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Melissa by The Allman Brothers Band
Melissa
E F#m G#m F#m
E F#m G#m F#m
Crossroads, seem to come and go, yeah.
E F#m
The gypsy flies from coast to coast
A Bm C#m D
Knowing many, loving none,
E F#m G#m A
Bearing sorrow havin' fun,
C B E F#m G#m F#m
But back home he'll always run to sweet melissa... mmm...
E F#m G#m F#m
Freight train, each car looks the same, all the same.
E F#m
And no one knows the gypsy's name
A Bm C#m D
No one hears his lonely sigh,
E F#m G#m A
There are no blankets where he lies.
C B E F#m G#m F#m
In all his deepest dreams the gypsy flies with sweet melissa... mmm...
E
Again the morning's come,
D
Again he's on the run,
A
Sunbeams shining through his hair,
B
Appearing not to have a care.
C#m A B
Well, pick up your gear and gypsy roll on, roll on.
E F#m G#m F#m
Crossroads, will you ever let him go? (lord, lord)
E F#m
Will you hide the dead man's ghost,
A Bm C#m D
Or will he lie, beneath the clay,
E F#m G#m A
Or will his spirit roll away?
C B E F#m G#m F#m
But I know that he won't stay without melissa.
C B E F#m G#m F#m
Yes I know that he won't stay without melissa.
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version 2
E A D G B E
A6: [0 4 4 2 0 0]
Emaj7: [0 6 6 4 0 0]
E7sus2: [0 0 4 4 3 0]
C#m/E: [0 0 6 6 5 0]
A/E: [0 7 7 6 0 0]
E [0 2 2 1 0 0]
B [x 2 4 4 4 2]
C#m [x 4 6 6 5 4]
E A6 Emaj7 A6
Crossroads, seem to come and go, yeah.
E A6
The gypsy flies from coast to coast
A E7sus2 C#m/E E7sus2
Knowing many, loving none,
E A6 Emaj7 A/E
Bearing sorrow havin' fun,
Cmaj7 B E A6 Emaj7 A6
But back home he'll always run to sweet melissa... mmm...
E A6 Emaj7 A6
Freight train, each car looks the same, all the same.
E A6
And no one knows the gypsy's name
A E7sus2 C#m/E E7sus2
No one hears his lonely sigh,
E A6 Emaj7 A6
There are no blankets where he lies.
Cmaj7 B
In all his deepest dreams the gypsy flies
E A6 Emaj7 A6
with sweet melissa... mmm...
E A6 Emaj7 A6 (repeat 2x)
E
Again the morning's come,
D
Again he's on the run,
A
Sunbeams shining through his hair,
B
Appearing not to have a care.
C#m A B
Well, pick up your gear and gypsy roll on, roll on.
E A6 Emaj7 A6
Crossroads, will you ever let him go? (lord, lord)
E A6
Will you hide the dead man's ghost,
A E7Ssus2 C#m/E E7sus2
Or will he lie, beneath the clay,
E A6 Emaj7 A6
Or will his spirit roll away?
Cmaj7 B E A6
But I know that he won't stay without melissa.
Cmaj7 B E A6 Emaj7 A6
Yes I know that he won't stay without melissa.
E A6 Emaj7 A6 (repeat until end)
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version 3
4/4 TIME @ 84 BPM (4 min. 6 sec.) in 'A'.
*** Original fades out @ end, but I just hold the final 'E' chord when
playing live. According to Gregg, this was Duane's favorite song of his.
