Phish – Mercury (Guitar)

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All from Strange Design http://www.strangedesign.org/chords/guitar/Phish/Unreleased/Mercury.htm Guitar Riff 1 * Guitar Riff 2 **
e|-------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-------------------|----------3-3-------------------|
A|------5------------|------4-6-----6-4---------------|
E|-–5^7---7-5^3-0----|---6-7--------------------------|
[Chorus]
Em                         Gm
The days that are met with only-ness

F#m               Em/C
Aid and abet this loneliness

Em                         Gm
The days that are met with only-ness

F#m               Em/C
Aid and abet this loneliness

Em                         Gm
The days that are met with only-ness

F#m               Em/C
Aid and abet this loneliness

Em                         Gm
The days that are met with only-ness

F#m               Em/C
Aid and abet this loneliness
[Verse 1]
Em                                         Gm F#m *
Tonight's the night, the wheels are turning

Em                                                    Gm F#m *
The signal flows, I try to keep the home fires burning

Em                                         Gm F#m *
That was my stop, but the subway kept going

Em                                         Gm F#m *
Nothing to lose when Mercury's showing
[Chorus]
Em                         Gm
The days that are met with only-ness

F#m               Em/C
Aid and abet this loneliness

Em                         Gm
The days that are met with only-ness

F#m               Em/C
Aid and abet this loneliness
[Verse 2]
Em                                              Gm F#m *
The moments are mine if I can just seize the day

Em                                              Gm F#m
But then I forget what it is that I meant to say

Em                                   Gm F#m *
I try to hold on but never too tight

Em                                             Gm F#m
The hours go by 'til Mercury comes out at night
[Verse 3]
Em                             Gm F#m *
Staring up at the great machine

Em                                 Gm F#m
That never began and will never end

Em                               Gm F#m *
From the silver starlit tapestry

Em                                      Gm F#m
I see countless eyes staring back at me

Em                                  Gm F#m *
Venus in steel, the unbreakable net

Em                                  Gm F#m
Venus in steel, the unbreakable net

Em                                   Gm F#m *
The trail of lilies and violets ends

Em                                    Gm F#m
Trapped in steel, the unbreakable net
[Instrumental Break - Octaves] 2x: C# B C# D C# Bb E G F# F>E E 2x: F Eb F Ab F C# Ab B Bb A>Ab Ab [Verse 4]
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|----------3-3------------------|
A|------4-6-----6-4--------------|
E|---6-7-------------------------|

        B                                    C#
And the rivers run deep, like a quick silver stream

C#                 B                                    C#  **
With wings on your feet, your day is longer than your year

C#           B                            C#
Look up the night sky, for a moment I can see

C#                           B                                    C#  **
(Oooh’s) That the rivers run deep, your day is longer than your year

C#                    B                         C#
The lies they feed to me, are as edible as mercury

C#                 B                                    C# **
But the rivers run deep, your day is longer than your year

C#                    B                       C#
And the Water-star is singing, its silver melody

C#                      B                                    C#
(Oooh’s) The rivers run deep, your day is longer than your year

     B                         C#
Your day is longer than your year
[Instrumental Break] Arpeggio walk-up: 1 2 34 1 2 34 1 2 3 4 12 B C# // B C# // B-C#-D-E // B C# // B C# // B-C#-D-E // D E // D E // D-E-F-G // B C# // B C# // B-C#-D-E // D E // D E // D-E-F-G // F G /// [Bridge] 7/8 time
    F                        Bb
The tomb of the red Queen is painted in Vermilion

   C#
Is painted in Vermilion

   F/C
Is painted in Vermilion

   Bb
Is painted in Vermilion

     F                        Bb
The tomb of the red Queen is painted in Vermilion

   C#
Is painted in Vermilion

   F/C
Is painted in Vermilion

   Bb
Is painted in Vermilion
[Instrumental Break] Bb Bbsus4 Bbm Fsus4 F Ab Db Dbm Absus4 Absus2 Ab [Outro]
Em
And the net's unbreakable, don't worry about falling

Em
The voice that you ignore might be your future calling

Em
Alone, we're tossed about like a bottle in the sea

EM
But together we ascend, and only then escape this gravity

Em
The net's unbreakable, don't worry about falling

Em
The net's unbreakable, don't worry about falling

Em
The net's unbreakable, don't worry about falling

Em
The net's unbreakable, don't worry about falling

Em
The net's unbreakable
(walk-up) E to B (hit each note twice) (octave walk-down) E E D D C# C# C C E E D D C# C# C C E E D D C# C# C C E E D D C# C# C C Em