Tuning: EADGBe first few lines of first verse, the chord progression is e|---5------------------------------4-------------------------------------------| B|---5------------------------------5-------------------------------------------| G|---6------------------------------6-------------------------------------------| D|---7------------------------------6-------------------------------------------| A|---7------------------------------4-------------------------------------------| E|---5------------------------------x-------------------------------------------| Julie Christie, the rumors are true as the e|---2----------------------------0--------------------------------------------| B|---2----------------------------0--------------------------------------------| G|---2----------------------------1--------------------------------------------| D|---4----------------------------2--------------------------------------------| A|---4----------------------------2--------------------------------------------| E|---2----------------------------0--------------------------------------------| pages turn, my eyes are glued etc. then, you add a measure of to the end e|---------5-----------------------------------4--------------------------------| B|---------5-----------------------------------4--------------------------------| G|---------6-----------------------------------5--------------------------------| D|---------7-----------------------------------6--------------------------------| A|---------7-----------------------------------6--------------------------------| E|---------5-----------------------------------4--------------------------------| i spent So much time, dreaming 'bout elenor braun in my room with the curtains e|---2------------------------------0-----------------------------5----------------| B|---2------------------------------0-----------------------------7----------------| G|---2------------------------------1-----------------------------7----------------| D|---4------------------------------2-----------------------------7----------------| A|---4------------------------------2-----------------------------5----------------| E|---2------------------------------0-----------------------------x----------------| drawn, see her in the eyes of paul, say it, I can say no more So this continues until the solo/break, when you throw in another measure of , this time after the This chord progression then continues for the rest of the song, i.e. e|----5---------------------------------------4------------------------------------| B|----5---------------------------------------5------------------------------------| G|----6---------------------------------------6------------------------------------| D|----7---------------------------------------6------------------------------------| A|----7---------------------------------------4------------------------------------| E|----5---------------------------------------x------------------------------------| as time goes by I know its gonna happen, I know its going away e|-------5---------------------2-----------------------------0------------------5--| B|-------7---------------------2-----------------------------0------------------7--| G|-------7---------------------2-----------------------------1------------------7--| D|-------7---------------------4-----------------------------2------------------7--| A|-------5---------------------4-----------------------------2------------------5--| E|-------x---------------------2-----------------------------0------------------x--| gonna take its toll, gonna take its toll, and Ill take my time, cause I'm thinkin about the way... etc. through the ba-bop ba-baaaas until the end. listen to the record for timing, etc. ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************

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