U2 – Always (Guitar Tab)

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Band:U2 Song: Always (from b-side Beautiful Day) Tab by: Headache90

Intro:
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Verse:

  Here today                 And gone tomorrow 
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  Crack the bone                  get to the marrow
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  To be the bee                  And the flower 
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  Before the sweetness                    turns to sour   
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Chorus:
  What we have we're gonna keep... always 
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  What we've lost we don't need... always
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  What we've lost we don't need... always
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  What is it that won't let you sleep... always 
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Bridge:

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Verse:
  Be the arrow        And the target              
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  Put your head over       the parapet 
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  Be uncool                  Yes, be awkward 
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 And don't look in the obvious place
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  The soul needs beauty for a soul mate 
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Chorus:

  Get down off your holy cloud... always 
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  God will not deal with the proud... always 
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  Well if you dream then dream out loud... always 
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  Eternally yours... always
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Bridge:

             I want you           I want you             I want you
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  (Here she come) Touching the other side  I wanted to be in love 
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  I wanted to call       (Hey, soon soon)
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Chorus:

  You say come to know yourself... always
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  Don't find yourself in someone else... always
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  And always wear a safety belt... always 
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  Wait for me I'm running late... always
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  This is the moment that we share... for always 
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  Turn each song into a prayer... always
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  Now and forever              For always        
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                                For always
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                                For always 
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Chords: D Here today G And gone tomorrow A G D Crack the bone, get to the marrow D To be the bee G And the flower A G D Before the sweetness turns to sour G A D A D A What we have we're gonna keep... always G A D A D A What we've lost we don't need... always G A D A D A What is it that won't let you sleep... always D Be the arrow G And the target A G D Put your head over the parapet D Be uncool G Yes, be awkward A G D And don't look in the obvious place A G D The soul needs beauty for a soul mate G A D A D A Get down off your holy cloud... always G A D A D A God will not deal with the proud... always G A D A D A Well if you dream then dream out loud... always G A D A D A Eternally yours... always A D G I want you A D G I want you A D G I want you A D (Here she come) G D Touching the other side A D I wanted to be in love G D I wanted to call A D (Hey, soon soon) G A D A D A You say come to know yourself... always G A D A D A Don't find yourself in someone else... always G A D A D A And always wear a safety belt... always G A D A D A Wait for me I'm running late... always G A D A D A This is the moment that we share... for always G A D A D A Turn each song into a prayer... always G A D A Now and forever D A G A D A For always D A G A D A For always D A G A D A For always