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This Is History - Phil Campbell
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This transcription is taken from the live performance on 'Later with Jools Holland'.
If you haven't heard it then check it out on YouTube, as it's an incredibly powerful 
and is better than the album version in my opinion!
Standard Tuning, Capo 2nd Fret
Chords:
I don't know the proper names for the odd chords so I've given them my own numbering to 
them!
Feel free to correct them!
       EADGBE (Capo 2nd fret = 0)
D:     xx0232
D2:    xx0220
A2:    x02200
G:     320033
Em2:   022033
F#m2   x44200
A3:    x02233
Am:    x02210
Em:    x22000
F2:    xx3233
Intro:  D   D2   D  D2  
DCome on and D2say something
DAnd we'll D2walk through A2pastures neGw
      GEm2                      D  D2  
Maybe then we'll get you thinking
DYou say you D2got nothing
DBut let us D2feast on A2what we knoGw
          GEm2                  D  D2  
And we'll save the rest for later
         D2F#m2            G  
No need to cry, it's all related
         GF#m2                        G  A3  
And we'll laugh someday, when this is history
D D2 D D2
DThe morning's D2well over
DA certain frD2eshness A2leaves the aGir
      GEm2                D  D2  
As we march on into evening
DYou say you D2wanna meet me
DIf only D2for your A2peace of miGnd
         GEm2                  D  D2  
And I'll hold you to that plenty
         D2F#m2            G  
No need to cry, it's all related
         GF#m2                        G  A3  
And we'll laugh someday, when this is history
AmI'm holding on to Gevery day in sDhame
DYou Emknow you wouldn't let me
AmAnd something in my Gactions still reDmain
DYou Emknow you're gonna tempt me
AmYou made me see the Gother side of loDve
DAnd Emwhere it's gonna lead me
AmBut in the morning Gsun
DI'm holy D2now
DI'm holy D2now
         D2F#m2            G  
No need to cry, it's all related
              GF#m2                   G  
You'll say goodbye, see, once you've made it
          GF#m2                       G     A3  D  
No need to fall, 'cause baby, this is history
DThis is histoD2ry, ODh, this is histoD2ry
 D   D2   D   D2(Ba da dum etc)
Ad lib to end, then:
F2 A3 D

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This Is History

by Phil Campbell

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This Is History - Phil Campbell

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

This transcription is taken from the live performance on 'Later with Jools Holland'.

If you haven't heard it then check it out on YouTube, as it's an incredibly powerful

and is better than the album version in my opinion!

Standard Tuning, Capo 2nd Fret

Chords:

I don't know the proper names for the odd chords so I've given them my own numbering to

them!

Feel free to correct them!

EADGBE (Capo 2nd fret = 0)

: xx0232

: xx0220

: x02200

: 320033

Em2: 022033

F#m2 x44200

: x02233

: x02210

: x22000

: xx3233

D D2 D D2

Intro:

D D2

Come on and say something

D D2 A2 G

And we'll walk through pastures new

G D D2

Em2

Maybe then we'll get you thinking

D D2

You say you got nothing

D D2 A2 G

But let us feast on what we know

G D D2

Em2

And we'll save the rest for later

D2 G

F#m2

No need to cry, it's all related

G G A3

F#m2

And we'll laugh someday, when this is history

D D2 D D2

D D2

The morning's well over

D D2 A2 G

A certain freshness leaves the air

G D D2

Em2

As we march on into evening

D D2

You say you wanna meet me

D D2 A2 G

If only for your peace of mind

G D D2

Em2

And I'll hold you to that plenty

D2 G

F#m2

No need to cry, it's all related

G G A3

F#m2

And we'll laugh someday, when this is history

Am G D

I'm holding on to every day in shame

D Em

You know you wouldn't let me

Am G D

And something in my actions still remain

D Em

You know you're gonna tempt me

Am G D

You made me see the other side of love

D Em

And where it's gonna lead me

Am G

But in the morning sun

D D2

I'm holy now

D D2

I'm holy now

D2 G

F#m2

No need to cry, it's all related

G G

F#m2

You'll say goodbye, see, once you've made it

G G A3 D

F#m2

No need to fall, 'cause baby, this is history

D D2 D D2

This is history, Oh, this is history

D D2 D D2

(Ba da dum etc)

Ad lib to end, then:

F2 A3 D

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