The Early Years 1997-2000

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1. The Legend of Chin (1997)

2. New Way to be Human (1999)

3. Learning to Breathe (2000)

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Put together by Asa Gaston

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NOTE: You better have alot of ink ( you printing frieks )

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1. The Legend of Chin

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1. Bomb

2. Chem 6a

3. Underwater

4. Edge Of My Seat

5. Home

6. Might Have Been Hur

7. Concrete Girl

8. Life And Love And Why

9. You

10. Ode To Chin

11. Don't Be There

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Year: 1997

Tablatured by Asa Gaston

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1. Bomb

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Drop-D

Intro:

Bass line

Guitar Riff Intro:

Verse:

Power Chords

Chorus:

Post Chorus:

Verse again, but different chords follow:

the chord before the chorus this time is

The ending is the same as the intro, except for it ends on power chord C

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2. Chem 6a

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Intro

|-------x-x-x-2-2-----|-3-3-----5--5\-||

Verse

||o-------------------|----------------------|

||o-------x-x-2-2-----|-3-3------------------|

1st ending

|---------------------|---------------o||

|-------x-x-x-2-2-----|-3-3-----5--5\-o||

2nd ending

Chorus

||o---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0---0-0-|

1st 2nd

|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---3--3----o||-------------|

|-3-3-3-3-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---3--2----o||-3-3--3-3----|

Guitar Solo

|

| Gtr II

|

Bridge

1st-3rd 4th

4x

||o----------|------3----o||------3----------|

||o-x--------|-3---------o||-3---------------|

|

||o----------|-----------o||-----------------|

||o----------|-----------o||---------/5\-----|

Verse 2

Chorus 2

||o---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0---0-0-|

1st 2nd

|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---3--3----o||------------------|

|-3-3-3-3-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---3--2----o||-3-3--3-3--3-3----|

Outro

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Intro>

g|---7-----7-----7-----7---7-----7-----7---------------

d|---7-----7-----7-----7---7-----7-----7---------------

a|-5-----------5---------5-----------5---------3-4-(5)-

Verses>

g|---7-----7-----4---6---7---3---6---9---7---3---4---6-

d|---7-----7-----3---5---7---3---5---9---7---3---3---5-

a|-5---------------------------------------------------

g|---7-----7-----7----------------

d|---7-----7-----7----------------

a|-5-----------5---------3-4-(5)--

CHANNEL>

d|--9---8---7---6-

a|-(9)-(9)-(7)-(7)

g|-7-| |-2-|

d|-7-| |-0-|

a|-5-| |---|

CHORUS>

g|-0-| |-2-| |---| |-7-| |-6-| |-4-|

d|-0-| |-0-| |-8-| |-7-| |-5-| |-3-|

a|---| |---| |-9-| |---| |---| |---|

(F#/A#) Bm7

CHANNEL>

BREAKDOWN> Bm D G x3 then F#7

CHORUS> +

Intro riff

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4. Edge Of My Seat

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Drop-D

Intro:

Chords for the rest of Intro:

D(open) F D E F E D F 2x

Verse:

power chords

Pre-Verse 2:

power chords for this part are like so:

Verse 2:

power chords again

repeat the Pre-Verse 2 part only add these power chords:

Chorus:

then play the power chords that you use for the intro

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5. Home

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Chords

G G/B Cadd9 Dsus D Em7 C B2 B Am7 Cadd9* Am7/D

Intro

E|---3-------/7-------/8-------/10----10----|do 2x

/=slide up

It's a long way from Miami to LA

It's a longer way from yesterday to where I am today

It's a long way from my thoughts to what I'll say

It's a long, long way from paradise to where I am today

Em7 Cadd9*

All that's in my head is in your hands

It's a long way from the moon up to the sun

It's a longer road ahead of me the road that I've begun

Stop to think of all the time I've lost

Stop to think of all the bridges that I've burned that must be

crossed

Over, over, over take me over

Chorus

I've been poison, I've been rain, I've been fooled again

Am7 Am/D?

