Intro: |e---------------------| |B---------------------| |G---0---0-0---0-------| |D-----0---------0-0---| x4 |A---------------------| |E---------------------| Main melody: (played during all the verses) |e-----------------------------------------------------------------| |B---3---3---3-3-----1---1---1-1-----0---0---0-0-------0---0-0-----| |G-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0---0---0-----0---| |D-----------------------------------------------------------------| x2 |A-----------------------------------------------------------------| |E-----------------------------------------------------------------| |e---------------------------------------------------------------| |B---------------------------------------------------------------| |G---------0---0---------0---0-----0---0-0-0-----0---0-0-0-------| |D---4---4---4---4-2---2---2---2-----0-------0-0---0-------0-0---| |A---------------------------------------------------------------| |E---------------------------------------------------------------| |e---------------------------------------------------------------| |B-------------------------------0---0---0-0----0---0----0-0-----| |G---------0---0---------0---0-----0---0-----0----0---0------0---| |D---4---4---4---4-7---7---7---7---------------------------------| |A---------------------------------------------------------------| |E---------------------------------------------------------------| verse 1: |e-----------------------------------------------------------------| |B---3---3---3-3-----1---1---1-1-----0---0---0-0-------0---0-0-----| |G-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0---0---0-----0---| |D-----------------------------------------------------------------| |A-----------------------------------------------------------------| |E-----------------------------------------------------------------| When I stare into space, I'm looking for you And I can see you, at times |e---------------------------------------------------------------| |B---------------------------------------------------------------| |G---------0---0---------0---0-----0---0-0-0-----0---0-0-0-------| |D---4---4---4---4-2---2---2---2-----0-------0-0---0-------0-0---| |A---------------------------------------------------------------| |E---------------------------------------------------------------| I'll be around, to pick up your fall |e---------------------------------------------------------------| |B-------------------------------0---0---0-0----0---0----0-0-----| |G---------0---0---------0---0-----0---0-----0----0---0------0---| |D---4---4---4---4-7---7---7---7---------------------------------| |A---------------------------------------------------------------| |E---------------------------------------------------------------| I'll be around, oh... verse 2: |e-----------------------------------------------------------------| |B---3---3---3-3-----1---1---1-1-----0---0---0-0-------0---0-0-----| |G-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0---0---0-----0---| |D-----------------------------------------------------------------| |A-----------------------------------------------------------------| |E-----------------------------------------------------------------| See the kaleidoscope girl, in the doorway She's looking my way, at times |e---------------------------------------------------------------| |B---------------------------------------------------------------| |G---------0---0---------0---0-----0---0-0-0-----0---0-0-0-------| |D---4---4---4---4-2---2---2---2-----0-------0-0---0-------0-0---| |A---------------------------------------------------------------| |E---------------------------------------------------------------| I'll be around, to pick up your fall |e---------------------------------------------------------------| |B-------------------------------0---0---0-0----0---0----0-0-----| |G---------0---0---------0---0-----0---0-----0----0---0------0---| |D---4---4---4---4-7---7---7---7---------------------------------| |A---------------------------------------------------------------| |E---------------------------------------------------------------| I'll be around, oh... Interlude: |e---------------------------------| |B---------------------------------| |G---0-----0-0-0-----0---0-0-0-----| |D-----0-0-------0-0---0-------0---| |A---------------------------------| |E---------------------------------| verse 3: |e-----------------------------------------------------------------| |B---3---3---3-3-----1---1---1-1-----0---0---0-0-------0---0-0-----| |G-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0---0---0-----0---| |D-----------------------------------------------------------------| |A-----------------------------------------------------------------| |E-----------------------------------------------------------------| Washing the dirt from your face, I'm looking for you And I still miss you, at times |e---------------------------------------------------------------| |B---------------------------------------------------------------| |G---------0---0---------0---0-----0---0-0-0-----0---0-0-0-------| |D---4---4---4---4-2---2---2---2-----0-------0-0---0-------0-0---| |A---------------------------------------------------------------| |E---------------------------------------------------------------| I'll be around, to pick up your fall |e---------------------------------------------------------------| |B-------------------------------0---0---0-0----0---0----0-0-----| |G---------0---0---------0---0-----0---0-----0----0---0------0---| |D---4---4---4---4-7---7---7---7---------------------------------| |A---------------------------------------------------------------| |E---------------------------------------------------------------| I'll be around, oh... Interlude: |e---------------------------------| |B---0---0---0-0-------0---0-0-----| |G-----0---0-----0---0---0-----0---| |D---------------------------------| |A---------------------------------| |E---------------------------------| At this point, the solo begins. From all the versions I've seen of this song played live so far, Ira always plays a different solo from the one on the official version. But, here is what he plays in the studio: |e---3-3-3-3-1-0-----------------------------------------------| |B---------------1-1-3-----1-1-0-0-----------------------------| |G---------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2/5-5-5-5/7-7-7---| |D-------------------------------------------------------------| |A-------------------------------------------------------------| |E-------------------------------------------------------------| |e----------------------------------------------------------------| |B---3-1-1-1-0-0----------1-1-1/3-3/5-5/8-8-3---3-1-3-1-0-0-------| |G---------------0-0----------------------------------------2-0---| |D-------------------0-0------------------------------------------| |A----------------------------------------------------------------| |E----------------------------------------------------------------| |e---1-1-1-1-1-1/3-3-0---------------------------------------------| |B---------------------1-3---1-0-----------------------------------| |G-------------------------------0-0-----0-2-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-2-0-0---| |D-----------------------------------0-0---------------------------| |A-----------------------------------------------------------------| |E-----------------------------------------------------------------| |e-----------------------------------------------------------------| |B-------------------------------3---1-3-3-----6-6-6-6-6/5-6-5-3---| |G---0-2-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0---0-------------------------------| |D-----------------------------------------------------------------| |A-----------------------------------------------------------------| |E-----------------------------------------------------------------| |e-------------------------------------------------------------| |B---1-3-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-3-3-3-1-1-1-0-0-0-2-2-2-0-0---------| |G-----------------------------------------------------0-0-0---| |D-------------------------------------------------------------| |A-------------------------------------------------------------| |E-------------------------------------------------------------| |e---1-1-3-0-------------------------| |B-----------3---0-1-3-1-0-----------| |G---------------------------2-0-----| |D-------------------------------0---| |A-----------------------------------| |E-----------------------------------| Now play the main melody one last time: |e-----------------------------------------------------------------| |B---3---3---3-3-----1---1---1-1-----0---0---0-0-------0---0-0-----| |G-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0---0---0-----0---| |D-----------------------------------------------------------------| x2 |A-----------------------------------------------------------------| |E-----------------------------------------------------------------| |e---------------------------------------------------------------| |B---------------------------------------------------------------| |G---------0---0---------0---0-----0---0-0-0-----0---0-0-0-------| |D---4---4---4---4-2---2---2---2-----0-------0-0---0-------0-0---| |A---------------------------------------------------------------| |E---------------------------------------------------------------| |e-----------------------------------| |B-------------------------------0---| |G---------0---0---------0---0-------| |D---4---4---4---4-7---7---7---7-----| |A-----------------------------------| |E-----------------------------------| And that's the end of the song. Questions? Possible corrections? All welcome.
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