gonna be a Drock 'n' roll star
Gonna Bmmake it on your Cown
CWrite a song that Deveryone can sing Emalong
CSo you want to take a Dtrip to the stars
Can you Bmfind your way back Chome
GYou'll get your break, but Adon't you wait too Emlong
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BRIDGE
ALooking beEmhind you
All the bad times that you've Chad
ALooking beEmfore you
Only good Bmtimes
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C D Em
Em
Em----A---Em----D-----------------
SOLO
Em Bm A Em
Em---Bm---A--Em--------------------
CHORUS
CSo you're gonna be a Drock 'n' roll star
Gonna Bmmake it on your Cown
CWrite a song that Deveryone can sing Emalong
CSo you want to take a Dtrip to the stars
Can you Bmfind your way back Chome
GYou'll get your break, but Adon't you wait too Emlong
ANo don't you Emwait to long
Adon't you Emwait to long
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Tuning = Standard
INTRO
D C D C D C DX2
A G D A F G A
D A F G A
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VERSE 1
I was Adown on the Deast side
On a Ablock with no Dname
When I Awalked in a Dmovie
You were Ablue, I was Dgame
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CHORUS
DTell me, did you love it, Ababy
DDid you think your smile looked Aright
DTell me when you came Atogether
Was it Fin your mind 'cause it Gsure wasn't out of Asight
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VERSE 2
Didn't Aknow when I Dentered
Second Aseat, second Drow
It was Athen that I saw Dyou
But your Amouth stole the Dshow
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CHORUS
DTell me, did you love it, Ababy
DDid you think your smile looked Aright
DTell me when you came Atogether
Was it Fin your mind 'cause it Gsure wasn't out of Asight
A
Was it Fin your mind 'cause it Gsure wasn't out of Asight
A
D C D C D C DX2
A G D A F G A
D A F G A
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VERSE 2
Got your Aname, got your Dnumber
Got your Aform on the Dline
I don't Aknow who you're Dunder
But I Aknow it ain't Dmine
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CHORUS
DTell me, did you love it, Ababy
DDid you think your smile looked Aright
DTell me when you came Atogether
Was it Fin your mind 'cause it Gsure wasn't out of Asight
A
Was it Fin your Cmind 'cause it Gsure wasn't out of Asight
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OUTRO SOLO
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Tuning = Standard
VERSE 1
If your Gworld is falling 'Around you
And you Gdon't know where you Aare
If you Gneed someone to Abe there
Baby, beBlieve in me
When the Gdark night is Aupon you
And you're Gfeeling very Asmall
If you Gneed someone aF#mround you
Baby, beBlieve in me
AShow me the Gneed in me
F#mBaby, beBlieve in me
ATell me that Gyou can seeF#m
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SOLO
B A G B GX2
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CHORUS
BGive me your number
ATell me come over
GAnywhere
BGive me a call
WhenAever you're falling
GI'll be there
E D E DX4
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BRIDGE
EYou never give me your loving, baby
DWhen I'm far away
EIt's just the same old story, baby
DIt's the same old play
EYou never give me your loving, baby
DWhen I'm far away
EIt's just the same old story, baby
DIt's the same old play
E D E DX8
B A A BX4
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CHORUS
AGive me your number
BTell me come over
AAnywhereB
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VERSE 2
When your Aworld is falling 'Bround you
And you Adon't know who you Bare
If you Aneed someone to be Abthere
Baby, beC#mlieve in me
BShow me the Aneed in me
AbBaby, beC#mlieve in me
BTell me that Ayou can see
Baby, beC#mlieve in me
BShow me the Aneed in me
AbBaby, beC#mlieve in me
BTell me that Ayou can see
C#m B A AbX5
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Tuning = Standard
VERSE 1
I awoke Eto a Afeeling, it was Ecold by my Aside
You had C#mgone with the Asunrise, Eleaving F#mtears in my Beyes
I awoke Etoo a Afeeling of an Eemptiness in Aside
To the C#msounds of the Asidewalks Eand the F#msilence Bof my Emind
Ahhhhhhhhhhh AAhhhhhhhhh C#mAhhhhhh ahhh AAhhhhhh
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VERSE 2
I walked Eout in the Amorning, down a Estreet with no Aname
To a C#mclub called "The ALoser", E
like a F#mdog that's gone Blame
Took the Eclub elevAator to the Efloor with a Aview
I took C#mout life subAscription E
That's the F#monly one they Edo
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VERSE 3
I stepped F#out on the Bguard rail, saw the F#crowds slowly Bpart
Heard a D#mvoice shouting "BDon't jump, F#
please for G#mGod's sake let me move my C#car!
Felt a F#hand on my Bshoulder, heard a F#voice cry "Just in Btime!
