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Tuning: standard
INTRO CHORDS: G-D-Dsus
^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
[G] [D]
e|-3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3-----2-'2h3--2---------------|
B|-3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3-----3--3-3--3---------------|
G|-0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0-----2--2-2'-2---------------|
D|-0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0-----0--0-0--0---------------|
A|-2--2--2--2---2--2--2--2-----------------------------|
E|-3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3-----------------------------|
Got the picture of your house and you're standing by the door
^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^
[G] [Bm]
e|--3----3---3----3----3-------2-----2-----2-----2-----2---------------------|
B|--3----3---3----3----3-------2-----2-----2-----2-----2---------------------|
G|--0----0---0----0----0-------3-----3-----3-----3-----3---------------------|
D|--0----0---0----0----0-------4-----4-----4-----4-----4---------------------|
A|--2----2---2----2----2-------4-----4-----4-----4-----4---------------------|
E|--3----3---3----3----3-----------------------------------------------------|
Its black and white and faded and its lookin' pretty worn
^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
[C] [D]
e|--0----0---0----0----0------0---0-----------2h-3--2------------------------|
B|--1----1---1----1----1------1---1-----------3--3--3------------------------|
G|--0----0---0----0----0------0---0-----------2--2--2------------------------|
D|--2----2---2----2----2------2---2-----------0--0--0------------------------|
A|--3----3---3----3----3------3---3------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I see the fac'try that I've worked silhouetted in the black
^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^
[G] [Bm]
e|--3----3---3----3----3---------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------------------|
B|--3----3---3----3----3---------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------------------|
G|--0----0---0----0----0---------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-------------------|
D|--0----0---0----0----0---------4-----4-----4-----4-----4-------------------|
A|--2----2---2----2----2---------4-----4-----4-----4-----4-------------------|
E|--3----3---3----3----3-----------------------------------------------------|
The memories are gray but men they really comin' back
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
[C] [D]
e|--0----0---0----0----0------0-------------2--2-----------------------------|
B|--1----1---1----1----1------1-------------3--3-----------------------------|
G|--0----0---0----0----0------0-------------2--2-----------------------------|
D|--2----2---2----2----2------2-------------0--0-----------------------------|
A|--3----3---3----3----3------3----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Refrain:
I don't need to be the king of the world
C D G G ' G/F#m
e|---------------0--------------2----------3------3-----3--------------------|
B|------------1--------------3----------0---------3-----3--------------------|
G|---------0--------------2-----------0-----------0-----0--------------------|
D|---------------------0--------------------------0-----0--------------------|
A|-----3------------------------------------------2-----2--------------------|
E|---------------------------------3--------------3-----2--------------------|
As long as I'm the hero of this little girl
[C] [D] [G] [Em-D-C]
e|---------------0--------------2----------3------0--2--0--------------------|
B|------------1--------------3----------0---------0--3--1--------------------|
G|---------0--------------2-----------0-----------0--2--0--------------------|
D|---------------------0--------------------------2--0--0--------------------|
A|-----3------------------------------------------------3--------------------|
E|---------------------------------3-----------------------------------------|
Chorus: distored
Heaven isn't too far away, closer to it everyday (aah). . .
[G5] [D5] [D5] [C5] [G5] [D5] [D5] [C5]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------7---7---5-5------------7----7----5-5------------------------|
A|--5------------5---5---3-3-----5------5----5----3-3------------------------|
E|--3----------------------------3-------------------------------------------|
No matter what your friends might say. . .
[G5] [D5] [D5] [C5]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------7--------7----5---------------------------------------|
A|--5------------------5--------5----3---------------------------------------|
E|--3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
How I love the way you move and the sparkle in your eyes
^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^
[G] [Bm]
e|--3----3---3----3----3-------2-----2-----2-----2-----2---------------------|
B|--3----3---3----3----3-------2-----2-----2-----2-----2---------------------|
G|--0----0---0----0----0-------3-----3-----3-----3-----3---------------------|
D|--0----0---0----0----0-------4-----4-----4-----4-----4---------------------|
A|--2----2---2----2----2-------4-----4-----4-----4-----4---------------------|
E|--3----3---3----3----3-----------------------------------------------------|
There's the cover deep inside them in its blue suburban sky
^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
[C] [D]
e|--0----0---0----0----0------0---0-----------2h-3--2------------------------|
B|--1----1---1----1----1------1---1-----------3--3--3------------------------|
G|--0----0---0----0----0------0---0-----------2--2--2------------------------|
D|--2----2---2----2----2------2---2-----------0--0--0------------------------|
A|--3----3---3----3----3------3---3------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
When I come home late at night and you're in bed asleep
^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^
[G] [Bm]
e|--3--------3----3----3---------2-----------2-----2-----2-------------------|
B|--3--------3----3----3---------2-----------2-----2-----2-------------------|
G|--0--------0----0----0---------3-----------3-----3-----3-------------------|
D|--0--------0----0----0---------4-----------4-----4-----4-------------------|
A|--2--------2----2----2---------4-----------4-----4-----4-------------------|
E|--3--------3----3----3-----------------------------------------------------|
I will wrap my arms around you so I can feel you breathe
^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^
[C]
e|--0--------0----0----0------0----------------2-----------------------------|
B|--1--------1----1----1------1----------------3-----------------------------|
G|--0--------0----0----0------0----------------2-----------------------------|
D|--2--------2----2----2------2-------------0--0-----------------------------|
A|--3--------3----3----3------3----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Refrain:
Refrain:
Well I don't need to be a superman
C D G G ' G/F#m
e|---------------0--------------2----------3------3-----3--------------------|
B|------------1--------------3----------0---------3-----3--------------------|
G|---------0--------------2-----------0-----------0-----0--------------------|
D|---------------------0--------------------------0-----0--------------------|
A|-----3------------------------------------------2-----2--------------------|
E|---------------------------------3--------------3-----2--------------------|
As long as you will always be my biggest fan
[C] [D] [G] [Em-D-C]
e|---------------0--------------2----------------0--2--0---------------------|
B|------------1--------------3-------------------0--3--1---------------------|
G|---------0--------------2----------------------0--2--0---------------------|
D|---------------------0-------------------------2--0--0---------------------|
A|-----3-----------------------------------------------3----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus: distored
Heaven isn't too far away, closer to it everyday (aah). . .