Chords Used:
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GUITAR KEYS
E A D G B e Bass| Chord
------------------ --------------
E - 0 2 2 1 0 0 E B-E-G#
F#m - 2 4 4 2 2 2 F# A-C#-F#
G#m - 4 6 6 4 4 4 G# B-D#-G#
A - x 0 2 2 2 0 A A-C#-E
Bm - x 2 4 4 3 2 B B-D-F#
C#m - x 4 6 6 5 4 C# G#-C#-E
D - x x 0 2 3 2 D A-D-F#
CM7 - x 3 2 0 0 0 C G-B-C-E
B - x 2 4 4 4 2 B B-D#-F#
INTRO: [4 M]
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|E |F#m |G#m |F#m |
VERSE #1: [16 M]
--------
|E |F#m |G#m |F#m |
Cross-… roads… seem… to come and go,… yeah…
|E |F#m |A Bm |
The gyp-sy flies… from coast to coast… know-ing man-y, lov-ing
|C#m D |E F#m |G#m A |
none,… bear-ing sor-row… hav-ing fun,…
|CM7 |B |E |F#m |
but back home you'll al-ways run… to sweet Me-lis-sa… Mmm…
|G#m |F#m |
…
VERSE #2: [16 M]
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|E |F#m |G#m |F#m |
Freight… train… each car… looks the same,… all the… same…
|E |F#m |A Bm |
And no one knows… the gyp-sy's name… No one hears his… lone-ly
|C#m D |E F#m |G#m A |
sigh… There are no blan-kets… where he lies…
|CM7 |B |
Lord, in the deep-est dreams the gyp-sy flies… with sweet Me-lis-
|E |F#m |G#m |F#m |
-sa… Mmm…
BRIDGE: [8 M]
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|E |D |
A-gain… the morn-in's come… A-gain… he's on the run…
|A |B |
… Sun-beams shin-in' through his hair,… bet-ter not to have a care,…
|C#m |A |B |B |
… so pick up your gear and gyp-sy roll… on,… roll… on…
VERSE #3: [24 M]
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|E |F#m |G#m |F#m |
Cross-… roads,… will… you ev-er let him go,… no, no,…
|E |F#m |
or will you hide… the dead man's ghost?…
|A Bm |C#m D |
Lord, or will he lie… be-neath the plain,…
|E F#m |G#m A |CM7 |
or will his spir-it… fall a-way?… But I know that he won't
|B |E |F#m |CM7 |
stay… with-out Me-lis-sa… Yes, I… know… that he won't…
|B |E |F#m |G#m |
stay… with-out Me-lis-sa… No,… no…
|F#m |E |F#m |G#m |F#m |
he… just won't stay…
CODA: [18 M] 'Guitar Solo' -
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|E |F#m |G#m |F#m |E |F#m |G#m |F#m |E |
|F#m |G#m |F#m |E |F#m |G#m |F#m |E |E |
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version 4
Tuning: Standard
Intro
e|-16-14-12--12-------------------------|-----|
B|--------------14p12-------------------|-----|
G|--------------------13\11--9--11p9----|--9--|
D|-----------------------------------11-|-----|
A|--------------------------------------|-----|
E|--------------------------------------|-----|
Verse 1
e|------------------|-----------|-----|
B|-----------9-10p9-|---12~~-14-|-12~-|
G|------9-11--------|-----------|-----|
D|-9h11-------------|-----------|-----|
A|------------------|-----------|-----|
E|------------------|-----------|-----|
Pre-Chorus 1
e|------------------------|-----------|-9~~-10--14-|
B|------------------------|-10~~-12~~-|------------|
G|------9--9h11p9---9--11-|-----------|------------|
D|-9h11-------------------|-----------|------------|
A|------------------------|-----------|------------|
E|------------------------|-----------|------------|
e|--12~~-14~~-|-16b--17-16-14-12-14b-|-15~~-15p14p12-|-14~~-|
B|------------|----------------------|---------------|------|
G|------------|----------------------|---------------|------|
D|------------|----------------------|---------------|------|
A|------------|----------------------|---------------|------|
E|------------|----------------------|---------------|------|
Chorus 1 Verse 2
e|----14-16~~-|---------|-12-----------------|------|
B|-12---------|---------|----14p12-12--------|------|
G|------------|---------|-------------13\11--|--9~~-|
D|------------|---------|--------------------|------|
A|------------|---------|--------------------|------|
E|------------|---------|--------------------|------|
e|-------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
B|-------------------|------------------------|------------------9h-|
G|--------------9h11-|-11/13-13\11-11-9-9h11--|--9~~-11-----9h11----|
D|---------9h11------|------------------------|---------9-11--------|
A|----9h11-----------|------------------------|---------------------|
E|-12----------------|------------------------|---------------------|
Pre-Chorus 2
e|--------------|-9~~-10p9-10-14~~-|-12~-14~-|-16b--16-14\12--12h14-|-15~-|
B|-10~~-10-12~~-|------------------|---------|----------------------|-----|
G|--------------|------------------|---------|----------------------|-----|
D|--------------|------------------|---------|----------------------|-----|
A|--------------|------------------|---------|----------------------|-----|
E|--------------|------------------|---------|----------------------|-----|
Chorus 2
e|-14b-12h14~~-|-----14-16~~-|--12------------------------------|
B|-------------|--12---------|-----14p12-12---------------------|
G|-------------|-------------|--------------13\11-9-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|----------------------11p9-9------|
A|-------------|-------------|-----------------------------11\9-|
E|-------------|-------------|----------------------------------|
Bridge
