From Afar Tab by Van Halen


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Date: Sun, 29 Mar 1998 16:08:09 -0500
From: Gerry Leslie 
Subject: v/van_halen/from_afar.tab

This is the Tab to From Afar...

-Loren Noblitt
  [Part 2, "from afar (Text Document)"  Application/OCTET-STREAM (Name: "from afar.txt")  6.9KB]
  [Unable to print this part]

	My name is Loren Noblitt and I bought the new V3 album recently
and thought I'd tab this song out because it sounded really cool...so I
did and here I am to share it with all of you.  I've never done this before so cross your fingers...

  3\27\98

  (*Standard tuning*)


    Clean w\delay                                     H  H  H     Harm.

  E---7------8-----7------7---5--------7-----8------10-7-10-7-10--(12)----|
  B-----8------8-----8----------7---7----8-----8------------------(12)----|
  G-------9------9-----9----------7--------9-----9----------------(12)----|
  D-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E---------------------------------------------------------------------0-|

                           G   Em                        G  Har. w\vol swell

  E---7------8-------------3--------7-----8--------------3---------------|
  B-----8------8-----------3----------8-----8------------3---------------|
  G-------9------9----------------------9-----9--------------------------|
  D----------------------------2-----------------------------(5)---------|
  A-----------------0-2-3--3---2-----------------0-2-3---3---------------|
  E----------------------------0-----------------------------------------|


  w\Distortion              G  Em     I-----Palm muted-----I  D

  E---------7---8-----------3--------------------------------------------|
  B---------8---8-----------3---------12----13----\15---------3----------|
  G---------9---9-----------------------12----12-----16-------2----------|
  D------------10---------------2---------14----14------------0----------|
  A------------------0-2-3--3---2-----------------------0-2-3------------|
  E--0-0-0----------------------0----------------------------------------|


                            G   Em    I------Palm muted--------I     D


  E---------7---8-----------3--------------------------------------------|
  B---------8---8-----------3---------\12----13----\15---------------3---|
  G---------9---9------------------------12----12-----16-------------2---|
  D------------10---------------2----------14----14-----17-----------0---|
  A------------------0-2-3--3---2---------------------------0-2-3--------|
  E--0-0-0----------------------0----------------------------------------|

   I----------With heavy delay----------I                         D

    Em         F        C       F      Bm

  E--------------------------------------------7---8-------------------|
  B--------------------------------------------8---8--------------3----|
  G--------------------------------------------9---9--------------2----|
  D------------6--------5-------6-------4---------10--------------0----|
  A--2---------4--------3-------4-------2---------------0-2-3----------|
  E--0---------------------------------------------------------3-------|


   I----------With Heavy Delay-----------I

    Em         F        C       F      Bm        Bm       Em  Em

  E-----------------------------------------------7----8------------|
  B-----------------------------------------------8----8------------|
  G-----------------------------------------------9----9------------|
  D------------6--------5-------6-------4---------9---10------------|
  A--2---------4--------3-------4-------2---------7--------2---2----|
  E--0--------------------------------------------7--------0---0----|

                (bounce on all C chords for 5 or so)
                 C                                C                 C

  E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B---------------------------------------------------------8-7---------|
  G------------------------------------------------------7-----7--------|
  D--9--8--7--6--5--------------------9--8--7--6--5-----\7------7---5---|
  A--7--6--5--4--3-----------2-2-2----7--6--5--4--3-----\5----------3---|
  E--------------------------0-0-0--------------------------------------|


                   I----Let Ring----I                    I----Let Ring----I


  E------------------------0--------0---------------------------0--------0-|
  B----------------------0--------0---------------------------0---------0--|
  G--------------------3--------2---------------------------3---------2----|
  D--\7--7--7--7-----------------------------\9--8--7--6------------0------|
  A--\5--5--5--5----/3--------2---------2----\7--6--5--4--3-------2--------|
  E-------------------------------------0----------------------------------|


         I hope that this works for you...drop me a line with any comments
  or if you wanna chat about VH or guitar in general.  My address is

                        Lorenn@student.flint.umich.edu


                                    ____
                                   / __ \
                            For   / /  \ \  Unlawful
                                 / /    \ \
                                 \ \ V3 / /
                                  \ \  / /
                                   \ \/ /
                            Carnal  \__/  Knowledge

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  Lyrics:

  if i cannot see you from afar
  look into your eyes, that hint of depth
           hidden inside

  if i cannot hear you from afar
  whisper in my ear, rest assured that
           you are near

  and I now not what it's like
      the aforementioned
  for the distance between us
  as are the stars, i only have you
        in my imagination
        in my imagination
        just to love you
           from afar

  if i cannot kiss you from afar
  press against your lips, taste
  the sweetness of your breath

  if i cannot touch you from afar
  hold you in my arms, keep you warm
        and safe from harm

  though our circumstances
      cause seperation
      in the absence
  there's a presence in my heart
  i will surrender, i'll surrender to my
     quiet contemplation
   my quiet contemplation
  i'll just, i'll just love you
          from afar

     there must be a better way
  a better way of passing the time
  'cause I can't seem to get her out,
      get her out of my mind...