U2
The Unforgettable Fire
The Unforgettable Fire
 
The tempo is 140bpm  moderate rock  4/4

Intro: A.H.                  N.H.                        
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verse: (for 5 bars)
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(for 3 bars)
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2---------17-----------------------17-------------------------17-------|
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6----------------------------------------------------------------------|(repeat D.C. 2 times) 

Ice--your only rivers run cold
These city lights
They shine as silver and gold dug from the night
Your eyes as black as coal 

(fill)
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2|---------------------3(15)------------------------------3(15)-----------|
3|-------------5(17)---------------------------5(17)----------------------|
4|----7(19)---------------------------------------------------------------|
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chorus:       
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2|---10----8-----10-----8--|
3|---10----9-----10-----9--|
4|---10----10----10-----10-|
5|----8----8-----8------8--|
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Walk on by, walk on through
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2|---8---6---8---6-|
3|---8---8---8---8-|
4|---8---8---8---8-|
5|---6---6---6---6-|
6|-----------------|

Walk till you run
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2|---6---6---6---6-|
3|---8---7---8---7-|
4|---8---8---8---8-|
5|---6---6---6---6-|
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And don't look back for here I am
Carnival
The wheels fly and the colours spin through alcohol
Red wine that punctures the skin
 
(fill, vibrate notes slightly)

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Face to face in a dry and waterless place

(repeat chorus)

Walk on by, walk on through
So sad to beseige your love so head on

       Stay____________________ in this__________ time___________
(fill)
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        Stay    to      -     night_                               in a lie
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2|--------------------15---------15-----15-----------------15----15-----------15---------15--------

         I’m          on       -        ly        ask   -          ing          but_____      I
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2|-15-------15-------15-----------15--------------15---------15-16-15---15-16-18-16-15-16-18-16-15-16----|

                              I think you know
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Chorus:
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5|---8----8----5--|                                
6|-------------3--|                           

Come on take me away
Come on take me away
Come on take me home, home again

Repeat intro, then string interlude
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5|---5-----3------------------1--------------3-|         
6|---------------5------1----------------------|    (repeat 3 times)
                                                  (repeat 5 times)
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2|------15-------15-------15------------15-----18-|--------20----|                 
3|---------15-------15-------15------------15-----|-----------21-|                 
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(loud string part)
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5|---3--5----------------0--1--|
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And if the mountains should crumble
Or disappear into the sea
Not a tear, no not I
Standing this time
Stay tonight in a lie
Forever after this love in time
And if you save your love 
Save it all

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Don't push me too far
Don't push me too far
Tonight
Tonight

(string finale)   Slowly (?= 72)
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2|---6-------------6--8--10--8----6--8---10---8---6--|     
3|---7-------------5--7--9---7----5--7----9---7---5--|      
4|---0-------------0---------------------------------|      
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