I've seen ashes shine like chrome, someday I'll see home

Home

Home

strum slower

I can see the stars from way down here

But I can't fall asleep behind the wheel

strum fast again

It's a long way from my shadows in my cave

Up to your reality to watch the sunlight taking over

Over, taking over, take me over

Chorus

For the string part just do G G/B Cadd9 Dsus D 4x

Em7 Cadd9*

All that's in my head is in your hands

Em7 Cadd9*

If it's in my head it's in your hands

Em7 Cadd9*

It's in my head it's in your hands

End chords (they are strange and I don?t know the names of them so just play them like that in that order.)

Extra guitar parts

Easier way to do intro

Bass part for Chorus

I've been poison

I've been rain

E|-8---7----3------0-5--| or E|-8---7----3------0-3-H6-|

I've been fooled again I've been fooled again

I've seen ashes

Shine like chrome

E|-8--7---3-----0--5---| or E|-8--7---3-----0--3-H6-|

Someday I'll see home Someday I'll see home

There is a guitar doing this at the end during the chords listed above

H=hammer on

P=pull off

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6. Might Have Been Hur

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Intro (with slight distortion) note: I believe that Jon doesn't change the

distortion at all but I don't have the right amp or any dis. pedal to find

out.

G------------6~~~~---6---------6h7------------6^(6)^(6)^(6)fade out

D---------------------(6)/7\6-------6-4--------------------

A-7harm----------------------------------------------------

Verse One

E5* E5* D5 D5 /F5*Hold

Chorus

(Guitar and bass share the riff and it's hard to tell if the guitar is playing

the bass notes too because they are octaves so I included bass so you can play

the whole thing all by yourself!) note: keep high notes short and an optional

A5 can be played at the end of the F5* E5* lick instead of hitting the A bass

note

Riff One

G------------------------------ F5* E5*

(Repeat Riff One)

G------4/7\6--

Solo

D----------------6/7\6------6-4--/2-------7-9-10p9--7-/9--11~~~~~-

Verse Two

F#5 E5 D5 D5 E5* E5* D5 D5 /F5*Hold

Chorus

(Riff One) F5* E5* (Riff One) F5* E5* F5 G5 A5 A5

G------4/7\6--

Outro

(Riff One) F5* E5* (Riff One) F5* E5* F5 G5

G------4/7\6-4

A---7--------- A(Bar form w/ B and e strings muted)

BIG note: Chords with an * after their name means that the chord is to be

played on the A string not the E string.

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this goes for all the verse's

chorus:(distortion)

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8. Life And Love And Why

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Intro> Verse>

g|---0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0--|---0-0----0-0------4---3-|

d|--4---4--4---4--4---4--4---4-|--4---4--4---4-----------|

a|-----------------------------|-2------0---------5---4--|

g|----------1h2---2-1----|

d|-7---7-------------0---|

a|-----0--------------0--|

g|-2--3--4--3-----------

d|----4--5--4----0---0--

a|-2--1--5--4---2---4---

g|-4--4--4--(4)--3--(6)--4--4--4--(4)--3--(3)-

d|-4--4--5-------4-------4--4--5-------4------

a|-2--0--5-------4-------2--0--5-------4------

g|-2--2--1-1h2-1-

d|-0--0--2-------

a|-2--0--2-------

CHORUS>

(D A Bm G) x2

Then:

(D G D A) x2

Bm (7997xx) A# (6x46xx)

A (5x44xx) G# (4x44xx)

CHORUS>

End- play Intro.

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9. You

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There's always something

in the way

There's always something

getting through

but it's not me

it's You, it's You

i find peace when

i'm confused

i find hope when

i'm let down

not in me ... me

in You

it's in you

i hope to lose myself

for good

i hope to find it in the end

not in me ... me

in You

in You

it's all that i know

it's all that i know

it's all that i know

in You

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10. Ode To Chin

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A7- 5756XX OR X0202X G#5- 466XX A5-577XXX OR X022XX A/F#-2x2200

G#- 4665XX B5- 799XXX OR X244XX Em/F#-2x2200

C#5- X466XX E5-X799XX Eb5-X688XX C5-81010XXX OR X355XX

Intro

g-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2

Verse 1:

What's your direction?

