The Intro: E|-----------------------------|------------------------------| B|------3------3------3-----3--|------3------3------3------3--| G|----2------2------2------2---|----2------2------2------2----| D|--0--------------------------|--2------3------2-------------| A|---------3------2------3-----|-----------------------3------| E|-----------------------------|------------------------------| E|------------------------------|----------------------| B|------3------3------3------3==|==3----------------3--| G|----2------2------2------2----|----------------------| D|----------------2------3------|----------------------| A|--2------3--------------------|----------------------| E|------------------------------|----------------------| let ring... E|-----------------------|------------------------------| B|------3------3------3--|------3------3------3------3--| G|----2------2------2----|----0------0------0------0----| D|--3------2-------------|------------------------------| A|----------------3------|--1------1------1------1------| E|-----------------------|------------------------------| E|------------------------------|-------------------------------| B|------3------3------3------3--|------3------3------3----------| G|----0------0------0------0----|----0------0------0------------| D|------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|--2------2------2------2------|--3------3------3--------------| E|------------------------------|-------------------------------| let ring... E|------------0----1==|==1---------0-------|-----------------| B|--3----3----3----3==|==3---------0----3==|==3--------------| G|--0----0------------|-----------------0==|==0--------------| D|--0--------------0==|==0-----------------|-----------------| A|-------1----3-------|------------3----1==|==1--------------| E|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------| let ring... let ring... E|--------------------|---------------------| B|-----------3--------|---------------------| G|--------0-----0-----|--2------------------| D|-----2-----------2--|--2------------------| A|--0-----------------|--0------------------| E|--------------------|---------------------| let ring... + + + + E|--------------------------------------| B|--3==--x-----3--------3--3------------| G|--2==--x-----0-h2p0------0-h2p0-------| D|--0==--x--0--------3------------3--0--| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| + + + + E|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-------x-----2----------2-----------| D|-------x--2--2-h3p2--0--2--3--2p0---| A|--0----------------3-------------3--| E|------------------------------------| + + + + E|--------------------------------------| B|--3-----x-----------------------------| G|--2-----x-----0--2--3--2--0-----------| D|--0-----x--0-----------------3--2-p0--| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| (artificial harmonics) + + + + E|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|--------x-------------------------------------| D|--------x---0--2--3--2--0h2p0-----0-----------| A|--0----------------------------3-----0--3--0--| E|----------------------------------------------| + + + + E|-------------------------------------| B|--3----x-----3--------3--------------| G|--2----x-----0-h2p0------2-----0-----| D|--0-------0--------3--------0-----0--| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| + + + + E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|----------___--!5!----~~------2----------------| D|--2-------!5!--------------------2-h2p2--------| A|--0--------------------------------------3--0--| E|-----------------------------------------------| (bend string up) + + + + + + + + E|----------1--------------|----------------------------------| B|-------------3-----------|--3----------------------13p10----| G|--2----2--------2-----2--|--0---------------------------12--| D|--0----------------0-----|--2-------------------------------| A|-------------------------|--0-------------------------------| E|-------------------------|----------------------------------| (1st solo) The first Solo: + + + + + + + + E|--------------------|---------------10-13b(15)r-10-------------------| B|--13b(15)~~-\-------|---------10-13-----------------10--13--13b(15)==| G|--------------------|------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------|------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------|------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------|------------------------------------------------| + + + + + + + + E|------------------|------------------------------------| B:==(15)~~---\------|-------13b(15)------10h13p10----10--| G|------------------|-----------------------------12-----| D|------------------|------------------------------------| A|------------------|------------------------------------| E|------------------|------------------------------------| + + + + E|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|--10------------------------10--12b(14)r12-p10--12--10--10--10--| D|------12-12--12---------10--------------------------------------| A|-----------------10-h12-----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| + + + + + E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------13p12p10-12---------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------13p12p10-12p10-----------------------| D|--12--10-12--12------------------------------------?-??-??-?