#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1997 12:15:19 -0400 From: Adam Kraemer Subject: Total Eclipse total eclipse (from memory, so it might be a little off....). Bm A TURN AROUND Every now and then I get a little bit lonely and you're never coming round. Bm A TURN AROUND Every now and then I get a little bit tired of list'ning to the sound of my tears. D C TURN AROUND Every now and then I get a little bit nervous that the best of all the years have gone by. D C TURN AROUND Every now and then I get a little bit terrified and then I see the look in your eyes. F Bb TURN AROUND, BRIGHT EYES Every now and then I fall apart. F Bb TURN AROUND, BRIGHT EYES Every now and then I fall apart. Bm A TURN AROUND Every now and then I get a little bit restless and I dream of something wild. Bm A TURN AROUND Every now and then I get a little bit helpless and I'm lying like a child in your arms. D C TURN AROUND Every now and then I get a little bit angry and I know I've got to get out and cry. D C TURN AROUND Every now and then I get a little bit terrified but then I see the look in your eyes. F Bb TURN AROUND, BRIGHT EYES Every now and then I fall apart. F Bb A TURN AROUND, BRIGHT EYES Every now and then I fall apart. F#m D E A And I need you now tonight and I need you more than ever F#m D E A and if you only hold me tight we'll be holding on forever. F#m D E And we'll only be making it right 'cause we'll never be wrong. D E Together we can take it to the end of the line. F#m B Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time. A E/G# I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark. F#m B We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks. D B C#m D I really need you tonight, forever's gonna start tonight, E forever's gonna start tonight. A F#m C#m D A/C# Once upon a time I was falling in love but now I'm only falling apart. Bm E There's nothing I can do, a total eclipse of the heart. A F#m D E A F#m C#m Once upon a time there was light in my life but now there's only love in D A/C# the dark. Bm E A Nothing I can say, a total eclipse of the heart. Musical break and the second verse just repeat the same as the first. Song fades out on: A F#m D E Turn around, bright eyes I might be off on the first section, but the rest is correct. Oh, and it's words and music by Jim Steinman; Tyler only recorded it. adam #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## # From: Brian Dickens Subject: TAB: Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler Date: Wed, 27 Mar 1996 23:58:00 -0500 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART by Bonnie Tyler adapted to guitar by Brian Dickens (bfd3@cornell.edu) Introduction: (Piano) E|-------8---7---5-------------------------------------------| Tip: Cover high E and B strings B|-----5---5---5---5-----------------------------------------| at 5th fret with your pointer G|-----------------------------------------------------------| finger. Pick bass note with D|-----------------------------------------------------------| your thumb, and you only have G|-0----------------------| to manage the 8 and the 7-| C|-----------------------------------------------------------| with your pinky etc. Easy! Am G TURN AROUND Every now and then I get a little bit lonely and you're never coming round. Am G TURN AROUND Every now and then I get a little bit tired of list'ning to the sound of my tears. C F TURN AROUND Every now and then I get a little bit nervous that the best of all the years have gone by. C F TURN AROUND Every now and then I get a little bit terrified and then I see the look in your eyes. Bb Eb TURN AROUND, BRIGHT EYES Every now and the I fall apart. Bb Eb TURN AROUND, BRIGHT EYES Every now and the I fall apart. Am G TURN AROUND Every now and then I get a little bit restless and I dream of something wild. Am G TURN AROUND Every now and then I get a little bit helpless and I'm lying like a child in your arms. C F TURN AROUND Every now and then I get a little bit angry and I know I've got to get out and cry. C F TURN AROUND Every now and then I get a little bit terrified but then I see the look in your eyes. Bb Eb TURN AROUND, BRIGHT EYES Every now and the I fall apart. Bb Eb G TURN AROUND, BRIGHT EYES Every now and the I fall apart. D C D G And I need you now tonight and I need you more than ever D C D G and if you only hold me tight we'll be holding on forever. B C D And we'll only be making it right 'cause we'll never be wrong. G D Together we can take it to the end of the line. Em A Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time. G D I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark. Em A We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks. G D C I really need you tonight, forever's gonna start tonight, D forever's gonna start tonight. G Em B C Once upon a time I was falling in love but now I'm only falling apart. C/D D There's nothing I can do, a total eclipse of the heart. G Em B Once upon a time there was light in my life but now there's only love in C the dark. C/D D G Nothing I can say, a total eclipse of the heart. Bb Eb TURN AROUND, BRIGHT EYES Bb Eb TURN AROUND, BRIGHT EYES Am G TURN AROUND Every now and then I know you'll never be the boy you always wanted to be. Am G TURN AROUND But every now and then I know you'll always be the only boy who wanted me the way that I am. C F TURN AROUND Every now and then I know there's no one in the universe as magical and wondrous as you. C F TURN AROUND Every now and then I know there's nothing any better, there's nothing that I just wouldn't do. Bb Eb TURN AROUND, BRIGHT EYES Every now and then I fall apart. Bb Eb TURN AROUND, BRIGHT EYES Every now and then I fall apart. And I need you now tonight...(see before) Once upon a time I was...(see before) --- Notes: ...I heard an annoying techno version of this song tonight at a dance party, which inspired me to come home and try to do a decent-sounding acoustic remake. the music was so loud I probably have permanent hearing loss, so it's not my fault if these chords aren't right! :) ...lyrics nabbed from ftp.uwp.edu. ...pick the chords creatively during the verses, it sounds prettier. ...feel free to write me about corrections or enhancements, or if you're a seattle-based musician looking for a band, or whatever! ...and the chord formations (or how I play them, anyhow): Am x02210 G 320033 C x32010 F 133211 Bb 113331 Eb 668881 D xx0232 Em 022000 A x02220 C/D x32013 --- Brian Dickens Cornell Engineering bfd3@cornell.edu