Intro :
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Verse/Chorus Form:
B E
You say you want a revolution well you know
B
We all want to change the world
B E
You tell me that it's evolution well you know
F#
We all want to change the world
C#m F#
But when you talk about destruction
C#m A B G# F#
Don't you know that you can count me out (in?)
B E
Don't you know it's gonna be Alright
B E
Don't you know it's gonna be Alright
B E F#7
Don't you know it's gonna be Alright
Guitar Details During Verses:
Guitar 1 plays a standard rock & roll shuffle:
B
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- | -----7----7---7-----7--7-----7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7--
You say you want a rev o lu ti on well you
E
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- | -----7----7---7-----7--7-----7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7--
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know we all want to change the...
.. and so on, while Guitar 2 plays something along these lines:
B
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- | -------------4----4------4----4---4----4---4----4------
- | -------------4h6--4------4h6--4---4h6--4---4h6--4------
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You say you want a rev o lu tion well you
E
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- | -----9-----9---9-----9---9-----9-------9-----9---------
- | -----9h11--9---9h11--9---9h11--9-------9h11--9---------
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know we all want to change the...
Guitar 2 plays this figure during the "chorus":
B E
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... it's gonna be alright
.. repeated a few times, and then the following turnaround:
F#7
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- | --------2h4--------2h4--------2h4-------------2------------
- | --2--2----------2----------2----------2--2h4---------------
Now, over the A B G# chords in the last verse, the lead guitar
plays a screaming figure based on this:
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And over the B & E chords the final time around, the lead guitar
is rapidly picking in rhythm with the words:
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.. up until the climactic end.
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- | --b(10)9--7--10--9---
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