Phil Collins – Separate Lives (Guitar)

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Best experienced when played along with the original recording. [Opening sequence]
    A                  B               E   E         
You called me from the room in your ho tel

   C#m                  A                          E   B
all    full of romance     for someone that you've met

    A6             A/B
and telling me how sorry you were

E                 E/G#              A                  A
  leaving so soon,     and that you miss me sometimes

              F#m                 B
when you're a lone in your room

     A/B                   
Do I     feel lonely to?
synth piano: E/G# E B/E E G#m7 [Verse 1]
    Cdim    E     B/A                 B/E     Am6
You have no right     to ask me how I feel

            E     B/E  E/G#                   Bsus4    A/C#
You have no right           to speak to me so kind

            Amaj7        A/B           C#m11    G#m7
We can't go on,     just holding on to ties

               F#m7         F#m7/B        
Now that we’re living             separate 
living
|E  B/E E      A/E   |A  B/E E      A/E          |C#            Co          |
 *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *      
lives Well I held [Verse 2]
E   B/A             B/E   Am6
on,      to let you go

           E      B/E         E/G#
and if you lost your love for me

          Bsus4       C#m11  G#m7 
you never let it show,

           Amaj7  A/B            C#m11  G#m7
there's no way         to compro mise

             F#m7           F#m7/B          E 
so now we're living                separate lives
living [Bridge]
A            G#m           F#m      G#m   A
Oo, it's so  typical, love leads to isola tion

       F#m7                    E/G#               
so you build that wall,                    
build that wa-a-all
        Aadd9                  Bsus4          
yes you build that wall 
build that wa-a-all
                C#m11      D7     B7sus4
and you make it stronger
[Verse 3]
            E      B/A                   B/E     Am6
You have no right        to ask me how I feel

            E     B/E  E/G#                    Bsus4    A/C#     
You have no right            to speak to me so kind

     B     Amaj7             Bsus4           E     B/E   E/G#
Some day I might find myself looking in your eyes

        F#m7            Bsus4           E  
But for now we'll go on living separate lives

        F#m7      C#m7     Cdim   B6   Bsus4 
Yes for now we'll go on    living sep’ rate
[coda]
|C#m7   B/E  E Amaj7        |E  B/E E      A/E     |
 *      *      *      *      *      *      *     *  
lives haw aw aw aaaww ..slow down slightly:
|E/G#   A      Bsus4        |E                     |
 *      *      *      *      *      *      *     *  
ha ha ha ha aww sep rate lives