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Intro tab/Write-up by: Chris Bray (cbray@comp.uark.edu)
Chords/Tab by: Mike Sullivan (s5mjas@csc.liv.ac.uk)
{Thanks Gerry Love for the chords also}
 
 
Intro:
 
D---------------------------------------------------------------
A--0-0-2--0-0-2v--0-0-2v--0-0-2v--0-0-2--0-0-2v--0-0-2v--0-0-2-- F#m E A
E---------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
A Bm D F#m E A
If she lived in space, man
A Bm D F#m E A
I'd build a plane
A E F#m
Out of luck so beam me up
Bm A E F#m E A
To hear her talking again
 
 
A Bm D F#m E A
She painted pictures
A Bm D F#m E A
That never dried
A E F#m Bm A E
Always tried to keep the feeling alive
 
 
A--0----------4--2-- D E
E------4--0---------
 
 
A E F#m A D Db/D B E
Need a crystal ball to see her in the morning
A E F#m A D Db/D B E
And magic eyes to read between the lines.
D E F#m E A
I take a wrong direction
D E F#m E A
From a shooting star
D E F#m E A
In the love dimension
D F#m Bm A E
Fading fast from taking this too far
 
 
{Break}: F#m E A
A Bm D F#m E A
A Bm D F#m E A
A E F#m Bm A E
F#m E A
 
 
A Bm D F#m E A
That summer feeling
A Bm D F#m E A
is gonna fly
A E F#m Bm A E
Always try and keep the feeling inside
 
 
A E F#m A D Db/D B E
Need a crystal ball to see her in the morning
A E F#m A D Db/D B E
And magic eyes to read between the lines.
D E F#m E A
I take a wrong direction
D E F#m E A
From a shooting star
D E F#m E A
In the love dimension
D F#m Bm A E
Fading fast from taking this too far
 
 
A--0----------4--2-- D E
E------4--0---------
 
 
A E F#m A D Db/D B E
Need a magic ball to see her in the morning
A E F#m A D Db/D B E
And crystal eyes to read between the lines.
A E F#m A D Db/D B E
Need a magic ball to see her in the morning
A E F#m A D Db/D B E
And crystal eyes to read between the lines.
 
 
Ending: D Dm A

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