Rhythm guitar, bass, and drums (2X):
A C
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Lead guitar enters, playing variations on A and C barre chords
at 5th and 8th frets (2X)
Solo: A
v v v v v v v v
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(slow bend)
C
v v v v v v v v
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(slow bend)
A
v v v v v v v v
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C
v v v v v v v v
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A
v v v v v v v v
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C
v v v v v v v v
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A E
v v v v v v v v
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Verse 1:
E (piano in left channel plays E6)
Leave your cares behind
Come with us and find
D E
The pleasures of a journey to the center of the mind
Chorus:
A C C C B Bb A
Come along if you care
(A) C C C B Bb A
Come along if you dare
(A) C C C B Bb B
Take a ride to the land inside (1,2: of your mind)
(3: and you’ll see)
Verse 2:
Beyond the seas of thought
Beyone the realm of what
Across the streams of hopes
and dreams where things are really not
repeat chorus
Bridge:
E
But please realise
You’ll probably be surprised
(fill:
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C#m A
For it’s the land unknown to man
F# E
Where fantasy is fact
C#m A
So if you can, please understand
F# B (N.C.)
You might not come back
(fill:
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[—9—] (w/heavy vibrato)
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(guitar solo – slight variation on solo from Intro)
Break:
(distorted power chords panned between channels – aaaaahh, 1968!)
A5 D5 D#5 E5 B5 Bb5
v v v v v v v v
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[———————————–] (3X)
[-7—7—7-12–1314–14–14-9—8–
-7—7—7-12–1314–14–14-9—8–
-5—5—5-10–1112–12–12-7—6–]
A5 D5 D#5 E5
v v v v v v v v
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-5—5—5-10–1112———–12–]
repeat chorus
Verse 3 (note extra line):
How happy life could be
If all of mankind
Would take the time to journey
to the center of the mind
D E
Would take the time to journey
to the center of the mind
Center of the mind (echo: the mind, the mind…)
(guitar solo – another variation on Intro solo for 10 bars)
Coda: (A) B (fade)
v v v v v
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