(Intro) -|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---- -|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---- -|----------------------------------------------------------- -|----------------------------------------------------------- -|----------------------------------------------------------- -|----------------------------------------------------------- -|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------10-------------12---------- -|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------10-----7--10--------------- -|----------------------------------------------------7-9---- -|----------------------------------------------------------- -|----------------------------------------------------------- -|----------------------------------------------------------- (verse/Chorus) You say you want a revolution well you know We all want to change the world You tell me that it's evolution well you know We all want to change the world But when you talk about destruction Don't you know that you can count me out (in?) Don't you know it's gonna be Alright Don't you know it's gonna be Alright Don't you know it's gonna be Alright (guitar Details During Verses) (guitar 1 plays a standard rock & roll shuffle) -|----------------------------------------------------------------- -|----------------------------------------------------------------- -|----------------------------------------------------------------- -|----------------------------------------------------------------- -|-----9----9---9h11--9--9-----9h11--9--9--9h11--9--9--9h11--9--9-- -|-----7----7---7-----7--7-----7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7-- You say you want a rev o lu ti on well you -|----------------------------------------------------------------- -|----------------------------------------------------------------- -|----------------------------------------------------------------- -|-----9----9---9h11--9--9-----9h11--9--9--9h11--9--9--9h11--9--9-- -|-----7----7---7-----7--7-----7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7-- -|----------------------------------------------------------------- know we all want to change the... .. and so on, while Guitar 2 plays something along these lines: -|------------------------------------------------------- -|-------------4----4------4----4---4----4---4----4------ -|-------------4----4------4----4---4----4---4----4------ -|-------------4h6--4------4h6--4---4h6--4---4h6--4------ -|------------------------------------------------------- -|------------------------------------------------------- You say you want a rev o lu tion well you -|------------------------------------------------------- -|-----9-----9---9-----9---9-----9-------9-----9--------- -|-----9-----9---9-----9---9-----9-------9-----9--------- -|-----9h11--9---9h11--9---9h11--9-------9h11--9--------- -|------------------------------------------------------- -|------------------------------------------------------- know we all want to change the... (guitar 2 plays this figure during the "Chorus") -|-------------------------------------------------------11-------------- -|-------------------4----4---------------------------9--12--12-----12--- -|-------------------4----4------------------9--9h11---------11h13--11--- -|-------------------4h6--4---------9--9h11------------------------------ -|----------------------------------------------------------------------- -|----------------------------------------------------------------------- ... it's gonna be alright .. repeated a few times, and then the following turnaround: -|----------------------------------------------------------- -|----------------------------------------------------------- -|----------------------------------------------------------- -|-------------2----------4----------2----------------------- -|--------2h4--------2h4--------2h4-------------2------------ -|--2--2----------2----------2----------2--2h4--------------- Now, over the chords in the last verse, the lead guitar plays a screaming figure based on this: -|-----------14---- -|--14b(16)-------- -|----------------- -|----------------- -|----------------- -|----------------- And over the & E chords the final time around, the lead guitar is rapidly picking in rhythm with the words: -|--9-------------- -|--12b(14)-------- -|----------------- -|----------------- -|----------------- -|----------------- .. up until the climactic end. -|-------------10--9--- -|--b(10)9--7--10--9--- -|-------------11--10-- -|-------------12--11-- -|-------------12--11-- -|-------------10--9---

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