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E-mail: [email protected] Tuning: E-A-D-G-B-E Playing style: Hand/Pick Comments: The tricks in this song are getting the taps and the rhythm. Just give it a few tries, then you'll be good to go. John uses handpicking at first, then later uses a pick on the strumming part. Intro & Verse (repeat as necessary) "I've these dreams I'm walking..." "Thinking about my brother Ben..." e----4----4---0---0---0--------------------0------0---- B----2----2---5---5---5---3---3---2---0----0-0----0---- G----4----4---4---4---4---0---0---0---0------0------2-- D-------------------------4---4---4---4------4------2-- A--0---0------0-------0-------------------------------- E-------------------------0-------0---0--0---0--0------ Pre Chorus (repeat x4) "And these days, I wish I was six again..." e------------4------4-------4----- B----5--5----2--4---2---2---2--2-- G----6--6----4--2---4---4---4--4-- x4 D----4---------------------------- A--5-------0------0-------0------- E--------------------------------- Chorus The chorus lyrics start in the pre chorus tab and goes into this. Listen to it a few times and you'll see what I'm talking about. "...my life was more like 1983..." e-----0----0-----5---3---3-- B-----0----0-----0---0---0-- G-----5----5-----5---5---5-- D-----5----5-----4---0------ A-----x-------/5------------ E--/5-5--5------------------ Bridge (repeat x2) "And most my memories have escaped me..." e--4---7---4-------4-------4------ B--5---5---5---2---2---2---2---2-- G--4---4---4---3---4---3---4---3-- x2 D--6---6---6---2---2---2---2---2-- A--4---4---4---------------------- E--------------2---2---2---2---2-- "If heaven's all we want..." e--7----7---0---0--- B--7---10---2---0--- G--8----8---1---1--- D--9----7---0---0--- A--9----9---2---2--- E--7----7---0---0--- e----------4---5---7--9--12-- B--3---5---2---2------------- G--4---6---4---4---7--9--12-- D--2---4---2---2------------- A--3---5---0---0------------- E---------------------------- Solo Now the keyboard plays lead solo here while the guitar plays this to the end of the song. I hear this riff differently than I see it live. So if anyone has a correct version, let me know. Here are 3 different versions of this riff. You decide. On the Any Given Thursday concert, John appears to be playing e---------- B--12--12-- G--12--11-- repeat as necessary D--10--10-- A--12---x-- E------10-- While Michael (2nd guitar) appears to be playing this e--5(h7)----- B--5------5-- G--5------5-- repeat as necessary D--5------4-- A---------5-- E------------ The (7) is a hammer-on on but alternates between 5 and 7 And this is what I hear on the Room For Squares album e---6/7--7-7---4/5--5-5-- B---7/8--8-8---4/5--5-7-- G---8/9--9-9---6/7--7-7-- repeat as necessary D------------------------ A------------------------ E------------------------