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James Dale

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1/38

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 38Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
[Riff] (x2)
e|----0--------------------|----0-------3-2-0--------|
B|2-3----------------------|2-3-----2-3--------------|
G|------2-0-2-4-2-0-2------|------2------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
    D      G    A(x4)
[Verse 1]
DIn Belfast 1924, Ghe has to leave homeA  
DWorking on a merchant ship, Gwaiting just to jump shipA  
DYeeeeeeeeeeeeeeGaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhA  
DOut on the canefields, Gsummer 1926A  
              D                             GN.C. [harmonic on 12th fret]
Boy's only 16, how's he gonna start his dream
[Chorus]
DMind and soul Ghave gone staleA  
DIs that all there is to it JGames DaleA  
[Verse 2]
DHe fell in love in 1938, Gtheir first child and a world warA  
DHe's leaving home in a uniform, Ghow's he gonna start his dreamsA  
              D                  GN.C. [harmonic on 12th fret]
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh
[Chorus]
DLove of life Ghas gone staleA  
DBlood runs deep like gold GJames DaleA  
[Bridge]
F#mI can see you Bnow, a Gphotograph, a dog and Aa rusty car
F#mI can see you Bnow, a sGunburnt face, your Aback against the wall
[Solo]
      D       G     A(x2)
[Riff] (x2)
e|----0--------------------|----0-------3-2-0--------|
B|2-3----------------------|2-3-----2-3--------------|
G|------2-0-2-4-2-0-2------|------2------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
[Outro]
DMind and soul Ghave gone staleA  
DIs that all there is to it GJames Dale
DLove of life has gone GstaleA  
DBlood runs deep like gold James GDale,  James ADale

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James Dale

by Choirboys

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F#m

[Intro]

[Riff] (x2)

e|----0--------------------|----0-------3-2-0--------|

B|2-3----------------------|2-3-----2-3--------------|

G|------2-0-2-4-2-0-2------|------2------------------|

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

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

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

D G A

(x4)

[Verse 1]

D G A

In Belfast 1924, he has to leave home

D G A

Working on a merchant ship, waiting just to jump ship

D G A

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh

D G A

Out on the canefields, summer 1926

D G

N.C. [harmonic on 12th fret]

Boy's only 16, how's he gonna start his dream

[Chorus]

D G A

Mind and soul have gone stale

D G A

Is that all there is to it James Dale

[Verse 2]

D G A

He fell in love in 1938, their first child and a world war

D G A

He's leaving home in a uniform, how's he gonna start his dreams

D G

N.C. [harmonic on 12th fret]

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh

[Chorus]

D G A

Love of life has gone stale

D G A

Blood runs deep like gold James Dale

[Bridge]

F#m B G A

I can see you now, a photograph, a dog and a rusty car

F#m B G A

I can see you now, a sunburnt face, your back against the wall

[Solo]

D G A

(x2)

[Riff] (x2)

e|----0--------------------|----0-------3-2-0--------|

B|2-3----------------------|2-3-----2-3--------------|

G|------2-0-2-4-2-0-2------|------2------------------|

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

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

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

[Outro]

D G A

Mind and soul have gone stale

D G

Is that all there is to it James Dale

D G A

Love of life has gone stale

D G A

Blood runs deep like gold James Dale, James Dale

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