• Song:

    Turn Of A Friendly Card

  • Artist:

    Alan Parsons Project

  • Album:

    Gold Collection

The Turn Of A Friendly Card, by Eric Woolfson/Alan Parson, version 2.1

> i. The Turn Of A Friendly Card I (0-2.40 min)
> ii. Sneak Eyes (2.40-5.58 min)
> iii. The Ace Of Swords (5.58-8.56 min)
> iv. Nothing Left To Lose (8.56-13.01 min)
> v. The Turn Of A Friendly Card II (13.01-16.22 min)

i. The Turn Of A Friendly Card I
Key: [ch]Dm[/ch]

[ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]Faug[/ch]   | [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   | [ch]Gm[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   | [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]   |
[ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]Faug[/ch]   | [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   | [ch]Gm[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   | [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]   |

          [ch]Dm[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]Bb[/ch]              [ch]Dm[/ch]
There are unsmiling faces and bright plastic chains

      [ch]Dm[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]Dm[/ch]
And a wheel in perpetual motion

         [ch]Dm[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]Bb[/ch]          [ch]Dm[/ch]
And they follow the races and pay out the gains

         [ch]Dm[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]Dm[/ch]
With no show of an outward emotion


          [ch]A[/ch]                              [ch]Dm[/ch]
And they think it will make their lives easier

        [ch]A[/ch]                            [ch]Gm[/ch]
For God knows up till now it's been hard

         [ch]Dm[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]Eb[/ch]              [ch]Gm[/ch]
But the game never ends when your whole world depends

        [ch]Dm[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]Dm[/ch]
On the turn of a friendly card

       [ch]Dm[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]Eb[/ch]           [ch]Gm[/ch]
No the game never ends when your whole world depends

       [ch]Dm[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]Dm[/ch]
On the turn of a friendly card


          [ch]Dm[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]Dm[/ch]
There's a sign in the desert that lies to the west

           [ch]Dm[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]Dm[/ch]
Where you can't tell the night from the sunrise

        [ch]Dm[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]Bb[/ch]              [ch]Dm[/ch]
And not all the king's horses and all the king's men

         [ch]Dm[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]Dm[/ch]
Have prevented the fall of the unwise


        [ch]A[/ch]                              [ch]Dm[/ch]
And they think it will make their lives easier

        [ch]A[/ch]                            [ch]Gm[/ch]
For God knows up till now it's been hard

         [ch]Dm[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]Eb[/ch]              [ch]Gm[/ch]
But the game never ends when your whole world depends

        [ch]Dm[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]Dm[/ch]
On the turn of a friendly card

       [ch]Dm[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]Eb[/ch]           [ch]Gm[/ch]
No the game never ends when your whole world depends

       [ch]Dm[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]Dm[/ch]
On the turn of a friendly card


E |-----------------------1--0-----------------------------------|
B |---------1-3---3-1---1------3-3-------------------------------|
G |-----0-2-----------2--------------2-0-------------------------|
D |---3----------------------------------3--2-0-2--0---0-2-3-0---|
A |--------------------------------------------------3-----------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|


       [ch]Dm[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]Bb[/ch]          [ch]Dm[/ch]
But a pilgrim must follow in search of a shrine

       [ch]Dm[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]Dm[/ch]
As he enters inside the cathedral...

ii. Sneak Eyes
Key: [ch]C[/ch]

Intro:
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----1------1----|----1------1----|----1------1----|----1------1----|
G |--2---2-0-------|--2---2-0-------|--2---2-0-------|--2---2-0-------|
D |-------------4--|-------------4--|-------------4--|-------------4--|
A |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E |--------0------------|-----------------|
B |-----1----3-1-3--1---|---------1---3---|
G |---2-----------------|---2-2-2---2-----|
D |---------------------|-----------------|
A |---------------------|-----------------|
E |---------------------|-----------------|

E |--------0------------|-----------------|---0-0-0----------|
B |-----1----3-1-3--1---|---------1---3---|---------3--1-3---|
G |---2-----------------|---2-2-2---2-----|------------------|
D |---------------------|-----------------|------------------|
A |---------------------|-----------------|------------------|
E |---------------------|-----------------|------------------|

Solo:
E |------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------|
G |---16--14-16-17-16------------------------|
D |--------------------15-14-----------------|
A |---------------------------15-14--12------|
E |-------------------------------------12---|

E |------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------12----14-16--17-16-17-19-14---|
D |-----------------------10-12-----14-------------------------|
A |------10----9-------12--------------------------------------|
E |---12----12---12-13-----------------------------------------|

E |-------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---12----12----12-----12--------------------------------14---|
D |------14----12------------------------------12-14-12---------|
A |-------------------15----14--12-14-15-14-15----------15------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------|

E |------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------|
G |---17-17-16-14----------------------------|
D |---------------14-------------------------|
A |-------------------15-14--12--------------|
E |-----------------------------12--10-8-5---|

iii. The Ace Of Swords
Key: [ch]Dm[/ch]

iv. Nothing Left To Lose
Key: [ch]Gm[/ch]


