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Intro: Synth. arranged for guitar
 
------/10------------------------------|
------/10-----/8----/10---/10----------|
--------------/7----/9----/9-----------|
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Verse:
Asus2 Gsus2 D/F#
Give me what you can tonight...
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--0-----------------------------------------------------------|
--2-----------------------------------------2-2---------2-2---|
--2---------------------------------------0-----------0-------|
--0-----------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------0-2-3-----------2---------|
 
Repeat this through the verses, then go to E just before chorus:
 
E
Tell me every day by day by
--0-0-0---0--0--0------0------0--------------------------
--0-0-0---0--0--0------0------0--------------------------
--1-1-1---1--1--1------1------1--------------------------
--2-2-2---2--2--2------2------2--------------------------
--2-2-2---2--2--2------2------2--------------------------
--0-0-0---0--0--0------0------0--------------------------
 
Chorus:
D5 G5 A
day Day by Day____________
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------3-2-3----3-2-3----3-3-2-3-----3-2-3----2-2-3--3-3-3---
------2-2-2----2-2-2----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0----2-2-2--2-2-2---
----0--------0----------0---0-0--0--0------2-2-2-2--2-2-2---
-------------------------------------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0---
------------------------3---3-3--3--3-----------------------
 
D5/A G5
Nothing lasts forever only fades away day by
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--3-3-2-3---3-2-3---3-3-2-3---3-2-3------3-3-2-3---3-2-3-----
--2-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2------0-0-0-0---0-0-0-----
--0---0-0-0---0-----0---0-0-0------------0---0-0-0-0---------
--0---0-0-0---0-----0---0-0-0--------------------------------
-----------------------------------------3---3-3-3-3---------
 
A D5 Gsus2 D/F#
day ________
------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------|
----2-2-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
----2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------2-------2---|
--2-2-2-2--2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------0-------0-----|
--0-0-0-0--0-0----------------------------------------|
----------------------------------0-2-3-------2-------|
 
repeat for verse 2, then go to bridge:
 
Gsus2 D/F# E5
And if you break down I will remind you ooh of what you
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-------2---------------------2-------------------------------
-----0---------------------0---------------------------------
----------------------------------------------2------2----4--
---3---------------------2-----------------0-----------------
 
D Bm Gsus2
were yesterday You can breakdown I'll be behind you
--------2-------2--------------------------------------------
--------3-------3-----3--------------------------------------
--------2-------2-----4----------4----4--------2-------------
-0--------------------4---2--4---4----4------0---------------
-------------4--------2----------2----2----------------------
-------------------------------------------3-----------------
 
Bm E
every every every every day by day___
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-------------------9---9----------------------|
--------7-7--------9---9----------------------|
-----7--9-7--------9---9----------------------|
---9--------9-7----7---7----------------------|
-7--------------------------------------------|
 
Rhythm plays chorus part, lead plays solo:
 
bend slide
-5-5-5-5----------------------------------------------------------
-5-5-5-5-5-3-5----------------------------------------------------
---------------2-2--------2------------0-2---0-2---0-2---0-2---0-2
--------------------5-4-5------------4-----4-----4-----4-----4----
-------------------------------19\--------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
 
bend harmonic
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-------------------------2-3-2---2-------7--5--------------|
-0-2-4-0-2-4-0-2-4-0-2-4-------4---2----------7------------|
--------------------------------------------------7--5-----|
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Then repeat chorus several times, there is a cool fill after the
"I can't stand anticipation..ooh" as follows:
 
bend bend bend
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---2---4---4---2---------------------|
------------------2---0---3---0------|
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Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.

What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is Asus2. 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.

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