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Tuning: E A D G B E
This version is rearranged a bit from the original so it can be played on a single acoustic guitar. It's in standard tuning instead of a half-step down, and makes use of more open chords. I'd always been meaning to do an acoustic version of this song, and I finally got around to it when Neil Peart died. Chords: Dsus2: xx0230 D#sus2: x64466 C#sus2: x46644 Bsus2: x24422 Bbsus2: x13311 Csus2: 35533 [Intro] Dm Dm F Bb e|---------1p0-------------------1p0----------------------| B|-------3-----3---------------3-----1--------------------| G|-----2--------------0h2----2--------------0h2-2-----3---| x2 D|--0-------------0-0-----0-------------0-0-----3-----3---| A|----------------------------------------------3-----1---| E|----------------------------------------------1---------| (Continues throughout the verse up until the C chord) [Verse 1]
DmThe dancer slows her frantic pace, in pain and desperation, FHer aching limbs and downcast face aBbglow with perspiration DmStiff as wire, her lungs on fire, with just the briefest pause FThe flooding through her memory,Bb The echoes of old applause. C She limps across the floor and Fcloses her bedroom Dsus2door...
[Intro repeat] Dm Dm F Bb e|---------1p0-------------------1p0----------------------| B|-------3-----3---------------3-----1--------------------| G|-----2--------------0h2----2--------------0h2-2-----3---| x2 D|--0-------------0-0-----0-------------0-0-----3-----3---| A|----------------------------------------------3-----1---| E|----------------------------------------------1---------| (Continues throughout the verse up until the C chord) [Verse 2]
The Dmwriter stares with glassy eyes, defies the empty page His Fbeard is white, his face is lined and Bbstreaked with tears of rage. Thirty Dmyears ago, how the words would flow, with passion and precision, But Fnow his mind is dark and dulled by Bbsickness and indecision C And he stares out the kitchen door, where the Fsun will rise no Dsus2more...
[Bridge] Play this once to transition into the bridge e|-------------| B|----------1--| G|------2-0----| D|--0-3--------| A|-------------| E|-------------| D C G G
DSome are born to Cmove the world, to Glive their fantasies But Dmost of us just Cdream about the Gthings we'd like to be D#sus2Sadder still to C#sus2watch it die than Bsus2never to have F#known it
[Chorus]
Bbsus2For you, the blind who Csus2once could see Bbsus2 The bell Csus2tolls for Bbsus2thee... Csus2 Bbsus2 The bell Csus2tolls for.. Dsus2 Dsus2
[Solo] e|-------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| B|-------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| G|-----2-0-----------0-----| |---------------------------------3----5--| D|-0-3-----2-----0-3---2---| x4 |----0-3---2---0-3---2---0-3---2--3----5--| A|-----------3-1---------3-| |--1-----3---1-----3---1-----3----1----3--| E|-------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| [Chorus]
Bbsus2For you, the blind who Csus2once could see Bbsus2 The bell Csus2tolls for Bbsus2thee... Csus2 Bbsus2 The bell Csus2tolls for Dsus2thee... Dsus2
[Outro] Dm e|---------1p0----| B|-------3-----3--| G|-----2----------| D|--0-------------| A|----------------| E|----------------| ************************************ | p Pull-off | h Hammer-on ************************************