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Tuning: E-A-D-G-B-E
Playing style: Hand/Pick
Comments: The tricks in this song are getting the taps and the
rhythm. Just give it a few tries, then you'll be good
to go. John uses handpicking at first, then later uses
a pick on the strumming part.
Intro & Verse (repeat as necessary)
"I've these dreams I'm walking..."
"Thinking about my brother Ben..."
e----4----4---0---0---0--------------------0------0----
B----2----2---5---5---5---3---3---2---0----0-0----0----
G----4----4---4---4---4---0---0---0---0------0------2--
D-------------------------4---4---4---4------4------2--
A--0---0------0-------0--------------------------------
E-------------------------0-------0---0--0---0--0------
Pre Chorus (repeat x4)
"And these days, I wish I was six again..."
e------------4------4-------4-----
B----5--5----2--4---2---2---2--2--
G----6--6----4--2---4---4---4--4-- x4
D----4----------------------------
A--5-------0------0-------0-------
E---------------------------------
Chorus
The chorus lyrics start in the pre chorus
tab and goes into this. Listen to it a few
times and you'll see what I'm talking about.
"...my life was more like 1983..."
e-----0----0-----5---3---3--
B-----0----0-----0---0---0--
G-----5----5-----5---5---5--
D-----5----5-----4---0------
A-----x-------/5------------
E--/5-5--5------------------
Bridge (repeat x2)
"And most my memories have escaped me..."
e--4---7---4-------4-------4------
B--5---5---5---2---2---2---2---2--
G--4---4---4---3---4---3---4---3-- x2
D--6---6---6---2---2---2---2---2--
A--4---4---4----------------------
E--------------2---2---2---2---2--
"If heaven's all we want..."
e--7----7---0---0---
B--7---10---2---0---
G--8----8---1---1---
D--9----7---0---0---
A--9----9---2---2---
E--7----7---0---0---
e----------4---5---7--9--12--
B--3---5---2---2-------------
G--4---6---4---4---7--9--12--
D--2---4---2---2-------------
A--3---5---0---0-------------
E----------------------------
Solo
Now the keyboard plays lead solo here while the
guitar plays this to the end of the song. I hear
this riff differently than I see it live. So if
anyone has a correct version, let me know. Here
are 3 different versions of this riff. You decide.
On the Any Given Thursday concert,
John appears to be playing
e----------
B--12--12--
G--12--11-- repeat as necessary
D--10--10--
A--12---x--
E------10--
While Michael (2nd guitar)
appears to be playing this
e--5(h7)-----
B--5------5--
G--5------5-- repeat as necessary
D--5------4--
A---------5--
E------------
The (7) is a hammer-on on but
alternates between 5 and 7
And this is what I hear on
the Room For Squares album
e---6/7--7-7---4/5--5-5--
B---7/8--8-8---4/5--5-7--
G---8/9--9-9---6/7--7-7-- repeat as necessary
D------------------------
A------------------------
E------------------------