This version was played at the Crystal Ball Room in Portland Tuning: Standard This is the part which is played initially by the piano, then the trumpet and finally it's the guitar solo towards the end. They are all pretty much the exact same thing so I will tab it once here so you can do what you like with it. It's always played when the chords are E|---------------------------------------------------------| B|-----1---------------------------------------------------| G|-------2----2-0------------------------------------2-----| D|-----------------3-2h3-2----3p2-0----------0-2-3-0---3---| A|-----------------------------------------4---------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| B|-----1---------------------------------------------------| G|-------2----2-0------------------------------------------| D|-----------------3-2-3-2----3p2-0------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------0---0------------------------------------0----| B|-----1-----------3-1-0h1-0---1p0--------------0h1-----1--| G|---------------------------------2--------1h2-----2------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------0---0--3--0--3--3--1p0------------------------| B|-----1-----------------------------3---------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| Intro x8 {Verse} Rain bird, laughing in the olive tree, la la dee dah Colored shirt, with the alabaster altarpiece, you made for me Summer sweet, some forgiven Your advice is all that seems to matter much to me Call it sweet, call it something paradise {Chorus} Is it the right word you designed for me? Is it the broken word or good advice i need? Is the half as sweet set aside for me? Is it mysterious? is it something ripe and sweet? x4 {Verse - Snowbird, your sister said she needed me, la la dee dah Show them first, show them what you did for me, la la dee dah Quiet sound, and little soldier sent beneath And epaulets that covered every shoulder Call it sweet come take Forget the things I said, to please {Chorus - Is it the right word you designed for me? Is it the broken word or good advice i need? Is the tapestry set beneath my wings? Is it mysterious, glorious? Indeed. x4 {Bridge} (play the part between the braces |: :|) E|----|----------------------------------------------| B|----|.----10----10----10----10---10---10---10---10-| G|--9-|--10----10----10----10----9----9----9----9----| D|----|----------------------------------------------| A|----|.---------------------------------------------| E|----|----------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| B|----10----10----10----10----12----12----12-------.| G|-10----10----10----10----12----12----12----12-9---| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------.| E|--------------------------------------------------| Don’t stop, don’t break. You can delight because you have a place Quiet room, I need you now {Chorus - Is it the right word? Is it the broken word? Is it the majesty? Is it the tapestry? This part is played by one of the trumpets E|---8-7-5---------------------------8-7-5---------------------5--| B|-----------8----5-------5-----------------8---5----------5-8----| G|---------------------7-----7--5------------------7-----7--------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|---8-7-5---------------------------8-7-5---------------------5--| B|-----------8----5-------5-----------------8---5----------5-8----| G|---------------------7-----7--5------------------7-----7--------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|---8-7-5---------------------------8-7-5---------------------5--| B|-----------8----5-------5-----------------8---5----------5-8----| G|---------------------7-----7--5------------------7-----7--------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|---8-7-5---------------------------8-7-5------------5-8-12------| B|-----------8----5-------5-------------------8-5---8-------------| G|---------------------7-----7--5-----------------7---------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| {Chorus - Is it the right word? Is it the broken word? Is it the tapestry? Is it the majesty? Don’t stop, don’t break. You can delight because you have a place Don’t stop, don’t break. You can delight because you have a place Don’t stop, don’t break. You can delight because you have a place Don’t stop, don’t break. You can delight because you have a place (slower) Don’t stop, don’t break. You can delight because you have a place Quiet room, i need you now… ----- If someone can tab the end I'll steal it and glue it on here. ----- Any questions/comments to david dot reen at gmail dot com

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