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Duran Duran-Ordinary World - BPM - 92

Riff is Bsus4 to B Bsus2 then B5 - with F#min7 it is high 
F# then B string 5 4 2 then sort of Asus2 chord for rest?
All F#sus4 to F# is typically in 2 beats
[BPM 70]
[Intro]                                  
B - F#m7 - Dsus2 A/C# - Esus2 (022102)   
B - F#m7 - Dsus2 A/C# - F#m7b5/C (x34210)
For x34210 think Cmaj move 2nd finger to G string and add 
little finger to 4th fret on D

[Verse]
 [C#m7] Came in from a rainy thursday
 [E] on the av [F#sus4] enue    [F#]   
 [C#m7] thought I heard you talking softly  [E]         
 [F#sus4 to F# 2 beats]      
 [C#m7] I turned on the lights, the tv
 [E] and the radi [F#sus4] o       [F#]   
 [C#m] still I can't escape the ghost of  [E] you    
[F#sus4]         [F#]   

[Bridge]
 [C#m] What is happened to it all?
 [G#m7] Crazy, some say
 [D#7] Where is the life that I r [E] ecognize?
 [E] gone away

[Chorus - Double snare coming into]                   
 [B] But I won't cry for yester [F#m7] day 
there's an ordinary wo [Dsus2] rld  
somehow  [A/C#] I have to find [E]  
 [B] And as I try to make my w [F#m7] ay  
to the ordinary wo [Dsus2] rld  
I will l [A/C#] earn to survi [F#m7b5/C] ve      

[Interlude - Just strum and play C#m7 shape - it still works]

  C#m7     C#m6       C#m      C#m (variation on C#m sus4) F#7     F#   
|-7----------6---------4-----------------------------------------------|
|-5-5--------5-5-------5-5---------4-h5-p4----4-h5-p4----------5-5-2---|
|-----6----------6-----6---6----6-------------6-------6--------3-3-3---|
|-6----------6---------6--------6-------------6------------------------|
|-4----------4---------4--------4-------------4------------4-4---------|
|----------------------------------------------------------2-2---------|

[Verse]
 [C#m7] Passion or coincidence
Once pr [E] ompted you to s [F#7] ay 
 [C#m7] "Pride will tear us both apart"
[E]       [F#sus4] [F#]
                     Well now
 [C#m7] pride's gone out the window
Cross the ro [E] oftops, r [F#sus4] un away [F#]   
 [C#m7] Left me in the vacuum of my
 [E] heart  [F#7]    

[Bridge]
 [C#m] What is happening to me?
 [G#m7] Crazy, some'd say
 [D#7] Where is my friend when I n [E] eed you most?
Gone away

[Chorus - Double snare coming into]                   
 [B] But I won't cry for yester [F#m7] day 
there's an ordinary wo [Dsus2] rld  
somehow  [A/C#] I have to find [E]  
 [B] And as I try to make my w [F#m7] ay  
to the ordinary wo [Dsus2] rld  
I will l [A/C#] earn to survi [E] v

[Solo - Same chords as intro]
B - F#m7 - Dsus2 A/C# - Esus2 (022102)
B - F#m7 - Dsus2 A/C# - F#m7b5/C (x34210)

[Verse]
 [C#m7] Papers in the roadside
Tell of s [E] uffering and g [F#] reed
 [C#m] Fear today, forgot tomorrow
[E]  [F#sus4] [F#] Ooh
[C#m7]          
Here besides the news of 
holy w [E] ar and holy n [F#] eed   
 [C#m] Ours is just a little sorrowed
 [E] talk  [F#]   

[Chorus - Double snare coming into]                   
 [B] And I won't cry for yester [F#m7] day 
there's an ordinary wo [Dsus2] rld  
somehow  [A/C#] I have to find [E]  
 [B] And as I try to make my w [F#m7] ay  
to the ordinary wo [Dsus2] rld  
I will l [A/C#] earn to survi [E] v

(Repeat Chorus pattern to fade)
Every one                             
Is my world, (I will learn to survive)
Any one                               
Is my world, (I will learn to survive)
Any one                               
Is my world                           
Every one                             
Is my world

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Semisonic-Closing Time - BPM - 92

[Intro - No drums - chug guitar and piano part - Piano suggests G Dsus4 Am7 and C]                                                                                  
G  D  Am  C                                                                                 
G  D  Am  C                                                                                 
G  D  Am  C                                                                                 
G  D  Am  C                                                                                 

[Verse - No drums]
[G] Closing [D] time
[Am] Open all the [C] doors and
[G] let you out [D] into the [Am] world    [C]  
[G] Closing [D] time
[Am] Turn all of the lights [C] over 
[G] every boy and [D] every [Am] girl  [C]  

[G] Closing [D] time
[Am] One last call for alco [C] hol so 
[G] finish your [D] whiskey or [Am] beer   [C]  
[G] Closing [D] time
[Am] You don't have to  [C] go home but you  
[G] can't  [D] stay  [Am] here    [C]  

[Chorus - Full drums - Break up rhythm with chords]                    
[G] I know [D] who I  [Am] want to take me [C] home
[G] I know [D] who I  [Am] want to take me [C] home
[G] I know [D] who I  [Am] want to take me [C] home
[G] Take me [D] home  [Am]                   [C]  

[Verse - Light drums] 
[G] Closing [D] time
[Am] Time for you to [C] go out to the 
[G] places you [D] will be [Am] from   [C]  
[G] Closing [D] time
[Am] This room won't be [C] open till your 
[G] brothers or your [D] sisters  [Am] come   [C]  

So [G] gather up your jackets [D]  
move [Am] it to the exit [C]
[G] hope you have [D] found a [Am] friend     [C]  
[G] Closing [D] time
[Am] Every new be [C] ginning comes from 
[G] some other be [D] ginning's  [Am] end...
[C] yeah

[Chorus]                    
[G] I know [D] who I  [Am] want to take me [C] home
[G] I know [D] who I  [Am] want to take me [C] home
[G] I know [D] who I  [Am] want to take me [C] home
[G] Take me [D] home  [Am]                   [C]  

[Bridge - Hum melody into harmoniser - Just bass drum - muted chords]
Bb Bb Ab Ab Eb Eb Cm Cm
Bb Bb Ab Ab Eb Eb Cm Cm
G  D  Am C (still muted chords)
G  D  Am C (drums in - to allude to melody play C as x32010 x30010 x32010 3x0003)

[Solo]  
G  D  Am  C x32010 x30010 x32010 3x0007 (5 7 10 14)
G  D  Am  C x32010 x30010 x32010 3x0003 (3 5 7 10)
G  D  Am  C x32010 x30010 x32010 3x0007 (5 7 10 14)
G  D  Am  C

[G] Closing [D] time
[Am] Time for you to [C] go out to the 
[G] places you [D] will be [Am] from  (stop)

[Chorus - Full drums]                    
[G] I know [D] who I  [Am] want to take me [C] home
[G] I know [D] who I  [Am] want to take me [C] home
[G] I know [D] who I  [Am] want to take me [C] home
[G] Take me [D] home  [Am]    [C] (drum figure)
(repeat)

[Instrumental]
G  D  Am  C      
G  D  Am  C      
G  D  Am  C      
G  D  Am  C    

(stop drums)  
[Outro]
[G] Closing [D] time
[Am] Every new be [C] ginning comes from [G] 
some other beg [D] ginning's [Am] end [C]  

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