Felt the D#mquick push, felt the Bair rush F#
Felt the G#msidewalk, fell in F#line
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SOLO
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Octoberon
by Barclay James Harvest
Chords in this song · guitar
C
D
Em
G
Bm
A
Bb
F
E
Am
F#m
F#
B
Ab
C#m
D#m
G#m
C#
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Tuning = Standard
VERSE 1
C D Em G
See the gambler make A ]stand
C Bm Em G
Holds A lifetime in his hand
C G C G
Win the game or lose control
C C C C
But the world goes on forever
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VERSE 2
C D Em G
Life's a circle, I recall
C Bm Em G
Shadows played upon the wall
C G C G
You pay the piper to call the tune
C C C C
And the song goes ]on forever
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VERSE 3
C D Em G
And when all the words have gone
C Bm Em G
There's the thought to carry on
C D G Em Em
Just like A bird that sings
Em C G G
Leave it all behind and spread your wings
G C G G
You can leave it all behind - spread your wings
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CHORUS
G G G G
Lay me down
C D Em G
Saw the road move on before me
C Em C C G G G
Times when I was tired and lost my way
G D Em Em G G
Looking at life and strangely for the first time
G D C
Thinking that I could stay here
C C C C
But the world moves on forever
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VERSE 4
C D Em G
And when all the words have gone
C Bm Em G
There's the thought to carry on
C D G Em Em
Just like A bird that sings
Em C G G
Leave it all behind and spread your wings
G C G G
You can leave it all behind - spread your wings
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Tuning = Standard
INTRO
D Bm G A
X2
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VERSE 1
D C Bm Bb
The rock on which I stand is slowly sinking in the sand
G A D
The sheer realities of life are rushing by
D C Em G Bb
I am looking out at life and I don't know what's wrong or right
G A D
And I can't even see the bright side of the moon
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CHORUS
D A
I stopped a man in the street today
C Em
And I asked him "Sir, is it night or day
F Em Bm
He just stared in disbelief
D A
I asked again but he walked away
C
He said "Don't you know
Em F Em
I said "Can't you say? Is there something inbetween
F Em
Is it something I've not seen
F C D
Did it change so fast or was it just a dream
C G Bb Bm A D
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VERSE 2
D C Bm Bb
Time and time again I've tried to recreate the past few days
G A D
Evaluate the constants from the haze
D F G
But every time I think I'm right, they say I'm wrong
Bb G
"This day is night and night is day
D
It's there in black and white"
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CHORUS
D A
Night is light and dark is day
C Em
If I disagree they say I'm insane
F G
And the treatment will begin
D A
If I say that the day is light
C Em
They just point my eyes to the blinding night, saying
F Em F Em
"We can't set you free if you always disagree,
F C D
So the State is going to pay your doctor's fee"
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C Bb G
A Em G
X6
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CHORUS
D A
They put me out in the pouring rain
C Em
To enjoy the sun or to feel the pain
F Em
Of the nightmare life's become
D A
I asked a man in the street today
C Em
Or was it yesterday or the day before
F Em
"Is there something I've not seen
F Em
Is there something inbetween
F C D
Did it change so fast or was it just a dream
D F Bm Bb
G A D
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VERSE 4
D C Bm Bb
The rock on which I stand is now beneath the ever-flowing sand
G A D
The sheer realities are here to stay
D C G Bb
I'm looking out at life and now I know what's wrong and right
Bm G A G D
It's what you hear and what you read and what they say
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CHORUS
D A
I saw a man in the street today
C Em
Ask another man "Is it night or day
F Em G
He just stared in disbelief
D A
He said "Friend, it's your lucky day
C Em
I'm a party man, won't you step this way
F Em
I've got something you've not seen
F Em
Now I know it's not a dream
F C D
It just came so fast, that something inbetween
G Bm D Em G C
D Em C G D
G Bm D Em G C
D Em C G D
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Tuning = Standard
INTRO
F E Bm C G Am F
F E Bm G Am F E
C D C F#m E F#m G F#m
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VERSE 1
E F#m G
Burning fiery furnace in the sky
Am D
Burning the ground around us where we lie
E F#m G
Sad old black-faced thunder will you rise
Am Bm Am Bm
Bring your cloud and shadows to our eyes
E Bm G F#m E F#m G F#m
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VERSE 2
E F#m G
Blazing star in heaven, mirror bright
Am D
Dry our seas and rivers with your light
E F#m G
Universal sentinel you are
Am Bm Am Bm
Guide of all who look on from afar
E G
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SOLO
E F#m G F#
X2
Am D E
E F#m G F#m E F#m G F#m
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VERSE 3
E F#m G
God of old now broken and defaced
Am D
Punish all who've fallen from your grace
E F#m G
You whose power leaves the deepest scar
Am Bm Am Bm
Mystic eye of heaven, Amun Ra
Bm Am Bm
Amun Ra
Bm Am Bm
Amun Ra
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SOLO
E F#m G F#
X2
Am D E
E F#m G F#m E F#m G F#m
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F E Bm C G Am F
F E Bm G Am F E
E
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Tuning = Standard
INTRO
Em
Em A Em D
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SOLO
Em A Em A
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VERSE 1
Em Bm
The higher you fly, the harder you fall
A Em
The way that it goes, so they say
Em Bm
No mountain's too high, no valley too low
A Em
Or river too wide on the way
