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| Eacb pair of cbords is one measure total. |
| [In a lot of the E measures, hammer-on quickly from 0 to 2 on the |
| A string at the beginning of the measure.] |
| [It's possible that this song uses a lot of chords with open B and |
| high E strings, so that E might be x79900, F#m7 might be x44200, |
| A might be 577600, B might be 799800, etc. See "Outbound Plane."] |
| E | intA | A | A | A | E | A | A | |
| ro] |
| E | intA | A | A | A | E | A | A | |
| ro] |
| E | E | |
| Spent my life | looking for |
| A | A | E | E | A | A | |
| Happiness like | it was buried | treasure |
| E | E | |
| Some | where behind the | secret door |
| A | A | E | E | E | E | |
| Surely there were | riches beyond | measure |
| B | B | |
| I would | take my sani | ty to task |
| B | B | A | A | Asus9 | Asus9 | |
| Walk across | broken glass | to find i | t |
| B | B | |
| And no | mountain top was | left unclimbed |
| B | B | A | A | A | A | |
| Before I ever | took the time | to look in | side me |
| E | B | F#m7 | A | E | B | F#m7 | A | |
| These dreams of | mine, | th | ese precious | years |
| A | A | B | B | E | B | F#m7 | A | |
| Oh how th | ey shine | like | diamonds and | tears |
| E | B | F#m7 | A | E | B | F#m7 | A | |
| The slow grace of | time, | the | joy and the | fears |
| A | A | B | B | E | A | A | A | E | A | A | A | |
| Oh how th | ey shine | like | diamonds and | tears | [s | imila | r to i | ntro | ] |
| Oh sure, there was love |
| And of course I thought it'd be my salvation |
| And in a way, I guess he was |
| There's always room for higher education |
| Yes, I have said and heard the word goodbye |
| Felt the blade and turned the knife sideways |
| But I'd crossed bridges while they'd burn |
| To keep from losing what I've learned along the way |
| These dreams of mine, these precious years |
| Oh how they shine like diamonds and tears |
| The slow grace of time, the joy and the fears |
| Oh how they shine like diamonds and tears |
| E A A A E A. |
| ending, similar to intro |
| - Adam Schneider, schn0170@maroon.tc.umn.edu |