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Key Sig: Em
Tempo: 67 in 4/4
Intro Bass: C(2)/G(2) The(2) denotes it's the 2nd octv, on an 88key-board
1st Line 2nd Line (3rd&4th bass lines noted above line
Verse Bass Line: // / // /
C(2) G(2) B(2) F#(2)
Verse:
The prettiest Emthing
I ever did seeB  
Dm7/FWas lightening fDm7/Erom the top of a Dm7/Dcloud
G/DGDG G,DGDG G Bass line pattrn DGDG G, DGDG G = 4-16th notes & 1-qtr note
Moving through the dark a million miles an hour
F C(C,E,G)* Indiv. treble
segue into next chord (Em)
With somewhere to be
Verse:
So why dEmoes it seem
Like a pictureB  
Dm7/FHanging up on soDm7/Emeone else's walDm7/Dl
G/DGDG G, DGDG G
Lately I just haven't been myself at all
It's heavy oFn my mCind
Chorus:
I'm drAmeaming BbagainF  
LAmike I've alBbways beFen
And waAmy down BblowF  
AmI still know
Verse:
That the prettieEmst thing
I ever did seeB  
Dm7/FWas dusty as the Dm7/Ehandle on the dDm7/Door
G/DGDG G, DGDG G
Rusty as a nail stuck in the old pine floor
Looks like hFome to Cme
Piano Solo Improv based on chord progression Em, B, Dm7, G, F, C Very cool, but cannot
Chorus:
I'm AmdreamiBbng agaFin
LikAme I've Bbalways Fbeen
AnAmd way dBbown lowF  
Amthinkin' of the Emprettiest thing
Outro Solo similar to 1st solo only more bluesy
on the internet. I worked my bum off on it with the rythm & bass lines. I wanted a
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