Tuning: Guitar 1: Full Step Down Guitar 2: Standard Capo III (chords in parenthesis) Chords to know! Guitar 1 Guitar 2 e|---0---3---1---0---0---2----|---3---0---2---0---3---0---| B|---1---0---1---1---1---1----|---0---0---3---1---0---2---| G|---0---0---2---2---0---2----|---0---0---2---0---0---0---| D|---2---0---3---2---0---0----|---0---2---0---2---0---2---| A|---3---2---3---0---2---X----|---2---2---X---3---X---0---| E|---X---3---1---X---X---X----|---3---0---X---X---2---X---| Intro Solo: (Guitar 2 Capo III -- solo relative to Capo) e|-------------------------------------------------3-------------------------| B|---3-2-0--2-0------------------------------------0-------------------------| G|--------------2-------------------------------0--0-------------------------| D|-----------------2/4~--0-2-4/5--5\3-3-2-----0----0-------------------------| A|----------------------------------------0h2------2-------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------3-------------------------| Guitar 1 (chords for solo): verse 1 Guitar 1: Guitar 2: ) I built a house I built a house ) Upon the hill Upon the hill ) All my love's inside All my love's inside ) I run around I run around ) One day you will One day you will ) Come down Come down ) In a slide In a slide Pre-Chorus ) Everything looks better in my dream Everything looks better in my dream ) Nine pounds' heavier than it seems Nine pounds' heavier than it seems Guitar 2 (Chorus Solo over D7/A7): e|----------------------0-------| B|---2-1-0--------------1-------| G|----------2-1-0-------0-------| D|-----------------2-0--0h2-----| A|----------------------3-------| E|------------------------------| ) So take me back Minnesota in the snow So take me back Minnesota in the snow ) I turn my back and try to make it home I turn my back and try to make it home ) Clearly I've Clearly I've ) No hammer to hold No hammer to hold verse 2 ) You keep a light You keep a light ) And burn both ends And burn both ends ) I live inside my mind I live inside my mind ) And you were right And you were right ) I was wrong again I was wrong again ) What will they say when I die What will they say when I die Pre-Chorus ) Everything looks better in my dream Everything looks better in my dream ) Nine pounds' heavier than it seems Nine pounds' heavier than it seems Guitar 2: SOLO Chorus RIFF ) So take me back Minnesota in the snow So take me back Minnesota in the snow ) I turn my back and try to make it home I turn my back and try to make it home ) Clearly I've Clearly I've ) No hammer to hold No hammer to hold ) So watch my back with mercy as I go So watch my back with mercy as I go ) Cause I'm attacked Cause I'm attacked ) By this burning afterglow By this burning afterglow Clearly I've Clearly I've No hammer to hold No hammer to hold verse 3 ) I built a house I built a house ) Upon the hill Upon the hill ) All my love's inside All my love's inside Guitar 2: Outro Solo e|---2-0-------------------------------3-------------------------------------| B|-------3-1-0-------------------------0-------------------------------------| G|-------------2-0---------------------0-------------------------------------| D|-----------------3-2-0------------0--0-------------------------------------| A|------------------------3-2-0-2-3----2-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------3-------------------------------------| END!!!

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