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Intro
Am Bm Am G D
e e e q e e e e e e e q q e e e e e e e e Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-2-----|
|-----------------|-1---------------|-3---1-----------|-3-3-3-3-----|
4-----------------|-2---------------|-4---2-----------3-0-0-0-2-----|
4-----------------|-2---------------|-4---2-----------4-0-0-0-0-----|
|-----------3-2---|-0-0-0-0-0-3-2---|-2---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-------|
|---------------3-|---------------3-|-----------------|-3-3-3-------|
G D Am Bm Am
e e e he e e e q e e Q e e e q q e e Q e e e
|-3-3-3-2-|---------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-|---------------|-1-----1---------|-3---1-----1---------|
2-0-0-0-2-7---------------|-2-----2---------5-4---2-----2---------|
4-0-0-0-0-8---------------|-2-----2---------4-4---2-----2---------|
|-2-2-2---|---------3-2---|-0-0-0-0---3-2---|-2---0-0-0-0---3-2---|
|-3-3-3---|-------------3-|---------------3-|-------------------3-|
Am G D G D A...
q e e Q e e e e e e q e e e he *
|-----------------|-3-3-3-2-----|-3-3-3-2-------------|
|-1-----1---------|-3-3-3-3-----|-3-3-3-3-------------|
4-2-----2---------3-0-0-0-2-----5-0-0-0-2-------------|
4-2-----2---------4-0-0-0-0-----4-0-0-0-0-------------|
|-0-0-0-0---3-2---|-2-2-2-------|-2-2-2---------------|
|---------------3-|-3-3-3-------|-3-2-3---------------|
boy alone...
B G D A D A F#
Q Q q Q Q q Q q e q h q q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2-------2---2---|
|-4-----4-----4/--|-12----12----12\-|-7-----5---7-----|-2-------2---2---|
4o4-----4-----4/--|-12----12----12\-|-7-----6---7-6\--|-3-------3---3---|
4o4-----4-----4/--|-12----12----12\-|-7-----7---7-7\--|-4-------4---4---|
|-2-----2-----2/--|-10----10----10\-|-5-----7---5-7\--|-4-------4---4---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------5-----5\--|-2-------2---2---|
B G D A D A F#
Q Q q Q Q q Q q e q h h
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2-------2-------|
|-4-----4-----4/--|-12----12----12\-|-7-----5---7-----|-2-------2-------|
|-4-----4-----4/--|-12----12----12\-|-7-----6---7-6\--|-3-------3-------|
|-4-----4-----4/--|-12----12----12\-|-7-----7---7-7\--|-4-------4-------|
|-2-----2-----2/--|-10----10----10\-|-5-----7---5-7\--|-4-------4-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------5-----5\--|-2-------2-------|
_________________
| 1st time through|
G | B | C A
Q Q q | q | Q Q q Q Q q
|-3-----3---------|-7--??????????---|-8-----8-----8---|-5-----5-----5---|
|-3-----3---------|-7---------0-----|-8-----8-----8---|-5-----5-----5---|
|-4-----4---------|-8-----8---------|-9-----9-----9---|-6-----6-----6---|
|-5-----5-----5-/-|-9---9-----------|-10----10----10\-|-7-----7-----7---|
|-5-----5-----5-/-|-9---------------|-10----10----10\-|-7-----7-----7---|
|-3-----3-----3-/-|-7---------------|-8-----8-----8-\-|-5-----5-----5---|
| 2nd time through|
| Q Q q |
|-7-----7-----7---|
|-7-----7-----7---|
|-8-----8-----8---|
|-9-----9-----9---|
|-9-----9-----9---|
|-7-----7-----7---|
D D#0 E C G
Q Q q Q Q q Q Q q h q q
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----0---------|-----------------|
|-7-----7-----7---|-7-----7-----7---|-0-----0---------|-12--------------|
|-7-----7-----7---|-8-----8-----8---|-1-----1-----1/--|-13------5-------|
|-7-----7-----7---|-7-----7-----7---|-2-----2-----2/--|-14------5---5---|
|-5-----5-----5---|-6-----6-----6---|-2-----2-----2/--|-14------3---5---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----0-----0---|-------------3---|
All the same...