[G5] [D5] [D5] [C5] [G5] [D5] [D5] [C5]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------7---7---5-5------------7----7----5-5------------------------|
A|--5------------5---5---3-3-----5------5----5----3-3------------------------|
E|--3----------------------------3-------------------------------------------|
No matter what your friends might say. . .
[G5] [D5] [D5] [C5] [D5] [C5]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------||
B|-----------------------------------------------7-8-10--------------||
G|------------------------------------------------------9-9h11p9-----|| 4x
D|---------------------7--------7----5-------------------------------||
A|--5------------------5--------5----3-------------------------------||
E|--3----------------------------------------------------------------||
Note: hammer & pull off the 9 & 11 fret 3rd string 4x
Adlib:
[A5] [Em5] [D5]
e|------12-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----15---15-12-------------------------------------------------------12----|
G|-14b-----------14-12--------------------------------------12---12-14---14--|
D|--------------------14-12----------------------12'--12-14---14-------------|
A|-------------------------14-12------------12-14--14------------------------|
E|------------------------------15-12-12-15----------------------------------|
[A5] [Em5] [D5]
e|----------18b-18b-18-17-15-------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-15--------------------17-14-15----------------------------------------|
G|-----14b-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------12-12-12s11--11-11-11s9--9-9-9s7-7h9p7-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Palm mute descending)
[A5] [Em5] [D5]
e|-----------------------------------------8-10-12b--------------------------|
B|--------------------------------8-10-12------------------14----------------|
G|-------------------------7-9-10-----------------------------14-------------|
D|------------------7-9-10---------------------------10s12-------14s12-------|
A|----------7-9-10-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--7-8-10-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[E5] [D5]
e|--------------------------||
B|--------------------------||
G|--------------------------||
D|---11---------------------||
A|------12------------------||
E|---------12'10s-5s-3------||
(Last verse: do the same pattern as verse 1 & 2)
[G]Now the lights are going out alo[Bm]ng the boulevard.
Memori[C]es come rushing ba[C]ck and it makes it pr[D-Dsus-D]etty hard.
W[G]ell I got nowhere left to go no[Bm] one really cares.
I do[C]n't know what to do, [C]but I never give it up[A] on you?
(lead guitar inserts this riff following the melody)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------5-7-5h7'7b---7-5-------------------------------|
D|------------------------5-7------------------7-5---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------7-5-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------8-5-------------------|
Last chorus: Whole step higher key of A
Heaven isn't too far away, closer to it everyday (aah). . .
[A5] [Em5] [D5] [A5] [Em5] [D5]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------9---9---7-7------------9----9----7-7------------------------|
A|--7------------7---7---5-5-----7------7----7----5-5------------------------|
E|--5----------------------------5-------------------------------------------|
No matter what your friends say. . .I know well gonna find a way
[A5] [Em5] [D5] [D5]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------9--9----7----------------------7---------------------|
A|--7------------------7--7----5----------------------5---------------------|
E|--5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Coda:
Woh ' woooh ' ooh (heaven) repeat 2x
Bm5 F#m5 Em5 (do a Palm mute on Em5)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------9---------9--------9-----------------------------|
G|-----4--------------------9---------9--------9-----------------------------|
D|-----4--------4------2----9---------9--------9-----------------------------|
A|-----2--------4------2--------7--7-----7--7--------------------------------|
E|--------------2------0--------0--0-----0--0--------------------------------|
Its not too far away
[Bm5] [F#m5] [Em]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------9---------9--------9-----------------------------|
G|-----4--------------------9---------9--------9-----------------------------|
D|-----4--------4------2----9---------9--------9-----------------------------|
A|-----2--------4------2--------7--7-----7--7--------------------------------|
E|--------------2------0--------0--0-----0--0--------------------------------|
Wooh ooh wooh
[Bm5] [F#m5] [Em]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------9---------9--------9-----------------------------|
G|-----4--------------------9---------9--------9-----------------------------|
D|-----4--------4------2----9---------9--------9-----------------------------|
A|-----2--------4------2--------7--7-----7--7--------------------------------|
E|--------------2------0--------0--0-----0--0--------------------------------|
Heaven . . .yeah..
[Em5]
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------2--2--2--2--------|
E|--------0--0--0--0--------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| v Upward stroke
| ^ downward stoke