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From: [email protected] (Neil Bergin)
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The Flame
by Cheap Trick
Transcription by Neil Bergin
Please note:
Where the words appear under the tab, the tab and the words timing
are NOT synchronised. I suggest you play the song a few time, get
playing the tab fluently and the tab/words timings will sort
themselves!!
Intro:
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G-|—2—-2—-2—-2——-4——–4——4———4——————–|
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Verse 1:
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G-|—2—–2—–2—–2————4——–4—–4——–4————–|
D-|—2—–2—–2—–2————–4—-4—4—–4—-4—4————|
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Another night slowly closes in and I feel so lonely
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G-|—2——2——2——2————4——–4——–4——–4——–|
D-|—2——2——2——2————–4—-4—4——–4—-4—4——|
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Touching heat freezing on my skin I pretend you still hold me
E-|-4——4—–4–4—————4——4—–4–4———————–|
B-|——5—–5———5-7—5———5—–5——–5–7–5————-|
G-|—-6—–6———6—–6—6—–6—–6——–6———————|
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A-|-4—————0—————4—————0———————–|
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I’m going crazy I’m losing sleep I’m in too far I’m in way too deep over
you
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B-|—–5——5——–4——4—–0—-0——-0–4–4–2–4–2–4–2–2-|
G-|—4—–4———4——4———-2——-2—-4–4–2–4–2–4–2–2-|
D-|————————————————–4–4–2–4–2–4–2–2-|
A-|—————-2—————–0—————2–2–0–2–0–2–0–0-|
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I can’t believe you’re gone you were the first you were the last
Chorus:
E B A
Wherever you go I’ll be with you
E B A
Whatever you want I’ll give it to you
E B
Whenever you need someone
E A
To lay you heart and head upon
A B
Remember after the fire after all the rain
C#m D
I will be the flame I will be the flame
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G-|—2—-2—-2—-2——-4——–4——4———4——————–|
D-|—2—-2—-2—-2——–4—–4———-4—–4—4——————|
A-|-0—-0—-0—-0——————–2———————————–|
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Verse 2:
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G-|—2—-2—-2—-2——–4——–4—–4——–4———————|
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Watching shadows move across the wall feels so fright’ning
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G-|—2—-2—-2—-2——–4——–4—–4——–4———————|
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I wanna run to you I wanna call but I’ve been hit by lightning
E-|-4——4—–4–4—————4——4—–4–4———————–|
B-|——5—–5———5-7—5———5—–5——–5–7–5————-|
G-|—-6—–6———6—–6—6—–6—–6——–6———————|
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A-|-4—————0—————4—————0———————–|
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Just can’t stand up for falling apart
Can’t see through this veil across my heart over you
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B-|—–5——5——–4——4—–0—-0——-0–4–4–2–4–2–4–2–2-|
G-|—4—–4———4——4———-2——-2—-4–4–2–4–2–4–2–2-|
D-|————————————————–4–4–2–4–2–4–2–2-|
A-|—————-2—————–0—————2–2–0–2–0–2–0–0-|
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You’ll always be the one You were the first you’ll be the last
Chorus:
E B A
Wherever you go I’ll be with you
E B A
Whatever you want I’ll give it to you
E B
Whenever you need someone
E A
To lay you heart and head upon
A B
Remember after the fire after all the rain
C#m D
I will be the flame I will be the flame
Solo:
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D-|–9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-9—–9—————–9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11—9———-|
A-|———————-12————————————————-|
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Bridge:
E-|-4——4—–4–4—————4——4—–4–4———————–|
B-|——5—–5———5-7—5———5—–5——–5–7–5————-|
G-|—-6—–6———6—–6—6—–6—–6——–6———————|
D-|————————————————————————-|
A-|-4—————0—————4—————0———————–|
E-|————————————————————————-|
I’m going crazy I’m losing sleep I’m in too far I’m in way too deep over
E-|-4—–4——–2——2——2———-0-0—————————–|
B-|—–5——5——–4——4—–0—-0——-0–4–4–2–4–2–4–2–2-|
G-|—4—–4———4——4———-2——-2—-4–4–2–4–2–4–2–2-|
D-|————————————————–4–4–2–4–2–4–2–2-|
A-|—————-2—————–0—————2–2–0–2–0–2–0–0-|
E-|-0———————————————————————–|
you I can’t believe you’re gone you were the first you were the last
Chorus:
E B A
Wherever you go I’ll be with you
E B A
Whatever you want I’ll give it to you
E B
Whenever you need someone
E A
To lay you heart and head upon
A B
Remember after the fire after all the rain
C#m D
I will be the flame I will be the flame
Tab transcribed by Neil Bergin – [email protected]
Lyrics transcribed by Marc Virata
Any correction welcome……….