----5--/7---| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| + + + + + + + + E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------| B|-----------------------8b(10)======--|-------------------------| G|--5----5-------5---------------------|--7p0h7p0h7p0h7p0h7p0h7--| D|------------7------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------| + + + + E|---------------------| B|----------3----------| G|--2-------2----------| D|--0------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| let ring.... The first Verse: + + + + + + + + E|----------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|------------------------------------| G|--2-----------------2\------------|--------2---------------------------| D|--0-----------------0-------------|--------3----------------3--5--3~---| A|----------------------------------|----------------------3-------------| E|----------------------------------|--1---1----------3/5----------------| this hotel bar is full of people + + + + E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|--2----x-----------------------------------------| D|--0----x--------------------------------------0--| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| the piano man is really laying it down + + + + E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--2-----x------------------------5-------------| D|--3-----x----------------3--5/7-----7\5--3-h5--| A|-------------------3--5------------------------| E|-----1-----1--3/5------------------------------| + + + + E|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|--2----x-----------------------------------| D|--0----x-----------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| the old bartender is a high as a + + + + E|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|--2-----x----2--3--3/5--3-----1--3--2--0-----| D|--3-----x----3--5--5/7--5-----2--5--3--0-----| A|--3-----x---------------------------------3--| E|--1------------------------------------------| steeple + + + + E|----------------------------------------| B|--3---------------2---------------------| G|--3---------------2---------------------| D|--3---------------2---------------------| A|--1---------------0---------------------| E|----------------------------------------| so why tonight should I wear a + + + + E|----------------------------------| B|--3-------------------------------| G|--2------0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0--------| D|--0-------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| frown ? (yes I'm a) The Refrain (to repeat one more time): + + + + + + + + E|----------------------------|---------------------------------------| B|----------------------------|--3-------3-----3----------------------| G|--2-------2------2-----2----|--2-------2-----2----0-h2-p0-----------| D|--3-------3------3-----3----|--0-------0-----0-------------3--2--0--| A|--3-------3------3-----3----|---------------------------------------| E|--1-------------------------|---------------------------------------| million miles away I'm a million miles away + + + + + + + + E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------| B|--3--------------------3--------------|--3--------3-----3--------| G|--3--------------------2-----2--------|--2--------2-----2--------| D|--3--------------------2--------2-----|--0--------0-----0--------| A|--1--------------------0--------------|--------0-----------------| E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------| I'm sailing like a driftwood on a windy bay The bridge part: + + + + + + + + E|--0---------------------------|-----------------------------------| B|--3---------------------------|--1--------------------------------| G|--3---------------------------|--0--------------------------------| D|--5---------------------------|--2--------------------------------| A|--5---------------------------|--3------------------------3----2--| E|--3---------------------------|-----------------------------------| why ask how I feel how does it look to you ? + + + + E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--1-----------------------------------------------| G|--2-----------------------------------------------| D|--2-----------------------------------------------| A|--0-----------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| I feel hook, line and sinker, I lost my + + + + E|-----------------------------------------| B|--3--------------------------------------| G|--2---------------------0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2--| D|--0--------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| captain and my crew + + + + E|--3-----------------------------------| B|--3-----------------------------------| G|--3-----------------------------------| D|--5--------------------------------5--| A|--5---------------------------5-/7----| E|--3-----------------------------------| I'm standing on the landing + + + + + + + E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|--1------------------------------------|--1------------------------------| G|--0------------------------------------|--2------------------------------| D|--2------------------------------------|--2------------------------------| A|--3------------------------------3--2--|--0------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------| there's no one there but me that's where you'll find me + + + + + + + + E|--0-----------------------------------|---------------------------| B|--3-----------------------------------|---------------------------| G|--3-----------------------------------|---------------------------| D|--5-----------------------------------|--2----3----5----/7--5--3--| A|--5-----------------------------------|--3----5----7----/8--7--5--| E|--3-----------------------------------|---------------------------| looking out on the deep blue sea + + + + E|-----------------| B|--3--------------| G|--2--------------| D|--0--------------| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| this hotel bar is full of people the piano man is really laying it down the old bartender is a high as steeple so why tonight should I wear a frown? the joint is jumping all around me and my mood is really not in style right now the blues want to surround me but I'll break out after a while well, I'm a million miles away I'm a million miles away I'm sailing like a driftwood on a windy bay why ask how I feel well, how does it look to you? I feel hook line and sinker I lost my captain and my crew I'm standing on the landing and there's no one there but me that's where you'll find me looking out on the deep blue see there's a song on the lips of everybody there's a smile all around the room there's conversation overflowing so why must I sit here in the gloom? this hotel bar lost all its people the piano man has caught the last bus home the old bartender is asleep in the corner so why must I still be here, I don't know well, I'm a million miles away I'm a million miles away I'm sailing like a driftwood on a windy bay

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