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Gmixolydian

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1/16

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

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Step 1 / 16Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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INTRO: appregio based on G F F Em bar chords, something like:
E|-----3--------1--------1--------0---|
B|--------3--------1----------------0-|
G|------------------------------------|
D|---5--------3--------3--------2-----|
A|----------------------------2-------|
E|-3--------1--------1------0---------|
GI have Fdrunk from fire FwaterEm  
GFree spirits Frising in the FworldEm  D  C  
and then above figure repeats again.
CHORUS:
GRaw, raw, Fburnt back to the Cbone
GRaw, raw, you better Fleave this child Calone
GRaw, raw, FI ain't got no Chome...now
FBurnt right back...Fburnt right back to the bone.
G G (rake) G G (rake) F F (rake) F F (rake)...then back to the verse.
BRIDGE: (after second chorus)
DRolling like a river, running like a train
DFree spirits rising Cin the Gworld today
SOLO: don't have it, but it's based on the G G F C pattern of the verse
then second verse, repeating G G F C until the end of the song

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Raw

by The Alarm

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INTRO: appregio based on G F F Em bar chords, something like:

E|-----3--------1--------1--------0---|

B|--------3--------1----------------0-|

G|------------------------------------|

D|---5--------3--------3--------2-----|

A|----------------------------2-------|

E|-3--------1--------1------0---------|

G F F Em

I have drunk from fire water

G F F Em D C

Free spirits rising in the world

and then above figure repeats again.

CHORUS:

G F C

Raw, raw, burnt back to the bone

G F C

Raw, raw, you better leave this child alone

G F C

Raw, raw, I ain't got no home...now

F F

Burnt right back...burnt right back to the bone.

G G (rake) G G (rake) F F (rake) F F (rake)...then back to the verse.

BRIDGE: (after second chorus)

Rolling like a river, running like a train

D C G

Free spirits rising in the world today

SOLO: don't have it, but it's based on the G G F C pattern of the verse

then second verse, repeating G G F C until the end of the song

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