Am * Bm Am
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e Q e e e q q
|---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------1-----1-|---------3---1---|
7---------------|---------------4---------2-----2-|---------4---2---|
8---7-----5-4-0-|---5-2---------4---------2-----2-|---------4---2---|
|-0---5-7-------|-3-----3-5-2---|---3-2---0-----0-|---3-2---2---0---|
|---------------|-------------3-|-1-----3---------|-------3---------|
G D C G Am
e e e h q q e q q e e e q Q e e e
|-3-3-3-2---------|-------------3---|---------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3---------|-------------3---|---------|-1-----1---------|
|-0-0-0-2-------5-|---5---5-5---0---2---------4-2-----2---------|
|-0-0-0-0-------5-|---5---5-5---0---4---------4-2-----2---------|
|-2-2-2---------3-|---3---3-3---2---|---3-2---|-0-----0---3-2---|
|-3-3-3-----------|-------------3---|-------3-|---------------3-|
Bm Am G D C Am Bm Am
q q e e e h H e e e q Q e e e q q
|---------|-3-3-3-2---------|---------------|-----------------|---------|
|-3---1---|-3-3-3-3---------|---------------|-1-----1---------|-3---1---|
2-4---2---4-0-0-0-2-------5-7---------------4-2-----2---------2-4---2---|
4-4---2---4-0-0-0-0-------5-8---------------4-2-----2---------4-4---2---|
|-2---0---|-2-2-2---------3-|---------2-0---|-0-----0---3-2---|-2---0---|
|---------|-3-3-3-----------|-------------3-|---------------3-|---------|
_____________________ _________________________________
| 1st repeat | 2nd repeat |
G D | G D | G D |
e e e Q | e e e he | e e e he |
|-3-3-3-2-----|-3-3-3-2-------------|-3-3-3-2-----------|-------------|
|-3-3-3-3-----|-3-3-3-3-------------|-3-3-3-3-----------|-------------|
3-0-0-0-2-----5-0-0-0-2------------o5-0-0-0-2-----------3------------o|
4-0-0-0-0-----4-0-0-0-0------------o4-0-0-0-0-----------4------------o|
|-2-2-2-------|-2-2-2---------------|-2-2-2-------------|-------------|
|-3-3-3-------|-3-2-3---------------|-3-3-3-------------|-------------|
Bridge, repeat 5 times, w/slight reverb.
Left Channel: Clean tone w/heavy chorus effect.
Right Channel: Clean tone no chorus effect.
C Dsus4 C Dsus4 Em
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e H
|-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
5-------0---6-------0---0-|-------0-----|-------------|
8-----10--108-----12--12--|-----10----12|-14------\---|
|---10------|---12--------|---10--------|-14------\---|
|-8---------|-10----------|-8-------10--|-12------\---|
The keyboard has been arranged for guitar on the 2nd staff,
notes on A string are 8va bassa. The bass sound is likely
a Moog Taurus Pedal sound (sawtooth wave with a rapid closing
filter). The right hand melody sounds like a Mini-Moog
(a sawtooth wave with a somewhat rapid attack but with the
filter open relatively wide to achieve a string-like sound).
On the promo video Geddy plays both parts with the same
sound on a Mini-Moog. It is clear that the bass sound
on the promo-video deviates from the original studio
recording.
