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Intro riff by: Chris Bray (cbray@comp.uark.edu)
 
 
Intro riff:
 
E-----------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------
G---9--9--9--9-7--7--7--------------------------
D-----------------------7-7-7-9-9------------7-- repeat
A----------------------------------7-7-7--9-----
e-----------------------------------------------
 
 
Intro (chords):
 
D A
 
Em D A A ( about thirteen times)
 
G
 
 
G D G
When the circle finally formed
A D
you called me up
G A
the only one making a soung
G A D G
I can't work out what I want to see
D G A
I bury my thoughts in the ground
Em G A
All the seeds you sow
F# G A G
are just looking for a space to grow
 
 
A D G
So sleep, sleep
A G A D G A G
and lay your white body down
A D G
So sleep, sleep,
A G A D G A G
and lay your white body down
 
 
(D G A G A)x4
 
 
D G A G A
No matter what you do
D G A G A
it all returns to you
D G A G A
No matter what you say
D G A G A
you'll hear it all someday
 
(fades out)

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What is the starting chord?

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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?

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