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I BELIEVE
Intro tab by: Trygve Sandven Haaland (db39@oliven.bih.no)
Original chords by: ?
Corrections from: Matt Lane (100707.651@compuserve.com)
[Intro]
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0------------------|
G|--0-2-4-4-4-4-2-0---2->4-4-4-4-2-0---0----0-0-0------|
D|-------------------slide------------2->5-5-5-5--etc--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
When I Fwas young and full of grace
and Fspirited - a rattlesnake
When I Fwas young and fever fell
My spFirit, I will not tell
You're on Bbyour honor not to Gmtell
I belFieve in coyotes and time as an abstract
ExplFain the change, the difference beBbtween
What you want and what Gmyou need, there's the Ckey
Your adventure foAmr today, what do you do
BetwBbeen the horns of the Cday?
I F--Fsus4- I --F---C--- F   Fsus4I ---F- C   FbelievFsus4e my shCirt is wearing thGmin
And change is what I Bbbelieve in
{same as before}
When I was young and give and take
And foolish said my fool awake
When I was young and fever fell
My spirit, I will not tell
You're on your honor, on your honor
Trust in your calling, make sure your calling's true
Think of others, the others think of you
Silly rule golden words make, practice practice makes perfect
Perfect is a fault, and fault lines change
I believe my humor's wearing thin
And change is what I believe in
[Break]
Dm Bb Dm Bb Dm Bb C
I believe my shirt is wearing thin
And change is what I believe in
When I was young and full of grace
and spirited - a rattlesnake
When I was young and fever fell
My spirit, I will not tell
You're on your honor, on your honor
I Cbelieve in example
I Ambelieve my throat hurts
ExaBbmple is the checker to the Ckey
I believe my humor's wearing thin
And I believe the poles are shifting
I believe my shirt is wearing thin
And change is what I believe in
Dm

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