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CHORUS
C D
So you're gonna be a rock 'n' roll star
Bm C
Gonna make it on your own
C D Em
Write a song that everyone can sing along
C D
So you want to take a trip to the stars
Bm C
Can you find your way back home
G A Em
You'll get your break, but don't you wait too long
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VERSE 2
Em Bm
The harder you try, the lower you fall
A Em
The way that it seems, so they say
Em Bm
The mountain is high, the valley so low
A Em
You're losing your dreams on the way
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CHORUS
C D
So you're gonna be a rock 'n' roll star
Bm C
Gonna make it on your own
C D Em
Write a song that everyone can sing along
C D
So you want to take a trip to the stars
Bm C
Can you find your way back home
G A Em
You'll get your break, but don't you wait too long
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BRIDGE
A Em
Looking behind you
C
All the bad times that you've had
A Em
Looking before you
Bm
Only good times
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C D Em
Em
Em A Em D
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SOLO
Em Bm A Em
Em Bm A Em
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CHORUS
C D
So you're gonna be a rock 'n' roll star
Bm C
Gonna make it on your own
C D Em
Write a song that everyone can sing along
C D
So you want to take a trip to the stars
Bm C
Can you find your way back home
G A Em
You'll get your break, but don't you wait too long
A Em
No don't you wait to long
A Em
don't you wait to long
A Em
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Tuning = Standard
INTRO
D C D C D C D
X2
A G D A F G A
D A F G A
A
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VERSE 1
A D
I was down on the east side
A D
On a block with no name
A D
When I walked in a movie
A D
You were blue, I was game
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CHORUS
D A
Tell me, did you love it, baby
D A
Did you think your smile looked right
D A
Tell me when you came together
F G A
Was it in your mind 'cause it sure wasn't out of sight
A
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VERSE 2
A D
Didn't know when I entered
A D
Second seat, second row
A D
It was then that I saw you
A D
But your mouth stole the show
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CHORUS
D A
Tell me, did you love it, baby
D A
Did you think your smile looked right
D A
Tell me when you came together
F G A
Was it in your mind 'cause it sure wasn't out of sight
A
F G A
Was it in your mind 'cause it sure wasn't out of sight
A
D C D C D C D
X2
A G D A F G A
D A F G A
A
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VERSE 2
A D
Got your name, got your number
A D
Got your form on the line
A D
I don't know who you're under
A D
But I know it ain't mine
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CHORUS
D A
Tell me, did you love it, baby
D A
Did you think your smile looked right
D A
Tell me when you came together
F G A
Was it in your mind 'cause it sure wasn't out of sight
A
F C G A
Was it in your mind 'cause it sure wasn't out of sight
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OUTRO SOLO
D A
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Tuning = Standard
VERSE 1
G A
If your world is falling 'round you
G A
And you don't know where you are
G A
If you need someone to be there
B
Baby, believe in me
G A
When the dark night is upon you
G A
And you're feeling very small
G F#m
If you need someone around you
B
Baby, believe in me
A G
Show me the need in me
F#m B
Baby, believe in me
A G F#m
Tell me that you can see
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SOLO
B A G B G
X2
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CHORUS
B
Give me your number
A
Tell me come over
G
Anywhere
B
Give me a call
A
Whenever you're falling
G
I'll be there
E D E D
X4
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BRIDGE
E
You never give me your loving, baby
D
When I'm far away
E
It's just the same old story, baby
D
It's the same old play
E
You never give me your loving, baby
D
When I'm far away
E
It's just the same old story, baby
D
It's the same old play
E D E D
X8
B A A B
X4
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CHORUS
A
Give me your number
B
Tell me come over
A B
Anywhere
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VERSE 2
A B
When your world is falling 'round you
A B
And you don't know who you are
A Ab
If you need someone to be there
C#m
Baby, believe in me
B A
Show me the need in me
Ab C#m
Baby, believe in me
B A
Tell me that you can see
C#m
Baby, believe in me
B A
Show me the need in me
Ab C#m
Baby, believe in me
B A
Tell me that you can see
C#m B A Ab
X5
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Tuning = Standard
VERSE 1
E A E A
I awoke to a feeling, it was cold by my side
C#m A E F#m B
You had gone with the sunrise, leaving tears in my eyes
E A E A
I awoke too a feeling of an emptiness in side
C#m A E F#m B E
To the sounds of the sidewalks and the silence of my mind
A C#m A
Ahhhhhhhhhhh Ahhhhhhhhh Ahhhhhh ahhh Ahhhhhh
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VERSE 2
E A E A
I walked out in the morning, down a street with no name
C#m A E
To a club called "The Loser",
F#m B
like a dog that's gone lame
E A E A
Took the club elevator to the floor with a view
C#m A E
I took out life subscription
F#m E
That's the only one they do
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VERSE 3
F# B F# B
I stepped out on the guard rail, saw the crowds slowly part
D#m B F#
Heard a voice shouting "Don't jump,
G#m C#
please for God's sake let me move my car!
F# B F# B
Felt a hand on my shoulder, heard a voice cry "Just in time!
D#m B F#
Felt the quick push, felt the air rush
G#m F#
Felt the sidewalk, fell in line
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SOLO
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