[ch]Bb[/ch]              [ch]Eb[/ch]                  [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]
Nothing's good, the news is bad

[ch]Bb[/ch]                      [ch]Eb[/ch]                  [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]
The heat goes on and it drives you mad

[ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]Gm[/ch]
Scornfull thoughts that fly your way

[ch]Gm[/ch]/[ch]F[/ch]             [ch]Eb[/ch]                                  [ch]Bb[/ch]
You should turn away, cause there's nothing more to say


[ch]Bb[/ch]             [ch]Eb[/ch]                 [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]
You gave the best you had to give

[ch]Bb[/ch]            [ch]Eb[/ch]              [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]
You only have one life to live

     [ch]Bb[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]Gm[/ch]
You thought so hard you were a slave

[ch]Gm[/ch]/[ch]F[/ch]           [ch]Eb[/ch]                             [ch]Bb[/ch]
After all you gave, there was nothing left to save


[ch]Gm[/ch]                       [ch]Eb[/ch]
You got nothing left to lose (you've got nothing left to lose)

[ch]Gm[/ch]                           [ch]Eb[/ch]                                        [ch]G[/ch]
No, you got nothing left to lose (who would wanna be standing in your shoes)


[ch]Bb[/ch]            [ch]Eb[/ch]                      [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]
You read the book, you turn the page

[ch]Bb[/ch]               [ch]Eb[/ch]                      [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]
You change your life in a thousend ways

     [ch]Bb[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]Gm[/ch]
And though the reason lights your eyes

[ch]Gm[/ch]/[ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]Eb[/ch]                                [ch]Bb[/ch]
With the key you realise, through the kingdom of the wise


[ch]Gm[/ch]                         [ch]Eb[/ch]
You've got nothing left to lose (you've got nothing left to lose)

[ch]Gm[/ch]                          [ch]Eb[/ch]                                        [ch]G[/ch]
No, you got nothing left to lose (who would wanna be standing in your shoes)


[ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]Eb[/ch]                          [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]
Nothing ventured, nothing gained

[ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]Eb[/ch]                          [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]
No more lingering doubt remained

[ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]Gm[/ch]
Nothing sacred or profane

[ch]Gm[/ch]/[ch]F[/ch]           [ch]Eb[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]
Everything to gain, cause you've nothing more

First Solo:

E |-----------1-----1-------------1------1-6-8-6-3-1--3h1----|
B |---------3----4----4h3--1h3h4---4h3-----------------------|
G |-------3--------------------------------------------------|
D |---0-3----------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------|

E |-----1-----1-6-10-8--6-5-5h6-----6-5-6-6-5---6-5-6-8-1----|
B |---4---4-3-------------------3-------------3--------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------|

E |---13-11-10-8-6-------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------3-1-1---------------------------------|
G |--------------------------3-2-3-3-------------------------|
D |------------------3---------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------|

v. The Turn Of A Friendly Card II
Key: [ch]Dm[/ch]


          [ch]Dm[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]Bb[/ch]            [ch]Dm[/ch]
There are unsmilling faces and fetters and chains

      [ch]Dm[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]Dm[/ch]
And a wheel in perpetual motion

       [ch]Dm[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]Bb[/ch]         [ch]Dm[/ch]
Who belong to all races and anwer all names

         [ch]Dm[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]Dm[/ch]
With no show of an outward emotion


        [ch]A[/ch]                              [ch]Dm[/ch]
And they think it will make their lives easier

        [ch]A[/ch]                            [ch]Gm[/ch]
For God knows up till now it's been hard

         [ch]Dm[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]Eb[/ch]              [ch]Dm[/ch]
But the game never ends when your whole world depends

        [ch]Dm[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Dm[/ch]
On the turn of a friendly card

       [ch]Dm[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Eb[/ch]           [ch]Dm[/ch]
No the game never ends when your whole world depends

       [ch]Dm[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]Dm[/ch]
On the turn of a friendly card


Solo:
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---7-9-9b(1/2)--7h9h7-10------5-6b(1/2)--5h7h5-------------7-----7-----7--|
D |----------------------------7------------------8-7---3h5-7---7-7---7-7----|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E |------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---7-9-10-9h10h9-7--------5-7-5-------------7-----7-----7---|
D |-------------------10---7-------8-7---3h5-7---7-7---7-7-----|
A |------------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------------|

E |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------15---15-14-15-17-17--15-17-17b(1/2)|
G |---10-9-10-12-12---10/12-10-12-12/14------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |------7-9-10--9h10h9-7--------5-7-8-7h8h7-5-----------7-----9-----7---|
D |---10------------------10---7---------------8---7h5-7---7-7---7-7-----|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E |--------------------------|
B |--------------------------|
G |---9h7------5---------7---|
D |-------9h7----7-5---7-----|
A |------------------7-------|
E |--------------------------|

Version 2:
In this version I left out everything I was unsure about and I spent another hour on 
all the chords fit with the right words. I hope it was worth it. Please vote.

Version 2.1:
In this version I changed a few notes in the first part of the last solo.
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