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SOUVENIR
(Neil Finn)
NOTES: 
-- I've supplied two different versions of the intro (which is the same 
thing played on the verses); the first version is an easier way to go, 
though the voicings are not as accurate as Version 2. The problem is 
that version 2 relies on the higher strings, giving you very little bass 
to work with -- and this is a pretty bass-heavy song. 
-- This is one of those songs on the album that doesn't work 
particularly well as an acoustic guitar song.
-- The riff is pretty much identical all through the song.
* UNUSUAL CHORDS
E      XX2100 (diff. from usual fingering)
     D6XX0100
F#m    XX4222 (diff. from usual fingering)
  A6/C#X42422
RIFF:
-----------------------||
-----------------------||
-11>9--------11>9------||
-------9---------------||
------------------12---||
-----------------------||
INTRO/VERSE, version 1:   E   F#m
INTRO/VERSE, version 2:   E*  D6*  F#m* 
[Verse]
                       E(D6)  F#m  
Don't ask the question
                             E(D6)  F#m  
cos you won't like the answer
                      E(D6) F#m  
get up off your chair
there's nothing for you Ahere
[Chorus]
DWhere the Aguests like souvenirDs
Athey play Dwith you Atil you're alDl worn out
    A           D                 A           D    E(D6)   F#m  
back there the guests like souvenirs
[Verse]
Prison colour blue
it's a uniform of choice
count yourself lucky
and you don't write the software
[Chorus]
and the guests like souvenirs
they play with you till you're all worn out
back where the guests take photographs
they hope you had a good night
[Bridge]
G    A    Bb     A
Loosen up Gyour tieA  Bb  A  
make the Gviewers cry
         A          Bb     E(D6)  F#m  
I cannot pretend to cry
[Solo]
---------------------------------------------------------------|----------||
---------------------------------------------------------------|----------||
--------------9>11--------------9>11--------------9>11-11--11--|-11>9-----||
--------9>11--------------9>11--------------9>11---------------|----------||
--9>11--------------9>11--------------9>11---------------------|-------12-||
---------------------------------------------------------------|----------||
[Verse]
Memorise by heart
every single part
there's nothing for you here
[Chorus]
Where the guests like souvenirs
they play with you til you're all worn out
back where the guests like souvenirs
they hope you had a good night
G   A    Bb    A
GEach Anight I Bbwould fallA  
right Goff the stairsA  
no oneBb's in pArayer (?)
CODA: (instrumental, no words)
       G  A6/C#*        F#m  D  
G       A6/C#    F#m     E       G
 c1997 by Roundhead Music, Administered by Wixen Music (BMI)
(Transcription by Marck Bailey)

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Souvenir

by Neil Finn

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A6/C#

F#m

SOUVENIR

(Neil Finn)

NOTES:

-- I've supplied two different versions of the intro (which is the same

thing played on the verses); the first version is an easier way to go,

though the voicings are not as accurate as Version 2. The problem is

that version 2 relies on the higher strings, giving you very little bass

to work with -- and this is a pretty bass-heavy song.

-- This is one of those songs on the album that doesn't work

particularly well as an acoustic guitar song.

-- The riff is pretty much identical all through the song.

* UNUSUAL CHORDS

E XX2100 (diff. from usual fingering)

XX0100

F#m XX4222 (diff. from usual fingering)

A6/C#

X42422

RIFF:

-----------------------||

-11>9--------11>9------||

-------9---------------||

------------------12---||

-----------------------||

INTRO/VERSE, version 1: E F#m

E D6 F#m

INTRO/VERSE, version 2: * * *

[Verse]

E D6 F#m

()

Don't ask the question

E D6 F#m

()

cos you won't like the answer

E D6 F#m

()

get up off your chair

there's nothing for you here

[Chorus]

D A D

Where the guests like souvenirs

A D A D

they play with you til you're all worn out

A D A D E D6 F#m

()

back there the guests like souvenirs

[Verse]

Prison colour blue

it's a uniform of choice

count yourself lucky

and you don't write the software

[Chorus]

and the guests like souvenirs

they play with you till you're all worn out

back where the guests take photographs

they hope you had a good night

[Bridge]

G A Bb A

Loosen up your tie

make the viewers cry

A Bb E D6 F#m

()

I cannot pretend to cry

[Solo]

---------------------------------------------------------------|----------||

--------------9>11--------------9>11--------------9>11-11--11--|-11>9-----||

--------9>11--------------9>11--------------9>11---------------|----------||

--9>11--------------9>11--------------9>11---------------------|-------12-||

---------------------------------------------------------------|----------||

[Verse]

Memorise by heart

every single part

there's nothing for you here

[Chorus]

Where the guests like souvenirs

they play with you til you're all worn out

back where the guests like souvenirs

they hope you had a good night

G A Bb A

Each night I would fall

G A

right off the stairs

Bb A

no one's in prayer (?)

CODA: (instrumental, no words)

G A6/C# F#m D

G A6/C# F#m E G

1997 by Roundhead Music, Administered by Wixen Music (BMI)

(Transcription by Marck Bailey)

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