Tell me what's wrong, tell me what's right

What's your direction?

Think about somebody else for the night

Life's more than girls

God's more than words

You're more than this

So what's your direction?

And where are you now?

Chorus:

E5 A5 B5 A5 B5 slide E5

Grow, grow where you are, anchor your roots underneath.

Doubt your doubts and believe your beliefs.

Riff 1

g---4----------------4-------

Verse 2:

What's your direction?

What matters most?

What should you know?

What's your direction

All that you've been

Makes who you are now

'Cause I've been ashamed

I've been a fool

You know I've backed down

When I lose direction I pray to be found

Chorus again

Riff

Breakdown(Kinda drum solo)

Guitar solo that moves really fast

Chorus

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11. Don't Be There

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Main Riff: Fill:

d|-----0--0----------|- -|--------------|-

F|-----1--1----------|- -|---------5/4--|-

C|-----2--2--h4--p2--|- -|-----4h5-5/4--|-

Verse:

E B A (Fill)

Chorus:

Post-Chorus:

Bridge:

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NOTE: Decent album. Probably won't go platinum, but it's ok. Those

of you that drewl over this album; Pick it up and start playing.

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2. New Way to be Human

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1. New Way To Be Human

2. Incomplete

3. Sooner Or Later ( Soren's Song )

4. Company Car

5. Let That Be Enough

6. Something More

7. Only Hope

8. Amy's Song

9. I Turn Everything Over

10. Under The Floor

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Put together by Asa Gaston

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1. New Way To Be Human

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intro

<^for these little x's you kinda gotta slap it with your hand

like on "don't be there", and it's in the verse too>

verse

chorus

(D)--7\6/7-3-3--5-5--5-6-|-------------|

(A)--7\6/7-3-3--3-3--5-6-|-then-0-1-2--|

(E)--5\4/5-1-1-------3-4-|-------------|

<4x>

i couldn't figure out the parts where it gets all slow and it sounds like

synthesizersd for the prechorus and bridge but this is ok

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2. Incomplete

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intro/verse1

G------------------------------------------------------------| repeat

pre-chorus

chorus

D-2-2-2--2-hold-6-6-6--6------6/7-7-777-7/9-9-99-|

A-2-2-2--0------4-4-4--6-hold-6/7-7-777-7/9-9-99-|

verse 2:

G---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|repeat

prechorus

chorus

verse1

prechorus

chorus

bridge = just the verse 1 riff

outro = just the verse 1 riff

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3. Sooner Or Later ( Soren's Song )

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Standard tuning

Intro x2 Clean Guitar

g--------(6)--------3--------4------4---|

d------6-------------------2------2-----|

a---4-------------4------0--------------|

verse is the same as the intro, play x8

Verse I:

Come back and haunt me, follow me home

Give me a motive, swallow me whole

They've said i've lost it, what could i know?

When i'm but a mockery, Im so alone

Chorus :

g------4---------------4--------------4----4------7------4----|

d----6---------------6--------------4----2------7------2------|

a--4-----4--6b---7-4-----4--6b--7-2-----0-----5-----0---------|

^(1/2 step bend) ^(listen for timing, it's kinda tricky!)

