Saga - On the Loose

      
 
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 ON THE LOOSE - Saga

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 Written by: M.Sadler/J.Crichton/I.Crichton/J.Gilmour/S.Negus
 Album: "Worlds Apart" (1981, Maze Records/Canada)
 
 Tabbed by: Anne Drury (zerofret)
 Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com
 Date: February 20, 2006
 
 Notes:
 
 -the Intro is a keyboard part transcribed for guitar
 -chord changes are included, but bracketed chords aren't played by guitar
 -chord forms for 3rd Verse: E A D G B E
 Eb x x 1 3 4 x
 F 1 3 3 2 1 1 
   
 
 INTRO: (Play 2x)
 
 (Eb) 
  

 E -----|-6-5-----------------|-6-5--------------------|
 B ---8-|-----8-6----6-8----8-|-----8-6----6-8------10-|
 G --8--|---------8=-------8--|---------8=--------10---|
 D -8---|-----------------8---|-----------------10-----|
 A -----|---------------------|------------------------|
 E -----|---------------------|------------------------|
 pm--| pm--| pm----|
 

 
 (F) 
  

 E -8-------------------------|-8----------------------|
 B ---10-8-----------8------10|---10-8-----------8----8|
 G --------10-----10------10--|--------10-----10-----8-|
 D -----------10=-------10----|-----------10=-------8--|
 A ---------------------------|------------------------|
 E ---------------------------|------------------------|
 

 pm---| (2nd time) One
 
 1ST VERSE:
 
 (Eb) (F) 
   

 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|4x
 D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E -1=-1-x-1-1-1--1-|-1=-1-x-1-1-1--1-|-1=-1-x-1-1-1--1-|-1=-1-x-1-1-1--1-|
 

 
 1. day you... stable... next you're... wall, But I
 2. think that... warn me,If... heading for... fall, I see the
 3. problem start... tension grow,I... keeping it to yourself, And then
 4. instead of... conclusions,I see... reaching for... else
 
 CHORUS: (Play 2x)
 
 (Eb) (F) 
   

 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D -1---------------|-----1-3-1-0-----|---------3=------|-----------------|
 A -----------------|-------------3-1-|-----------------|-----------------|
 E -----------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-----/6=---5-3-1-|
 

 No one can stop you now To - night you're on the loose
 
 (Eb) (F) 
   

 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D -1---------------|-----1-3-1-0-----|---------3=------|-----------------|
 A -----------------|-------------3-1-|-----------------|------0-----0-1--|
 E -----------------|-----------------|-1---------------|--1-3-----3------|
 

 No one to tell you how To - night you're on the loose
 
 2ND VERSE: (played same as 1st Verse)
 
 I see no harm or danger in escaping
 If the method suits the style
 We put the mind on idle
 And let the others take it for awhile
 When the pace is too fast, and I think I won't last
 You know where I'll be found
 I'll be standing here beside myself
 Getting ready for the final round
 
 Play CHORUS 1x, then this variation:
 
 CHORUS:
 
 (Eb) (F) 
   

 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D -1---------------|-----1-3-1-0-----|---------3=------|-----------------|
 A -----------------|-------------3-1-|-----------------|-----------------|
 E -----------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-----/6=---5-3-1-|
 

 No one can stop me now, To - night I'm on the loose
 
 (Eb) (F) 
   

 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D -1---------------|-----1-3-1-0-----|-----------------|-----------------|
 A -----------------|-------------3-1-|-----------------|-----------------|
 E -----------------|-----------------|-1------------1--|-----------------|
 

 No one to tell me how Tonight I'm
 on the loose
 
 BREAK:
 
 (Eb) (1st time)
 (F) (2nd time)

 E --------------------|---------------------------|
 B --------------------|---------------------15----|
 G -------15-----------|-15--15-15-14--15-17----17-| Play
 D -17-15-----17-15-17-|---------------------------| 2x
 A --------------------|---------------------------|
 E --------------------|---------------------------|
 

 
 (Eb) 
  

 E|--------------------|---------------------------|
 B|--------------------|---------------------15----|
 G|-------15-----------|-15--15-15-14--15-17----17-|
 D|-17-15-----17-15-17-|---------------------------|
 A|--------------------|---------------------------|
 E|--------------------|---------------------------|
 

 Gt|1 |
 | |
 Gt|2 |

 E|--------------------|-15--15-15-----15-17-18-17-|
 B|--------------------|-----------18--------------|
 G|--------------------|---------------------------|
 D|--------------------|---------------------------|
 A|--------------------|---------------------------|
 E|--------------------|---------------------------|
 

 
 (F) 
  

 E --------------------|-----------------------------------------13--|
 B --------------------|---------------------------------------------|
 G -------15-----------|-15-14-12----14-12-------12------------------|
 D -17-15-----17-15-17-|----------15-------15-13----15-13-12-15------|
 A --------------------|---------------------------------------------|
 E --------------------|---------------------------------------------|
 pm------------------------------------|
 

 
 ___ *******
 (Eb) |

 E --------------------------------| |
 B --------------------------------| |
 G -------------0------------------| Play 2x |
 D -1-1-1-1-1-3---1--1-1-1-1-0-----| |
 A ----------------------------3-3-| | Play this
 E --------------------------------| |
 pm----------------------------| | sequence
 

 |
 | 2x
 (F) |

 E --------------------------------|-----------------| |
 B ----------------------------3---|-----------------| |
 G -------------0------0---3-----3-|-^(5)------------| |
 D -1-1-1-1-1-3---1--1---1---1-----|-----------------| |
 A --------------------------------|-----------------| |
 E --------------------------------|-----------------| |
 pm--------------| ___|
 

 
 (Eb) 
  

 E -13---11-10-------------------------------10-11-|
 B ------------13-11-10-------------10-11-13-------|
 G ---------------------12----10-12----------------| Play
 D ------------------------13----------------------| 2x
 A ------------------------------------------------|
 E ------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 (F) 
  

 E ---------------------------|-------------------------------|
 B -----0-1------0-1------0-1-|-------1-----------------------|
 G -2-3------2-3------2-3-----|---2-3---3-2-0-3-2-0---2-0-----|
 D ---------------------------|---------------------3-----3-1-|
 A ---------------------------|-------------------------------|
 E ---------------------------|-------------------------------|
 

 
 Repeat all parts below the star (*) symbols
 
 3RD VERSE:
 (played same as 1st Verse, but add these chords to 1st 4 lines)
 
      Eb                     
 The time we feel most stable
         F                            
 Is the time we're coming off the wall
 Eb                          
 And there's every indication
            F                
 We may be heading for a fall
 So let the problems start, and let the tension grow
 We'll be keeping it to ourselves
 And while they're busy reaching their conclusions
 We'll be reaching for something else
 
 CHORUS: (played same as 1st Chorus)
 
 No one can stop us now
 Tonight we're on the loose
 No one to tell us how
 Tonight we're on the loose
 
 (fade)

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 ^...bend /...slide up
 =...hold note x...muted note
 
 (This file is the transcriber's own work and represents
 their interpretation of the song.)