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Author/Artist: Pearl Jam
Title: Thin Air
Album: Binaural
Transcribed by: Evan Cowan
Email: ecowan@uclink4.berkeley.edu

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 G1                                                                          

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 G1 There's a light   when my baby's in my arms                   There's a  

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 G1 Light   when the window shades are drawn                   hesitate      

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 G1         when I feel I may do harm to her             wash it off         

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 G1        cause this feeling we can share                 and I know        

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 G1 She's reached my heart in thin air                                       

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 G2                                                                          

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 G1                                 with Fill 1      Fill 1 (G2)             

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 G1 Byzantine is reflected in our pond                    there's a          

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 G2                                                                          

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 G1 Cloud    but the water remains calm                    reaching          

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 G2                                                                          

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 G1 In      the sun's fingers clutch the dawn to pass      even              

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 G2                                                                          

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 G1 Out       it's a precious thing to bear               and I know         

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 G2                                                                          

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 G1 She's reached my heart in thin air               yes I know              

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 G2                                                                          

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 G1 She's reached my heart in thin air                                       

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 G2                                                                          

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 G1 Its not in my past to presume love can keep on moving in both directions 

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 G2                                                                          

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 G1 How to be happy and true          is the quest we're taking on together  

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 G2                                                                          

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 G1         Taking on on on on on taking on on on on on                      

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 G2                                                                          

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 G1 There's a light when my baby's in my arms                  And I know    

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 G2                                                                          

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 G1 She's reached my heart in thin air                       And I know      

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 G2                                                                          

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 G1 She's reached my heart in thin air                       And I know      

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 G2                                                                          

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 G1                                                           Yes I know     

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 G2                                                                          

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 G1 She's reached my heart                                                   

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i found this off of one of the Pearl Jam sites and when i played it it sounded
more correct than anywhere else i have searched. Hope these tabs are useful.
if theres any questions or you want some good Pearl Jam sites, do email me at
themightybluecow@yahoo.com
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