Rush: Alien Shore
From the album Counterparts (Atlantic Records)
Copyright 1993 Core Music Publishing
Music by Lee and Lifeson
Lyrics by Peart

Comments/corrections to Jim Cirronella 

Transcribed by Joe Weinson and Tony Kennedy


Chords:
A (x02220@1)       [x02220]
Asus      [x02230]
Asus2     [x02200]
(Intro)

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--12--14--15--14--12--14--|--15--14--15--|--12--12--10--10/(1)-(1)16-|
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-12-15--14--12--14-|-15--14--15-|-15-15p14-14p12-12p10-10-10-|-------|
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(Verse Riff 1)
Asus (x02230@1)         	                Asus2 (x02200@1)-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
----------------------3------|----------------------0------|
------------------2------2---|------------------2------2---|
---------------2-------------|--------------2--------------|
---0--0---0------------------|---0--0---0------------------|
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(Verse Riff 2)
Asus (x02230@1)                w/ delay Asus2 (x02200@1)              w/ delay
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------------------------3--3--|-----------------------2--2--|
-------------------2----2--2--|------------------2----2--2--|
---------------2--------------|--------------2--------------|
---0--0---0-------------------|---0--0---0------------------|
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(Verse Riff 3)  Do a rhythm on these 2 chords

A (x02220@1)    Asus---0---|---0---| (x02230@1)---2---|---3---|
---2---|---2---|
-------|-------|
-------|-------|
-------|-------|

(Pre-chorus)
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----------0-----------0-----------2-------0-------2---|
------0-----------2-----------2-------0-------2-------|
--0-----------2-----------3---------------------------|

(Chorus)
    A (x02220@1)              B (x2444x@1)                      C (x32010@1)                                 D (xx0232@1)                       G---------------------------|-(3)--------------------------------------| (320003@1)---------------------------|--5-------------------------12--12--12-12-|
-2--2--2--4--4--4--(4)--5~-|--5--2--2--4--4--4-7--7--7--12--12--12-12-|
-2--2--2--4--4--4--(4)--5~-|--5--2--2--4--4--4-7--7--7--12--12--12-12-|
-0--0--0--2--2--2--(2)--3~-|--3--0--0--2--2--2-5--5--5--10--10--10-10-|
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(Solo)             (All pre-bent)
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-------3~~-3vv-|--0--3-5-5p3p0--5~/--|-9F--9Fp7--9F-7-9F---|
----2~-2~~-2vv-|---------------------|---------------------|
--2~-----------|---------------------|---------------------|
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w/ delay on last 2 notes                   (pre-bent)
---12---10------|---------------------------|--------------------|
------------10--|---------------------------|-15p12----[12Hh13]--|
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----------------|--57--79--7--5--7--9-----|--------------------|
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more later.......

Progression:
(Intro)
(Verse Riff 1)x5 with lyrics:
	You and I, we are strangers by one chromosome,
	slave to  the hormone, body and soul,
	in astruggle (x02210@1)to be happy and free,
	swimming in aprimitive (x02210@1)sea

(Verse Riff 2)x1 with lyrics:
	You and I, we must dive below the surface

(Verse Riff 1)x2 with lyrics:
	Aworld (x02220@1)of red neon and ultra-maroon

(Verse Riff 1)x1 with lyrics:
	Shinning bridges on the ocean floor, reaching
	to the alien shore

(Verse Riff 2)x1

(Pre-chorus)x8 with lyrics:
	For you and me, for you and me, for you and me
	sex is not acompetition, (x02210@1)	for you and me,
	sex is not ajob (x02210@1)description,
	for you and me, we agree

(Verse Riff 1)x4 with lyrics:
	You and I, we are pressed
	into these solitude's,
	color and culture,
	language and race,
	just variations on atheme, (x02210@1)	islands in amuch (x02210@1)larger stream

(Verse Riff 2)x1 with lyric:
	Yeah

(Pre-chorus)x6 with lyrics:
	For you and me, race is not acompetition, (x02210@1)	for you and me, race is not adefinition, (x02210@1)	for you and me, we agree

(Chorus)x3 with lyrics:
	Reaching for the alien shore,
	reaching for the alien shore,
	reaching for the alien shore

(Intro)
(Solo)
(Verse Riff 3)x2

(Verse Riff 3)x8 with lyrics:
	You and I, we reject these narrow attitudes,
	we add to each other,
	like acoral (x02210@1)reef,
	building bridges on the ocean floor,
	reaching for the alien shore

(Pre-chorus)x10 with lyrics:
	For you and me, sex is not acompetition, (x02210@1)	for you and me, race is not adefinition, (x02210@1)	for you and me, we hold these truths to be self-evident,
	for you and me, we elect the job of president,
	for you and me, we might agree

(Chorus)x3 with lyrics:
	But that's just us, reaching for the alien shore,
	but that's just us, reaching for the alien shore,
	but that's us, reaching for the alien shore,
	but that's just us

(1st half of Chorus) then lyrics:
	Reaching for the alien shore