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Tuning: standard
NOTE: I'll tab out the riffs when I get more free time, i'm just finishing up my 
Chords:
    A5    B5    C#5     E5  E5(ii)  F#5  
e---------------------------------]
B---------------------------------]
G---------6------------9-------11-]
D-7---9---6----2-------9-------11-]
A-7---9---4----2-------7-------9--]
E-5---7--------0------------------]
INTRO: A5, E5, B5, C#5, A5, E5, B5, B5  --> Play 1X with just 1st guitar, then the drums 
everything come in and you play it another 1X
VERSE 1:
               A5  E5(ii)
Took 25 years of climbing these stairs
        B5           C#5     A5  E5(ii)
To realise    my destination
                     B5     E5(B5)
In a world that let me down
               A5  E5(ii)
Funny how when a good thing's found
              B5               C#5        A5  E5(ii)
We let it slide     Take it for granted
Like we B5don't need it around
CHORUS:
              A5  E5(ii) B5  
By the time you figure out
If you should C#5be here
         A5  E5(ii)  B5  
I hope I'm still around
              A5  E5(ii) B5  
By the time you get in line
To buy a C#5seat here
          A5  E5(ii) B5  
I hope I'm still around
intro again
VERSE 2:
               A5  E5(ii)
Took 25 years of saying these prayers
         B5              C#5      A5  E5(ii)
To realize     that my salvation
Would A5never let me E5down
               A5  E5(ii)
Funny how when a good thing's found
               B5               C#5       A5  E5(ii)
We let it slide,     take it for granted
Like we B5don't need it around
REPEAT CHORUS
BRIDGE: C#5  B5  A5  A5  C#5  B5  A5  E5(ii)  C#5  B5  A5  A5              E5(ii)  F#5   
1X  this is the part where just guitar 1 is playing, everything else comes in on Brige 2
BRIDGE 2: C#5, B5, A5, A5, C#5, 
A5, E5(ii), C#5, B5, A5, A5, E5, B5  
REPEAT CHORUS
OUTRO: A5, E5(ii), B5, C#5, A5, 
end on B5  

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By The Time

by Detour 180

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#5

F#5

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Tuning: standard

NOTE: I'll tab out the riffs when I get more free time, i'm just finishing up my

Chords:

A5 B5 C#5 E5 E5 F#5

(ii)

e---------------------------------]

B---------------------------------]

G---------6------------9-------11-]

D-7---9---6----2-------9-------11-]

A-7---9---4----2-------7-------9--]

E-5---7--------0------------------]

INTRO: A5, E5, B5, C#5, A5, E5, B5, B5 --> Play 1X with just 1st guitar, then the drums

everything come in and you play it another 1X

VERSE 1:

A5 E5

(ii)

Took 25 years of climbing these stairs

B5 C#5 A5 E5

(ii)

To realise my destination

B5 E5 B5

()

In a world that let me down

A5 E5

(ii)

Funny how when a good thing's found

B5 C#5 A5 E5

(ii)

We let it slide Take it for granted

Like we don't need it around

CHORUS:

A5 E5 B5

(ii)

By the time you figure out

C#5

If you should be here

A5 E5 B5

(ii)

I hope I'm still around

A5 E5 B5

(ii)

By the time you get in line

C#5

To buy a seat here

A5 E5 B5

(ii)

I hope I'm still around

intro again

VERSE 2:

A5 E5

(ii)

Took 25 years of saying these prayers

B5 C#5 A5 E5

(ii)

To realize that my salvation

A5 E5

Would never let me down

A5 E5

(ii)

Funny how when a good thing's found

B5 C#5 A5 E5

(ii)

We let it slide, take it for granted

Like we don't need it around

REPEAT CHORUS

BRIDGE: C#5 B5 A5 A5 C#5 B5 A5 E5(ii) C#5 B5 A5 A5 E5(ii) F#5

1X this is the part where just guitar 1 is playing, everything else comes in on Brige 2

C#5 B5 A5 A5 C#5

BRIDGE 2: , , , , ,

A5 E5 C#5 B5 A5 A5 E5 B5

, (ii), , , , , ,

REPEAT CHORUS

A5 E5 B5 C#5 A5

OUTRO: , (ii), , , ,

end on

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