C Dsus4 C Dsus4 Em
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e H
|-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
5-------0---6-------0---0-|-------0-----|-------------|
8-----10--108-----12--12--|-----10----12|-14------\---|
|---10------|---12--------|---10--------|-14------\---|
|-8---------|-10----------|-8-------10--|-12------\---|
| |
| he H h q H |
|-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
5-----------6-------------|-------------|-------------|
8-----------8-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-3---------|-5-----------|-3-------5---|-7-----------|
|-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
C Dsus4 C Dsus4 Em
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e H
|-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
5-------0---6-------0---0-|-------0-----|-------------|
8-----10--108-----12--12--|-----10----12|-14------\---|
|---10------|---12--------|---10--------|-14------\---|
|-8---------|-10----------|-8-------10--|-12------\---|
| |
| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e |
|-----------|---------5---|-8-7-5-------|-------------|
|-----5-----|-6-5-8-6---8-|-------8-6-8-|-5-6-8-6-5---|
5-5-7---7-5-6-------------|-------------|-----------7-|
8-----------8-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-3---------|-5-----------|-3-------5---|-7-----------|
|-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
C Dsus4 C Dsus4 Em
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e H
|-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
5-------0---6-------0---0-|-------0-----|-------------|
8-----10--108-----12--12--|-----10----12|-14------\---|
|---10------|---12--------|---10--------|-14------\---|
|-8---------|-10----------|-8-------10--|-12------\---|
| |
| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e essse e |
|-----------|---------5---|-8-7-5-------|-------------|
|-----5-----|-6-5-8-6---8-|-------8-6-8-|-5-6-86865---|
5-5-7---7-5-6-------------|-------------|-----------7-|
8-----------8-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-3---------|-5-----------|-3-------5---|-7-----------|
|-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
C Dsus4 C Dsus4 Em
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e H
|-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
5-------0---6-------0---0-|-------0-----|-------------|
8-----10--108-----12--12--|-----10----12|-14------\---|
|---10------|---12--------|---10--------|-14------\---|
|-8---------|-10----------|-8-------10--|-12------\---|
| |
| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e H+ |
|-----------|---------5---|-8-7-5-------|-------------|
|-----5-----|-6-5-8-6---8-|-------8-6-8-|-5-----------|
5-5-7---7-5-6-------------|-------------|-------------|
8-----------8-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-3---------|-5-----------|-3-------5---|-7-----------|
|-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
* Distortion on
AaddB B AaddB B
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|-----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
|-------0---|---------0---|-------0---|---------0---|
5---------6-6-------8---8-5---------6-6-------8---8-|
8-----7-----8-----9-------8-----7-----8-----9-------|
|---7-------|---9---------|---7-------|---9---------|
|-5---------|-7-----------|-5---------|-7-----------|
| |
| w+ |
|-----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
|(5)--------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
5-----------6-------------5-----------6-------------|
8-----------8-------------8-----------8-------------|
|-----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
|-----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
C Dsus4 C Dsus4
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|-----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
|-----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
5-------0---6-------0---0-|-------0---|-------0---0-|
8-----10--108-----12--12--|-----10--10|-----12--12--|
|---10------|---12--------|---10------|---12--------|
|-8---------|-10----------|-8---------|-10----------|
| |
| w+ |
|-----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
|-?---------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
5-----------6-------------5-----------6-------------|
8-----------8-------------8-----------8-------------|
|-----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
|-----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
AaddB B AaddB B
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|-----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
|-------0---|---------0---|-------0---|---------0---|
5---------6-6-------8---8-5---------6-6-------8---8-|
8-----7-----8-----9-------8-----7-----8-----9-------|
|---7-------|---9---------|---7-------|---9---------|
|-5---------|-7-----------|-5---------|-7-----------|
| |
| w+ |
|-----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
|-5---------|-?-----------|-5---------|-?-----------|
5-----------6-------------5-----------6-------------|
8-----------8-------------8-----------8-------------|
|-----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
|-----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
C Dsus4 C Dsus4
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|-----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
|-----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
5-------0---6-------0---0-|-------0---|-------0---0-|
8-----10--108-----12--12--|-----10--10|-----12--12--|
|---10------|---12--------|---10------|---12--------|
|-8---------|-10----------|-8---------|-10----------|
| |
| w+ |
|-----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
|-?---------|-?-----------|-5---------|-?-----------|
5-----------6-------------5-----------6-------------|
8-----------8-------------8-----------8-------------|
|-----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
|-----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
C Dsus4 Em C Dsus4
e e e e e e H e e e e e e e e e e e
|-------------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
6-------0-----|-------------5-------0---6-------0---0-|
8-----10----12|-14------\---8-----10--108-----12--12--|
|---10--------|-14------\---|---10------|---12--------|
|-8-------10--|-12------\---|-8---------|-10----------|
| |
| |
|-------------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
|-?-----------|-?-----------|-?---------|-?-----------|
|-------------|-------------5-----------6-------------|
|-------------|-------------8-----------8-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
C Dsus4 Em
e e e e e e H
|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|
|-------0-----|-------------|
|-----10----12|-14------\---|
|---10--------|-14------\---|
|-8-------10--|-12------\---|
| |
| |
|-------------|-------------|
|-?-----------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|
All the same...
