Goodbye Alice in Wonderland
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Tabbed by KJM030584
Standard Tuning Capo 2
Intro: D A C#m D
D A
Its four in the afternoon
C#m D
I'm on a flight leaving L.A.
D A
Trying to think about my life
C#m D
My youth scattered along the highway
Bm F#m
Hotel rooms in headlights
A E
I've made a living with a song
F#m D
Just a guitar as my companion
A E
Wanting desperately to belong
F#m E A
Fame is filled with spoiled children
F#m E A F#m
They grow fat on fantasy
E A
I guess that's why I'm leaving
E
I crave reality
---------Chorus
A D E A
So goodbye Alice in Wonderland
D E
Goodbye yellow brick road
A D E A
There is a difference between dreaming and pretending
F#m D
I did not find paradise
A
It was only a reflection
E
Of my lonely mind searching
F#m
For what was missing in my life
VERSE AND Chorus 2 SAME CHORDS
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I'm embarrassed to say
The rest is a rock and roll cliché
I hit the bottom when I reached the top
Never knew it was you
Who was breaking my heart
I thought you had to love me
But you did not
Yes, a heart can hallucinate
If its completely starved for love
Can even turn monsters into
Angels from above
You forged my love like a weapon
You turned it against me like a knife
You broke my last heart string
You opened up my eyes
So goodbye Alice in Wonderland
Goodbye yellow brick road
There is a difference between dreaming and pretending
That was not love in your eyes
It was only a reflection
Of my lonely mind wanting
What was missing in my life
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BRIDGE: F#m E A D C#m D E
F#m
Dreaming is a good thing
E
Cause it brings new things to life
A
Pretending is an ending
D
That perpetuates a lie
C#m
Forgetting what you are
D E
Seeing for what you've been told
F#m E
And growing up is not the answer to dreaming
A D
Its being able to understand the difference between
C#m D E
The ones you can hold and the ones that you've been sold
F#m E A F#m
Truth is stranger than fiction
E A F#m
This is my chance to get it right
E A
Life is much better
E
Without all of your pretty lies
A D E A
So goodbye Alice in Wonderland
D E
You can keep your yellow brick road
A D E A
There is a difference between dreaming and pretending
F#m D
That was not love in your eyes
D
It was only a reflection
A E D
Of my lonely mind wanting
D
It was only a reflection
A E
Of my lonely mind wishing
E A F#m
That you were what was missing from my life
How to play Goodbye Alice in Wonderland
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.