e|----------|------------|------------|------9h10p9-|-12~-14-|-12b-12~-|
B|----------|------14-12-|-10~~-10h12-|-12~~--------|--------|---------|
G|-9~~-9h11-|-11~~-------|------------|-------------|--------|---------|
D|----------|------------|------------|-------------|--------|---------|
A|----------|------------|------------|-------------|--------|---------|
E|----------|------------|------------|-------------|--------|---------|
Verse 3
e|-----------|----------------------|----|------------------|-9-----|
B|-12-10-12~-|--9h10-10p9-9---------|----|-------------9-10-|---12~-|
G|-----------|--------------11-11p9-|-9~-|--------9-11------|-------|
D|-----------|----------------------|----|---9-11-----------|-------|
A|-----------|----------------------|----|------------------|-------|
E|-----------|----------------------|----|------------------|-------|
Pre-Chorus 3
e|-----------|----|-----------|---------|-9~~-10p9-10-12-|-12~~-14~~-|
B|-9h10p9----|----|-----------|-10~~-12~|~---------------|-----------|
G|---------11|-p9-|---------9-|---------|----------------|-----------|
D|-----------|----|----9-11---|---------|----------------|-----------|
A|-----------|----|-----------|---------|----------------|-----------|
E|-----------|----|-----------|---------|----------------|-----------|
Chorus 3
e|-16b--17-16-14p12-|-15~~-15-14p12-h14~~-|----14-16~~-|
B|------------------|---------------------|-12---------|
G|------------------|---------------------|------------|
D|------------------|---------------------|------------|
A|------------------|---------------------|------------|
E|------------------|---------------------|------------|
e|-----------|-----------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------|-----------------|----------9--9---10p9h10-14~-|
G|---11--13~~|---------------9-|-11p9h11---11----------------|
D|-9---------|----------9-11---|-----------------------------|
A|-----------|---7-9-7---------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------|-----------------|-----------------------------|
[- 3 -] [- 3 -] [- 3 -] [- 3 -] [- 3 -]
Outro
e|-----------|-12h14p12h14p12h14p12h14p12h14p12h14p12-|-14B-16-16~-|
B|-14-12--12~|----------------------------------------|------------|
G|-----------|----------------------------------------|------------|
D|-----------|----------------------------------------|------------|
A|-----------|----------------------------------------|------------|
E|-----------|----------------------------------------|------------|
e|-14-12-|--16-14p12-14~--12-|-16-14p12-12----------------------------|
B|-------|-------------------|------------14p12--12h14p12-------------|
G|-------|-------------------|---------------------------13\11p9h11p9-|
D|-------|-------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|-------|-------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|-------|-------------------|----------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|----------|-------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------|-10p9h10p9~~-|
G|---9------------------------------|-9~~-9h11-|-------------|
D|-9---11\9------------------9-9h11-|----------|-------------|
A|----------11p9h11p9p7/9/11--------|----------|-------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------|-------------|
e|---------------|-------------------|-14B-16~-|-17-16p14/12----|-----|
B|-10p9h10--12~~-|-14p12h14p12~~--12-|---------|-------------14-|-p12-|
G|---------------|-------------------|---------|----------------|-----|
D|---------------|-------------------|---------|----------------|-----|
A|---------------|-------------------|---------|----------------|-----|
E|---------------|-------------------|---------|----------------|-----|
e|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|
G|-13\11\9---------|-------------------|-----9~--11-9~-11-|
D|---------11-9----|-----9------9----9-|-9h11-------------|
A|--------------11-|-9\7----9/11---7---|------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|-9--9------9~~-|
D|--------11-----|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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version 5
intro
E---16<<<12--12------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------14-12------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------13-11----11------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------14----11>>14-----------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"seem to come & go"
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------12---12b14r12--------------------------------------|
G-----------11-13-14-13----------------------------------------------------|
D-----11-14----------------------------------------------------------------|
A--14----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"the gypsy flies..."
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------17b19r17~~~~-19~~-|
G-----------------------------11-14~~~~-16~~~~-18~~~~-19~-------------------|
D-----11-14----14>16-14-11-14-----------------------------------------------|
A--14-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"bearing sorrow..."
