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"Dover Beach"
The Bangles
Tab by: LazyDogPeachy
Standard tune; Key: A; 4/4
[Intro]
E/B
[Verse 1]
AIf I had the Dtime
I would Arun away with Eyou
ATo a perfect Dworld
We'd susApend all that is Eduty or reBmquiredG  E  
[Verse 2]
ALate last night you Dcried
And I Acouldn't come to Eyou
But Aon the other Dside
AYou and I, inEseparable and Bmwalking
Yeah, Goh Ewoh
[Solo]
  A    D    A    E(2x)
G
E
[Verse 3]
If Awe could steal Daway
Like Ajugglers and Ethieves
But Awe could come and Dgo
Oh, Aand talk of EMichaelangeBmlo
GOh Ewoe.
[Mid 8]
A E   F#  Bm  E
AIf we Ehad the F#time (we had the Bmtime)
We had the Etime
[Verse 4]
The Aday you looked at Dme
AIt was on your mEind
The Aworld is no one's Ddream
AWe will never Eever find the Bmtime.
DOh woe.
[Coda]
AIf we had the Dtime
I would Arun away with Eyou
ATo a perfect Dworld
A(To a perfect Dworld)
[Outro]
  A    D    A   D(3x)
A

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Dover Beach

by The Bangles

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Chords in this song · guitar

E/B

"Dover Beach"

The Bangles

Tab by: LazyDogPeachy

Standard tune; Key: A; 4/4

[Intro]

E/B

[Verse 1]

A D

If I had the time

A E

I would run away with you

A D

To a perfect world

A E Bm G E

We'd suspend all that is duty or required

[Verse 2]

A D

Late last night you cried

A E

And I couldn't come to you

A D

But on the other side

A E Bm

You and I, inseparable and walking

G E

Yeah, oh woh

[Solo]

A D A E

(2x)

[Verse 3]

A D

If we could steal away

A E

Like jugglers and thieves

A D

But we could come and go

A E Bm

Oh, and talk of Michaelangelo

G E

Oh woe.

[Mid 8]

A E F# Bm E

A E F# Bm

If we had the time (we had the time)

We had the time

[Verse 4]

A D

The day you looked at me

A E

It was on your mind

A D

The world is no one's dream

A E Bm

We will never ever find the time.

Oh woe.

[Coda]

A D

If we had the time

A E

I would run away with you

A D

To a perfect world

A D

(To a perfect world)

[Outro]

A D A D

(3x)

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