• 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 (022100@1)0
B (x2444x@1)0
G (320003@1)2
D (xx0232@1)2
A (x02220@1)2
E (022100@1)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 (x02220@1)                      C#mThoughts, (x13321@4)of you and your friends
               DThey (xx0232@1)keep me together
                 EYou're (022100@1)one step ahead
                 A (x02220@1)                                             VERSE 1
Don't leave me behind
                   C#mYou, (x13321@4)have you no shame
                DI (xx0232@1)don't want forever
                 EJust (022100@1)keep it the same

C (x32010@1)                    D'Cause (xx0232@1)when I have the spotlight
                 G (320003@1)  G/F# (320002@1) Em (022000@1)                                PRECHORUS 1
I leave it all behi----------nd
                C (x32010@1)                      D (xx0232@1)              E?   EAnd (022100@1)forget that sooner or later all your promises turn to lies


              Bm (x24432@1)                   GThis (320003@1)can't be me, screaming from the stage
                 D (xx0232@1)                   ATrying (x02220@1)to be the one, calling out your name.                     CHORUS
                  Bm (x24432@1)                        GI (320003@1)looked into the crystal, I never wished for fame
                  D (xx0232@1)                           AI (x02220@1)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 (x32010@1)                         DThere (xx0232@1)was nothing you could do
                    G (320003@1)  G/F# (320002@1) Em (022000@1)                             PRECHORUS 2
To help me before I di---------ed
         C (x32010@1)                                        D (xx0232@1)               E?   EI'm (022100@1)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-|

CAll (x32010@1)these people I can't stand to miss
         DAll (xx0232@1)this shit just overwhelms me I can't handle it
        G (320003@1)  G/F# (320002@1) EmI (022000@1)wanna die---
          CIt's (x32010@1)all turning out exactly like the time before
    DThe (xx0232@1)race isn't over but you can't run anymore
          E?    EYou (022100@1)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 (x2444x@1)  D#m (xx4342@1)  E (022100@1)  F# (244322@1)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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