Blackmore's Night – 25 Years (Guitar)

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Tabs for "25 Years" by Blackmore's Night. NOTE: * This song is played in B-Aeolian at 112BPM, except for the switch where it changes to B-Dorian. * Every verse melody is an odd 5 and 1/2 bars in lenght. While the instrumental after the second chorus uses the same melody and chords, its first cycle is shortened to a mere 4 bars. When repeated, it goes back to 5 and 1/2 bars. * None of the tabs below are official.
 Bm         Em       F#m       Esus4     Asus2     D         E
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Bm                       Em      A
Twentyfive years since I woke up trembeling,

Em         A                Em       Bm
Twentyfive years since that terribly dream.

Bm                   Em        A
I could see that the world was crumbling,

F#m         A    Esus4 Em
nothing is ever as it seems.
[Link] Em [Verse]
  Bm                  Em        A
I tried to run but my feet were frozen,

Em       A             Em     Bm
tried to scream, there was no sound.

Bm          Em     A
In my head, voices echoing

F#m        A           Esus4     Em
"Girl you should know better by now."
[Chorus]
Bm   Em  A
Long ago-o,

Bm   A  Asus2
Far away.

Bm     Em    A
In the midst of

Bm    Em
Yesterday.
[Verse]
Bm               Em      A
You had tried so hard to save me.

Em         A            Em       Bm
How do you save someone from themself?

Bm               Em     A
All those years, wasted wishes

F#m      A      Esus4   Em
drowning in the wishing well...
[Chorus]
Bm   Em  A
Long ago-o,

Bm   A  Asus2
Far away.

Bm     Em    A
In the midst of

Bm    Em
Yesterday.
[Link] Em [Instrumental] Bm Em A Em A Em Bm Bm Em A F#m A Esus4 Em Em [Switch] D E D E [Verse]
Bm                       Em      A
Twentyfive years since I woke up trembeling,

Em         A                Em       Bm
Twentyfive years since that terribly dream.

Bm                   Em        A
I could see that the world was crumbling,

F#m         A    Esus4 Em
nothing is ever as it seems.
[Chorus]
Bm   Em  A
Long ago-o,

Bm   A  Asus2
Far away.

Bm     Em    A
In the midst of

Bm    Em
Yesterday.
[Instrumental] Bm Em A Bm A Asus2 Bm Em A Bm Em [Chorus]
Bm   Em  A
Long ago-o,

Bm   A  Asus2
Far away.

Bm     Em    A
In the midst of

Bm    Em
Yesterday.
[Fade Out] Bm Em A Bm A Asus2 Bm Em A Bm Em