Crystal Ball

Crystal Ball Bass Tab

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                                          Artist - Keane
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                                       Song - Crystal Ball
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                                    Album - Under The Iron Sea
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                                       Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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Tuning = Standard

00:15
INTRO
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G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-|-----------4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-------|-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------6-6-6-|---------------|-----------------|

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00:30
VERSE 1
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   Who   is    the   man    I     see
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|

   Where   I'm  supposed    to    be
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|

  I    lost    my    heart,      I     buried  it  too  deep
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6--4-4-6-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|----------------|

  Under the iron sea
G|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6--4-4-6-|-6-6-6-6--4-4-6-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|----------------|----------------|

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01:01
CHORUS
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  Oh, crystal ball, crystal ball      Save us all,      tell me life is beautiful
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-|-----------4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-------|

  Mirror, mirror    on the wall
G|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-------|-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------6-6-6-|---------------|-----------------|

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01:16
VERSE 2
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    Lines    ever       more       unclear
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|

   I'm not sure I'm     even         here
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|

  The   more   I     look    the     more I think that I'm
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6--4-4-6-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|----------------|

  Starting    to     disappear
G|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6--4-4-6-|-6-6-6-6--4-4-6-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|----------------|----------------|

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01:47
CHORUS
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  Oh, crystal ball,    hear my song     fading out,      everything I know is wrong
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-|-----------4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-------|

  Mirror, mirror    on the wall
G|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-------|-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------6-6-6-|---------------|-----------------|

02:03
  Oh, crystal ball, crystal ball      Save us all,      tell me life is beautiful
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-|-----------4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-------|

  So   put   me   where    I    belong
G|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-------|-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------6-6-6-|---------------|-----------------|

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02:18
BRIDGE
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  I  don't  where  I am               And I don't really care
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

  I  look  myself    in  eye There's    no one         there
G|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|
A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-9-9-9-8--8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|--------------|-----------------|

  I  fall  upon  the earth            I call upon the air
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

  But  all  I  get  is  the  same old    vacant stare
G|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|
A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-9-9-9-8--8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|--------------|-----------------|

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02:49
CHORUS
*******
  Oh, crystal ball, crystal ball      Save us all,      tell me life is beautiful
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-|-----------4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-------|

  Mirror, mirror    on the wall
G|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-------|-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------6-6-6-|---------------|-----------------|

  Oh, crystal ball,    hear my song     fading out,      everything I know is wrong
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-|-----------4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-------|

  So put me where    I belong
G|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-------|-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------|-----------6-6-6-|---------------|-----------------|

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03:20
SYNTH
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G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------s--|
E|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2\6-|

ENJOY........
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Title Crystal Ball
Artist Keane
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        G|-----------------|
        D|-----------------|
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        E|---1-1---1---3---|
    

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