(All this is done with a slide.)
E--16-17-17-16-14-12-14-15-15~~~~--15<14-12-14-----------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"to sweet Melissa" "Mmmm, hmmmmm"
All slide (obviously)
E----14-16---- E--12----------------------------|
B-12---------- B-----14-12--12------------------|
G------------- G---------------13-11------------|
D------------- D---------------------14---------|
A------------- A--------------------------------|
E------------- E--------------------------------|
"each car looks..."
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------11-11>13-13<11-11<9-9>11-9----------------------------|
D--------------11-14-------------------------------------------------------|
A--------11-14-------------------------------------------------------------|
E--12-14-------------------------------------------------------------------|
"no one knows the gypsy's..."
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------17b19r17~~~~-19~~~~~-------|
G-----------11-13-14~~~~-16~~~~-18~~~~-19>18<19----------------------------|
D-----11-14----------------------------------------------------------------|
A--14----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"there are no blankets...." (All slide)
E-16-17-16-14-12-12-14-15----15>14-12-14-----------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Play Melissa part again...
"mmmmmmmmmmm"
E--12----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----14-12--12------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------13-11------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------14-11------------->>14-----------------------------|
A-----------------------------14--14-11------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------14---------------------------------|
"Again the morning...."
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------14>15<14-17---17b19~~~r17------------|
G-------------18>16>14---14>16-16------------------------------------------|
D-14>16-16-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"rooooll on"
(on this (15b)16, you play the note at the bent pitch first, release to the
normal pitch, then bend back to the 16th fret)
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--(15b)16r15b16~~~~---------13>14-14<13-13<11-9>11-9-9--------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"will you ever let him go"
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------14-12-------------------------------------------------|
G-----------11-13-14----------13>14<13-11----------------------------------|
D-----11-14-------------------------------14-------------------------------|
A--14----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"will you hide the..."
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------14~~~~-15<14-15>17-17~~~~-19~~~~----------------|
G------------14~~~~-16~~~~-------------------------------------------------|
D-----11-14----------------------------------------------------------------|
A--14----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"will his spirit..." (all slide)
E--16-17-17-16-14-12-15-------15<14-12-14----------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Play Melissa part again, then there's this variation the next time
E--------------|
B--------------|
G--------------|
D-----14>16----|
A--14----------|
E--------------|
Now for the last part...
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------12>14-12----------------------|
G--------------------11----11-13-11-13-14-11-------------------------------|
D--------------11-14----14-------------------------------------------------|
A--------11-14-------------------------------------------------------------|
E--12-14-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14-12-14b16~~~~~~~---12-16<14-12-14~~~~-|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--12-16<14-12---12----------------------------------*---------------------|
B-------------------14-12---12-14-12-----------------*---------------------|
G------------------------------------13-11<9-11<9---9*---------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------*11-9---------9-------|
A----------------------------------------------------*-----11-9-11----11-9-|
E----------------------------------------------------*---------------------|
E-----------*---------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------*------------------------------------------------------------12-|
G-----------*----------------11-14-13-14-13-----14-13-14-16--18-16-18-16----|
D-----------*---11-14~~~~-14------------------------------------------------|
A---------11*14-------------------------------------------------------------|
E--12-14----*---------------------------------------------------------------|
E----14~~~16-|
B------------|
G------------|
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version 6
E F#m7 Emaj7 A Bm11 C#m B D C C#m2
E|---------------------------------------------2--------------4------------|
B|-----------2------4------2-----3-------5-----4---------1----5------------|
G|---1-------2------4------2-----4-------6-----4--------------6------------|
D|---2-------4------6------2-----4-------6-----4---------2----6------------|
A|---2-------4------6------------5-------7-----2---------3----4------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro - E, F#m7, Emaj7,F#m7
Verse1
E F#m7 Emaj7 F#m7
Crossroads seem to come and go, yeah
E F#m7
The gypsy flies from coast to coast
A Bm11 C#m Bm11
Knowing many loving arms
E F#m7 Emaj7 A
bearing sorrow, having fun
C B
but back home he'll always run
E F#m7 Emaj7
To sweet Melissa
Verse2
Same chord progression as verse 1.
