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Dbmajor
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Step 1 / 172Position: 8
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
Key: C#  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
C#- x46664
G#- 466544
Bbm- x13321
F#- 244322
Ebm- x68876
Fm- 133111
G#/ C- x365xx
Intro:
Part 1:
Bass:
G|-10-------8-----C#--11-------10-8-10-|--------------Fm-8--------------|
D|----11-11---11-11----11-11---------|---11---10-------8----11-10-8-|
A|-----------------------------------|-8----8----8-8-----8----------|
E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|------13-----F#-11------10-11-10----|------1Fm0------10-|-----1Ebm0-8------|
D|---11------11------11----------11-|---10------10----|---8------11-8-|
A|-9-------9-------9----------------|-8-------8-------|-6-------------|
E|----------------------------------|-----------------|---------------|
G|----10----8----C#---11-------10-8-10-|------------Fm-8-------------|
D|-11----11---11-11----11-11---------|---11---10-----8---11-10-8-|
A|-----------------------------------|-8----8----8-----8---------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|------13-----F#-11------10-11-10----|------1Fm0--------|-----Ebm--------|
D|---11------11------11----------11-|---10----10-----|-------------|
A|-9-------9-------9----------------|-8----------8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|----------------------------------|----------------|-------------|
Part 2:
C#  G#/ C   Bbm  G#  
G|-------------------------|-------------|-------|-------|
D|-------6-6-6-4-4-4-3---3-|-------6-6-6-|-8-8-8-|-6-----|
A|-4-4-4---------------4---|-3-3-3-------|-------|---8-4-|
E|-------------------------|-------------|-------|-------|
G|-----F#-------|--Fm-----|--Ebm-----|-----Fm--------|----Ebm---------|
D|------4-4-4-|-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-|-------3-4-3-|-1-1-1-4-3---|
A|------------|-------|-------|-------------|-----------4-|
E|-2-2-2------|-------|-------|-1-1-1-------|-------------|
Guitar 2:
x6 x6
e|-------|-------------|-------|-------------|
B|-------|-------7-6---|-------|-------4-----|
G|---6---|---5-6-----6-|---6---|---5-6---6---|
D|-----6-|-------------|-----6-|-----------6-|
A|-4-----|-4-----------|-4-----|-4-----------|
E|-------|-------------|-------|-------------|
Verse 1:
C#  G#/ C   Bbm  G#  
A subdued silence
undF#isturbedFm  Ebm  
Fm   C#  G#/ C   C#  
Fm-Ebm  
by the sound of her breath
So C#carfully brush her
G#/ C   Bbm   G#   F#   Fm  Ebm   Fm  Ebm  
hair back from her eyes
C#  G#/ C   Bbm  G#  
In steady sequence
one by F#oneFm  Ebm  Fm  
She sC#lips away
Chorus 1:
F#So close your C#eyes
and sG#leep to F#dream
I'm by C#your side
No Ebmwords to F#speak
We'll set C#our course
and G#make it Ebmthrough
No matter how far F#I go my
heart remains with you
(Repeat Intro Part 2)
Verse 2:
C#   Ebm  G#/C  
And I'm not sure
Fm   F#   Bbm  G#/ C  C#  
what I'm looking for
But it's C#clear to
G#/ C   Bbm  G#  
see
the F#purpose of
my Fmexsistance EbmIs
C#laying here in front of me
Chorus 2:
F#So close your C#eyes
and sG#leep to F#dream
I'm by C#your side
No Ebmwords to sF#peak
We'll set C#our course
and G#make it Ebmthrough
No matter how far F#I go
Bridge:
And if C#all else fails you
can Ebmlook up at the sky
BeF#cause it's the same one
that shines above you and G#I
And if C#all else fails
you can Ebmclose your eyes
And I'll F#be right beside you
I'll be the one by G#your side
Interlude:
Guitar 2:
x6
e|-------|-------------|
B|-------|-------7-6---|
G|---6---|---5-6-----6-|
D|-----6-|-------------| x6
A|-4-----|-4-----------|
E|-------|-------------|
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Outro:
EbmNo matter how much F#it hurts
EbmI wanted you to F#know
my heart remains with C#you
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