Sooner or later

You'll find out theres a hole in the wall, yeah

sooner or later

you'll find out theres a hole in the wall

Verse II:

Today is ours, condemed to be free

Free to keep breathing, free to believe

I look to find You down on my knees

Oh God, I believe, please help me believe

Chorus

Bridge: Distorted Guitar

g---9-9--------------------6-6h-7-------------|

d------9>8----9--6b------9--------------------|

a----------9--------9-8-8-----------6-7-7-----| X2

g------------------------------|

d---8>10--10>12--12>13--13>15--|

a---6>8---8>10---10>11--11>13--|

...away, and i lost..."

g--6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------|

d--6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-|

a--4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-|

"with dreams of shrinking, yeah" (do the dreams of shrinking part x4)

g----------------------------------------------------------------------|

a--7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------------------|

e--5-5-5-5-0-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------|

bridge lyrics:

And i gave it all away

And i lost who i am

I threw it all away

With everything to gain

And i'm taking the leap

With dreams of shrinking, yeah

Dreams of shrinking, yeah

Back to verse I again,

then an instrumental chorus

and fade out

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4. Company Car

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Dist 1 (hollow)

Dist 2 (full)

Dist/Trem (hollow/trem)

E* = High E power chord

Intro (Dist 1):

E* \ \/\ \ \/\/\...

Verse 1 (Dist 1):

(E* A E A B) x2

C# A F# B [Kick in the dist/trem here]

Chorus (Dist 2):

Verse 2 (Dist 1):

(E* A E A B) x2

(silent) F# B

Bridge (Dist 1):

E|-/9\-|

E|-/8\-|

E|-/7\-|

E|-/6\-|

Verse 3 (Dist1):

(silent)

C# A F# B [Dist/Trem]

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5. Let That Be Enough

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Intro:

Verse: x4

Prechorus:

Chorus: () x3 then:

Lead into verse:

Verse x2

2nd Prechorus:

Chorus: Play () x3 then:

Then play first chorus

Ending:

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6. Something More

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Augustine Just woke up with a broken heart

All this time He’s never been awake before

At thirty-one His whole world is a question mark

All this time He’s never been awake before

Watching dreams that he once had

Feed the flame inside his head

C# B A C# Eb high E

In a quiet desperation of the emptiness he says…

“There’s got to be something more then what I’m living for I’m crying out to

you”

2nd verse: same

Augustine All his fears keep falling out

All this time He’s never been awake before

Finding now His old dreams aren’t panning out

All this time He’s never been awake before

But he’s mad to be alive And he’s dying to be met

In a quiet desperation of the emptiness he says…

“There’s got to be something more than what I’m

living for I’m crying out to you”

high E C# B A

“Hey, I give it all away Nothing I was holding back remains

high E C# B A

Hey, I give it all away Looking for the grace of God today

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7. Only Hope

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STANDARD TUNING (EABDGe)

CHORDS: Em - 022000 A - x02220 D - xx0232-|

INTRO:

B||*--------------3-3--0-*||-1/3-3-3-1-0--0---------4----------|

A||*---2-----5----2------*||-------3-----------3---------------|

VERSE 1: (plucked)

There’s a song that’s inside of my soul,

It’s the one that I’ve tried to write over and over again.

I’m awake in the infinite cold,

But you sing to me over and over and over again.

CHORUS: (strummed)

So I lay my head back down,

And I lift my hands and

Pray to be only yours,

I pray to be only yours,

I know now you’re my only hope.

VERSE 2: (plucked)

Sing to me the songs of the stars,

Of your galaxy dancing and laughing and laughing again.

When it feels like my dreams are so far,

Sing to me of the plans that you have for me over again.

INSTRUMENTAL:

(Still a bit off. Haven't had time fixing this yet.)

BRIDGE: (strummed)

I’ll give you my apathy,

I’m giving you all of me.

I want your symphony,

Singing in all that I am.

At the top of my lungs,

I’m giving it back.___

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8. Amy's Song

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D5 057xxx

Bm5sus 9,9,11,x,x,x

G5sus 557xxx

A#5 888xxx

A5 777xxx

NOTE:

(#) = optional notes

riff (basic structure):

Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)

Amy's Song

A|----0-------0---------------| (finger-picked)

A|----0-------0---------------| (finger-picked)

A|----0--------0---------0----| (finger-picked)

Verse:

riff...

