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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Tuning: Standard
Capo: 5th fret
D6:    xx0202
[Organ arranged for Guitar]
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e|--------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
B|--------|------------------|-----------------|----1-----0--------|-0---------------|
G|--------|-----4---4---3--4-|(4)--------------|-0-----------2-----|-0---------------|
D|-0-2--4-|-5--------------5-|(5)--------------|-2-----------------|-0---------------|
A|-2-3--4-|-5--------------5-|(5)--------------|-3-----------------|-2---------------|
E|--------|-3--------------3-|(3)--------------|-------------------|-3---------------|
e|-----------------|-2---------------|(2)---------------|-----------------|----------
B|(0)--1-------0---|-3---------------|(3)---------1-----|-0---------------|(0)------- play the opening
G|(0)--------------|-2---------------|(2)------0--------|-0---------------|(0)------- phrase here again
D|(0)--------------|-0---------------|(0)--4---2--------|-0---------------|(0)------- when repeating the
A|(2)--------------|-----------------|---------3--------|-2---------------|(2)------- organ part, otherwise
E|(3)--------------|-----------------|------------------|-3---------------|(3)------- hold the chord
[Intro]
|  G| % |  C|  G| % |  D|  D   C|  G| % |
(organ only)
|  G| % |  C|  G| % |  D|  D   C|  G| % |
(organ only)
|  G| % |  C|  G| % |  D|  D   C|  G| % |
(organ + guitar and humming)
[Verse]
CBreathing, all creatures Gare
A7Brighter then than brightest Dstar
You D7are by D6far
You come Gright inside of me
CClose as you can Gbe
You kiss my Dblood
And my Cblood kiss Gme
[Instrumental]
|  G| % |  C|  G| % |  D|  D   C|  G| % |
(organ + guitar and humming)
|  G| % |  C|  G| % |  D|  D   C|  G| % |
(organ + guitar and humming)
[Verse]
CBreathing, all creatures Gare
A7Brighter then than brightest Dstar
You D7are by D6far
You come Gright inside of me
CClose as you can Gbe
You kiss my Dblood
And my Cblood kiss Gme
[Instrumental]
|  G| % |  C|  G| % |  D|  D   C| G  
(organ + guitar and humming)

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Air

by The Incredible String Band

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tuning: Standard

Capo: 5th fret

D6: xx0202

[Organ arranged for Guitar]

e|--------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|

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

G|--------|-----4---4---3--4-|(4)--------------|-0-----------2-----|-0---------------|

D|-0-2--4-|-5--------------5-|(5)--------------|-2-----------------|-0---------------|

A|-2-3--4-|-5--------------5-|(5)--------------|-3-----------------|-2---------------|

E|--------|-3--------------3-|(3)--------------|-------------------|-3---------------|

e|-----------------|-2---------------|(2)---------------|-----------------|----------

B|(0)--1-------0---|-3---------------|(3)---------1-----|-0---------------|(0)------- play the opening

G|(0)--------------|-2---------------|(2)------0--------|-0---------------|(0)------- phrase here again

D|(0)--------------|-0---------------|(0)--4---2--------|-0---------------|(0)------- when repeating the

A|(2)--------------|-----------------|---------3--------|-2---------------|(2)------- organ part, otherwise

E|(3)--------------|-----------------|------------------|-3---------------|(3)------- hold the chord

[Intro]

G C G D D C G

| | % | | | % | | | | % |

(organ only)

G C G D D C G

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(organ only)

G C G D D C G

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(organ + guitar and humming)

[Verse]

C G

Breathing, all creatures are

A7 D

Brighter then than brightest star

D7 D6

You are by far

You come right inside of me

C G

Close as you can be

You kiss my blood

C G

And my blood kiss me

[Instrumental]

G C G D D C G

| | % | | | % | | | | % |

(organ + guitar and humming)

G C G D D C G

| | % | | | % | | | | % |

(organ + guitar and humming)

[Verse]

C G

Breathing, all creatures are

A7 D

Brighter then than brightest star

D7 D6

You are by far

You come right inside of me

C G

Close as you can be

You kiss my blood

C G

And my blood kiss me

[Instrumental]

G C G D D C G

| | % | | | % | | |

(organ + guitar and humming)

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