MORE THAN A FEELING

												
MORE THAN A FEELING
 written by Tom Scholz
 performed by Boston (1st album)
 
 INTRO AND VERSES
 
 Dsus4          D          C                      G
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 ------3--------3-----3-------------3---------3--------3-----
 ---------2--------------0-------0----------0----------------
 ---0--------------------------------------------------------
 -----------------------------3----------2-------------------
 ----------------------------------------------------3-------
 I looked out this morning and the sun was gone,
 Turned on some music to start my day,
 Then lost myself in a familiar song.
 I closed my eyes and I
 
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 ---3-------------------------2------------------------------
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 slipped away...
 
 Am            Am/G bass     D
 -------------------------------2----------------------------
 ------------1-------------1----3----------------------------
 ---------2-------------2-------2----------------------------
 ------2-------------2----------0----------------------------
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 PRE-CHORUS RIFF:
 E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---13-12-12h13p12-10---13-12-10h12p10-------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------12---------------|
 D|--------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 CHORUS:
 
 G           C       Em                D
 IT'S MORE THAN A FEELING (MORE THAN A FEEL-ING)
 WHEN I HEAR THAT OLD SONG THEY USED TO PLAY.
 AND I BEGIN DREAMING (MORE THAN A FEELING)
 
 G            C      Eb
 'Til I see Marianne walk a-way,
 
 
 
 Em7    Asus4  A   A2  A    G    D/F# Em  D
 ---0--------0----0---0--------3-----2---0---2---------------
 ---3--------3----2---0---2----3-----3---0---3---------------
 ---0--------2----2---2---2----0-----2---0---2---------------
 ---2--------2----2---2---2----0-----0---2---0---------------
 ---2--------------------------2---------2-------------------
 ---0--------------------------3-----2---0-------------------
 I see my Marianne walking away.
 
 
 So many people have come and gone,
 Their faces fade as the years Go by;
 Yet I still recall as I wonder on, as clear as the sun
 In the summer sky.
 
 -CHORUS-
 
 
 MAIN SOLO:
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------7-7-8-7h8p7---10-8-7h8p7-----7-8-7h8p7---7---------|
 G|--6-7-9-----------9-7--7-------9-7-9-7-------9-7-9-7-6-2--|
 D|----------------------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 --------------10-10-9-7h9p7---------------------------------10-9-7--19-|
 7-7-8-7h8p7----------------10-8-7-8-7h8p7-------7-5h7p5----------------|
 -----------9-7-------------------7-------9-7-9-7-------7-6-7-----------|
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 When I'm tired I'm thinking cold,
 I hide in my music, forget the day and
 Dream of a girl I used to know
 I closed my eyes and she slipped away.  She slipped away
 
 -CHORUS
 
 Chords used:
 E A D G B e
 Dsus4   X X 0 2 3 3
 D       X X 0 2 3 2
 C       X 3 2 0 1 0
 G       3 2 0 0 3 3
 Em      0 2 2 0 0 0
 Eb      X 6 8 8 8 X
 Em7     0 2 2 0 3 0
 Asus4   X 0 2 2 3 0
 A       X 0 2 2 2 0
 A2      X 0 2 2 0 0
 D/F#    2 X 0 2 3 2
 
 Notes:
 For the chorus bar chords sound nice on an acoustic, power chords sound
 Better on electrics.
 The chord changes for the solo are as follows:
 /D G /A G /D G /D A /D G /Bm A /D Bm /Em A /G  /  DF# D/
 With /    / representing 1 measure.