Freight train, each car looks the same
All the same
and no one knows the gypsy's name
no one hears his lonely sigh
there are no blankets where he lies
and in deepest dreams the gypsy flies
to sweet Melissa
Chorus
E
Again the morning comes
D
again he's on the run
A
sunbeam shining through his hair
B
appearing not to have a care
C#m (second version) A
pick up your gear and gypsy roll on
B
roll on
Verse 3 (same as 1 & 2 until end)
Crossroads, will you ever let him go, No, no, no
or will you hide the dead man ghost
or will he lie beneath the plain
or will his spirit float away
but I know that he won't stay
E F#m7,
without Melissa
C B
Yes I know that he won't stay
F#m7
without Melissa
Emaj7 F#m7
No, no he just won't stay
repeat and fade (E, F#m7, Emaj7,F#m7)
Andy King
Ck27362@uarksysb.edu
From: J Smith
I have some preferences on the playing of the _chords_ in 'Melissa' that
differ a bit from his, which I think you'll find easier to play (and maybe
even sound better):
(excuse the lack of rhythm & timing, but I think you can figure it out)
e--0----0----0----0--/--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0--|
B--0----0----0----0--/--0----0----2----3----5----0----0----0----0----0--|
G--1----2----4----2--/--1----2----2----4----6----6----1----2----4----6--|
D--2----4----6----4--/--2----4----2----4----6----7----2----4----6----7--|
A--2----4----6----4--/--2----4----0----2----4----7----2----4----6----7--|
E--0----0----0----0--/--0----0----x----x----x----5----0----0----0----5--|
(still the mornin' comes...)
e--0----0---/---0----2----0----x----0----0----x------0----0--|
B--0----0---/---0----3----2----4----5----0----4------0----0--|
G--0----2---/---1----2----2----4----6----6----4-(or)-8----2--| (back to
D--2----2---/---2----0----2----4----6----7----4------9----2--| start)
A--3----2---/---2---------0----2----4----7----2------9----2--|
E--3----0---/---0---------x----x----x----5-----------7----0--|
This song is REALLY meant for a 12-string -- with all that open-string
resonance, it really rings!
Hope this gives you more of what you're looking for!
J Smith
Sunnyvale, CA
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 1995 16:01:17 -1000
From: Harlan L Thompson
MELISSA- Allman Brothers
TUINING: E B E G# B E
E F#m G#m F#m E F#m G#m F#m
E F#m G#m F#m
Crossroads seem to come and go, yeah
E F#m
The gypsy flies from coast to coast
A Bm C#m Bm
Knowing many, loving none
E F#m G#m F#m
Bearing sorrow, having fun
C B (n.c.)
But back home he'll always run
E F#m G#m F#m
To sweet Melissa mmmm
Freight train, each car looks the same, all the same
And no one knows the gypsy's name
No one hears his lonely sigh
There are no blankets where he lies
Lord, in deepest dreams the gypsy flies
To sweet Melissa, mmmmm
BRIDGE:
E
Again the morning comes
D
Again he's on the run
A
Sunbeam shining through his hair
B
Appearing not to have a care
C#m A B (n.c.)
Pick up your gear and gypsy roll on, roll on
Crossroads, will you ever let him go, no, no, no
Or will you hide the dead man ghost
Or will he lie beneath the plain
Or will his spirit float away
But I know that he won't stay
E F#m
Without Melissa
C B E F#m
Yes I know that he won't stay without Melissa
G#m F#m
No, no he just won't stay
E F#m G#m F#m (repeat and fade)
CHORDS:
E F#m G#m A B Bm C#m C D
E 0 2 4 5 7 7 9 8 10
B 0 2 4 5 7 7 9 8 10
G# 0 1 3 5 7 6 8 8 10
E 0 2 4 5 7 7 9 8 10
B 0 x x 5 7 x x 8 10
E 0 2 4 5 7 7 9 8 10
NOTE: This song may or may not be in this tuning, I'm not sure. But I
think it's easier and more fun playing it this way than in standard.
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version 7
verse
e------------------------------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------------------------------|
g--1-----------2-------------4-----------2-------1--------2--------|
d--2-----------4-------------6-----------4-------2--------4--------|
a--2-----------4-------------6-----------4-------2--------4--------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
the verse goes straight into the bridge/chorus
bridge/chorus
e------------------------------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------------------------------|
g--6-----7------9-------11------1------2------4------6-------------|
d--7-----9------11------12------2------4------6------7-------------|
a--7-----9------11------12------2------4------6------7-------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------------------------------|
g---9--------8-----------------------------------------------------|
d---10-------9-----------------------------------------------------|
a---10-------9-----------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
back to verse
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