• Song:

    A Wonderful Life

  • Artist:

    Shades Of Clear

Song:  A Wonderful Life
Band:  Shades of Clear

This is the new single off of SOC's new CD "The Fusion of Everything Good",
it was pretty easy to figure out, and I think I got most of it right, enjoy.
Send any questions/corrections to maestro360@hotmail.com.

E?

E  0
B  0
G  2
D  2
A  2
E  0

** the intro is played with the lead guitar playing the main riff

        1     2     3     4     1     2     3     4

E       5--------------5--7--5-|7/9-7-----------------|
B       -----------------------|------10--------------|
G       -----------------------|---------9------------|
D       -----------------------|----------------------|
A       -----------------------|----------------------|
E       -----------------------|----------------------|

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

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

E       ---------------5--7--5-|7/9-7--5-5------------|
B       -----------------------|----------------------|   play twice
G       -----------------------|----------------------|
D       -----------------------|----------------------|
A       -----------------------|----------------------|
E       -----------------------|----------------------|

A                        C#m
Thoughts, of you and your friends
               D
They keep me together
                 E
You're one step ahead
                 A                                               VERSE 1
Don't leave me behind
                   C#m
You, have you no shame
                D
I don't want forever
                 E
Just keep it the same

C                      D
'Cause when I have the spotlight
                 G    G/F#   Em                                  PRECHORUS 1
I leave it all behi----------nd
                C                        D                E?   E
And forget that sooner or later all your promises turn to lies


              Bm                     G
This can't be me, screaming from the stage
                 D                     A
Trying to be the one, calling out your name.                     CHORUS
                  Bm                          G
I looked into the crystal, I never wished for fame
                  D                             A
I only want to be great, I know they're not the same.

        1     2     3     4     1     2     3     4
                           let ring
E       2--------2--2--0------|---------------------|
B       3--------3--3--2------|---------------------|
G       4--------4--4--2------|---------------------|
D       4--------4--4--2------|---------------------|
A       2--------2--2--0------|---------------------|
E       x--------------0------|---------------------|

                           let ring
E       3--------3--3--2------|---------------------|
B       3--------3--3--2------|---------------------|
G       0--------0--0--3------|---------------------|
D       0--------0--0--4------|---------------------|
A       2--------2--2--4------|---------------------|
E       3--------3--3--2------|---------------------|

VERSE 2

C                           D
There was nothing you could do
                    G    G/F#   Em                               PRECHORUS 2
To help me before I di---------ed
         C                                          D                 E?   E
I'm just disappointed 'cause you promised you would bring me back to life


CHORUS

        1     2     3     4     1     2     3     4
                           let ring
E       2--------2--x--0------|----------0--0--0--0-|
B       3--------3--x--2------|----------2--2--2--2-|
G       4--------4--x--2------|----------2--2--2--2-|
D       4--------4--x--2------|----------2--2--2--2-|
A       2--------2--x--0------|----------0--0--0--0-|
E       x-----------x--0------|----------0--0--0--0-|

                           let ring
E       3--------3--x--0------|----------0--0--x--x-|
B       3--------3--x--2------|----------2--2--x--x-|
G       0--------0--x--2------|----------2--2--x--x-|
D       0--------0--x--2------|----------2--2--x--x-|       play 4 times
A       2--------2--x--0------|----------0--0--x--x-|
E       3--------3--x--0------|----------0--0--x--x-|

C
All these people I can't stand to miss
         D
All this shit just overwhelms me I can't handle it
        G    G/F#   Em
I wanna die---
          C
It's all turning out exactly like the time before
    D
The race isn't over but you can't run anymore
          E?    E
You wanna cry------


CHORUS


** this is the part where it really slows down and gets very quiet

E       5-----5-----5-----5----|4-----4-----4-----4----|
B       5-----5-----5-----5----|5-----5-----5-----5----|
G       ---6-----6-----6-----6-|---6-----6-----6-----6-|
D       -----------------------|-----------------------|
A       -----------------------|-----------------------|
E       -----------------------|-----------------------|


E       5-----5-----5-----5----|7-----7-----7-----7----|   play 3 times
B       7-----7-----7-----7----|9-----9-----9-----9----|   1st alone
G       ---7-----7-----7-----7-|---9-----9-----9-----9-|   2nd + 3rd with lead
D       -----------------------|-----------------------|   3rd with drums
A       -----------------------|-----------------------|
E       -----------------------|-----------------------|

** it builds up towards the outro, and the chords and lead move up two steps


outro chords:     B    D#m    E    F#

verse2 lyrics:

Stop, help me to my feet
Can't you see that I'm severed
Lead me to my bed
Unfold the blankets
As I drift off to sleep
Will me to heaven
As I will to you
And I hope you know that
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