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|----------------------------------------------------| Chorus (1:40-1:52) |-----------------------------------------------------| |--0-1-----0-1----0-1-----0-1-------------------------| |2--------------------------- Repeat 4 and play 0-1-| twice |------0--------------0-------------------------------| on ending beat |--------3-----0--------3-----------------------------| |----------------3------------------------------------| Build Up (1:52-2:05) |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |-----------------0-2-5-2-0----0----0----| |------3---------------------3-----------| |5-3-5---5-3-5-------------------3-----2-| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |-----------------0-2-5-2-0----0----0----| |------3---------------------3-----------| |5-3-5---5-3-5-------------------3-----2-| Verse 2 (2:05-2:35) 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|----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| Chorus 2 (2:35-2:48) |-----------------------------------------------------| |--0-1-----0-1----0-1-----0-1-------------------------| |2--------------------------- Repeat 4 and play 0-1-| twice |------0--------------0-------------------------------| on ending beat |--------3-----0--------3-----------------------------| |----------------3------------------------------------| Solo 2 (2:48-3:45) |----------------------1--0-| |----------------------3--1-| |-2-0------------------3--2-| |-----2-0-------0------3--2-| |0--------3-0-3-----0--1--0-| |-----------------3----1----| |----------------------1-| |----------------------3-| |-2-0------------------3-| |-----2-0-------0------3-| |0--------3-0-3-----0—-1-| |-----------------3----1-| |----------------------1--0-| |----------------------3--1-| |-2-0------------------3--2-| 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|----------------------------------------| |-----------------0-2-5-2-0----0----0----| |------3---------------------3-----------| |5-3-5---5-3-5-------------------3-----2-| Pre-Chorus 3 (3:45-4:00) |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |7-7-5-3-------0-3-7-7-5-3-------0-3-| |5-5-3-1-0-1-3-----5-5-3-1-0-1-3-----| |----------------------------------------| |--1-3-----1-3-----------1-3-----1-3-----| |--------------------0-------------------| |0-----0-----------3---0-----0-------0---| |--------3-----0---------------3---------| |----------------3---------------------3-| Chorus 3 (4:00-4:14) |-----------------------------------------------------| |--0-1-----0-1----0-1-----0-1-------------------------| |2--------------------------- Repeat 4 and play 0-1-| twice |------0--------------0-------------------------------| on ending beat 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