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REACHING OUT
INTRO:
The actual chord is Dminor with a diminished fifth, D minor will do just as
finger on the G string down to the first fret (Ab not A) It occurs in the
strum it 3 times then remove your pinkie from the E string, pick that and
then pick the B string (note should be D) then play an A chord. There you
have the intro. Play that 3 times then play an F power chord 8 times then
slide up to G and play that thrice.
SONG PROPER - at this point you're still on G.
You've Acounted every FstarE  
                     A( Asus)
That you could imagine
ABroken when everyone Ftook you for a Emfool
It gave you a reAason
A/BTo fC/Gind something D7strong enough to EmfeeFl
You're reaching oEmut (reaching oFut)
You're reaching oEmut (reaching oFut)
                  F   G   A(A7, A7Sus4)
You're reaching out
SECOND VERSE IS SAME PATTERN AS FIRST.
Beaten by a child
You can't even know when
Now you can never be free from what was done
You can't even hate them
You'll find something big enough to steal
You're reaching out (reaching out)
You're reaching out (reaching out)
You're reaching out
REFRAIN
D*               A  
  And if I can't know you
D*                A  
All my dreams are through
D*                               A  F  
Every waking hour is filled with lead
I'm Gdead
3RD VERSE AS FIRST
2ND REFRAIN AS FIRST PLUS...
I'm dAead.
it helps step up to the C/G, and you can just pluck the B note.
The C/G is simply a C with the E string fingered at the third fret too. It's
just the way I always play C chords, and isn't necessary either.
The A sus and so on in brackets are suggeastions for optional 'twiddly bits'
you play the F chords by hooking your thumb over the top, and gripping the
neck with a fist. That way you can leave the little E string unfingered and
it sounds really cool, especially on the slide up to G. If you then slide up
to A you need th press the E down too though, 'cos that doesn't sound as
If playing open G chords, try the finger on the thrid fret of the B string too.

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Reaching Out

by Matthew Sweet

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A/B

C/G

A7Sus4

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REACHING OUT

INTRO:

The actual chord is Dminor with a diminished fifth, D minor will do just as

finger on the G string down to the first fret (Ab not A) It occurs in the

strum it 3 times then remove your pinkie from the E string, pick that and

then pick the B string (note should be D) then play an A chord. There you

have the intro. Play that 3 times then play an F power chord 8 times then

slide up to G and play that thrice.

SONG PROPER - at this point you're still on G.

A F E

You've counted every star

A A

( sus)

That you could imagine

A F Em

Broken when everyone took you for a fool

It gave you a reason

A/B C/G D7 Em F

To find something strong enough to feel

Em F

You're reaching out (reaching out)

Em F

You're reaching out (reaching out)

F G A A7 A7Sus4

(, )

You're reaching out

SECOND VERSE IS SAME PATTERN AS FIRST.

Beaten by a child

You can't even know when

Now you can never be free from what was done

You can't even hate them

You'll find something big enough to steal

You're reaching out (reaching out)

You're reaching out

REFRAIN

D A

And if I can't know you

D A

All my dreams are through

D A F

Every waking hour is filled with lead

I'm dead

3RD VERSE AS FIRST

2ND REFRAIN AS FIRST PLUS...

I'm dead.

it helps step up to the C/G, and you can just pluck the B note.

The C/G is simply a C with the E string fingered at the third fret too. It's

just the way I always play C chords, and isn't necessary either.

The A sus and so on in brackets are suggeastions for optional 'twiddly bits'

you play the F chords by hooking your thumb over the top, and gripping the

neck with a fist. That way you can leave the little E string unfingered and

it sounds really cool, especially on the slide up to G. If you then slide up

to A you need th press the E down too though, 'cos that doesn't sound as

If playing open G chords, try the finger on the thrid fret of the B string too.

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