What Is And What Should Never Be

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Step 1 / 9Position: 9
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
Verse
A13
x05670
E9 E7
x76770 or x76700
Chorus
A
* x07xxx
A7
x05xxx
A6
x04xxx
B x244(4)x
B/A x044(4)x
B/G# 4x44(4)x
(G#*) bend up third fret on low E string (G) to G# (fourth fret)
Interlude / Outro
E
* 07xxxx
Esus2
09xxxx
E
011xxxx
A
* x07xxx
Asus2
x09xxx
A
x011xxx
E5
0799xx
[Interlude Riff]
E A E A E5
e|-------------------|-----------------|
B|-------------------|-----------------|
G|-------------------|-------------9---|
D|----------9-11-----|------7-9----9---|
A|-9-11-----0-0------|-7-9--0-0----7---|
E|-0-0---------------|-0-0---------0---|
(watch for change of timing on repeats)
[Verse 1]
A13
And if I say to you tomorrow,
E9 A13
take my hand child come with me.
E9 A13
It's to a castle I will take you,
E9 A13
Well, what's to be they say will be.
[Chorus]
A A7
*
Catch the wind, see us spin, - sail away, leave the day,
A6 D A
way up high in the sky - hey whoa,
A A7
*
But the wind won't blow, - you really shouldn't go,
A6 D A
it only goes to show,
B B/A B/G#
that you will be mine - by taking our time.
E B
F# A
Ooooooh
G# E E
(*) | | |
[Verse 2]
A13
And if you say to me tomorrow,
E9 A13
oh what fun it all would be.
E9 A13
Then what's to stop us pretty baby,
E9 A13
but what is and what should never be.
[Chorus]
A A7
*
Catch the wind, see us spin, - sail away, leave the day,
A6 D A
way up high in the sky - hey whoa,
A A7
*
But the wind won't blow, - you really shouldn't go,
A6 D A
it only goes to show,
B B/A B/G#
that you will be mine - by taking our time.
E B
F# A
Ooooooh
G# E E
(*) | | |
[Solo]
A13
| |
E9 A13
| | | (x3)
[Verse 3]
A13
So if you wake up with the sunrise,
E9 A13
and all your dreams are still as new,
E9 A13
and happiness is what you need so bad,
E9 A13
girl, the answer lies with you yeah
[Chorus]
A A7
*
Catch the wind, see us spin, - sail away, leave the day,
A6 D A
way up high in the sky - hey whoa,
A A7
*
But the wind won't blow, - you really shouldn't go,
A6 D A
it only goes to show-ow,
B B/A B/G#
that you will be mine - by taking our time.
E B
F# A
Ooooooh
G# E
(*) | |
[Interlude]
| Esus2 E N.C. Asus2 A N.C. | E* Esus2 N.C. A* Asus2 N.C. E5 | (x3)
[Outro]
Esus2 E Asus2 A
But the wind won't blow and we really shouldn't go,
E Esus2A Asus2E5
* *
and it only goes to show, whoa, whoa whoa.
Esus2 E Asus2 A
Got the wind, gonna see us spin,
E Esus2A Asus2E5
* *
we're gonna say leave the day.
Esus2 E Asus2 A
A do be do ba da 'n' do oh.
E Esus2A Asus2E5
* *
My my my my my yeah.
Esus2 E Asus2 A
Everybody I know seems to know me well,
E Esus2A Asus2E5
* *
but they say I'm gonna move like hell.
Esus2E Asus2A E Esus2A Asus2E5
* *
Uh baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby.

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Verse
A13    x05670
E9     x76770 or E7 x76700
Chorus
A*     x07xxx
A7     x05xxx
B/A    x044(4)x
B/G#   4x44(4)x
(G#*)  bend up third fret on low E string (G) to G# (fourth fret)
Interlude / Outro
E*     07xxxx
Esus2  09xxxx
E      011xxxx
A*     x07xxx
Asus2  x09xxx
A      x011xxx
E5     0799xx
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
E B
(G#*) | E   | E   |
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
E B
(G#*) | E   | E   |
[Solo]
      | A13 |
| E9  | A13 | (x3)
[Verse 3]
[Chorus]
E B
(G#*) | E   |
[Interlude]
| Esus2 E N.C. Asus2 A N.C. | E* Esus2 N.C. A* Asus2 N.C. E5  | (x3)
[Outro]

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