This song is written in the key of Ab, and the guitars are tuned down to Eb Standard,
old school Guns.
Therefore, chords go: Am - F - Dm - G. The G chord is iffy.
****see comments section for ideas on the 4th chord.
When I play the chords on the piano (so it would be Gb),
it sounds right underneath the right hand melody, but stand alone on the guitar doesn't
right to me.
[Verse 1]
Am
And now I don't know why
F
She wouldn't say goodbye
Dm
But then it seems that I
G
Had seen it in her eyes
Am
Though it might not be wise
F
I'd still have to try
Dm
With all the love I have inside
G
I can't deny
I just can't let it die
Cause her heart's just like mine
And she holds her pain inside
So if you ask me why
She wouldn't say goodbye
I know somewhere inside
There is a special light
Still shining bright
And even on the darkest night
She can't deny
[Chorus]
So if she's somewhere near me
I hope to God she hears me
There's no one else could ever make me feel
I'm so alive
I hoped she'd never leave me
Please God you must believe me
I've searched the universe and found myself
Within' her eyes
[Verse 2]
No matter how I try
They say it's all a lie
So what's the use of my
Confessions to a crime
Of passions that won't die
In my heart
[Chorus]
(At this part, a distorted guitar comes in lower in the mix.
it sounds like it's playing A5, F5, D5, G5 or something similar to that.)
So if she's somewhere near me
I hope to God she hears me
There's no one else could ever make me feel
I'm so alive
I hoped she'd never leave me
Please God you must believe me
I've searched the universe and found myself
Within' her eyes
[Solo]
***see comments section for additional ideas for the solo.
eb|--15b------------------------------15b-15b-15b-15--------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------18--17br~~--------------|
Gb|------------/16-----14br~~~------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
this part probably off
|--------------------------------------|
eb|-----15--17--17b--19br--17--19b--17--19--15\--15--17------------------------|
Bb|--/17------------------------------------------------17\15--13--17--18--15--|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------17--17\-15-15-----------------------------|
Bb|--13--12--13--15brb--15b--15br------------------18--/17-18---/15-----------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------15b--15b--15--15b---15br---------------------------------------|
Gb|--14---17-----------------------------14-14--14-14--14h16h17---------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------14\---------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|---/17-----------------17---17b--17---19b---17h19-------20brb--20---22brb--|
Bb|--------/17----17--20-------------------------------17---------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
This part there is a lot of sliding...listen to get it right
eb|---/17\--/15--15\----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------/18--18--15--/15-15-15-------------15------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------14---17-------16~-------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------15---------------|
Gb|---16--14--14h16--16--14--13br--13--13--14--16---16br-14------16--16--16br-|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-------------15---------------------------------------------------15-------|
Bb|----17--17br-------18---15b--15b--15--13--15--13--15--17--13------------15b|
Gb|-14------------------------------------------------------------/14---------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------15-------17--16-------------------|
Bb|---15b--15---15b--15p13--------15b--15b------15r----------17---17br---15---|
Gb|--------------------------14-----------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--13--12--13--15--13-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------14---/14--16-17--17b--17------------------14---------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------17--17---14---------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The next part continues under the chorus. I tried to show exactly where the notes are
to the lyrics.
[Chorus]
So if she's somewhere near me
I hope to God she hears me
There's no one else could ever make me feel
I'm so alive
I hoped she'd never leave me
Please God you must believe me
I've searched the universe and found myself
Within' her eyes
"so if she's somewhere.." "i hope to God.."
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--13--12br---------13\------13--12br---------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------14--14---------------------12--12--12b--12----------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------12b--10---14~~------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"..aliiivveee" bend 3 steps "..and found myself."
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----13--14--16---14b--------------14~~~~~-------13brbrb----------/9~~------|
Db|-12------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Outro]
(For the Ab bend, Finck holds it for a long time. listen to get it right.)
So now I don't know why
She wouldn't say goodbye
It just might be that I
Had seen it in her eyes
And now it seems that I
Gave up my ghost of pride
I'll never say goodbye
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| b Bend
| / Slide up
| br Bend release
| \ Slide down
| h Hammer-on
| ~ Vibrato
| p Pull-off
| r Release
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