Chorus: x2

VERSE

CHORUS

A|----0------0------0------0------0------0------0----|(finger-picked)

(no chord)

A|---0-------------------0---------------| (finger-picked)

A|--------0------------0----| (finger-picked)

A|----0-----------------0----| (finger-picked)

A|----0--------------------------| (finger-picked until pickups)

CHORUS

Repeat

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9. I Turn Everything Over

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Intro

99-11-13\-9-99-9-11br-99-11-13\-9-999-1111----|

77--9-11\-7-77-7--9br-77--9-11\-7-777--9-9----|

Verse

Pre-Chorus

Chorus

Intro:

High power chords

A E F# (Bend slightly)

Verse:

Ska-like chords (Just play E B G strings)

Pre-Chorus:

Chorus: Play with power chords and open strings - no bar chords

---CHORDS---

Intro riff

Verse

Chorus

Bridge:

then:

Pre-Chorus

Chorus

Then C B and end with chorus riff

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10. Under The Floor - ( To be tabbed ( Sorry )

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NOTE: Fabulous album. every song is awesome in every manner!!!

Yeah it's that good, listen yourself

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NOTE: Running out of ink yet? Hahahaha.....

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3. Learning to Breathe

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1. I Dare You To Move

2. Learning To Move

3. You Already Take Me There

4. Love Is The Movement

5. Poparazzi

6. Innocence Again

7. Playing For Keeps

8. Loser

9. Economy of Mercy

10. Erosion

11. Living is Simple

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Put together by Asa Gaston

Year: 2000

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1. I Dare You To Move

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Capo on 2

Chords (relative to capo)

D5 = XX0235 (pinky on 5)

D = XX0232

Dsus2 = XX0230

Dsus2/G = 3X0230

A = X02220 or 577655

Em = 022000

G = 320003 or 355433

Bm = X24432

[]Brackets indicate a quick transition chord, which can maybe be omitted if you're not

very good. Good luck!

Welcome to the planet

Welcome to existence

Everyone's here

Everyone's here

Everybody's watching you now

Everybody waits for you now

What happens next?

What happens next?

Chorus:

I dare you to move

I dare you to move

I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor

I dare you to move

I dare you to move

Like today never happened

Today never happened before

Welcome to the fallout

Welcome to resistence

The tension is here

The tension is here

Between who you are and you could be

Between how it is and how it should be... yeah

I dare you to move

I dare you to move

I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor

I dare you to move

I dare you to move

Like today never happened

Today never happened

Maybe redemption has stories to tell

Maybe forgiveness is right where you fell

Where can you run to escape from yourself?

Where you gonna go?

Where you gonna go?

Salvation is here

I dare you to move

I dare you to move

I dare you to lift yourself, lift yourself up off the floor

I dare you to move

I dare you to move

Like today never happened

Today never happened

Today never happened

Today never happened before

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2. Learning To Breathe

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Chords needed:

(Intro) G2 3x023m > In order to get the intro right, you’ve

G 3x043m gotta place your fingers like this:

C6 x3m23m 1st finger on the G string

Cmaj7 x3m43m 2nd finger on the E string

3rd finger on the B string

(Song) Am7 x02013 4th finger hangs and does the variations

C2 x30033

G 3m0033

D xx0232

Dsus xx0233

Em2\B x2m032

Em7 022033

C2* x32033

A7 x02023

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(INTRO)

Riff 1a (Gtr 1) x3 Fill 1

G||o--2-4-2-4-4-2-4-2-4br-2--o|| |-2-4-2-2-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-|

D||o--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0--o|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

|

| Riff 1b (Gtr 2)

G||o--2-4-2-4-4-2-4-2-4---2--o||

D||o--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0--o||

Repeat Riff 1 x3

then:

Fill 2

Intro:

C6 Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7… 3x

Verse 1:

Chorus:

Verse 2:

Back to Chorus

Bridge:

Quiet part:

Chorus:

Back to regular chorus 1x

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3. You Already Take Me There

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Chords: