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Artist:     Rush
Song:       Vital Signs
Album:      Moving Pictures
Tabbed by:  Wiktor R. Kolowiecki
E-mail:     [email protected]
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Intro:
Cm Bb Ab
 Cm   Ab   Cmx2
Verse 1:
UnsCmtable coAbnditioCmn,
A symCmptom of Ablife,Cm  
Of mCmental and eAbnvironmental Cmchange.Cm  Ab  Cm  
AtmoCmsphereic dAbisturbanceCm,
The Cmfeverish AbfluxCm  
Of hCmuman inteAbrface and interCmchange.
Bridge:
e|----------------------|    |---------------------|
B|----------------------|    |1--------------------|
G|-5--------------------|    |--0---1--------------|
D|---5---6--------------| or |----1---1--------1---|
A|-----6---6--------6---|    |----------1-3--3---3-|
E|-----------6-8--8---8-|    |---------------------|
Bb   Cm Eb Cm Bb
Pre-chorus 1:
NOTE: Playing pre-chorus on chords it's not really the best idea, 
e|---------------------------------||----------------------------------||
B|---------------------------------||.--------------------------------.||
G|---------------------------------||----------------------------------||
D|---------------------------------||.--------------------------------.||
A|-----------------------------6---||---------------------------6------||
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8---8-||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8---8-6--||
e|---------------8--6-6--6---------||----------------------------------||
B|---------------8--8-8--6---------||.--------------------------------.||
G|---------------8--8-8--7---------||----------------------------------||
D|---------------10-8-8--8---------||.--------------------------------.||
A|---------------10-6-6--8---6-----||---------------------------6------||
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8--6-6--6-8---8-6-||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8---8-6--||
e|-8--6-6--4-4--|
B|-8--8-8--4-4--|
G|-8--8-8--5-5--|
D|-10-8-8--6-6--|
A|-10-6-6--6-6--|
E|-8--6-6--4-4--|
The CmimpuEblse Cmis pBbure;
Sometimes our cCmircuEbits Cmget Bbshorted
By Cmexternal EbinterfereBbnce.Cm  Eb  Cm  Bb  
Signals get crossedCm  Eb  Cm  Bb  
And the balance distortedCm  Eb  Cm  
BbBy inCmternal BbincohAberence.
Chorus 1:
CmA tired mind become a sBbhape shifter,
Everybody need a Abmood lifter,
CmEverybody need rBbeverse polaAbrity.
Everybody got mixed feelings
About the function and the form.
Everybody got to elevate from the norm.
Cm Ab Cm
Verse 2:
An ounce of perception,
A pound of obscure.
Process information at half speed.
Pause, rewind, replay,
Warm memory chip,
Random sample, hold the one you need.
[Bridge]
Pre-chorus 2:
Leave out the fiction,
The fact is, this friction
Will only be won by persistence.
Leave out conditions,
Courageous convictions
Will drag the dream into existence.
Chorus 2:
A tired mind become a shape shifter,
Everybody need a soft filter,
Everybody need reverse polarity.
Everybody got mixed feelings
About the function and the form.
Everybody got to elevate from the norm...
Outro:
Cm Ab Bb Ab
CmEverybody got mBbixed feeliAbngs
Everybody got mixed feelings
Everybody got to elevate from the norm - (repeat till fade)
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Vital Signs

by Rush

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Chords in this song · guitar

Artist: Rush

Song: Vital Signs

Album: Moving Pictures

Tabbed by: Wiktor R. Kolowiecki

E-mail: [email protected]

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Intro:

Cm Bb Ab

Cm Ab Cm

Verse 1:

Cm Ab Cm

Unstable condition,

Cm Ab Cm

A symptom of life,

Cm Ab Cm Cm Ab Cm

Of mental and environmental change.

Cm Ab Cm

Atmosphereic disturbance,

Cm Ab Cm

The feverish flux

Cm Ab Cm

Of human interface and interchange.

Bridge:

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

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

G|-5--------------------| |--0---1--------------|

D|---5---6--------------| or |----1---1--------1---|

A|-----6---6--------6---| |----------1-3--3---3-|

E|-----------6-8--8---8-| |---------------------|

Bb Cm Eb Cm Bb

Pre-chorus 1:

NOTE: Playing pre-chorus on chords it's not really the best idea,

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

B|---------------------------------||.--------------------------------.||

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

D|---------------------------------||.--------------------------------.||

A|-----------------------------6---||---------------------------6------||

E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8---8-||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8---8-6--||

e|---------------8--6-6--6---------||----------------------------------||

B|---------------8--8-8--6---------||.--------------------------------.||

G|---------------8--8-8--7---------||----------------------------------||

D|---------------10-8-8--8---------||.--------------------------------.||

A|---------------10-6-6--8---6-----||---------------------------6------||

E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8--6-6--6-8---8-6-||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8---8-6--||

e|-8--6-6--4-4--|

B|-8--8-8--4-4--|

G|-8--8-8--5-5--|

D|-10-8-8--6-6--|

A|-10-6-6--6-6--|

E|-8--6-6--4-4--|

Cm Eb Cm Bb

The impulse is pure;

Cm Eb Cm Bb

Sometimes our circuits get shorted

Cm Eb Bb Cm Eb Cm Bb

By external interference.

Cm Eb Cm Bb

Signals get crossed

Cm Eb Cm

And the balance distorted

Bb Cm Bb Ab

By internal incoherence.

Chorus 1:

Cm Bb

A tired mind become a shape shifter,

Everybody need a mood lifter,

Cm Bb Ab

Everybody need reverse polarity.

Everybody got mixed feelings

About the function and the form.

Everybody got to elevate from the norm.

Cm Ab Cm

Verse 2:

An ounce of perception,

A pound of obscure.

Process information at half speed.

Pause, rewind, replay,

Warm memory chip,

Random sample, hold the one you need.

[Bridge]

Pre-chorus 2:

Leave out the fiction,

The fact is, this friction

Will only be won by persistence.

Leave out conditions,

Courageous convictions

Will drag the dream into existence.

Chorus 2:

A tired mind become a shape shifter,

Everybody need a soft filter,

Everybody need reverse polarity.

Everybody got mixed feelings

About the function and the form.

Everybody got to elevate from the norm...

Outro:

Cm Ab Bb Ab

Cm Bb Ab

Everybody got mixed feelings

Everybody got to elevate from the norm - (repeat till fade)

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