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INTRO:
D Bm Am D Bm Em "Open your eyes, let it begin"
|10--7--5-|-5-|-5--5-10-7\-|-0-| |-------5^7^5-|-------------|
|10--7--5-|-5-|-5--5-10-7\-|-0-| |-5-7-8-------|--8--7^8^7---|
|11--7--5-|-5-|-5--5-11-7\-|-0-| |-------------|-----------9-|
|12--9--7-|---|----7-12-9\-|-2-| |-------------|-------------|
|12--9--7-|---|------------|-2-| |-------------|-------------|
|10--7--5-|---|------------|-0-| |-------------|-------------|
VERSE:
Bm Am Bm Am Bm Am Bm Am
|-7----------|---|----7------|---------|---|-----|-7-|---5-|
|-7----------|---|-7--7------|---------|-7-|-5---|-7-|---5-|
|-7-7^9^7--5-|-5-|-7--7------|-5---5---|-7-|-5---|-7-|-5-5-|
|-9--------5-|-5-|-9--9-7----|-5---5---|-7-|-5---|-7-|-5-5-|
|-9--------7-|-7-|-9------9-7|-7---7---|-9-|-7-0-|-9-|-7-7-|
|-7--------5-|-5-|-7---------|-5-5-5-x-|-7-|-5---|-7-|-5-5-|
CHORUS:
G Bm/F# Am/E D E G G5 G Bm/F# Am/E D E G
|-3---2------0-|-0----------------|--3---2-------0-|-0-------------|
|-3---3------1-|-1----------------|--0---3-------1-|-1------00-----|
|-4---2---x--0-|-0--------0-0-----|--0---2---x---0-|-0------00-0---|
|-5---4---x--2-|-2--0^2-x---------|--0---4---x---2-|-2--0^2--------|
|-5---2---x--0-|-0------------0---|----------x---0-|-0-----------0-|
|-3------------|----------------3-|3---------------|---------------|
END VERSE: GUITAR SOLO:
G Bm/F# Am/E full PB full full
|--3----2----0-|--0-| |-12---1212-----12--|--------------------------|
|--3----3----1-|--1-| |-15^------^15----15|12---121512---------------|
|--4----2----0-|--0-| |-------------------|--14^------14^-1412-------|
|--5----4----2-|--2-| |-------------------|-------------------14-----|
|--5----2----0-|--0-| |-------------------|-----------------------14-|
|3-3-----------|----| |-------------------|--------------------------|
full full PB full PB PB ~~~~
|-17^---17^--|-^17^(17)^(17)-^17-^17^(17)\15/17\--|-12------|
|------------|------------------------------------|-12------|
|------------|------------------------------------|-12--12--|
|------------|------------------------------------|---------|
|------------|------------------------------------|---------|
|------------|------------------------------------|---------|
END SOLO: [.........REPEAT...................]
T T T T T T
|12-----------------------| |------------------------------------|
|12-----------------------| |------------------------------------|
|---12--------------------| |-7^2^4^7^2^4^7^2^4^7^2^4^7^2^4^7^2^4|
|------14^12--------------| |------------------------------------|
|------------14-(14)^12\10| |------------------------------------|
|-------------------------| |------------------------------------|
ORGAN SOLO and REPEAT CHORUS
 
BRIDGE:
"Hey yeah Papa, Mama says hello. Sister, brother, We're all singin' see.
|-3-----|-5----|-7--|------------|-3----|-5------|-7-------|---------5-5--|
|-3-----|-5----|-7--|---5--------|-3----|-5------|-7-------|--55-----5-5--|
|-4-----|-6----|-8--|---5^7^5---5|-4----|-6------|-8-------|--55---5-5-5--|
|-5-----|-7----|-9--|---------5-7|-5----|-7------|-9-------|--77-775-5-5--|
|-5-----|-7----|-9--|-7----------|-5----|-7------|-9-------|-7------------|
|-3-----|-5----|-7--|-5----------|-3----|-5------|-7-------|-5------------|
REPEAT CHORUS:
OUTRO: *
|----------|--------|-----------|-------0-|-0---10--7--|
|----------|--------|-----------|-------0-|-0---10--7--|
|-7--7-----|-7^5-5--|-5---7-----|---0---0-|-0---11--7--|
|-7--9---7-|-5---7--|-7---7--9\-|---2-----|-2---12--9--|
|-5--9---7-|-----7--|-7---5--9\-|2--------|-2---12--9--|
|----7---5-|-----5--|-5------7\-|0--------|-0---10--7--|
*
|-5-----5--5--|5--5\--10--7\--|--------------2--2-|
|-5-----5--5--|5--5\--10--7\--|-----------0--0----|
|-5--55-5--5-5|5--5\--11--7\--|--------0--0-------|
|-7--77----7-7|7--7\--12--9\--|----2---2----------|
|-7--77----7-7|7--7\--12--9\--|--2---2------------|
|-5--------5--|5--5\--10--7\--|0------------------|

How to play Written

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 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.

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