Electric Light Orchestra – Mandalay (Guitar)

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Chords

[Intro] Am E [Verse 1]
B
I trace the footsteps through the multi-colored avenues

B                               A
That wind their way down to the sea

B
I see the birds that fly beneath the darkened sky

B                          G#m
They are the messengers of dreams
[Chorus]
D                             C      D
Mandalay, now I know what you try to be

D                             C         D
Mandalay, now I wish you were here with me
[Post-Chorus]
Em    D           G       A          B
Pages filled with science fiction

Em      F#m     G     A          B
Without fear of contradiction
[Verse 2]
B
Walking through the fields of evergreen

                       A
I see a turn and walk away

B
And from the east there comes a breeze

                            G#m7
That flows up high into the blue
[Chorus]
D                             C      D
Mandalay, now I know what you try to be

D                             C         D
Mandalay, now I wish you were here with me
[Post-Chorus]
Em           D    G  A      Bm
The sound of retribution

Em       G    A       B
In total disillusion, Mandalay
[Instrumental Bridge] B C A B B C A B [Chorus]
D                             C      D
Mandalay, now I know what you try to be

D                             C         D
Mandalay, now I wish you were here with me
[Post-Chorus]
Em         G  A        Bm
Amidst the confusion

Em       G   A         B
The only conclusion
[Verse 3]
B
Mandalay of the misty eyes

B                          A     Amaj9  A
Have gazed into the coming door

B
The leaves that turn to gold and brown

                          G#m
I've watched them falling to the ground
[Chorus]
D                             C      D
Mandalay, now I know what you try to be

D                             C         D
Mandalay, now I wish you were here with me
[Instrumental Outro] B C A B B C A B B C A B B C A B