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Carpenters-We've Only Just Begun - sr - 0

[Intro - No drums - Just finger pick - 2 bars per chord] 
|Amaj7      |Dmaj7      |Amaj7       |Dmaj7        |

E -9----------12-9---9----------
B -9----10-10--------10--------------
G -9--11-------------11---------
D -X-----------------0-------
A -0--------------------------
E ----------------------------
  
[Verse 1 - Finger pick]
Amaj7                 Dmaj7           C#m7
    We've only just begun .........  to live,
F#m7                 Bm7
      White lace and promi...ses,
F#m7                            Bm7        E7sus4 
      A kiss for luck and we're on our waaaay.    (start to strum)
E7          Amaj7
( we only begun )

[Verse 2 - Drums in - Light snare sound based on downstroke on strings - not slap ]
Amaj7                  Dmaj7          C#m7
     Before the rising sun ........we fly,
F#m7          Bm7
      So many roads to choose,
F#m7                          Bm7           E7sus4 
     We start off walking and learn to ruuuuun,
    E7              
And yes, we've just begun. (full drums)
             uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu uu
(1 bar each) Amaj7 - Dmaj7 - Amaj7 - (Dmaj7 E)

[CHORUS: - Hold most of F# when moving to Bmaj7 - only lift up fingers that need to]
F#         Bmaj7          F#        Bmaj7
Sharing horizons that are new to us,
F#           Bmaj7           F#   Bmaj7
Watching the signs along the way.   
(slide up first finger of Bb chord to right location for Ebmaj7 - x65333)
Bb         Ebmaj7          Bb       Ebmaj7
Talkin' it over, just the two of us,
Bb      Ebmaj7          E7sus4  
Working together day to day........
  E7
together..

[Verse 3 - Light drums again]
Amaj7                    Dmaj7    C#m7
    And when the evening comes we smile,
F#m7            Bm7
     So much of life a...head.
F#m7                                  Bm7    
    We'll find a place where there's room to grow,
E7                     
   And yes, we've just begun. (full drums)
             uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu uu
(1 bar each) Amaj7 - Dmaj7 - Amaj7 - (Dmaj7 E)
 
[CHORUS:] 
F#         Bmaj7          F#        Bmaj7
Sharing horizons that are new to us,
F#           Bmaj7           F#   Bmaj7
Watching the signs along the way.
Bb         Ebmaj7          Bb       Ebmaj7
Talkin' it over, just the two of us,
Bb      Ebmaj7          E7sus4  E7
Working together day to day...together..together
 
[Verse 4] 
Amaj7                    Dmaj7    C#m7
    And when the evening comes we smile,
F#m7              Bm7
       So much of life a...head.
F#m7                                   Bm7    
      We'll find a place where there's room to grow,
E7 
  And yes, we've just
  |Amaj7   |Dmaj7  |Amaj7   |Dmaj7   |C# . . . .
begun.

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Christopher Cross-Sailing

Notes - play in A - Esus4/A to E/A to Asus2 for some of verse
But in chorus play E/A to A over 'Sail ing' - sounds beautiful

Droning riff
   A          D
E -0-0-0------0-0-0--------------------
B -0-0-0------x-x-x--------------------
G -2-1-x------2-1-1---------------------
D -2-2-2------0-0-0--------------------
A -0-0-0----------------------------
E -------------------------------
 
[Intro - free time]
A   D  Dadd2   - Bm   F#m7   D/A(x00234)   D(x0235)

[Then arp section - A riff with high B open, then B 0 to 2 - snare is light muted downstroke on strings]
 
[Verse 1]
            A(droning riff) 
Well, it's not far down to paradise, at least it's not for me
            F#m(24x422 to 244222 - mute D string in first chord with surrounding fingers)
And if the wind is right you can sail away and find tranquility
          D(xx0200 to xx0220)
Oh, the canvas can do miracles, just you wait and see
   A
Believe me (E/A to A)
 
[Verse 2]
          D
It's not far to never-never land, no reason to pretend
            F#m
And if the wind is right you can find the joy of innocence again
          D
Oh, the canvas can do miracles, just you wait and see
   A
Believe me
 
[Chorus]
A                                           D
Sailing takes me away to where I've always heard it could be
        Bm                    F#m
Just a dream and the wind to carry me
     E              D/A
And soon I will be free
 
[Tag]
A
Fantasy, it gets the best of me
E/G#     F#m
When I'm sailing
D
All caught up in the reverie, every word is a symphony
            A
Won't you believe me?
 
[Chorus]
A                                           D
Sailing takes me away to where I've always heard it could be
        Bm                    F#m
Just a dream and the wind to carry me
     E              D/A
And soon I will be free
 
[Interlude]
A   A    E#   G    A#   C   -  G  G 
C   C    G#   A#   E#   G   -  A
 
[Verse 3]
           D
Well it's not far back to sanity, at least it's not for me
            F#m
And if the wind is right you can sail away and find serenity
          D
Oh, the canvas can do miracles, just you wait and see
  A
Believe me
 
[Chorus]
A                                           D
Sailing takes me away to where I've always heard it could be
        Bm                    F#m
Just a dream and the wind to carry me
     E              D/A
And soon I will be free

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