drop fb, fr = fullbend, fullrelease hb = halfbend ^ = bend and release ~ = let ring intro: Riff 1 x2| Riff 2 e|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|-----------9-----------------------------|-----------9--------------------| D|-11--11-11-0-11-9------------------------|-11--11-11-0-11-9---------------| A|--0---0--0----0-0-12--12-12-12-9h12-9h12-|--0---0--0----0-0-12--9--9--9-9-| D|-------------------0---0--0--0--0-0-0--0-|-------------------0--0--0--0-0-| Riff 1 (x1) Riff 1 (x4) - with all other instruments Verse 1 (keep playing Riff 1): No matter where you are I can still hear you when you drown You travelled very far Just to see if I'll come around When I'm down (Riff 3) All of those yesterdays ( Coming down Riff 3: e|---------------------|-----|-----------------------------| B|---------------------|-----|-10--10-10-----10--10-10-----| G|-12--12--12--12--12--|-7-7-|-----------------------------| D|-12--12--12--12--12\-|-7-7-|-11--11-11-9~--11--11-11-9~--| A|-10--10--10--10--10\-|-5-5-|--0---0--0-0~---0---0--0-0~--| D|-10--10--10--10--10\-|-5-5-|-----------------------------| e|-0~--------------------------------| B|-3~--------------------------------| G|-2~-2----2/4----4/7---7/9h11~--9^--| D|-0~-0----------------------0~--9^--| A|-----------------------------------| D|-------0------0------0-------------| Riff 1 (x4) with first solo: e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|--------9fbfr-9h11------------9fb~~fr--| D|--11~~~~(11)------9fb~~fr-9h11---------| A|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| Verse 2 (keep playing Riff 1): No matter where you are I can still hear you when you dream You travelled very far You travelled far like a star And you are (Riff 3) All of those yesterdays ( Coming down (Riff 4) Is it something someone said? Was it something someone said? Riff 4: e|---------------------------|-----------------------------------| B|-10--10-10-12-12-10--10-10-|-----------------------------------| G|--9---9--9--9--9--0---0--0-|-11--11--11-11/14--14-14-14\11-11--| D|-11--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-|-----------------------------------| A|--0---0--0--0--0--0---0--0-|--9---9---9--9/12--12-12-12\-9--9--| D|---------------------------|--0---0---0--0--0---0--0--0\-0--0--| SOLO: ( 2nd Solo: e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-16^-14-17~-17--17-17-16--14-16p14-12-14^-12------16^-14-17--17hb-17fb-| D|----------------------------------------------14-----------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------13--13-13-13\12-12-12-12\10-10-10-10/12-8-8-| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----11-12-14-12-11-10~-10--10-10-10\-9--9--9--9\-7--7--7--7/-9-5-5-| A|-12-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|------------------------/17--17-17-16~--9^-| D|-----11-12-14-12-11-10~--------------------| A|-12----------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| (Riff 5): Yesterday the sky was you And I still feel the same Nothing left for me to do (with distortion) And I still feel the same Riff 5: |---------0---------|---------0--------------| <---This 2nd variation of |-----3-----3---3---|-----3-----3---3-3p2h3--| Riff 5 is played every |---2---2-----2-----|---2---2-----2----------| 4th repetition. |-0-----------------|-0----------------------| |-------------------|------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------| I wish, I wish I could fly I wish, I wish I could lie I will, I will... try I will, I will... goodbye *Song continues on
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