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U2
Tuned down ½ step
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Strum Guide |
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Main Progression Strum D A E D D U
U D U D D
D U 1 + 2 + 3 +
4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ^ Play A on this strum or lift 5th string finger |
Rest of song Use same
strum pattern, but without the chord changes |
Intro: / D - (A) - /
E - - - / x4
D (½) (A) (½) E
Lover, I'm off the
D (½) (A) (½) E
street. Gonna go where the
D (½) (A) (½) E
bright lights and the big city
D (½) (A) (½) E
meet With a red
D (2)
A (2)
guitar, on fire
D (½) (A) (½) E D (½) (A) (½) E
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D (½) (A) (½) E
She's a candle burning in my
D (½) (A) (½) E
room I'm like the
D (½) (A) (½) E
needle, needle and
D (½) (A) (½) E
spoon Over the
D (½) (A) (½) E
counter with a
D (½) (A) (½) E
shotgun Pretty
D (½) (A) (½) E
soon everybody
D (½) (A) (½) E
got one And the
D (2) A (2)
fever when I'm beside her
D (½) (A) (½) E D (½) (A) (½) E
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D (½) (A) (½)
E D (½) (A) (½) E (hold)
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Instrumental 4
measures (no chord)
D (2) A (2)
And the fever, getting higher
D (½) (A) (½) E D (½) (A) (½) E
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D (½) (A) (½) E D (½)
(A) (½) E (hold)
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D (2) A (2)
Bur - ning,
D (2) E (hold 4)
bur - ning
E (hold
8)
D (½) (A) (½) E
She's the dollars She's my
D (½) (A) (½) E
protection Yeah she's a
D (½) (A) (½) E
promise In the year of
D (½) (A) (½) E
election Oh,
D (½) (A) (½) E
sister, I can't
D (½) (A) (½) E
let you go
D (½) (A) (½) E
Like a preacher stealing hearts at a traveling
D (½) (A) (½) E
show For love or
D (½) (A) (½) E
money money money money money money
D (½) (A) (½) E
money money money money money And the
D (2) A (2)
And the fever, getting higher
D (½) (A) (½) E D (½) (A) (½) E
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D (½) (A) (½) E D (½) (A) (½) E
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D (½) (A) (½) E D (½) (A) (½) E
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D (½) (A) (½) E D (½) (A) (½) E
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Harmonica Solo: / D - (A) - / E - - - / x4
D (½) (A) (½) E D (½) (A) (½) E
Desire
D (½) (A) (½) E D (½) (A) (½) E
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Harmonica Solo: / D - (A) - / E - - - / x4, hold last E
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