Am * Bm Am
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e Q e e e q q
|---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------1-----1-|---------3---1---|
7---------------|---------------4---------2-----2-|---------4---2---|
8---7-----5-4-0-|---5-2---------4---------2-----2-|---------4---2---|
|-0---5-7-------|-3-----3-5-2---|---3-2---0-----0-|---3-2---2---0---|
|---------------|-------------3-|-1-----3---------|-------3---------|
G D C G Am
e e e h q q e q q e e e q Q e e e
|-3-3-3-2---------|-------------3---|---------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3---------|-------------3---|---------|-1-----1---------|
|-0-0-0-2-------5-|---5---5-5---0---2---------4-2-----2---------|
|-0-0-0-0-------5-|---5---5-5---0---4---------4-2-----2---------|
|-2-2-2---------3-|---3---3-3---2---|---3-2---|-0-----0---3-2---|
|-3-3-3-----------|-------------3---|-------3-|---------------3-|
Bm Am G D C Am Bm Am
q q e e e h H e e e q Q e e e q q
|---------|-3-3-3-2---------|---------------|-----------------|---------|
|-3---1---|-3-3-3-3---------|---------------|-1-----1---------|-3---1---|
2-4---2---4-0-0-0-2-------5-7---------------4-2-----2---------2-4---2---|
4-4---2---4-0-0-0-0-------5-8---------------4-2-----2---------4-4---2---|
|-2---0---|-2-2-2---------3-|---------2-0---|-0-----0---3-2---|-2---0---|
|---------|-3-3-3-----------|-------------3-|---------------3-|---------|
G D G D
e e e Q e e e he (w/delay)
|-3-3-3-2-----|-3-3-3-2-------------|
|-3-3-3-3-----|-3-3-3-3-------------|
3-0-0-0-2-----5-0-0-0-2-------------|
4-0-0-0-0-----4-0-0-0-0-------------|
|-2-2-2-------|-2-2-2---------------|
|-3-3-3-------|-3-2-3---------------|
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version 2
Intro: Am Bm Am G D G D x2
Verse 1:
B G
A boy alone, and so far from home
D A D A F#
Endless rooftops from my window
I felt the gloom of empty rooms
On rainy afternoons
Prechorus 1:
G B
Sometimes, in confusion
C A
I felt so lost and disillusioned
D D#
Innocence gave me confidence
E C G
To go up against reality
Chorus:
Am
All the same
Bm Am
We take our chances
G D
Laughed at by time
C G
Tricked by circumstances
Am
Plus a change
Bm Am
Plus c'est la meme chose
G D
The more that things change
C Am Bm Am G D G D
The more they stay the same
Verse 2:
Now I've gained some understanding
Of the only world that we see
Things that I once dreamed of
Have become reality
Prechorus 2:
These walls that still surround me
Still contain the same old me
Just one more whos searching for
A world that ought to be
Chorus
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