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Tuning : Standard EADGBE This is the intro. Its all just picking around one basic chord shape (057070) E---------------------------------------------------------- B------------7-----------------------------------7--------- G------------0--------------------------------------0------ D-----7------7----7---7-------7---7---------7----------7--- A---5---5----5------5-----------5--------5----------------- E-------------------------6-----------6-------------------- When the singing comes in the picking changes slightly... E---------------------------------------------------------- B--------------7--------------------------7---------------- G--------------0--------------------------0---------------- D-------7------7---7-----7---------7------7---7-----7------ A----5-----5---5------5---------5-----5---5------5--------- E---------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------------- B--------------5--------------------------5---------------- G--------------0--------------------------0---------------- D-------5------5---5-----5---------5------5---5-----5------ A----3-----3---3------3---------3-----3---3------3--------- E---------------------------------------------------------- Then: 'await your arrival, rest my survival on it' E-------1------------------0--------------------3--- B-------1------------------0--------------------3--- G-------2------------------1--------------------0--- D-------3------------------2--------------------0--- A-------3------------------2--------------------2--- E-------1------------------0--------------------3--- When he gets to 'rosary' : E----3--3-------------------------------------------------- B----3----3-----------------3----------------------5------- G----0------0---------0----------------------0------------- D----0-------------3-----3-----3----------5-----5-----5---- A----2----------1----------------------3------------------- E----3----------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------ B----------------8--------10--------- G----------0---------------0--------- D-------8-----8-----8-----10--------- A----6---------------------8--------- E------------------------------------ This is where he sings 'sleeeeep...' . It's the exact same chord shape and picking pattern as the intro but its all 5 frets higher. E------------------------------------------------------ B----------------12------------------------------------ G-----------------0------------------------------------ D-------12-------12---12------12--------12------12----- A---10------10---10-------10----------------10--------- E----------------------------------11------------------ E-------------------------------|------------- B------------------12-----------|------------- G----------------------0--------|------------- D-----------12------------12----|------------- A-------10----------------------|------------- E---11--------------------------|------0------ The last part of this song (as he sings 'if I could only sleep'): 'only... only... only... sleeeeeep' E--------0----------0-----------0---------5-------- B-------12---------12----------12---------5-------- G--------0----------0-----------0---------6-------- D-------12---------12----------12---------7-------- A-------10---------10-----------0---------7------- E--------0---------11----------12---------5-------- 'I'd say goodnight my sweet, see you when I...' E-------------------------------------------------- B------------5-----5-------------7-----7----------- G---------0-----0-------------0-----0-------------- D------5-------------------7----------------------- A---3-------------------5-------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------- 'sleee... E-------------------------------------------------- B--------------12---------------------------------- G---------------0---------------------------------- D------12------12---12----12----12----12--------12- A---10----10---10------10----------10--------10---- E----------------------------11-----------11------- ...eeeep' E-------------------------------------------------- B--------12---------------------------------------- G------------0------------------------------------- D---------------12--------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------- E------------------------0------------------------- Tabbed by Drew - [email protected]

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